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“I want Olaf in my backpack!”

This was shouted to me at 8:30 am on a Friday morning by my 5 year old.

Mind you she had been up, getting ready for about 45 minutes and picked 5 minutes before we needed to be outside to catch the morning school bus for school.

The morning deteriorated even further into the depths of despair and you can read more that I recently shared here.

And yet this my friends sadly isn’t the first time nor will it be the last time in reality that this modern mom, which isn’t a “supermom” by any means, but still feel the pressures to be one and has endured the stress of the so-called dreaded morning routine with her kids.

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That is why I was even more excited to read the latest book that has been newly released by Alexa Bigwarfe and Kerry Rivera, Lose the Cape: Realities from Busy Modern Moms and Strategies to Survive, because the reality is that I am just a normal mom (once again definitely not a supermom) who is constantly just trying to do the best for her family.

Lose the Cape is an attempt to reach out to all moms and let us know we’re already super, cape or not (even though we don’t need one).  It features resources galore – including suggestions and tips from a diverse group of moms to make life run smoother. This book is a godsend and is broken up into 11 key sections, including The Morning Routine that I so desperately have indeed admitted above and previously that I do need some major help with.  Plus it also includes organization, meal planning, evening routines, and new mommy worries for all moms looking for some relief.

See we, moms, try to be super every day, but we don’t need to aspire to be “supermom” because she simply does not exist. So, I think it’s time for all moms to join together and Lose the Cape.

So, for that and so much more, I can’t thank these amazing ladies for compiling this book as a true guide on how to tackle even the worst stresses and moments all moms (myself included) can and probably have incurred often enough.

What are you waiting for, get your copy HERE now!

Feel pressure to be “supermom” ? It’s time to #losethecape #1word @TheGoldenSpoons @Blogitudes

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  1. Alexa says

    Thank you so much Janine for sharing this! I am glad that you liked it! And I hope you can pop on over to Amazon and copy and paste some of your review there today please? We are hurting for reviews! You’re awesome! And thanks again so much for being such a great friend and blogging partner!

    • Janine says

      I will totally do this today and seriously I love your book, so the pleasure is all mine here. Thank you for allowing me the pleasure to read and review, too! 😉

  2. Caryn says

    Thanks for sharing this book. I hadn’t heard of it until now. My son’s on that cusp of little big boy status. Though he’s still my one and only baby, I’m finding that some of my strategies aren’t really working as smoothly as they have in the past. So, I’m excited to check out this book. Thanks.

  3. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    Ok, I am going to have to get a copy of that. It sounds like I will be able to relate A LOT.

    • Janine says

      Robin, trust me you won’t be sorry and I think from all our conversations, it is safe to say you are similar to me one this and more!

  10. Bill says

    Janine, I loved raising my son. I even loved much about raising him as a single parent…but I’m glad it’s over. LOL

    Lose the cape, my friend. There’s much to be seen from ground level.

    Happy Wednesday!

    • Janine says

      Bill, I totally get where you are coming from and do agree there is definitely so much to be seen from the ground up as a parent. Happy Wednesday to you once again! 😉

  11. Marcia @ Blogitudes says

    The book sounds awesome, Janine. I’m not a mom … but I sure could use a book like this designed for wives. 🙂 In the meantime, I have a few nieces who have just become moms and I’ll be sure to tell them about this book. Sounds like it could be a tremendous help to them.

  14. Kim says

    I gave up on the supermom thing years ago – now I’m just me trying to do the best I can and some days it is pretty rough!!!

  17. Leslie says

    Looking forward to reading the book…I’ve heard so many good things about it. And definitely agree, no mom is supermom. At least, not all the time.

  20. Susanne Lewis Kerns says

    I’m not sure if it came with the second kid or with turning 40 with I completely agree with the ‘lose the cape’ idea.

  21. Diane Roark says

    Janine,

    Lose the Cape sounds like a great book. It is so true we try to be super mom. Just yesterday, I told my youngest daughter not to get on the bus because I was picking her up from school. I was in line at her school ready to pick her up when I got a call from her (she borrowed a phone) saying she was on the bus and looked at her hand where I wrote CAR RIDER on it. It was senior night at my oldest son’s baseball game and I did not want to be late. I was super mom chasing the bus down!!!! No, I some how did not go to jail. My youngest daughter is where I get all my gray hair. This is the 5 time this school year she has done this bus trick.
    Thanks for the book review!
    Diane

  22. Lisa @ The Golden Spoons says

    Definitely not super mom here!!! (I just sent my husband out to pick up dinner, intact, because I just don’t feel like cooking!) This sounds like a great collection and I can’t wait to read it!

  25. Chris Carter says

    I can’t WAIT to read this book!! Thanks for the review, Janine!! I am sure it will be a fantastic resource for all of us moms just trying to make it through… 🙂

  27. Jen says

    Why oh why can’t that 5 minutes before the bus arrives ever be calm and peaceful?? It’s like our kids need to leave us with ramped up nerves right before they leave as a little parting gift! Or else we might forget them… Love the review of the book. I have seen this a few places now and I think I just need to sit down and read it!

  30. Rabia @TheLiebers says

    My son used to wait until I had buckled him in the car before he told me that he wanted more to eat for breakfast! And then he would scream all the way to school about how hungry he was! He eats at home and then again at school. Does he really need to eat on the 5 minute trip TO school?? I think not!

  31. Nina says

    This sounds like a great book and something all moms can relate to. We all have those crazy days! Just yesterday I felt like a referee for my toddler twins.

  33. Lindsay Klein says

    Love the book concept:0 I’ll put it on my baby registry one day! Anything superhero related is wonderful!!!! HAHAHA Have a good weekend SUPER mom xo

  35. Jenny @ Unremarkable Files says

    Love that morning rush. To a child, 5 minutes before you go always seems like the best time to announce that you don’t have your homework/library books/band instrument/shoes/jacket/brain.

    • Janine says

      Jenny, that 5 minutes does it for us every time. Even today, my oldest decided she was going to run to the bus stop as we were actually on time. Of course, she fell and skinned her knee! Never fails!!

  36. Kristi Campbell says

    I so want to read this book! I’m not sure about the meal planning part though. I hope you have an excellent weekend, Janine! Here’s to no crazy days and a super relaxing Saturday and Sunday for you and your family!

    • Janine says

      I totally hope you get to read, Kristi and like you though I am not much of a meal planner either. Have a great weekend, too now 😉

  39. Kristen says

    As you probably know – I loathe the word supermom and think the pressure society (and bloggers) puts on mothers is insanely ridiculous. Ain’t no capes at my house! Would love to read this!

  41. Alexa says

    Did I never comment on this post? I swear I did but I don’t see it!! Thank you so much for your review Janine. I knew this would be a book you’d relate to, based on our many conversations about motherhood and kids! Thanks for sharing this review!

    • Janine says

      Aww, totally my pleasure and thank you so much for allowing me to review as you are right I definitely related and then some!!

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