By Julie Walthers of Ghost Editorial For Hanukkah/Christmas (or what I cleverly refer to as Chronikkah), my husband was thoughtful enough to buy me a monthly membership to Pure Barre. I have a love/hate relationship with these boutique workout classes. They are outrageously overpriced, promote a cult-like following, and generally […]
By Darla Halyk of NewWorldMom Perfection. The painstakingly intricate endeavor I cloak myself in. I wear it like a disease. It plagues me. I feel it turning my skin black, attacking my organs, my heart, my self-worth. I purchase my maladies as if they are packed on a grocery store […]
By Jaycee Kemp of Running Through Water I own 37 bras in 12 sizes. It’s complicated. I’ve grown weary of complicated. I’m 47. When I was a little girl, I sat at my grandmother’s kitchen table and watched her float through the kitchen, preparing the foods that ultimately shaped memories […]
By Linda Wolff of Carpool Goddess I had a colonoscopy this morning. Yes, I am writing this in a semi-twilight-induced haze, but don’t worry: I will spare you the unsavory details, but it did make trying to come up with an appropriate title a struggle. (Possible titles, Thunder From Down Under […]
When 32-year-old Florence Leung gave birth to her first child, she didn’t know what to expect. Of course, she may have read a book or two, and she probably received a ton of solicited (and unsolicited) advice, but Florence began her parenting journey as most new moms do: excited, anxious, clueless, fearful, bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived. […]
On December 30, the family of Katelyn Nichole Davis suffered the unimaginable when she took her own life. Katelyn was just 12 years old. As if that wasn’t enough anguish, her death was recorded and shared on social media. Facebook eventually took it down, but unfortunately, the damage was done, […]
Say it ain’t so. An ingredient in one of our most beloved chocolatey indulgences, Nutella, is under fire after a study said it could cause cancer. But, before you un-barricade yourself from the pantry and head toward your gaggle of screaming children so you can trash your coveted jar of […]
Remember the year 2000? We were worried about the Backstreet Boys’ career; the future of Geri Halliwell’s — and every other Spice Girl’s — career; and massive computer failures, international system failures, rogue missiles, and rolling blackouts, all courtesy of Y2K, some overhyped, bullshit computer bug. (Okay, okay; maybe the first two were […]