
I stumbled upon this book by accident when I was looking up If You Give a Moose a Muffin for a library patron, and I couldn’t help but wonder, “Where have you been all my [mommy] life?!?” Sure, I love my kids… but I need a little break from them every once in a while! The authors of this book, along with some of their celebrity friends, have put together a list of 100 ways to find and/or enjoy a spare 10 minutes. Pure genius. Since I am a soccer mom, I think I may have laughed a little too hard at the “Get Your Kicks” suggestion of kicking a soccer ball deep into the woods and relaxing on the bench while your child goes to retrieve it! Other suggestions include treating yourself to a beautiful single flower for your bedside table and boxing on your Wii while listening to the Rocky soundtrack. The best part is that when you’re done with the book, you can always head to the “Your Stories” section of the If You Give a Mom a Martini website to peruse suggestions left by other readers! [edit 4/4/2019: This website is no longer available.]
