In the News
Women Spend Year of Their Lives Deciding What to Wear
Jul 9, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News,Style | Tags: Beauty, We Chicks Are Nuts
In news that comes as no surprise to the woman who just discarded three maternity shirts before deciding on the same one she wears every day, most women will spend nearly a year of their lives deciding what to wear, according to a new survey by British retailer Matalan.
The Laughing Stork Sports Edition: World’s Strongest Vagina Breaks Own Record
Jul 7, 2009 | Filed Under: Featured,In the News | Tags: Health, Whoa
You were probably just sitting around wondering about the latest in vaginal sports — well, wonder no more!
A Russian woman, who undoubtedly is quite popular with the men, has set a new world record, lifting a 31-lb. glass ball with her Olympian Vagina. Tatiata Kozhevnikova, 42, has been exercising her vaginal muscles for fifteen years, and has already made the Guinness Book of Records as the proud owner of the world’s strongest vagina.
Mama Needs a Drink
Jul 6, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: I'll Drink to That, Totally Sober
Ed. note: I have no idea who this woman is, but I must befriend her.
A new Globe & Mail article reveals that moms — GASP! — like to get their drink on. In fact, having kids sometimes drives ladies to drink more than they did prior to becoming a mama.
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Showers, Colic and Beach Bodies
Jul 3, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Weekly News Roundup
At what age does it become inappropriate for parents to shower with their tot? Definitely when they’re old enough to note, “Hey, we just covered that body part in Sex Ed class!” [lilSugar]
Gisele Bündchen out in Brentwood with her “baby bump.” Well, it could be a baby bump, or else she had an extra carrot for lunch. Either/or. [Baby Scoop]
The Hallelujah Report: Doctors Say No Rush to Lose Pregnancy Weight
Jun 30, 2009 | Filed Under: Featured,In the News,Pregnancy | Tags: Beauty, Health
On more than one occasion, when I would tell a friend that I was pregnant, s/he would exclaim, “Congratulations!” followed soon thereafter by a supposedly reassuring, “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll lose the weight quickly!”
No pressure or anything.
And it’s no wonder people have such crazy expectations these days, what with Heidi Klum walking the freakin’ Victoria’s Secret catwalk just two months after popping out her second baby and Nicole Kidman looking like she’d never carried more than a Skittle in her flat, tiny belly.
World’s Ugliest Dogs Take a Bow (Wow)
Jun 29, 2009 | Filed Under: Animals,In the News,Other Photos | Tags: Animal Acts
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the World’s Ugliest Dog Competition, which rewards dogs for looking a bit, um, ruff around the edges.
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Tracking Kids; Pumping Breasts; and Brainstorming Baby Names with Homeless Men
Jun 26, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Weekly News Roundup
New wireless shoe device to keep track of your kids. Something that Governor Sanford’s wife wishes she’d attached to her husband. [lilSugar]
Hands-free breast pumping support. And if that doesn’t work, there are plenty of men willing to lend their helpful hands. [Baby Scoop]
Women More Likely Than Men to Reject Unattractive Babies
Jun 25, 2009 | Filed Under: Babies,Featured,In the News,Kids
Despite the popular phrase “a face only a mother could love” (see also: the warthog, Jocelyn Wildenstein), a new study has shown that we chicks may not be so accepting of not-so-pretty mugs, after all.
