Hello, dollies!
As per (my) usual, I am running late. Writing a Thinking Out Loud Thursday (TOLT) post mid-morning on Friday. Is it still Thursday somewhere? I think not. Oh, well. I did have the best of intentions. Wanted to see what my friend and the hostess of TOLT, Penny at Penny’s Passion was writing about first so I could ‘coordinate’ my post with hers. That makes sense, right?
Girl, Wash Your Face
By coincidence (except I believe there really are no coincidences in life…they are all part of the great design for our lives), Penny wrote about author Rachel Hollis’s movie “Made for More.” Check out her post, here. This is where what might look like coincidence comes in…I just started reading the much acclaimed Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis this week. In fact, I downloaded it in November and then LIFE. Life got in the way of my reading. Just got around to trying to read it this week and then my Nook died. Life. Kicking me in the butt! So I have been struggling to read it on the itsy bitsy screen that is my Samsung Galaxy.
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I am only on Chapter 2 so I can’t really give you a fair review of the book except to say it is really good so far. The complete title is Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be. And you thought I was wordy! Ha! the title of my children’s book that I should be writing but keep procrastinating on is Betsy’s Boxes. Or Purple Dressy. Which do you prefer?
Reviewers/customers on Amazon give Girl a whopping 4.7 out of 5 stars and Goodread-ers give it a bit less enthusiastic nod with 3.93 out of 5 stars.
Publishers Weekly says:
Readers will find hope and humor in Hollis’s stories as she challenges them to take control of their physical, mental, and spiritual health through regulating habits, resisting unhelpful comparisons, and embracing changes such as marriage and motherhood. [source]
No matter what, a number of us women (I assume women?) think Hollis has something valuable to impart. I will get back to you with my review in the near future. Apparently, I need to read fast, too, because Hollis has a second book, Girl, Stop Apologizing, coming out in March. Learned that from Penny. Thanks, Penny.
I can relate to that title, boy, I’ll tell you. I apologize a lot for silly things. But when it comes to apologizing for being a real behind to my PC, I turn suddenly mute! Just ask him, he’ll tell you the same thing. He always apologizes first. And it doesn’t have a thing to do with me always being right. I just have trouble sincerely saying I’m sorry sometimes. A lot. But will apologize ad nauseam for an innocent faux pas.
“Made for More”, the docu-movie by Hollis, is not showing here under the rock that is my beloved El Paso. And because we are the last city on earth to get movies (and fashion trends – Pantone’s color of the year, Living Coral, will make it’s debut in the Sun City shortly before the new year – the next new year), I may never be able to see this movie until it comes to Netflix or Amazon Prime or Hulu. Woe is me.
Meet-Up at Penny’s Next Thursday
Over the next few TOLT posts, Penny is going to be discussing five areas Hollis lists as important for impacting our goal of becoming our best us. They are: physical environment, personal environment, community, morning routine, and habits. Since I am late to the party, I will be learning about the importance of these areas as Penny and Rachel share more about them. And you are invited to join me!
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I am excited to learn more. Guess I better get reading!
Your Turn
Say, have you read Girl, Wash Your Wash? If not, grab a copy and then join me over at Penny’s next Thursday as we delve into how to become our best us. In fact, let’s have a giveaway, wanna? At the risk that I am potentially the only gal who hasn’t read this book, let me invite you to leave a comment below with a guess at my ideal fighting weight. In pounds. The reader with the closest guess wins a copy of Girl. Will announce the winner next Wednesday, right here. Well, on my blog. Not on this post. Because I hope to have this post finished before next Wednesday.
Have a restful weekend friends. Thank you for spending a few moments of your day here with me. Off to scrub the toilets.
Family hugs,
Donna
Hi, Leslie – You are not the only one who hasn’t read “Girl, Go Wash Your Face”. I haven’t read it either…but it’s on my list.
I’m never one to guess weights (fighting or otherwise). 🙂 Viewing the photos that you have shared on this blog, your weight looks lovely as is (that’s the truth).
For the children’s book title, my vote is: Betsy’s Boxes!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Donna, may I treat you to a copy of the book? Would you prefer print or digital? Please let me know so I can get it to you. Maybe we can read and discuss it together.
Thank you for the kind words. I am up about 5 pounds after my weeks in Kentucky. And here I go back again next weekend. Ugh. I may never get back to my fighting weight again at this rate.
Your vote for my book title is duly noted. Thank you!
Please send me your preference about Girl, Wash Your Face. XO
Debs
Betsy’s Boxes gets my vote!
I haven’t heard of ‘Girl …’ but I’m the same as you, can easily apologise for something that doesn’t need an apology but hard to say when it’s sometimes more important.
Your fighting weight? It looks like you’re already there from the photos we’ve seen but for me at the moment, fighting weight = 2lbs less than it is at the moment!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey, thanks for voting for the title of my book and guessing that my ideal weight would be 2 lbs lighter. It would really be 10 pound lighter. Woe is me. Over indulged my tendency to emotionally eat over the past 6 weeks.
Here is a link to a free PDF file of the book “Girl, Wash Your Face.” See what you think.
https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf
Kellyann Rohr
You are right, there are no coincidences! I started listening to Rachel’s podacast this week at the gym and I am on board with her. I would like to treat myself to her book. She is incredible and inspiring. I just hopped over to Penny’s blog too, great read!
xo,
Kellyann
Leslie Roberts Clingan
I should listen to podcasts at the gym. Or maybe at work? Although, I have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time. Ugh.
