Rah-Rah-Ah-Ah-Ah: Make Your Own Baby Lady Gaga Costume in 10 Easy Steps

by Metalia

on August 18, 2010 in Parenting

Sometimes in life, you find yourself in need of a costume for your little girl, and you are JUST SO OVER Princess SparklePurpleWaves, or whatever the hell. And so you decide, “Hey! I shall handcraft a baby Lady Gaga costume for my kid. SUCK ON THAT, MARTHA!” because one of the hallmarks of talented craftspeople [...]

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How I Shot This

by Mishelle Lane

on August 17, 2010 in Nerdgasm

I saw the sun peeking from behind the big fountain, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do; I wanted to create a big flare while the water looked smooth and dreamy, falling down the fountain. Aperture: f/22

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My Secret for Simple Laundry

by Amy Urquhart

on August 17, 2010 in Playing House
My Super Simple Laundry Secret

Whoever thought I would be taking the time to write about laundry? Not me, that’s for sure. However, it occurred to me recently that others might be able to benefit from the finely tuned system I’ve devised over the years. If you’re like me, laundry isn’t really a horrible chore in and of itself. In [...]

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Viruses and Vampires

by Maria Melee

on August 16, 2010 in Identity

My husband and I got home from BlogHer at 1 am on Sunday morning. On the drive home, my mom mentioned that the baby was having a lot of runny diapers. “Probably teething,” I yawned. Then he pooped the next day like five times. And it smelled like hazardous waste that had been left on [...]

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EZPZ Five Simple Tips for Every Woman

by Mishelle Lane

on August 16, 2010 in EZPZ

Having just spent a weekend at BlogHer in New York City I wanted to write about what I do to take care of myself, and how these steps help me put my best foot forward.  I think these simple tips are easy to overlook, especially when adhering to the busy schedule of a conference.   I [...]

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The Skinny

by Brittany Gibbons

on August 13, 2010 in Community

I love that I am so old, it literally takes me 4-5 days to recover from travel.  I only now just started putting a bra on again. Like I told my Schwann’s guy yesterday, I just got back from New York Monday, stop having expectations for me beyond washing my hands after I pee, and [...]

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The Tale of the Milk Bag

by Ali Martell

on August 12, 2010 in Playing House

So, I am American. And Canadian. And American. And now Canadian again. And there are things I love about living in the United States, like, you know, where people pronounce Mazda properly and they have chick-fil-a and Target. And there are things that I don’t like all that much about living in the United States, [...]

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WTF Betty White?

by Laurin Evans

on August 12, 2010 in Pop Culture

I love Betty White to death, but c’mon, what is that bitch smoking? Honestly. Every time I turn on E! News or The Daily 10, there she is looking fresh as a daisy. Her latest project is guest starring on Community with Joel McHale (love), and I just do not understand where she gets the [...]

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If Only My Whole Life Could be the HP Photo Booth

by Shauna Glenn

on August 11, 2010 in Community

It’s no secret that the annual Blogher conference took place this past weekend in New York City. And the girls from Aiming Low hosted an amazing party for HP. I say amazing because it was held in the sexy Robert Restaurant overlooking Central Park. OH MY GOD THE VIEW. Personally, my favorite part of the [...]

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Seven Can Soup!

by Tena

on August 11, 2010 in EZPZ

I big puffy heart soup! It’s a comfort food that I’m a sucker for whether it’s cold or hot outside. As a kid, a can of chicken noodle soup or vegetable soup would make me all warm and fuzzy,  but as I’ve gotten older,  my palate has discovered how nasty canned soup is- like seriously- [...]

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