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Megan Smith at 9:55am Thu, 7 Aug 2008 under
Entertainment & Books,
Feminism & Gender,
Mommy & Family,
Beauty,
"On Becoming Fearless",
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body image,
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television,
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Reality TV,
Carson Kressley,
Letter To My Body,
letter to my body,
Midlife,
makeover
Do you hate your body? Do you avoid looking in the mirror for fear of what you'll see? Well Kelly Park and Carson Kressley of Lifetime Television's "How To Look Good Naked" may be able to help. And without liposuction, facelifts, butt lifts or tummy tucks. As part of BlogHer's "Letter To My Body" campaign which tries to help women improve their body image, I'm going to have the pleasure of doing a podcast interview with Kelly Park who starred in the premiere of this season's "How To Look Good Naked."

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Melissa Ford at 8:37am Thu, 7 Aug 2008 under
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Religion & Spirituality,
Body Image,
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Single,
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Infertility,
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Midlife,
bridges,
sensitive blogging
This is the problem with going to BlogHer--it's like exercise. It makes you all healthy and energized. You come home and your thoughts feel cleansed as if they've just done a round of cardio and finished off the workout with a glass of carrot juice.
I'm not sure where we moms got the notion that we should put everyone else first, but as soon as I finish packing my kids' lunches, reattaching this button, supporting my husband through his mom's recent illness, and putting together this report for the PTA, I'm going to figure it out.
Oh. Wait....
How Do You Get Your Fiber?
I've always had a real problem getting enough fiber in my diet, and (as you can imagine) that can be problematic...But, I won't bore you with the details of my regularity.
Over the years I've been told by many doctors that I should be taking fiber supplements. So, I've tried various supplements. However, no matter how perfected these powdered fiber drinks have become, they are still disgusting to me. In comparison, irregularity doesn't seem so bad.
Schools use technology, students use technology. What do you need to buy your student in addition to spirals and ballpoint pens to make sure they are technologically supplied and ready for school?
We'll look at some software and security essentials for computers first, and then talk about hardware for students who are still at home and for students who are in school away from home.