Do yourself a favor this holiday season and read Songs of My Life…Slightly Out of Tune.  This book is hilariously down-to-earth.  I felt like author Susan Dintino and I were sitting down for a cup of coffee and chatting about crash diets, venting about our husbands, and complaining about our parents and dysfunctional childhoods.   Dintino makes the reader feel completely normal and for me, that is a real treat.  I always wonder, “Am I the only one who worries about this?” or “Am I crazy for thinking that?”   Dintino proves that I am not the only one, and if I’m crazy, then she is, too.   I actually snorted when laughing at a few of her stories.  Dintino is the friend you’ve always wished you had…..the kind who openly admits to wanting to return unwanted gifts and who sends herself flowers with a card.    I am totally using some of her ideas.

Songs of My Life should be required reading just before the holidays but especially before Black Friday.   If you are the martyr who must have the perfect home, tree, and gift-wrap but secretly seethe inside that no one notices, READ this!   You will completely relate and best of all, it might even help you loosen up a bit.  Better yet, give a copy to a friend too.  Don’t forget to include a gift certificate for a mani/pedi while you’re at it.