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Because there are so many things we take for granted everyday, I thought I would give a little shout out to one of our most basics staples in life….bread. If you think about what bread has to go through, I bet you will agree with me that it has a pretty tough life and we [...]

Growing up in a quiet suburban town, I used to love playing neighborhood games with the  kids on my street. Back then, the summer days seemed to last forever and the only time you would stop playing Capture the Flag was when someone’s Mom yelled out their front door, “David! Kristen! Dinner!” My favorite memory [...]

For many of us across the country and around the world, 2009 was a very, let’s just say, interesting year. I find myself from time to time wondering how I got to where I am right now, and shake my head at the strangeness of it all. If someone where to tell me a year [...]

As a recent transplant from New York City to the sprawling mecca of Los Angeles, I have undergone several changes including my preferred method of transportation. In New York it was all about walking, taxi cabs and subways and here in LA it’s so all about your car. It’s true, people here spend as much [...]

On a recent trip to the Bay area, admist a mad morning rush to the airport, I mistakenly left one of my prized possessions at the home of my friend. It’s just a scarf, I realize, but it was a gift which makes it much more special and and all the more missed when it [...]

We all have relatives that drive us crazy. The scary uncle who tickled us a bit too much as a kid, the mother-in-law who drives us batty with her incessant chatter and complete inability to mind her own business. But the biggest pain in the ass for all us women is Aunt Flow. It seems [...]

I know it’s been awhile since Sex and the City was the hip HBO program to watch, and since its jump from the small to the big screen (which some would argue was akin to jumping the shark) all us single girls are left wanting and needing more weekly dating guidance. I find myself downloading [...]

A friend of mine called the other day questioning wether she should go out on a second date with this new guy. “He’s really nice, super funny, smart, successful and handsome.” “So what’s the problem?” I ask. “He’s got manboobs.” “Oh shit,” I respond. “I hear ya, man.” “Any guy who’s got bigger boobs than [...]

How many of you have an Ex that’s now one of your best friends? It’s like you still have that great connection but you don’t have any of the complications that come along with being in a committed relationship. Why is it so hard, though, to turn a boyfriend or girlfriend into just a friend? [...]

For the last 3 1/2 years or so, I have had a borderline obsession with a bat-wielding superstar named Alex Rodriguez. I have spent many an afternoon at Yankee stadium not paying attention to the baseball game, but rather staring endlessly at how good those pinstripes looked on our gorgeous third baseman. I’ve studied his form, [...]