Do You Feel the Finish Line Fever? 5 Things You Need to Know About the Runner’s High and 3 Things You Don’t But Are Still Pretty Funny

Ranked right up there with the perfect squat and the best blender for smoothies, the “runner’s high” is one of the most elusive yet sought-after myths in modern fitness lore. But is it a real biochemical response or just marathoners trying to justify spending their whole Saturday running? The anecdotal evidence is mixed: for people …

13 (hilarious but useful) Tips No One Will Tell You About Prepping For Pregnancy [Plus some legit ones too! Experts and everything.]

 I love that Pregnant Barbie’s stomach is really just the top to a Silly Putty egg. And hey, she’s already prepared for birth with her mesh panties! This week I wrote a lot about how to prepare for pregnancy for Shape mag’s site. I got to talk to a bunch of experts about lady business, …

My 9 Favorite Weirdo Frugal Health Tips [Plus One I Definitely Do NOT Recommend]

 Don’t laugh. I have actually made all my kids share a fork before. If only to give them something good to complain about me when they get older. Today I had to feign shock and embarrassment. Thanks to my slightly nutty ways, this happens more than you’d think – usually when I do something I …

5 Reasons Why Life Isn’t Fair [You try explaining the Syrian crisis to a first grader. No, seriously, please try. I need help.]

Admit it, you’re going to sing this song this way from now on. It’s so much better. A scream: It’s not fair! A surrender, a sigh: It’s not fair. A realization: It’s not fair… A cry: It. is. not. fair! A complaint: It’s not faaaaiiiir. An apology: It’s not fair. A prayer; a whisper or a wail: …

Blackmailed by Black Bananas: Giving Myself Permission to Let Go [It’s Okay to… Admit When You’re Not Okay]

I told you bananas are jerks. Blackmailed by black bananas. Oh sure they look innocuous just sitting there in their fruity innocence but they’ve been torturing me – torturing me – for a week now. It all started with selling our house. (Which, good news, it’s sold! Yay!*) But the showing process was excruciating in a way …

How to Deal With Exercise Guilt: Yours, Mine and Ours

Game night at our house always opens up some interesting conversation. (“Mommy? Why is there a candlestick in Clue? How do you kill someone with a candlestick?!) And tonight was no exception. We were playing “Whoonuu?” with some friends and in case you’ve never experienced the tiddlywink awesomeness of it all, the point of the …