Worthy Read: If It Was Easy, They'd Call The Whole Damn Thing A Honeymoon

I was patiently sitting in the waiting room at my car dealership, waiting for my Audi to get washed, when a daytime television show caught my attention. Jenna McCarthy was being interviewed about her newly released book, If It Was Easy, They'd Call The Whole Damn Thing A Honeymoon. With a title like that, how could I not find my interest peaked? I shuffled through my purse for a scrap of paper and a writing utensil, and jotted down the title and author's name, thinking that maybe, just maybe, I'll check it out.

A few weeks later, I found myself going outside of my reading comfort zone and poking my nose into this self-help book. Since it pertains to marriage, and I just so happen to be married, I thought, "why not?" I must stress the fact that I do not consider myself in dire need of guidance on the subject of marriage, in fact I think I'm pretty fortunate in the marriage department. However, all of us wives have those moments where we would like to hit our significant other over the head with a frying pan! So, I digress.

I expected the book to have me sit down with a pen and paper and write down a pro and con list. Or keep a journal of my feelings and emotions. Or use any of the other orthodox methods self-help books use (whatever they are, I haven't read many self-help books). I was in for a surprise, because this book did not use the techniques I had anticipated. In a nutshell, I would describe it as a collection of  humorous revelations from the author regarding the quirks of her husband, as well as quotes from other wives about their husband's vices. The purpose being: to help you realize how good you really have it! 

Jenna takes a very witty, comical approach, and I doubt you could read this book cover to cover without laughing out loud at least once. If you can't stomach profanity, I wouldn't recommend this book. Jenna definitely has a potty mouth, but if you can get past that, you may find yourself appreciating your husband more, after comparing him to the fine subjects whose bad habits are blatantly revealed in this book. Overall, I think it's worth the occasional chuckle, and the fact you may find yourself thinking, "I haven't got it bad as I thought!"