Whether at home full-time with the children or balancing the demands of home and workplace, all mothers could use more time in the day. Packed full of ingenious short-cuts, this guide contains lively, tried-and-tested advice, which every modern mother needs NOW to stay on top of her hectic life and ever-changing priorities. Discover how to head off mess before it happens-and how to choose toys which won't leave your home looking like a bombsite. Also learn the secrets to dressing your kids in clothes that will keep your laundry and ironing piles manageable, how to throw together a nutritious school lunchbox-in just one minute; ways to stay in shape and lose weight-even when the kids don't allow you time to exercise, and how to get your children to do what you ask the first time-not the 20th. Not another guide pressuring women to be the "perfect mom," this is instead a collection of practical ways to get the essential but mundane tasks done in much less time, giving you more time to spend with the important people in your life.