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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
To many French phrases The auther is to pretentious,she uses to many French phrases for no good reason.The information in the book is mostly old hat.You will not learn anything new from this book. One thing that I would like to know is if she is so good at housekeeping why does she need au pair.
More of a guide to managing hired help and au pairs! I could have saved both time and mosy buy not investing in this book and then using the time it took to read it to tackle my house. If you are interested in managing au pairs and in purchasing expensive items for you home then this may be for you. If on the other hand you are after a guide to house management that offers extra hints and tips to make money and time strech further, I would buy something else. There were a few points that made sense, but the book seemed very much on the hard sell of lesser... more info
Fantastic - does exactly what it promises This book really is worth the money. I've looked at several about housekeeping and this is the only one I'd bother with. Aimed at the normal modern person without a cleaning obsession, it gives realistic and specific advice about cleaning, organising your stuff, and some other general household matters (paperwork etc).
So far I have found these elements most helpful: friendly, amusing and intelligent introduction; what cleaning products work best; how to find time for it all; case studies of... more info
