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Amazon.comWhat is the meantime? According to author and inspirational speaker Iyanla Vanzant, being in the “meantime” means being in a state of limbo. “When you are not happy where you are and you are not quite sure if you want to leave or how to leave, you are in the meantime,” she explains. Rather than wallow in confusion, Vanzant encourages you to use the meantime as an opportunity to prepare yourself for true love. The first order of business is to clean house, starting with the basement–the place in the psyche where you store your most destructive thoughts. Room by room, Vanzant takes you through a metaphorical cleaning of the soul. This way, when your meantime days are over and love finally comes knocking on the front door, you’ll have a clean house to welcome love into. –This text refers to the Hardcover edition.Amazon.com Audiobook ReviewMany listeners will recognize relationship fairy-godmother Iyanla Vanzant’s positively charged style from her frequent appearances on Oprah®. She infuses this reading of her own book with the cadences of a revival preacher on a Sunday morning. (It’s no surprise, then, to find “ordained minister” listed in her biography.) Using housecleaning as her central analogy, she urges listeners to clean out their heads and souls if they want to be prepared for real love. Using anecdotes from her own life and those of others, she outlines how personal responsibility and respect for oneself can clean the attic, clearing the way for long, healthy relationships.