Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets

Author： Quinn Lisa  

Publisher： Chronicle Books LLC‎

Publication year： 2011

E-ISBN: 9780811879880

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780811869935

Subject： TS97 life service technology

Keyword： 预防医学、卫生学

Language： ENG

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In the tradition of Erma Bombeck and Peg Bracken, author Lisa QuinnEmmy Award-winning television host and recovering Marthaholicgets real on the follies of housekeeping. Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets is a crash course in Slacker Chic 101 that will have over-extended women everywhere laughing out loud and throwing in the towelthe dish towel, that is. Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning, decor, and entertaining,such as: the top 10 things you have to clean if you have company coming in 30 minutes; interior finishes that hide the most dirt; 17 meals made from a deli chicken; and much more, this wickedly funny guide helps women create the life they want without all the hard laborand without compromising style.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Confessions of a Disillusioned Domestic Diva

The Lackadaisical Lifestyle

The Seeds of Perfectionism

What Do You Really Want?

Don’t Judge Me

Just Say No

The Folly of Multitasking

Tiara Time

Good Enough Things—Lifestyle Tips and Shortcuts for the Recovering Perfectionist

Not-So-Good Housekeeping

Less Is More

Get Out of Your Own Way

The Top 10 Things You Have to Clean—in Order—If Company Is Coming in 30 Minutes

Interior Finishes that Hide the Most Dirt

Housekeeping Myths Debunked

Good Enough Things—Housekeeping Tricks and Shortcuts for the Recovering Perfectionist

Slacker Chic

What They Don't Want You to Know

Slacker Chic 101

How to Make a Small Room Look Larger

Good Enough Things—Decorating Shortcuts and Cheats for the Recovering Perfectionist

How to Fake a Green Thumb

The Half-Assed Hostess

Reality Check on Entertaining

Kitchen Staples for the Half-Assed Hostess

17 Meals Made from a Deli Chicken

Reality Check on Kids’ Parties

Half-Assed Hospitality—Entertaining for Big People

Entertaining Myths Debunked

Not Homemade At All

Good Enough Things—Cooking and Entertaining Shortcuts and Cheats for the Recovering Perfectionist

Reality Check on Hostess Gifts

The Half-Assed (Houseguest) Hostess

Epilogue: My Last Rant, and Then You Can Be On Your Way

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