So apparently the cover's lovely deformed faux failure cake and the title convinced me to check this book out of the library without actually reading its description. With a subtitle like "My Year of Living," I assumed it chronicled the author's yearlong internship at Living magazine. Oops! Instead, The Tao of Martha details author Jen Lancaster's attempt to get her groove back by scouring Martha Stewart's significant teachings on all things domestic -- better living through organization, decorating, gardening, and hostessing. While Lancaster's gregarious big girl humor can be grating at times, her ill-formed domestic attempts are relatable and entertaining. I (clearly) didn't anticipate all the animal drama, though. Overall, the book left me less interested in following Martha's tao and more keen to seek out Stewart's older publications that might serve as good go-to's for household cleaning remedies. Oh, and it made me want dogs and a house. Par for the course.