Found this copy of Rachel’s book in a free PDF files format. https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf
Not sure how they can do that!
Amy
I don’t read books anymore as I read so much on line stuff the thought of picking up a book and reading some more does not appeal to me, but this does sound like an interesting book! TFS!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey Amy, I can relate to not wanting to read a book when you are already reading so much online. But there is something about being captured by a fiction story and whisked away for a bit. I am slow reader so I don’t get whisked away as much as I kind of crawl into a different world or realm when I read. The book I was discussing, “Girl, Wash Your Face” has taken the blogging world by storm. Here is a link to a free PDF file of the book, if you are interested. More online reading!! https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf
Penny Struebig
Thanks for the shout out!! I’m excited for the next few weeks of Thinking Out Loud Thursday. Next week I’ll be talking about the things Rachel mentioned in her coaching session about your physical environment. What’s around you in your physical space can either motivate or demotivate you. What’s in your space? Check in next Thursday to hear about my space!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Are you finding the info on physical space in Girl or in Rachel’s movie or podcasts? I would like to read/listen to whatever you are listening to so I can tag team with you on Thursday and discuss the same thing. Please let me know!!
Cindi
I wasn’t impressed with ‘Girl, go wash your face’. But I did have a desire to go wash my face. And hands after reading it. After a while, you start to speak like Rachel which wouldn’t be a top priority in my life. The woman didn’t say anything that I didn’t already know myself. Probably because I already have a strong sense of self.
I downloaded the ebook from my library plus got a hard copy from my library. I see no need to spend any money.
Girl, go wash out your mouth and take grammar and diction lessons. You speak like a ho.
(sorry for this bad review, but Rach was awful IMHO)
Cindi
Let me re-clarify my review. Until yesterday I had no idea who Rachel Hollis was, in person. My 41 year old daughter had recommended to me to read Rachel’s book. I was able to download her ebook off my library and started reading it. The ebook didn’t come with a cover so I still had no idea who Rachel Hollis was nor what she looked like. But after reading several chapters from ‘Girl, Go Wash Your Face’ I had formed a vision of the author inside my head. In the book, the author writes like a black woman, coming from the hood, and speaking like a ho. For example: the writer will use a sentence such as: “I peed my pants”. The correct statement would be “I peed in my pants”. Thus, the slang, as written in the book, is similar to a certain way many hip-hop, ‘down in the hood’, rapsters will talk.
Yesterday, for the first time, I logged on and saw what the real Rachel Hollis looks like, read her blog, read her current writings, watched her on her You Tube videos and guess what???? The actual image of the real Rachel Hollis does NOT in any way match what I am reading in the book ‘Girl, Go Wash You Face’!!!!! The book has been written by someone else other than Rachel. I wouldn’t be surprised this fact is revealed sometime later on down the road. The real Rachel is articulate, speaks extremely well, uses proper English and syntax and is nothing like what I found in the book. I think someone is ripping women off and laughing all the way to the bank, Wouldn’t be the first time, for sure.
Well, anyway, that’s my opinion and impression. Try to do the evaluation yourselves and see what you come up with. The writer of the book has a distinct character. I did not find that character to match the real Rachel Hollis when observed in person.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
So interesting! I think maybe Rachel is writing in colloquial language to appeal? to a younger audience. I don’t like the word PEED no matter how they use it! Ha! Can’t bring myself to say (and struggling to type) tinkle, either. So I say, like a two-year-old – tee-tee or urinate, like a big girl!!
I haven’t read much of the book yet and will try to listen to a podcast today but she isn’t driving home anything to this point – chapter 3 – that I didn’t know myself. Why didn’t I write it and make a killing!!??
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Glad to read your honest review of Girl. I think, because you do have a strong sense of self, her message was unnecessary for you. She wasn’t imparting anything you didn’t already know! I am not crazy about it…on chapter 3. Kind of feel like, “Hey, I could have written that!” and made a zillion dollars. Only things is, I didn’t!!
ShootingStarsMag
I have not read this book, but a friend of mine really loved it. She saw the movie in theaters too this past week. Honestly, I like self-help type of reads but some of the negative things I’ve heard about this book makes me think it’s not for me. I’m glad you’re enjoying it so far though!
-Lauren
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey Lauren, If you are interested in reading or skimming “Girl, Go Wash Your Face”, here is a link to a free PDF of the entire book. Ha!
https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf
wendee
It’s about time we actualize ourselves than believing in what is not true. I think The Girl Wash Your Face is the book of choice, so interesting. Very insightful, thanks!
The Glossychic
Wonder Cottage
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey Wendee, thank you for coming by! How did you discover me? Will be visiting your blogs when I get home from work. Have you read “Girl, Wash Your Face?” If so, would love to share your thoughts in my review or we could tag team and do a review together. If you haven’t read the book and would like to, here’s a link to the FREE???!!!! PDF file of the book. https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf
Dara
I’m one of the last remaining who hasn’t read it yet!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey Dara, if you are interested in reading “Girl, Go Wash Your Face”, here is a PDF file of the book – FREE!!
https://www.parable.com/assets/pcom/files/Excerpt/9781400201655.pdf