I think I'm having a midlife crisis. Why else would I have cut off my hair, gone Pole Dancing and and taken a trapeze class all in the last month? Yep, that's me on the trapeze...though not me (I mean , seriously) on the pole.[picapp align="right" wrap="false" Continue Reading
Bartendaz. Can you Hang?
I went up to Harlem yesterday and saw something amazing: The Bartendaz. These guys do things on a pull up bar you've never seen before. The strength is amazing, the camaraderie infectious, the feats: totally unbelievable. The Bartnedaz are a group of the buffest, toughest looking guys you'll ever Continue Reading
Believe in Sex Ed? Here’s your Chance to help save it
Last week I let my daughter watch the Lindsey Lohan movie Mean Girls. Yikes. First, my daughter asked why the girls looked in the mirror and said bad things about themselves. Then she asked what a "bee-yotch" was. Then she asked what a condom was. I told her. "It something men put on their Continue Reading
Stomach Flu: Where are you when I need You?
Yes, it's true - I've been gone a while. Why? Oh -- I don't know. Maybe it's the VIRULENT stomach flu coursing through my entire family. Even the dog threw up. Seriously. First it was my son. On vacation. In Florida. Perfect weather. Beautiful Gulf of Mexico waters. We stayed inside for Continue Reading
If I have to exercise, can I at least do it without having to think about poop?
After months of excuses, real (moving, swine flu, pneumonia) and not (too busy, too tired, too many other things to do) I went back to working out this week. Monday was 45 minutes on the treadmill. A puff of the old inhaler and I was good to go. Tuesday was...oh yeah, didn't make it to the gym on Continue Reading
Wii Fit Plus Giveaway!
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Finally, no more Swine Flu! Now it’s Pneumonia!
So here's the deal: Swine flu was nasty. But pneumonia is scary. I get short of breath emptying the dishwasher. I wrote a piece about the Upside of Having Swine Flu for NYC Moms before I knew I have Pneumonia. Suddenly, the upside is harder to see. But you can read all about it, by clicking Continue Reading
Jillian Michaels Giveaway!
I met Jillian Michaels about ten days ago at a publicity event run by my friends at Role Mommy. She was talking about her newest Wii Fit game, Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010. (coming out Tuesday on Wii and at the end of the month for DSi.) She was funny, charming, and so incredibly Continue Reading
Bloggers for More Birthdays
Together with our millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society saves lives and creates more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer. This post is part of their Bloggers for More Birthdays campaign. Click on the Continue Reading
Why I spat: My 23andMe Spitting Experience
Well, the launch is finally here, and now I can divulge my 23andMe secret: I am a founding member of the 23andMe pregnancy blogging community. And no, I am not making another, related to the pregnancy part of that announcement. Those days are gone. That ship has sailed. This uterus is CLOSED Continue Reading