Indie Book Review - God Has Better Things to do Than My Laundry by Heather Nestleroad

This book is a collection of essays from Heather Nestleroad with quirky perspective about being a wife of a pharmacist and mother of three children living in suburbia. Each chapter contains humorous and honest musings about balancing everything while loving her family, practicing her Christian faith, and enjoying life. She shares her own stories of a “full house” including a letter to Martha Stewart requesting advice about removing her kitchen all together, a declaration of love for skinny coffee drinks, and the top 12 reasons why Nestleroad will not Zumba.

There are a number of great things about Nestleroad’s first book. Her engaging personality and lightheartedness sustain the reader through repetitive portions. Despite the lack of an overarching theme, plot or storyline, I enjoyed my time learning about the trials and rewards of being a mom to two teenage daughters and a young son. (Oh my!) From other reviews it seems that references to Nestleroad’s faith troubled some people. Personally, her dialogue about God did not seem inappropriate or irrelevant since the book is composed Nestleroad’s personal observations and views. Overall, I found the book pleasant to read.

While I read the full book within two days, it would be a perfect to read it by chapter periodically as each chapter stands well on it’s own. Reading a chapter or so a day with a mug of your favorite hot drink in hand would be the perfect cure the winter blues as well as minimize any distraction or frustration with repetitive content. You can find God Has Better Things to do Than My Laundry (And Other Observations From an Overly Dramatic Mom) on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. You can also follow Heather Nestleroad’s blog: www.NestledinSuburbia.com.

-Sarah