In my search for the perfect leggings, I stumbled upon the “suck you in” kind of leggings. Or more appropriately, “shaping” leggings. And I decided that they were perfect. Because one of the things I was worried about with my much loved outfit was that I wasn’t thin enough. But shaping leggings would make me thin [...]
Spring is here. The sun is coming out and the winter coats are being put away. Your BFF is asking you to come along on a spring time shopping spree because when temperatures get higher, shirt sleeves and pants legs get shorter. Being the awesome friend that you are, you go with her to the [...]
I have two things in common with Oprah: 1) I believe in the importance of the right bra and 2) I am a billionaire media mogul. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I am excited about bras right now. The farther away I get from nursing Simon, the more I’m remembering all the great things that can [...]
Health-o-Meter Digital Scale: Long time, no see. Me: Yeah, whatever. Just give me the damage. Health-o-Meter Digital Scale: … … … Me: Hello? Health-o-Meter Digital Scale: I’m still thinking… it takes awhile to count that high. Me: Shut up. Are you finished yet? Health-o-Meter Digital Scale: Maybe I’d be able to think better if a.) [...]
Like everyone else who is an American, I need to de-flab and de-stress. Those yoga people always look super serene and lithe, and not that I hate them with a Gwyneth Paltrow level of despising, but I do hate them just enough that I want to be like them. (To clarify, I do NOT want [...]
We all start our “careers” in motherhood one way or another. Some prepare, plan, read lots of books and think they are going to have it all mapped out and controlled. Ha, you kids kill me. Others fall into it accidentally because they are stupid or irresponsible, like me. The point is, regardless of how you came to be a [...]
I’m on my period. TMI? I have no idea how to tell you that in a way that is less crude. I could’ve said I have a visit from Aunt Flo, I suppose. But really, Aunt Flo? As in flow? A period is an innocuous dot at the end of a sentence, flow is… well… [...]
Why does this happen? Why? What is it about wanting to look better that leads us down the primrose path of copping a feel of our own retinas? As a child, you couldn’t bribe me with enough Pop Rocks to make me touch my own eyeball. A daycare outbreak of pink eye nearly caused my [...]
My friend had her first baby a few weeks ago. I was thrilled it wasn’t me. I’m too old for this shit. Swaddle blankets and things with cutesy names and, oh look!, a chew toy and a leash and a tiara?! What in the frig? Where am I again? Target? You don’t say! Because while [...]
Back in November I participated in Mo’vember, which is a charity to raise awareness for men’s prostate cancer. Basically, you grow a mustache, hit up your friends for money, and then shave it off December 1. I had never grown one before, and let me tell you a few things as a 35 year old [...]
I recently was pregnant for about fifteen months. OK, clearly that’s not true–but in the past three years there have only been a total of five months during which I was not pregnant or nursing. As many of you know, both pregnancy and nursing present some challenging wardrobe issues. The fact is this: fashion will [...]
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