How Kate Middleton’s Post-Baby Baby Bump Changed the World [What no one tells you about childbirth]

Everytime I see this picture I get all mushified inside! Awwww! New parents! There are lots of things no one tells you about childbirth. Like, for instance, that all that push-push-PUSH!-ing can give you hemorrhoids and break blood vessels in your eyes. (Because looking more tired and uncomfortable is exactly what every new mom needs, …

Growing Hair on My Face and Losing Hair on My Head [How Do You Solve Your Hair Problems?]

See? We’re so obsessed with thick, luscious locks that even adorably bald babies are supposed to put a mop on their top to prove they’re a girl! Big accomplishment today: Remember the age-old gym debate of camel toe versus muffin top? You know, when you can’t decide whether to hike your ill-fitting workout pants up …

Another Mom Called Jelly Bean Fat – She’s Fine But I’m Not [Plus: 5 Things I Do To Help My Kids’ Self Esteem in a World That Constantly Wants to Destroy It]

Weird mom encounters at the park: Someone should write that book. After all the weird things I’ve seen go down in public spaces designed for children yet that manage to also make their parents (sometimes) act like children, heck, I should write that book. And it happened again the other day. While I am usually pretty good …

Radio Station Asks Listeners to Vote on Whether Cheerleader is Too “Chunky” [From high street to street fashion: when is it appropriate to comment on a woman’s body?]

 This is my kind of street photography! “I’m 86 pounds! Does this look fat to you?” The petite blond hiked her shirt up so I could admire her visible ribs and taut tummy. “I mean, look at it! There’s not a speck of fat anywhere!” It was one of the few moments I have considered …

Dear Supplement Companies: Stop Trying to “Enhance” Me. [Plus: The New Dove Campaign – love it or hate it?]

Cannot even tell you how many times I’ve either given a baggie like this or gotten one. And it makes me giggle. Every. Time. (My fave was when Deb the Smoothie Girl sent me a whole package of baggies of different white powders! I can only imagine what FedEx thought. But I still love xantham …

Does “Flattering” Always Have to Mean “Makes You Look Skinny”? My Great Pants Experiment. [$100 Giveaway!]

 This pic is from my Great CrossFit Experiment a few years ago and… I almost didn’t post it at the time because I was embarrassed by my “big quads”. Now I’m just embarrassed that there’s no weight on the bar and my wrists are so bent! (In my defense, we were using un-weighted bars to …

Charity “Challenges” Women to Be “Empowered” by Working Out Shirtless [Would you do it?]

  I dunno Lane Bryant, I just don’t think our relationship is to that level yet where I tell you which strange fruit my girls most resemble. (Image Source) Tutus, spangly leotards, glittery leggings, neon arm warmers and even a cape and motorcycle helmet (I was a human cannonball for our most recent TurboKick circus-themed …

What to do With an “It’s Not Fair!” Attack, [As demonstrated by Kim Kardashian]

For those of you living under a rock, the world is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of not one, but two royal babies! Nope, Kate Middleton is not having twins (says the reporter inside her uterus). Rather, in addition to the actual royal couple, we have self-proclaimed royalty “Watch the Throne” Kanye West (whose new album …

Has Insecurity About Your Weight Ever Stopped You From Doing Something? [The surprising Gwen Stefani story]

Gwen Stefani with 4-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock. If this is “gross, big and uncool” sign me up! No seriously, I want those arms SO bad! Gwen Stefani is hot. I think everyone, regardless of gender or orientation, can agree on this one. I have long loved the blond bindi-sporting No Doubt singer – their Tragic …

The Year of Fake Charlotte [What I learned from hair extensions, colored contacts and other artifice]

Strangely I never thought of using my hair extensions like this… Long before catfish got verb’ed, I discovered the power of lying on the Internet. Of course, being 15 with a sketchy (and screechy) dial-up modem meant I wasn’t very good at it but seeing as that’s never stopped me from doing anything I forged …