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Love Don't Cost a Thing (Full Screen Edition)
: This is a great book, for the working mother (like myself) and for the homemaker. I'm surprised at the reasons people give for disliking the book i.e. too detailed and tedious. It's a REFERENCE book, unless you like reading encyclopedias or dictionaries for fun, this is not the book you curl up with after dinner. It's the one you turn to if you're not sure of the best way to remove a cherry stain on your blouse. As for the working moms who sniff at the book because they feel their time is better spent with family, again this book is a REFERENCE. There is no person alive who could implement every suggestion this book makes. I've stayed at home and worked, and the simple fact is no one has the time to do all this stuff, but if you want to know HOW and WHY you clean you do, or should, the Home Comforts is an invaluable resource.
This book is the kind of book that is just worth owning. I intended to just browse through it but was hooked and bought it immediately. Once I got it home I was absolutely glued to it. It's really quite unusual and downright fascinating stuff! The book is helpful, practical, unusual and pleasureable. It covers such a range of topics that the topics themselves become part of the fascination of this book. One cannot help but wonder what it must have taken (and how amazing) for the author to have amassed this wealth of knowledge. The illustrations are wonderful as well. Extremely well done. Seriously, there is an actual 'pride in ownership' factor by displaying this book on your bookshelf. Of course it's an absolutely marvelous gift for anyone - male or female - at any age or stage in life. I myself was actually glued to its pages. I find it incredible that all that information could be in one place!! No one could be disaapointed owning this book, that's for sure.
 My mom was a full-time homemaker, and she kept a neat, clean and comfortable home. She gave me regular chores growing up, so naturally I assumed I knew everything I needed to about homemaking. Well, this book showed me the huge gaps in my understanding as well as giving me a kick in the pants to do the chores I always put off. It is a lot easier to do a chore when you finally understand the "why's" as well as a more efficient way to do them! Not to mention that the author includes simple and inexpensive recipes for cleaners that beat commercial mixes. As a result of following only some of the advice, my health and my family's has improved over the last month due to a reduction in allergic attacks and improved hygeine. The most reassuring aspect of this book is that the information can be custom tailored to your individual situation and household -- you don't have to do everything to benefit. It also makes a great occasional reference book, as some have pointed out. Home Comforts belongs in everybody's home library.
This is a book you will refer to again and again over the years and probably pass on to your children. On the other hand, you probably won't be able to part with it and you'll buy them their own copies instead! The author has a real love and appreciation for the value of home-making. She knows that taking good care of your environment is inseperable from taking good care of yourself and those you love. She expresses this in many ways, thus inspiring the novice and reinforcing the enthusiasm of the experienced. This book is filled with wonderful ideas and everyone with an interest in the subject will find something worhtwhile in it.
Driving home one day I heard an interview with Cheryl Mendelson. I was taken away with her ideas on housekeeping. My views have been forever shaped by this book. This book goes into great detail about every aspect of house keeping, and quite frankly more than I ever considered. Her cleaning methods are detailed. I fell in love with the theory behinds things like do we dust or vaccuum first? How to best seperate clothes before you put them in the washer. Her topics range from keeping your house clean, you laying out your kitchen cabinets for your ease, to how to make your home comfortable in many ways. This book is perfect for both the beginner house keeper as well as the seasoned person. You may even be able to settle arguments such as the proper way to fold things by reading this book. What I loved most about her book is that she wasn't trying to push high standards on you, but she shows you schedules, lists, and what should be done, and why. We all live in a busy world now, with many of us raising families, as well as working. This book can help to relieve some of this frustations with showing you how to organize your home to make it more comfortable for you.
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