This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Intel. I only wish I were as cool as this guy. There are many things they do not tell you when you first have a child, like the fact that your post-partum butt will look exactly like those baboon butts at the zoo – minus the flies, …
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Or make them fat. Whatever. How could something so happy – it’s even got happy in the name! – cause so much angst? By now you’ve certainly heard about San Francisco banning the McDonald’s Happy Meal. (Note: they actually just banned the toy from being included in meals that don’t meet certain nutritional criteria but …
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Every family has their seasonal traditions and today we are commemorating a big one at our house. It’s annual Pink Eye Day. We celebrate this special day every year come winter – sometimes more than once! While this day doesn’t usually involve festive decorations or special foods, it does involve missing school (and, for me, …
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Has there ever been a better-named snack than this one? Why do we not have these in the US?? I need some crunky nudity! “What smells like… salsa?” My coworker at the computer lab (told you I was a born nerd!) looked around until his eyes settled on me, eating lunch tucked into my cubicle. …
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As demonstrated by Jelly Bean. Little Sister looooves her blueberries! Now if only I could learn to eat with such glee – although I daresay I couldn’t get away with taking my shirt off and rolling in it like she does. Ah, the privileges of youth! (Not that you asked but as I feel like …
A mother’s love – they say that nothing is more powerful. (At least if you believe Harry Potter, which of course I do. I’m a sucker for green eyes.) So if this is true then I know the second most powerful force on the planet: A mother’s guilt. Whether they hand it to you as …
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Image Credit I’m broken. In so many ways: PTSD from my sexual assault (is that weird that I claim it as “my” sexual assault?), anxiety, OCD, depression, SAD and even extreme PMS. Oh and don’t forget to add every permutation of eating disorders known to mankind; I’ve been anorexic, exercise-purging bulimic/compulsive overexerciser, orthorexic, ED-NOS. I’m …
Tiger Lady. That’s what my oldest son christened me as soon as he could talk, thanks to my knees-to-navel stretch marks. (Note: that proud day was also the day I decided he was too old to shower with mommy anymore.) So I will be the last person to tell you that you can have a …
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I have never yet finished a race on my hands and knees but this necklace sure makes me want to try! Funny! Part of being fitness oriented is setting goals. Everyone has them, whether it’s to run to the next lamppost before walking or to qualify for Boston. To stay and finish the kickboxing class …
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Right now my baby is crying it out*. I’ve been trying for 45 minutes (the length of time she’s been crying) to think of some way to make this funny but the truth is I just want to crawl out of my skin and shove nails in my ears. But since I am unable to …
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