Extreme Couponers Share Frugal Living Tips
It's official - I'm not just experimenting with extreme couponing, I am an extreme couponer. I know this because my cabinets and freezer are still full of food and also because last week's grocery...
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BlogHer Network Member News, March 9: Bloggie Winners + More
Tanis Miller of Attack of the Redneck Mommy won a Bloggie for the Best Canadian Blog in the 2011 Weblog Awards. It was her third win and she's now a member of the Hall of Fame in that category. Ree...
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Use Humor to Tackle This Big Adventure
As a personal trainer, let me say something shocking: Exercise doesn’t sound like fun. It sounds like prescription medicine, or some mystical elixir of life, conjured up only through the little-known...
View ArticleMichael Moore on Wisconsin's Union-Busting: Is This War?
"Unrest in the Midwest" is probably an understatement. Wisconsin passed its union-busting bill through the Senate without having a quorum, and the citizens are -- understandably -- a bit upset. While...
View Article(VIDEO) Olympic Hopeful Marathoner Sally Meyerhoff Killed in Bike Accident
I’m fairly new long distance running. After losing 50 pounds last year, I decided to run the Nike Women’s Half-Marathon and completed it in October of last year. Less than two weeks ago, I ran the...
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How "The Big Bang Theory" Renewed My Faith in Sitcoms
These days The Big Bang Theory might be referred to as "one of the other Chuck Lorre shows on CBS that doesn't star Charlie Sheen." But it's got a lot more going for it than that. After the...
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Dear Hillary: I Need a Mail-Order Village
I know what I want this year. And I'm appealing directly to the First Star on the Right and the laws of Scratch 'N Play Lotto. With a strong appeal to Hillary Clinton. For my village. Because I'm...
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Can the New Lupus Drug Help Me?
This is what three rounds of injections to your spine and neck will do: To add to my sexiness as of late, I am now a hunchback. Lovely. Of course that would be the only tale I don't know very well, so...
View Article(VIDEO) "Letter to Lil Wayne" -- Young Black Girls on Misogyny in Hip-Hop
When rapper Lil Wayne was released from prison last year after being incarcerated for eight months on a gun possession charge , Hip-Hop media outlets and his fans welcomed him home with open arms. Last...
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American Idol Recap: The Top (Lucky) 13 Idols Sing Their Idols
After the quickest semi-finals in American Idol history, here we are at the finals where 13 contenders -- 7 girls and 6 boys -- are trying to put the feather in the cap of a revitalized Season 10 by...
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Month of Breakfast: Breakfast Burritos Have Magical Powers
What's for breakfast? We're talking morning meals every day on BlogHer.com from oatmeal to waffles (mmmm, waffles). Sign up for the weekly newsletter and see all the breakfast ideas in the series....
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Conference Corner: Add Yourself to the Conference Attendee Pages!
Want to get a jump start on networking with other BlogHer conference attendees? Each year, BlogHer offers attendees a way to connect via our Conference Attendees page. Divided by event, you can view...
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Weekend Menu Planning: Irish Soda Bread and Other St. Patrick's Day Treats
Next week is St. Patrick's Day, so this weekend is the perfect time to make some Irish (or Irish-American) foods to celebrate. Even though much of what is called Irish soda bread in the U.S. is not...
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After Widowhood: Hot or Not?
I never had to think about whether or not I was sexy to anybody but my husband for at least two decades. It didn't occur to me to care. He'd tell me I looked hot. I'd roll my eyes or laugh it off or...
View ArticleDid I Give Up Everything Wonderful and Pretty to Become a Mom?
A birth control commercial currently showing on tv depicts a handful of young, attractive women entering what appears to be a store of dreams. Everything is in miniature – here is a beautiful house,...
View ArticleBlogHer Conference Update -- March 11, 2011
Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend! Let's jump right in to BlogHer Conferences March Fabness -- week two. BlogHer|bet The first annual BlogHer|bet conference is only 13 days away, and we have a...
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Getting Creative with Girl Scout Cookies
Unless you live under a rock, you are aware that Girl Scout cookie delivery and consumption time is upon us. In fact, if you're an avid blog reader, you may have seen talk about these annual favorites...
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A Month of Awesome Women: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Every day in March 2011, we'll be talking about one awesome woman and why she's so powerful. Some will be well known; some may be new to you, so check out all the awesome women in the series now....
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Women Observing Lent: Giving Up & Taking On
Lent is here. It will last 46 days from Ash Wednesday. I know, you are thinking 40 days, right? Wrong. It is really 46, because Sundays do not count in the tally. I have been floundering around trying...
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Lessons From Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: Get Emergency-Prepared
I was up until nearly 1:30am today watching the tsunami in Japan live online. Terrible for the psyche and hard on the heart, I simply couldn’t stop watching it unfold. It’s utterly terrifying to...
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