The Joys of Much Too Much
Go for the Big Life--The Great Career, The Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted
Introduction
When I approach a newsstand, I take stock: after all, I work in the magazine business. The headlines and images that catch my eye on any given day range from the latest celebrity wedding to the newest twist on achieving sexual satisfaction. Sometimes I see an article on someone I admire; I'll stop short to look more closely at a photo of a gorgeous dress, or perhaps I'll pick up a tip-filled, helpful piece for a busy mother.
What doesn't work for me -- a mother of four, a wife, the editorial director of American Media, which owns over twenty publications, some of them magazines like Star that have to go to press every single Monday night -- are the immaculate, very sparse white covers of some of the newest entries in the magazine field. These are the ones that tell you how to simplify your life.
If only I had time to clean my closets regularly; rotate my wardrobe on a sensible, seasonable basis; cook healthy, organically proper meals every evening for ... read full excerpt from The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life--The Great Career, the Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted ebook
