I Just Want to Be Perfect

I just want to be perfect. Let’s be honest–who doesn’t? Think how much easier things would be. Those awkward hair days when your tresses channel a solid shout-out to Medusa? No longer. Stressing over how to get dinner in the oven while acing out the first grade homework scene? Ditch the stress, mama! You’re perfect, you’ve totally got this! And forget about silly things like nailing the social scene at preschool graduation. Let that gorgeous perfectionism roll in and do it’s work.

Yup, being perfect would pretty much ice the cake with everything in my day-to-day. Rock on! The living would be sweet. The only thing not so sweet? That whole ability to be real and connect with others on this earth. Oh, that.

Yeah, that. Because if I had to put my finger on the one gift of this online world that has been the most meaningful to me, it would be exactly that–connecting with others and finding a voice to represent the very real realness of the motherhood gig that slays me on a daily basis.

So enter something very cool–a book that represents this connection through the shared voice of myself and thirty-seven other female writers, I Just Want to Be Perfect. This is the fourth installment in the New York Times best selling I Just Want to Pee Alone series.

As the press release so aptly describes I Just Want to Be Perfect:

The cult of perfection is a thing. As women, we are constantly inundated with “helpful” and/or “ah-may-zing” tips to improve our looks, please our men, raise the next Einstein (in a wheat-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free environment), and feng shui the crap out of our homes. Whether it’s the hot new diet that involves only eating what you can forage from the floor of your minivan, bleaching everything from your hair to your teeth to your butt hole, or clearing your clutter by mindfully thanking your ratty underwear for its long, dedicated service before you toss them, we’ve all tried something to be more perfect. We all try strive for perfection and balance in our lives, and most of us fail—spectacularly. These are those stories.

Kansas City based New York Times best selling author and founder of the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen Mann, gathered thirty-seven other female writers and bloggers with a combined social media reach of over 1.7 millions followers to share their relatable essays that showcase the foibles of ordinary women trying to be perfect. These ladies are showing I Just Want to Be Perfect is a hilarious compilation of essays that is guaranteed to make readers laugh, cry, wince, gasp, and realize that they are not alone in the crazy world of pushing for perfection.

In short? This book keeps it real. If you need a breath and a chance to step away from the illusion of perfection, however pretty it may seem, grab a copy and cozy up with us–a bunch of gals who get it.

I have to say, I’m rather partial to my essay in I Just Want to Be Perfect.

Without giving away any spoilers, let’s just say it involves a weekend. A Halloweeen weekend with a two year-old being put in a body cast, a needy newborn, a surprise snowstorm, a complete loss of power, and oh, there were in-laws. Yup, it’s as FANTASTIC as it sounds, and it resulted in the loss of something usually, preciously dear to my heart. You’ve got to read it to get the scoop.

I Just Want to Be Perfect is available on Amazon in paperback for $11.99 and on Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and other e-book retailers for $5.99.

This Memorial Day Weekend, friends? Kick summer off on the right foot by taking a moment for yourself to embrace all your perfect imperfectionism by reading I Just Want to Be Perfect before you go “ace” the summer camp and poolside scene. Together, mamas? We’ve got this!

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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