book because nearly immediately she reveal one of my secrets of adulthood. When you begin a big project, shut your mouth off. Others will probably make remarks that diminish your enthusiasm at the point when your feelings are most tender. Best to wait until you are up to your armpits or possibly better yet, never - just let others see the results.

From the on, Rubin embarks on her quest to find happiness using the materials she already possesses; a strong desire for a better life, hearty bond of family relationships, an uncoincidentally career as a professional writer and researcher, and a sense of what has not worked in the past. She creates a few resolutions per month, tracks her progress on a simple chart using those gold stars we remember from grade school, and most importantly, journals her difficulties and triumphs as she struggles to integrate each resolution into her life on a permanent basis. It is an ambitious proposition with a great intention. While I won't ever imagine myself to do the same, i can't say the same about the other. It is quite tempting and it has the material and potential for five star material.

There is one single caveat though and significant one at that. Where she falls short is relying too much on blog comments. Entire pages are full of comments by her blog readers. Tedious. Repetitive and uninspiring at best. Couple that with the repetition about how wonderful her life and family are, and the content becomes rather limited and ultimately unpersuasive.

Toss it with the understanding that she has been able to pursue her life's dreams without any restrictions or drawbacks (family, money, professional risk) and it's hard to see her advice as relevant to the "average" person's life. But I would still give it a recommendation. It might not be for everyone, but i believe that the book can be very valuable for those who have a lot of free time to chase their happiness in life. Or, to be more precise, give it a try, read the first five months and see what you think. If you hit summer and wonder if it gets any better, stop reading. (It doesn't.) If you like it through August, you're going to like the entire thing. And skip her offers for daily quotes and daily blog entries -- how many ways can she say the same thing?