The Hot Mom’s Handbook (Review & Giveaway)

 

 

This book has so many suggestions for moms that I’m not even sure what to highlight. The book tries and succeeds in giving suggestions on how to balance everyday life and being a good mom. It’s a must have for all moms, whether you’re a mom to be, a new mom or even the seasoned veteran, every mom will get something out of reading this book.

I think Chapter Two – Wake up Your Sleeping Beauty really stuck out to me. Just because we’re moms doesn’t mean that we have to give up being hot and desirable.  We can keep up our hotness and still be a great mom. In fact, if we feel good about ourselves don’t you think we actually become better moms? If we’re feeling dumpy and blah then that attitude is surely going to rub off onto our children. This chapter gives the reader some ideas and insight on how to build your self-confidence, something all moms can use I’m sure, well, it was helpful to me anyway.

Chapter Four – Fewer Pampers, More Pampering – Please! is another chapter that stuck out in my mind, why you might ask, simply put it’s because moms are always tending to other people’s needs, and tend to forget about themselves. Moms don’t tend to just the kids needs but the husbands or significant other’s needs, the neighborhood’s needs, the school’s needs, the kids club needs, you get the picture right? There comes a time when a mom needs to tend to herself, and give herself something special. This chapter gives plenty of ideas to choose from, pick one or better yet pick them all!

I can’t possibly highlight everything in the book, it’s simply a must have for mom’s out there, but I would like to share with you Jessica’s 8 Budget Buster Tips with you, after these tips, you’ll just have to read the book to get more!

1. For newborns, tear baby wipes in half vertically and save for big messes, that’s all you really need for most changes, and the box will last twice as long.
2. Instead of buying a new stroller use Itzy Ritzy covers, for around $100 you can make an old hand me down or used stroller look fresh and unique.
3. There is no reason to buy expensive baby clothes, with daily discount sites like Gilt.com, Hautelook.com and Mamabaragains.com get designer items at up to 70% off.
4. Be smart when you register, Cord Blood Registry just launched a baby registry program so friends and family can chip in to bank your baby’s cord blood (fyi: siblings have an up to 75% chance of being a match so if you didn’t bank your first baby’s cord blood it is even more important to bank your second or third.)
5. When decorating your child’s room, frame art and drawings from siblings or cousins- this adds a personal and playful feel and is easy on your wallet!
6. Start a babysitting co-op with friends, find a currency, say ‘sticks’ -each couple gets 10 sticks, one stick represents one hour of babysitting time. If your friend watches your son so you can go to yoga or to a movie with your hubby, she gets 2 sticks if you are gone two hours, if you run out
   of sticks the only way to get more sticks is to babysit for someone’s kids in the group. This keeps it fair.
7. For busy moms, it is not always practical to get to the salon regularly, treat yourself to a good haircut at a nice salon for style and shape, then maintain at more affordable walk-in salons. When grey hair starts creeping in, brush a little mascara to cover, this will stretch out your color a week or so. Also if you are in between showers and your hair is feeling greasy, put a little powder on your hands, then rub into your scalp to absorb the grease.
8. Host a ‘Clean Out Your Closet Party’: Invite your most stylish friends. Everyone exchanges clothes – it’s a fun excuse to get together, and everyone winds up with something ‘new’. Then you can donate what’s left to a woman’s shelter. This works for kids’ clothes as also.

The book can be purchased at Amazon for a reasonable fee of $12.74 for the paperback version and 9.99 for the kindle edition.

 

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