Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34485 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Binding: Paperback

Synopsis
Where does your day go? Do you feel as though you never have time to breathe in between all those things that need to get done? Swamped with the ever-increasing demands of work and motherhood? Then this book is the book for you! Allison Mitchell, a sought after 'Mum coach', brings relief to all manic mums with this realistic, no-nonsense approach to managing your time better, Offering simple, fast and easy solutions, this dynamic guide offers tools you need to become a calmer and more organised parent. By following Allison's time-management programme, you can really bring balance to you, your children and your home.

Customer Reviews

No miracle answers if you have babies/toddlers
I am a mum to a 6-month-old baby and a 2-year-old and I was hoping for some good tips from this book, but found it to be aimed more at mums with older children of school age. If you needing it pointing out to you that you're watching too much TV and wasting time chatting on the phone then this book is for you. I think I was after multi-tasking tips to cope with the huge amount of work it is looking after two small ones, which I didn't really find in this book. I did, however, get a few useful tips which I have put into practice.

A few good tips unfortunately hidden in a mountain of patronising waffle.
I am writing this review because my husband bought this book for me as a Christmas present based on the rave reviews already here. I am sad to say it is almost as if they were reading a different book to me. It was mainly spoiled by Alison's writing style. I like books to motivate me. Her first section is called "There is no more time" - I found depressing and that got me off to a bad start. Her overuse of analogies reinforced to me that she thinks her readers are stupid. The analogies were also sometimes somewhat off putting, such as her comparison between my now lack of time management and my pelvic floor after having a baby. Scattered in between all the waffle are the most ridiculous tips such as not buying children's underwear with days of the week on, so they don't complain about wearing Tuesday's knickers on a Friday. (I have never met a mother who said to me "I wish i hadn't bought my child knickers with the days of the week on". Now don't get me wrong - through the continuous, patronising and unmotivating marathon of words are little ideas that are actually good. Sadly, by the time i got more than a few pages through the book, i spent more time being irritated by the way the book was written than being inspired from her ideas and techniques, and i almost lost the will to live. I did carry on to see if it got better, but it stayed the same, although as it goes on there are more techniques. Alison throughout reminds us that she does this for clients which she is probably very good at on a one to one. Just because you are an expert in a field does not make you good at writing. It does have a lot of information in though.
To summarise: If you buy your chilren's knickers with the days of the week on and wonder how you could make your life easier, or you enjoy the comparison of how untidy you are to your pelvic floor now you've had a baby, you'll probably find this book a hoot and incredibly useful. If you get irritated by the irony that this book wastes time by waffling - then best leave well alone, and find something that has the same ideas but is better written. (I don't mind waffle by the way - if it's well written).

I'm no longer Manic Martha
As a working mum with a seven-year-old boy, I found this book absolutely invaluable and practical. Allison Mitchell obviously knows all about juggling families, careers, hobbies and other commitments. From the first page, I felt she understood my problems and I trusted her to advise me. While reading this book, I was able to identify where my time leaks are and put them right. As a result, I am so much more organised and effective, both in my working life and at home. A brilliant read for all stressed-out, too-busy mums!