13 (hilarious but useful) Tips No One Will Tell You About Prepping For Pregnancy [Plus some legit ones too! Experts and everything.]

 I love that Pregnant Barbie’s stomach is really just the top to a Silly Putty egg. And hey, she’s already prepared for birth with her mesh panties! This week I wrote a lot about how to prepare for pregnancy for Shape mag’s site. I got to talk to a bunch of experts about lady business, …

The Re-usable Toilet Paper Trend Made Me Overcome My Coupon Hate (How do you save money on health products?) [$1000 Target Giveaway]

Asked the kids to get ready to go to Target and this is what I got: Jelly Bean pants-less and shoe-less while Son #3 has on two hats, a scarf, two pairs of gloves, snow bibs, two coats and boots. Note that neither is seasonally appropriate. Pretty sure this does not say good things about …

Is Pro Cheerleading a Scam? Raiderettes Say Yes and Sue the NFL [And why I agree with them]

 Athlete? Or just worst texting posture ever? Still looking for a theme for your Super Bowl Party? You might want to consider “lawsuit” – at least if you’re an NFL cheerleader or someone who loves NFL cheerleaders. (Or someone who loves lawyers.) After years of putting on their game faces – both on and off …

Humiliated By My High Heels: Is It Time To Ditch My Stilettos? [Plus: How to prevent bunions]

Emma Thompson at the Golden Globes proves I’m not the only chica to start out in some fierce heels only to regret them when it’s too late to change! She even said they were “stained with her blood”! Emma will you be my bestie? Pride goeth before the fall – and never is that more …

Reader Question: How do I Tell My Boyfriend I’m Depressed? [11 Tips for Telling a Loved One About Your Mental Illness]

 Now all is sunshine and roses, er, dead corn husks and pumpkins (because that says total romance, right?) Puking with the flu, two weeks overdue pregnant, shaking on the floor with a panic attack, accusing him of stealing my pants and purse as I came out of anesthesia, both pre- and post- op, crying while …

Run, Eat, Don’t Repeat*: Breaking the Exercise-To-Eat Cycle [Plus, what the research says about the relationship between exercise and hunger]

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 …

Why Do I Snot So Much When I Work Out? [5 Reasons You May Have a Lot of Phlegm When You Exercise and What To Do About It]

Let’s be honest: These are disgusting and I’d still eat them. Because they look like jelly beans. Sigh.  Runners are a strange breed and as such they do lots of stuff you wouldn’t find normal people doing. For instance, they have their own code of hand signs. (Some other day we’ll have to discuss the …

The Invisible Struggle With Infertility: The Big Lie Women Are Being Told About Having a Baby

“If you start to miscarry on the airplane, take two of these and then get to the nearest ER,” my doctor said, placing two Vicodins in the palm of my hand. I nodded and tucked them in my purse not considering that I might really need them nor that if I did take them there …

True Story: I Got Catcalled At the Gym And I Got All Upset… Because I Thought They Were Making Fun of Me

Late for Zumba the other day, I sprinted into the gym with my shoes in one hand, my hair tie in my teeth (hair tornado-ing around my head) and checking my e-mail one last time on my phone with my other hand. I looked up just in time to miss colliding with a group of …

Tracy Anderson Strikes Again: Can Spinning Really Bulk Out Your Thighs? [And other dumb conversations I’ve had today]

So this happened today: This is why the facepalm was invented. Don’t worry I did finally get my meds – after a second tech came and took over. Have you ever had a conversation with someone who was just so far into La La Land that you just have to kind of laugh because the …