Better Than New:How Saving Old Homes Saved Me🍒🍒🍒🍒
By Nicole Curtis
2016

Nicole Curtis's story is one of perseverance and belief. Belief that there is kindness, goodness and much to be learned by each person we meet and every experience we have. Never judge a book by its cover.
Nicole has had to overcome the media blitz and backstabbers as most celebrities have, but it hasn't seemed to jade her.
Describing each renovation- its difficulties and hardwork- she comparing it to her personal life was somewhat brilliant. Every renovation-community-neighborhood held a lesson that she felt she had to learn.
I enjoyed the positive and uplifting spirit, her perseverance. Good read. Recommended! ( )

Curtis shares the ups and downs of restoring old homes, including how she got started. I admire her honesty and give her credit for the hard work she puts in while doing a fine job raising her kids. Any working mom will identify with her struggles and determination. ( )

I'm a big admirer of Nicole Curtis' show, "Rehab Addict". She offers a breath of fresh air in her show, coming across both as cheerful and a bit of a smart-aleck. It makes me smile.
That being said, I wish I had stuck with just watching her show. The book, a glimpse into her personal life, pulls back the curtain and casts a pall upon that impression of her. Ms. Curtis seems to bounce from one bad situation to the next, both in her choice of men and in her relationships with city officials. It was sad to read about how she keeps repeating her past mistakes. But, I guess, I admire her spunk in getting up and moving forward after each one. ( )

Passion, it all starts and ends there. Nicole Curtis is a woman of passion with knowledge and determination backing her up. Her life’s path so far has been bumpy sure but she worked with the bumps and made them useful. He love for rebuilding history in homes is real down to her bones. This woman is the real deal, a restorer not just a TV personality, she is also a mother and a human being with all the emotional ups and downs.

She goes into her past, some painful lessons she learned through mistakes or be said, lessons. Relationships, personal and professional, she had difficult times, heartbreak and stress. Her greatness grew because she didn’t stop and dwell in her struggles she moved through them going towards more. She is questioned, mocked, lied about, for her personal and professional life. She is also a giving charitable soul who really cares for the people around her. TV editing makes it look so easy.

I admire her for so many reasons. Her amazing strength reminds me of my mother, a single mother who never stopped believing and working her dream. I was a fan of her show now I am a fan of the woman and mother behind the scenes. I loved the fact that she didn’t moan and groan about how unfair life was when it hit the fan.

I was envious that she was able to purchase her Grandparents home. It is my dream to buy my Grandparents home in Michigan that they built and rehab it for my family. This rehab brought tears to my eyes, her closeness to her family is beautiful.

I received an early copy for review so I did not get to see any of the pictures. I plan on buying a copy at her signing when she comes to town so I can see the images she placed in my head. I’ve heard they are fabulous photos BTW.

One of my favorite quotes from her book was “..just because you can juggle a chainsaws doesn’t mean you don’t get stressed about it.” ( )