"The Little Book of Life Skills: Deal with Dinner, Manage Your Email, Make a Graceful Exit, and 152 Other Expert Tricks"--by Erin Zammett Ruddy--with tips from leading experts in every field, "The Little Book of Life Skills" is the practical guide on how to solve the trickiest tasks in your day and make life a little easier (see my review)

The Little Book of Life Skills: Deal with Dinner, Manage Your Email, Make a Graceful Exit, and 152 Other Expert Tricks

We all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganized, unprepared, or stressed out. From creating a calmer morning routine to setting yourself up for a good night's sleep, and everything in between, there are easy and proven ways to do things better. Whether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt, or keep your inbox under control, Erin Zammett Ruddy has spoken to experts including Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, Arianna Huffington, and condensed their wisdom into easy to follow steps for all of life's simple and not-so-simple tasks, such as:

• Working from Home Effectively
• Keeping a Houseplant Alive
• Giving Constructive Feedback
• Arranging the Perfect Cheese Board, and many more

The Little Book of Life Skills offers simple strategies for being better grown-ups. It's the perfect guide for anybody who wants to get organized, be more efficient throughout the day, and finally learn the best way to fold that feisty fitted sheet.

MY REVIEW: When the weight of your "to do", "should do" "must do" list becomes overwhelming, don't give up. Instead of looking at the overall picture as one big responsibility, do what you can do--when you can do it. Learning to handle day-to-day life issues with confidence instead of panic is essential in today's world. Author Erin Zammett Ruddy offers "The Little Book of Life Skills: Deal with Dinner, Manage Your Email, Make a Graceful Exit, and 152 Other Expert Tricks"--a guide to practical problem solving that is filled with humor and personal insights. The chapters include: "Wake Up and Get Ready for the Day"; "Get from Point A to Point B"; "Work Smarter"; "Have a Productive Work Day"; "Get Organized at Home"; "Make Chores Easier"; "Clean Anything"; "Be Handy"; "Dinnertime"; "Hosting (and Guesting)"; "Self-Care"; "Up Your Personal Game"; "Up Your Interpersonal Game"; and "Finish the Day Strong". Each of the more than 150 "issues" begins with positive actions to help resolve the matter, and is then linked to an expert and explained in common-sense detail. Sometimes, you'll find a bonus tidbit of extra helpful information. The randomness of the wide range of topics is part of the fun. I laughed, and I learned.

 

Book Copy Gratis Grand Central Publishing

Reviews

 

"Never quite learned how to fold a sheet, end a tiff or stay productive working from home? Baffling basics, both large and small, are demystified here."―-People

"If you've ever struggled with making a great cheese board, exiting a party gracefully, or keeping a houseplant alive (um, guilty!), this is the book for you."―-Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Magazine

"Wise ways to have a calmer morning, end an argument, clean your shower and more are covered in the fabulous Little Book of Life Skills."―-Parents

"I'll never iron a shirt the same way again"―-Rachel Hardage Barrett, Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping

Erin Zammett Ruddy
 

Erin Zammett Ruddy writes frequently for Glamour, Dr. Oz’s The Good Life, Redbook, Fit Pregnancy & Baby, Marie Claire, Self, InStyle, HGTV and others. While a contributing editor at Parenting, she launched the “Mom Without A Filter” blog and currently writes about parenting for YAHOO! In 2010, she helped create and write the Glamour cookbook 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know. Before going freelance in 2008, Zammett Ruddy was an editor for eight years at Glamour, where she wrote the award-winning Life With Cancer column and the daily blog of the same name. In 2005, her acclaimed book My So-Called-Normal Life: How I Learned to Balance Love, Work, Family, Friends and Cancer at 23 was published by The Overloook Press. She is a 14-year leukemia survivor and sits the board of directors for both The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s New York City chapter and Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation, founded by Denise Rich. Erin is a frequent guest speaker, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research and has appeared on several television programs, including Nightline, The Today Show, Dateline and Good Morning America. Her story was featured in the documentary Crazy, Sexy, Cancer. The University of Tennessee graduate lives on Long Island with her husband and three young children.

http://www.erinzammettruddy.com/