Picture source (click to enlarge – you want to see this one full size, trust me!) Art photo. That was my first thought when I saw this gorgeous picture: that the colors and the composition make it imminently wall worthy. I wanted to frame it and use it to decorate my suburban home that is …
Hot on the heels of the American Heart Association’s recommendation that all Americans drastically reduce their sugar intake – women are now recommended to limit added sugars to 6 teaspoons a day (for comparison, one serving of soda has 8 teaspoons) – comes more bad news about junk food. Scientists have discovered that not only …
Did you know that some women lead perfectly happy and healthy lives without ever stepping on a scale? There are women out there who don’t even know what they weigh! If you are one of those women, as I’m sure some of you are, then you will spend the rest of this post shaking your …
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Me, 35 weeks. Disclaimer: If you are at all squeamish, you might want to just skip this post. I might as well have titled it “All my freaky medical conditions.” Consider yourself warned. Q: How much longer ’till Baby Day?A: Officially: one month. Unofficially, in a little over 1 week I’ll be 37 weeks which …
Better living through chemistry! I was first introduced to Adderall a few years ago by a friend deep in the anorexic abyss. At the time I wrote it off as just more evidence of the all-consuming nihilism of the disease. Not only was she starving herself, working out hours every day and popping diet pills …
I am the official Halloween Grinch. Mostly it stems from a hatred of all things scary and icky. My theory is that between Iran’s second nuclear facility and OJ Simpson still roaming free there is plenty frightening stuff in the real world stuff. Roman Polanski apologists, anyone? (Off topic but you really have to click …
I don’t have a lot of memories of my grandfather. He died when I was seven from cancer. I’m not even sure of the name of the type of cancer that slowly ravaged his body and thirteen years later took his life. I do know one thing about it: it ate away at the cartilage …
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Several months ago I was contacted by a popular men’s health magazine by a journalist writing an article about how to pick a good personal trainer. Having known and worked (both out and with) many of them, I was happy to share my top tips. Imagine my surprise when the magazine came out and I …
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Behold the meat baby. No I didn’t come up with it but thanks anyhow. Amy recently e-mailed me, “Why don’t you ever blog about what you eat? I’d love to see pix!” Dear Amy,That may be the shortest reader question I have ever gotten. In honor of the occasion this will be the shortest answer …
If you get this via e-mail or RSS, click through to see The Evolution of Dance. If you’ve not seen it yet, funniest 6 minutes of your day, I guarantee it! On our honeymoon, my husband discovered something shocking about me – something he never saw coming. (And that folks, is officially the worst opening …
