The sub-title of this book is "The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home". I think the key word in that statement is "Everything". This book is huge and covers every topic you could ever imagine with regards to caring for your home.
I'm sure I will get a hard time from some of my co-workers for even picking up this book, much less reading it from cover to cover, but I am definitely a huge Martha fan after reading this book.
A word of warning though, this book reads like an encyclopedia. Martha has a lot of talents, but don't expect her to crack a joke or two when discussing the proper way to clean your sink.
You can see why Martha has been so successful in her life (going to jail aside), she doesn't do anything unless she does it 100%. Anything worth doing is worth doing right, even if it is cleaning a toilet, you should know the right way to clean it. Another lesson from the book that can be applied to any area of life is being organized. It's amazing how much better you feel after you clean and organize a room in your home. Over Christmas break I spent almost a full day with Velvet organizing our garage. It's gone from being an eye-sore to my favorite room in the house.
Being a home owner (well, the bank technically owns it, but in 26 more years it will be all mine) I want to do everything I can to maintain my home and make it a place where I enjoy returning to after a long days work. I learned a lot from reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone.
