Being a mom isn’t all glitz and glamour. Between school functions, work and home, there’s little time for solitude – unless you think creatively, that is. Enter Michelle Lamar’s The White Trash Mom Handbook. Don’t let the name fool you. This little gem provides solid and straightforward advice on how to maneuver through cliquey families (the “Muffia”), school bake sales and more in the ever-present search for a little alone time. Trying to dodge being elected to a function committee? The book suggests becoming an “artistic” parent. By simply making a few wardrobe changes, you gain respect but are too funky to join the tag-wielding committee members. Pick this book up, and you’ll soon be searching for ways to spend all of your extra free time with your family.