Beautiful writing and thoughtful ideas distinguish this simplicity title from others. Yes, this book contains many useful tips and real-life anecdotes, but it's most excellent for its perspective on all the dimensions of a woman's life -- whether, and how, to simplify our inner life, work, home life, even our "ornamental" life (clothes and closets, watch out). Relationships, rituals and holidays, even our pleasures ... all are discussed in the kind of intimate, caring tone that you treasure in your closest friends but rarely find in print. Several other women and I have now all read this book, and the one thing we find ourselves saying about it, time after time, is, "I can DO that." This title is a spiritual guide to knowing oneself better. It encouraged us to think about what we value in our overstressed lives, and how we can nurture what we value and prune away what has become less important. This book is far more than a collection of little anecdotes or one-liners, or of stand-alone tips that might-or-might-not apply to me and where I am in my life. Like being at a slumber party with a group of wonderful, caring friends, "A Woman's Guide to a Simpler Life" is insightful, thought-provoking, funny, and on-target. Hands down, this is the best work currently available on how women can actually DO the process of simplifying their lives. I loved it and am already re-reading it, and my two sisters will be getting it for Christmas. Soul-satisfying

This is a great book, one which I plan to purchase for my sisters as their kids get to be seniors in high school. I've read it three times and always get something else from it. Even though my 2 boys are totally different in personality this book addresses passages they have both had. It also addresses the pain parents may experience as their young adults go off to their new lives and how it is to have them briefly return for vacations and summer. I felt as if a friend were comforting me as I went through this exciting yet difficult time.

My only child is leaving for college this fall. I am floundering with the struglle of how to help and when to get out of the way. I keep going back and reading parts of this book for guidance and reassurance. Great stories about families that have been there help me feel like it will work out okay. Specific advice on what to do. Thanks for the help Andrea !

This book is a must-read for parents of young adults heading off to college for the first time. I am the author of The ABC's of College Life, a savvy street-smart guide written in the student's perspective. Although I am not a parent, this book is great because it is written in the parent's perspective.