Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break; Review & a Giveaway


Sherri Shepherd's  PERMISSION SLIPS: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break ( (ISBN 9780446547420)) is a hilarious take on learning lessons from your mistakes. Covering topics such as "It's Jesus or Jail," "Marriage, the Hard Way," "Children: The Gift You Can't Give Back," and "All the Things I Don't Know...And All the Things I Definitely Do," stand-up comedienne, actress, and ABC's The View co-host Sherri Shepherd, comically chronicles her struggles to keep up with the many roles-professional, wife, mother, daughter, and friend-that women must play in today's world. Sherri urges women to pursue their most important dreams and to never give up, but also let's readers know that it's okay to give themselves "permission slips" when things don't always work out the way they want them to.
Sherri takes you through the journey of her childhood, her struggle to pursue her dreams, and even her divorce. At the end of each blurb, Sherri encourages women to give themselves a permission slip when something does not go the way they intended-ie; her addiction to food and her struggles with diabetes.
I wholeheartedly agree with Shepherd's assertion that women generally are too hard on themselves -- expecting too much, stressing too much, not allowing themselves to enjoy life as much as they should. The idea of giving yourself permission to be human, accept yourself, and relax a little is a great concept. Chapters cover such topics as "Doing Everything Wrong," "Permission to Date, Love, Marry, and Divorce the Wrong Guy," "Permission to Pursue Your Dreams," and "Permission to Be Less than Perfect." You get the idea -- Shepherd is telling women that stuff happens, deal with it, clean up the mess, do better next time-and don't forget to laugh about it. I think most women will be able to find and identify themselves in some portion of Shepherd's book. This book had me laughing uncontrollably and obnoxiously at times (enough to wake up the hubs) I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you will, too.

Permission Slips is available in hardcover, audio CD and digital eBook format.$24.95-$29.99

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