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Summary: Wonderful suggestions! I'll refer to it over and over!
Review: As a parent, I know how easy it is to get caught up in a ton of activities and loose track of the little things that keep me grounded. I never realized that by making just a few changes in my daily routine, I could create an atmosphere of peace within my own family.So where do you begin to find ideas to help balance out your life? The book, "Busy But Balanced," by Mimi Doe, is one place I recommend you start. One great thing about this book is, that you don't have to sit down and read it from cover to cover in order to gain knowledge from it. You can just pick it up and open to any page to get inspired. The book is categorized by the twelve months of the year, and you can just open it to any page and find a useful tip or wonderful suggestion. Parents, you'll find many ideas that will help you better connect with your family. My ParenTime highly recommends the book, "Busy But Balanced" - the suggestions are easy to implement, and the ideas are creative. Many of the ideas will no doubt become new traditions in your own family. You're sure to enjoy sharing your new sense of peace with others. This exceptionally uplifting book includes supportive resources, quotes, experiences from other parents, and gentle reminders on how to appreciate life, yourself, and your family.
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Summary: I'm busy...now I have ideas to be more balanced
Review: As a working mother of three I am grateful for the honesty and real ideas in this lovely book. My favorite so far is the chapter on guilt...boy did that help me stop feeling bad and start taking action.
I also appreciated the resources in this book and have followed up by gettng a number of books and going to some web sites.
All in all I recommend this as a way to get your life together, love your kids more, and just be a better person.
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Summary: A Must-Read Book for Every Busy Mom Out There
Review: As an author, I have read just about every parenting book out there, and this one is so fabulous that I had to let others know. I have had the privilege of reading an advance copy of Mimi Doe's new book, and have found it reassuring, uplifting, and filled with pragmatic ideas that infuse its chapters. This is a must-read for all us overwhelmed Moms, especially for those of us seeking to restore more calm to our everyday lives, to be inspired to create more seasonal traditions for our families, and to draw our children closer to us in these troubled times of anxiety and uncertainty in the aftermath of September 11th. Curl up with this book and a steamy cup of hot chocolate, and luxuriate in Mimi Doe's latest.
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Summary: How Busy But Balanced Helped Me
Review: Busy but Balanced is a wonderful book for the mom who thinks she has to do it all but cannot possibly accomplish even half of her list. This book is very easy and calming to read. The book is broken up into seasons and can be read at any time of the year when you are feeling most frantic. The author has many suggestions for coping with everyday life in a very realistic manner. I found that the ideas for getting closer to your family were creative yet not too cutesy. We have simplified our breakfast "hour" by turning off the tv, listening to some pretty music and sometimes even lighting a few candles. At first my kids thought I was losing it - now they look forward to this little time together. Thank you Mimi Doe.
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Summary: Helps harried parents bring balance to their lives
Review: Everyone has hopes, dreams, and ambitions, but many times these are put aside when family needs intervene. In her latest effort, Mimi Doe,award-winning author of 10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting, explains how parents can be Busy but Balanced, sacrificing nothing and living their lives to the fullest, including giving their family members all the time they
need. Having a family shouldn't mean regretting the things you aren't doing, and Busy but Balanced aims to help you achieve the equilibrium you crave.
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Summary: Permission plus!
Review: Finally! Permission to relax and enjoy with real suggestions for keeping priorities clear, making good choices and creating space in the day, week, month to really DO things with the kids and the family. I love it! With summer plans taking control of my family's life, I discovered Ms. Doe's suggestions just in time. Now our summer will be full (busy) but enjoyable and rewarding (balanced). We all sat down and read portions together and used Ms. Doe's strategies and ideas to REALLY plan and think about our summer! Thanks to her, we look forward to a fun, new and exciting vacation season and the kids will honestly have something to talk about when they return to school in the fall! I will too!
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Summary: Permission plus!
Review: Finally! Permission to relax and enjoy with real suggestions for keeping priorities clear, making good choices and creating space in the day, week, month to really DO things with the kids and the family. I love it! With summer plans taking control of my family's life, I discovered Ms. Doe's suggestions just in time. Now our summer will be full (busy) but enjoyable and rewarding (balanced). We all sat down and read portions together and used Ms. Doe's strategies and ideas to REALLY plan and think about our summer! Thanks to her, we look forward to a fun, new and exciting vacation season and the kids will honestly have something to talk about when they return to school in the fall! I will too!
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Summary: Better Than A Bubble Bath
Review: For this busy mother, reading Busy But Balanced, was even more soothing than soaking in a hot tub and the benefits were a lot longer lasting. Mimi Doe lives what she writes. She is determined to "enjoy the parenting journey" and is unselfish enough to insist that we do the same. This book is packed with practical tips, inspirational thoughts, and seasonal suggestions to enrich family life. The suggestions are not out of reach but easily attainable, unlike some life-improvement books. In her introduction, Ms. Doe quotes an author from her hometown of Concord, Henry David Thoreau: "It's not enough to be busy...the question is: What are we busy about?"
Without finger pointing or judgementalism, Busy But Balanced helps the reader redefine a fulfilling answer to this question.
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Summary: Better Than A Bubble Bath
Review: For this busy mother, reading Busy But Balanced, was even more soothing than soaking in a hot tub and the benefits were a lot longer lasting. Mimi Doe lives what she writes. She is determined to "enjoy the parenting journey" and is unselfish enough to insist that we do the same. This book is packed with practical tips, inspirational thoughts, and seasonal suggestions to enrich family life. The suggestions are not out of reach but easily attainable, unlike some life-improvement books. In her introduction, Ms. Doe quotes an author from her hometown of Concord, Henry David Thoreau: "It's not enough to be busy...the question is: What are we busy about?"
Without finger pointing or judgementalism, Busy But Balanced helps the reader redefine a fulfilling answer to this question.
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Summary: Better Than A Bubble Bath
Review: For this busy mother, reading Busy But Balanced, was even more soothing than soaking in a hot tub and the benefits were a lot longer lasting. Mimi Doe lives what she writes. She is determined to "enjoy the parenting journey" and is unselfish enough to insist that we do the same. This book is packed with practical tips, inspirational thoughts, and seasonal suggestions to enrich family life. The suggestions are not out of reach but easily attainable, unlike some life-improvement books. In her introduction, Ms. Doe quotes an author from her hometown of Concord, Henry David Thoreau: "It's not enough to be busy...the question is: What are we busy about?"
Without finger pointing or judgementalism, Busy But Balanced helps the reader redefine a fulfilling answer to this question.
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