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Back in college, I was putting away my lunch things when my housemother stopped me. “Are you going to put that can back in the fridge?”
I blinked at her. I looked down at the can. “I only used half of it.”
“Put it in a container, then!” [Read more…] about Are Your Food Storage Containers Safe?
Which is tougher:
Being a mother or being a wife?
Looking after little ones … or looking after one big one?
[Read more…] about Why Single Moms Rock (And Men Should Stand Up and Take Notice)
Nothing wrecks a perfectly good day faster than someone making a nasty comment.
Especially when it happens right when you need confidence the most.
That’s what happened to me. [Read more…] about 4 Words You Need to Survive in a Culture of Nastiness
Imagine this. You’ve just moved to a bustling metropolitan area to go to college, and the only clothes you can afford on your student budget are vintage.
But what vintage!
The vintage shops are packed [Read more…] about Could This Be Your American Dream? The Fortune Lurking in Your Closet
It’s the biggest challenge we face as modern women:
How to have the perfect career, perfect family, perfect home, and perfect body … all while appearing effortlessly sexy.
Celebrity parents do it. [Read more…] about The Secret Science of Feeling Sexy
Alopecia is a word that strikes fear into my heart.
You see, I have a family pattern of thinning hair. And it’s not on the men’s side.
It’s on my mother’s.
[Read more…] about Why Women Lose So Much Hair
Raise your hand if you eat three meals a day, with no snacks in between.
Yeah, my hand isn’t up, either.
I snack all day long instead of having proper meals. I used to think that was a good thing. Keeps my metabolism revved up and so forth. [Read more…] about A Diet Plan That Keeps Pounds Off Permanently?
I was one of THOSE girls.
I always had an older boyfriend.
When I was 13, my boyfriend was 18. In my 20s, I dated men in their 30s. In my 30s, I found myself with partners hitting 40 and beyond. [Read more…] about Why You Should Be Dating Older Men
“You take everything personally.”
“You can’t take a joke.”
“You’re so uptight about everything.”
“You’re making a big deal over nothing.”
“You belong in a mental hospital.”
Each of those statements was true, according to Janet’s husband. True beyond the shadow of a doubt. [Read more…] about Is Something Wrong with Being Too Sensitive?
Crossword puzzles are for old people.
I knew this to be true, because the only people I saw doing crossword puzzles were my grandparents. I can still picture my grandmother sitting in her armchair with the newspaper precisely folded, pencil in hand and brow furrowed, pausing periodically to sip her morning coffee. [Read more…] about Crossword Puzzles Won’t Stave Off Dementia, But This Will
I used to work in the heart of a seaside city. At lunchtime, savory scents from the food courts drifted down the streets. Seagulls flew low, hoping to spot a sucker willing to share his lunch.
Locals knew not to feed the seagulls. But tourists enjoyed watching them scramble for bread. [Read more…] about How to Turn Him Down Politely: The Art of Rejecting Men
Your first love is unforgettable.
It doesn’t matter how old you get. Even as you grow white-haired and wizened, you’ll still remember him.
My grandmother did. She fell in love at sixteen with a boy on a motorcycle. [Read more…] about The Unforgettable Lesson of First Love
Give me a break. I’m a modern woman, not Paleolithic.
You’ll never catch me in a cave. I don’t look good in animal skins. I prefer to pick my berries at the grocery store.
So why are about 3 million Americans eating like cavemen? [Read more…] about 4 Things No One is Telling You about the Paleo Diet
There’s a pot of cocoa and cornstarch on my bathroom counter.
Next to it lies a large makeup brush.
That’s all I use to get fuller, more fabulous hair. [Read more…] about Fuller, More Fabulous Hair Starts in the Kitchen
“What do you wish for, Mummy?”
My daughter is waving a sparkly silver wand in the air. She’s ready to grant me any wish with her magical powers.
“I wish you’d get your shoes on,” I say.
“No, Mummy. A real wish!” [Read more…] about Do You Really Want Your Wishes to Come True?
