Big news for 2012: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has decided, after three decades, to include FEMALE models in the simulated crash tests that gauge automobile safety. This is a wonderful development. Simply fantastic. But somehow, I think the engineers at the Department of Transportation might have figured out awhile ago that women drive cars too … [Read more...] about How Can Smart Men Be Such Crash Test Dummies?
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Here’s To The “Terrible” Wonderful Parents!
Okay I admit it - one of my illicit joys is keeping a secret tally of other parents’ annoying, infuriating, embarrassing helicopter mistakes. From bearing my soul in Mommy Wars I discovered that other parents - in particular, other moms - proffer salvation in my struggles to be a half-decent parent. Quite often they provide desperately needed compassion, good humor, inspired … [Read more...] about Here’s To The “Terrible” Wonderful Parents!
Celebrity Hairstyle Tips
Often photographed in public by the paparazzi, celebrities face criticisms whenever they do not look their best. Fortunately, their money can afford the best hairstylists so that they can avoid ending up in the "worst" list. You do not have to be an A-list celebrity to have a knock-out hairstyle. Some of the good things that celebrities do with their hair, you can do with your … [Read more...] about Celebrity Hairstyle Tips
Hair & Face Beauty Tips
Taking good care of your face and hair not only helps you feel and look better, but it also encourages your kids to adopt good health habits early in life. Whether you have a skin or hair problem or hope to avoid such beauty blunders, magazines like "Marie Claire Magazine" and "Cosmopolitan Magazine" and health professionals with the Mayo Clinic offer plenty of tips that you … [Read more...] about Hair & Face Beauty Tips
Avoiding the Top 10 Mommy Faux Pas
As a mom of three and etiquette consultant, I have become a therapist of sorts. I find myself being discreetly led away by the arm, into a quiet nook at our elementary school and lending a sympathetic ear to another mom as they relay their blunders, their child’s indiscretions or mommy faux pas. Although, we can all relate (even, myself!) to the shock of our child’s … [Read more...] about Avoiding the Top 10 Mommy Faux Pas