Excuse me, I’m having A Walk In The Clouds moment in the adorable skirt Katie made me. (Incidentally, that’s Gym Hubby’s favorite movie. Yes it’s a chick flick. He also loves Bed of Roses and is proud of it.) My problem with sitting is not that it will kill you. It’s not that it will make …
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Well that’s a bummer. The leaves changing color, the nip in the air, the never ending back-to-school nights with their ten-page supply lists are all signs of the impending season change, sure, but nothing announces the advent of fall in suburbia like the pitter-patter of little soccer cleats across a field. (That would be football …
image credit: Natalie Dee “How do you do it all?” is a quesetion I get asked a lot. This usually makes me fall on my (dirty) floor laughing as I blurt, “Not well!” I’ve become a master of making easy things look difficult thereby making me look cooler, more talented, and possibly possessing 7 arms. …
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Some articles I research, like the one on when it’s appropriate to let kids use public restrooms alone, scar me for life. (My boys are going to have to deal with me standing with one foot in the men’s room door and hollering at them to sing the ABC song while they pee until they’re …
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Oh well if I can have a rainbow mowhawk and a fancy nickname like Dan the Outlaw Hardy, I’m sold! Tapout. It’s not just a clothing and equipment line for Mixed Martial Arts practitioners and their ring girls,it’s also the password into the very serious, highly entertaining and slightly strange sub-culture of MMA. What, …
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“…for not such good results – drag behind car through puddles and blow dry on roof rack.” Now there’s a truthful clothing tag! Jennifer Hudson, singer and American Idol alumnus, made headlines all over the world this week. Not for her legendary set of pipes and not even for her tragic family history but for …
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From an upcoming Shape mag slideshow…! (And I know my form sucks – this was from the blooper reel.) Mr. Miyagi would be so proud of me. I just caught a mosquito – the Minnesota state bird, woot, woot! – mid flight with only my thumb and forefinger (fingers: like chopsticks but for monkeys). This …
Broadway! Times Square! Greenwich Village! The World Trade Center (ish)! Best cheesecake ever! A dead rat the size of a cat!! This weekend was a whirlwind and thanks to a flight delayed by bad weather (seriously, after everything this country has been through this past year with crazy snow, wind and heat you decide to …
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I texted Gym Buddy Allison the other morning: “Black and white cheetah, pink or purple pineapples??” She picked orange bears eating sherbet or something. But I let her have the purple pineapple one anyhow even though it was my fave. Want one of these headbands? Ten GFE readers get a free Violet Love headband – …
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This pic was taken during our photoshoot for an upcoming Shape Magazine slide show (Hint: Hip Hop is involved! Sooo fun!! Shh!). My first thought when I saw it was – and I’m just going to say this because I know you’re thinking it – “Huh, Al and I look like Turbo Jennie’s sex slaves!” …
