Snag Confessions Of An Unbalanced Woman Fabricated By Emily Watts Listed As Softcover

with the weightier matters, Find the brick that tips the scale, A short, but inspiring book about how finding balance in your life is based on putting the most important things first, and then letting the other things fall away.
Through her own personal experiences, sometimes humorous experiences, she shares inspiring and uplifting insights, I really enjoyed this book, which was originally a talk that Emily Watts gave at a Time Out for Women, This is a talk or short essayminute read, What a fantastic little book!!! I love this, I'm going to have to buy myself a copy, If I could I would buy one for every woman I know, Although, the men I know would benefit from it also, It's a very quick read, I especially enjoyed the chapter titled, "Changing your focus" I had a little cry during that chapter, I'm so glad my friend loaned me this book, We were discussing how we women find ourselves disappointed when our men don't live up to what we expected men to be, and she recommended this book to me.
I agree with this author that a lot of that is due to movie plots where men read the minds of women, Anyway, read this book very very good, I just got this book for my birthday and decided to pick it up last night after having one incredibly long and stressful day.
I knew I could read it in aboutminutes, so that was just right, I love hearing Emily Watts speak at Time Out for Women, so this little book was just perfect, I love her analogies and how she helps us learn to put things in perspective and focus on what's really importantand doing it all in good humor.
I'm glad I own this bookI hope to reread it several times whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by life, And fortunately, it's short enough to read the whole thing in less thanminutes and get a quick spiritual boost and lighten your day.
Reading this has gotten me even more excited for the next Time Out for Women, Can't wait! I had the opportunity to listen to Emily Watts two nights ago, and in preparation for that event I started reading this book.
I love her messages of hope and love, I highly recommend her writings, I just really love this author's wit, She gets at some very practical and difficult stuff and adds the right touch of humor, Many good words to live by in this book, I really like Emily Watts, Ive enjoyed listening to her presentations at TOFW and reading her little books, She does a great job at melding humor into spiritual topics and I always come away feeling enlightened and uplifted, This book was no exception, Insightful, lovely, relatable. This is billed as good for anyone who needs a quick pickmeup which is exactly what it was for me! A very beautifully written perspective and heartwarming thoughts for the woman who is constantly seeking balance in her life between all of the things she feels are thrust upon her.
I can't say just how perfect this book was for me at this particular point in my life, I feel as if I am floundering in deep water, or that if I'm in that long tunnel, the only light coming is from the train.
I'm doing everything I can to make ends meet workingjobs still isn't enough, struggling with children not turning in homework, getting scout stuff done, helping my daughter get ready to leave school, dealing with broken and dying cars and appliances, not to mention that the greater part of lessons at church lately have been about being a good mom and being home for your family and taking care of them, and my list goes on and on.
I feel like this author understands the feeling of despair and being overwhelmed, She very adroitly talks about strategies she has used in dealing with these feelings and using gospel principals to put things into perspective.
This was an uplifting half an hour read at the most, I should get my own copy, reread it often, and apply the advice given,

A smaller book, but full of great wisdom told in an entertaining and easy to read way, I heard Emily Watts at Time Out For Women last month and really enjoyed her humor and insights, Her message is perfect for women today and really struck home with me, I want to read it again to really learn more and use the experiences she shared on how to seek balance through priorities and focusing on the things that really matter.
I loved her perspective of changing priorities to see life and people through God's eyes instead of as the world pushes us to see things.
Quick,page Sunday afternoon kind of read, Lots of funny little stories,gems of wisdom, etc, I especially like the advice to reverse your buts, For example, instead of saying, "I love you, but you're driving me crazy," say, "You're driving crazy but I love you, " I feel often like I have a fourteen towel life with a ten towel washing machine, but I loved her advice, Put God first, and then everything else will fall into place, And if it doesn't it wasn't that important anyway, So many good things about this book, I just finished reading it after my kids went down to bed, It's a quick, uplifting read,
I really liked the part where she talks about "reversing our buts" like changing "I love you, but you're driving me crazy" to "You're driving me crazy, but I love you.
" Another one: "I have a great job, but it's really stressful, " to "It's really stressful, but I have a great job, " And "I want to serve the Lord, but this calling seems overwhelming, " to "This calling seems overwhelming, but I want to serve the Lord, " I love how that changes the focus!
Tons of other great things in here, Very much worth the quick read, I really liked this little book, I read it in aboutminutes, It is a talk that must have been given at Time Out for Women, I really liked a few points she made and I am excited to look up a few things and study further about a topic or two.

I can totally relate to her opening chapter about a washer being out of balance, She says: I am a fourteen towel woman in a ten towel capacity life,
My other favorite line: I have wondered how many times I have missed out on a blessing because I assumed the way was closed to me, when if I had just kept going, kept trying, kept moving forward, a path would have opened, even miraculously so.
Tens of thousands of women in the U, S. and Canada have laughed, wept, and learned together at Time Out for Women events, Now you can share the spirit of those occasions with these Time Out minibooks, Each contains a favorite presentation designed especially to uplift and teach, Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman shows what we can do to keep our perspective clear and our priorities straight when we just don t seem to have enough time or energy to get everything done.
Perfect for someone who needs a quick boost! Watts is a wife, mother, homemaker, and editor, She pulls from her life experience to discuss what balance is, Filled with funny metaphors, touching stories, and scriptures, this short selfhelp book lays out a pattern to give perspective about what balance truly is and how to keep it.


Ill admit I picked this up because I liked the title and cover, It is an incredibly quick read which was just want I needed, Not quite a short story, its closer to religious words of wisdom from a humorous perspective, If youre looking for a little encouragement and a fast selfhelp book to get at the root of what life is really all about this is it.
I bought Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman for my wife instead of a Valentines Day card, Long story shortI think cards have become so expensive, and so superficial and commercialized, that a little while ago, I decided to get books instead of cards for my immediate family.
Theyre only a little more expensive, and far more meaningful, and I can still write a note on the inside cover as if it were a card.


Anyway, I saw this little volume, which is based on a talk given by Emily Watts at a “Time Out For Women” seminar, at Moons LDS bookstore, and bought it for Mary Ann.
She seemed to like it, and I thought it sounded interesting, so I read it when she had finished it, It is uplifting, humorous, insightful, and comforting, all at once, My favorite part of the book was her inspiration that all we need to find is “the brick, ” The one thing that, if we do it, outweighs everything else that might seem to work against it, We see various sorts of bricks mentioned in the scriptures, such as charity which “overcometh a multitude of sins”, tithing whoever is faithful to this commandment “will not be burned at His coming”, and so forth.


Certainly these are important things to ponder, but my thoughts went on a tangent, It seems to me that each day, each week, each month, our “bricks” might be different, Depending on our stage of personal and spiritual development, depending on our gospel calling, or depending on a variety of other factors, we probably need to seek spiritual guidance to determine what is the “brick” we should keep in mind.
For example, I have become convinced that for most teachers the brick is not technique or knowledge or classroom management, it is deeply felt love for those whom you teach.
The brick may be other things at other timesgiving service, working diligently, enduring to the end, seeking wisdom, acquiring knowledge and understanding, or a myriad other things.


In any event, I like that this small volume caused me to ponder deeply on some important things, I recommend it. Really nice, thoughtprovoking read. The author shares a few things she's learned about making life happier, despite being unable to perfect it, Thank goodness! This book was written with an LDS audience in mind, but I think most moms will appreciate her insight and humor.
Here's a quote that I really enjoyedbecause I've actually done this:

After describing her traditional Mother's Day breakfast made by her children that includes burnt toast.
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"Burnt toast is actually fairly symbolic of motherhood, as far as I'm concerned, If you're the one who burned it, you scrape it off and eat it yourself so the kids won't have to, If they burned it, you eat it because they burned it specially for you, However you look at it, you're going to end up consuming a fair amount of burnt toast and loving it, "

It's a great pickmeup and a fast read, onlysmall pages, Another Emily Watts gem! Loved it, But, I am biased. She's my cousin. First cousin once removed, if you want to get technical, When I saw the title of this book, I felt like it was describing my life, so I knew I needed to read it.
It was a quick, easy read only aboutpages or something in that ballpark, As I read through the first several pages, I just kept smiling and nodding because I felt like she was describing my life.
The advice she gives as the book progresses isn't anything that's new or earth shattering, but it definitely helped me to put some things into perspective and to really look at the way that I do things.
I do think it was a little bit overpriced at,, though! Nice, short, and uplifting, This is a good quick reminder of what is important in our lives, She gave me a lot to think about with the reminder that we don't have to be balanced! Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman: Spends a large portion of life matching up socks, bought matching tube socks but then felt bad having all boys wear the really dirty socks that one boy was causing.
She turned the laundry over to her boys even though she felt it was her job as the mom, They started the boys with towels but they crammed intowels causing the machine to be "off balance, " She is atowel woman in atowel capacity life,
Plan A: Time Management: She began her search for balance with a time management class, but when your child comes home with a science project due tomorrow then that all goes out the window.

Plan B: The Scriptures: At RS they taught that all of our answers are in the scriptures, The word balance is not

even in the topical guide, Story in Bible about Ramses and Moses talking about the people using a scale, Moses puts a brick on the scale and all of Ramses small weights go flying off, She wants to find the BRICK the one thing she can do right that will make a difference, Scriptures say: seek ye first the kingdome of God, Love God with all your might, Love of God is the brick!
Finding the Brick: She let go of the idea that her husband's love is based on his ability to read her mind.
If I have to ask it doesn't count FALSE, Christmas ideals: her family choose a perfect gift for her, and in his family they picked out their own presents, To solve the difference in expectatons: they each surprise each other with agift and choose their larger present themselves, Story of her birthday present being two pairs silver dinosaur earrings stegasaurus and brontasaurus: he was going to Elko and asked for guidance and she thought 'silver capital, please get silver earrings.
' She was sure surprised when she opened them and they were dinosaurs! In that moment she choose to see him as a great dad and husband.

Changing your focus: Reverse your buts: I love you, but you drive me crazy TO you drive me crazy but I love you.
I want to serve the Lord, but this calling is overwhelming, This calling is overwhelming but I want to serve the Lord, It is all about our focus, Recital story: a girl messes uptimes while playing the flute and doesn't finish, At the end of the recital, she goes back up and plays the piece well with the music and she is so proud of herself.
This is how the Savior loves us, we fail and he asks us to try again,
A formula for feeling God's love: Search the scriptures diligently, Pray Always. Story of pioneer girl told she could have a ride in the wagon, but the driver sped up and she had to run for awhile before he lifted her in.
Later she realized that he was making sure she was warm enough so she wouldn't freeze to death when she laid down in the wagon.
Christ pushes us because he knows what we can bear and where he wants us to be,
Beauty for Ashes: Ashes is what is left over after the worst destruction and then the Lord takes that and makes something beautiful out of it.
It is like the Atonment, Story of being in BYU parking lot and not being able to find the exit, she finally finds the exit and it is locked.
She drives toward it and it automatically opens, This is how life is, we struggle and then the point comes when things open up and become easier,
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