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 …
This is a real thing – it’s a game (well, more of a dare, really) from Jelly Belly called Beanboozled where you basically play Russian Roulette with sugar. Of course we bought it. My boys thought it was the most hilarious thing ever. It all started with a bag of Sweetart jelly beans and …
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This may be my favorite selfie ever. The joy of spit-filled cheeks – better than Botox! Not bad for bedhead, right? I’m trying oil pulling. Oh, hello Internet bandwagon! Mind if I jump on? Yes, yes, clearly you’re very crowded what with EVERYONE talking about it this weekend but you know me, I’m always game …
I have SO done this. I’m not too proud to admit this: I cried all the way through Anne Hathaway’s solo as the cursed Fantine in Les Miserable. And not just a few sniffles – I sobbed. And sang along. And sobbed harder. It was the ugliest of ugly cries. I would have been mortified …
I probably shouldn’t admit how much I sympathize with this person. Do you ever go into the grocery store to pick up a few things, only to have a sneaking suspicion that your store is trying to kill you? I mean really, grocery stores are pretty dangerous places when you think about it and …
Best eye makeup EVER. Wait, that sign has words?? My whole world view was rocked one day in 5th grade when my parents took me to get my eyes checked. It turned out that not only was I near-sighted but I was so near-sighted that the fact that signs contain actual words and not just blurry …
I don’t know why but this made me laugh and just keep on laughing. My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. No, like literally. Tuesdays are like Christmas here, thanks to our weekly delivery of milk. Every morning we start out with “Is it milk day?” as my boys rush out to check the …
Did you know lots of lip balm has sugar in it? Katy Perry, you’re welcome. “Sugar is the new nicotine!” proclaims Action on Sugar, a consortium of scientists and doctors whose mission is to reduce sugar consumption and diabetes worldwide, in a new public awareness campaign. According to their press release, “This group will initially …
I think this guy is on to something: he just condensed the whole eat-exercise cycle down to one picture-perfect moment of glory! “Oooh I did not expect that!” My friend and I were discussing all the different ways we were sore from our awesome circuit workout on Monday. It was the first time she’d done …
Who didn’t love the parachute?? “We’re not allowed to play ball tag anymore,” my oldest son announced sadly to me today as he climbed in the car after school. For the dirty-minded among us – I lived on frat row for three years in college after all – it’s not that ball tag (which would be …
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