Monthly Archives: March 2011

Seven healthy hangover cures for your St. Patty’s Day celebrations (P.S. they work all year-round!)

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It’s the morning after St. Drinking—I mean, St. Patty’s—Day, and you realized you may have had one (or should I say five) too many Irish Car Bombs the night before. Instead of trying to remedy your hangover by stuffing your face with carbs (bagels and pizza, anyone?) or drinking gallons of sugary Powerade, opt for…

How to make authentic Irish beer bread

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So you’ve made it through St. Patrick’s Day. Alive, no less. I commend you for that effort, but I can imagine the hangover is setting in right about now. Your head is throbbing. Your mouth is dry. You really just feel like tumbling back into bed, rolling over, and snuggling up with “Friends” reruns for…

Eliminating the stress from traveling: how to create the perfect vacation

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It seems the snows and chills of winter are behind us. Sun and warmth are coming soon. If you’re like me, such weather inspires you to plan a summer vacation! While laying on the beach sounds anything but stressful, it is a fact that many things can creep up on you and ruin what should…

Makeshift Party Bus Mishaps

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My mother is known for being unhip, but every now and then she surprises me with some newfound cultural knowledge. “Have you heard of party buses?” she recently asked me over the phone. At first I cringed, wondering what she’d gotten herself into, but she informed me that she’d just watched an episode of “My…

Getting out of your own way: How to survive a self-sabotaging meltdown

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Ever have one of those days where you just want to hurl a shoe or a dinner plate across the room, and then you do it and regret it? I sure as hell have. You can blame it on my passionate, hot-tempered, stubborn Sicilian self—fueled by estrogen and extra virgin olive oil. Or you can…

Dear One Guy: My man is suddenly out of the picture. Why?!

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Dear One Guy, I was dating a guy I met online for three months and things were going well – or so i thought. We were seeing each other often enough, and things seemed like were going well – he even introduced me to his friends. But we never spoke on the phone much and…

Dear One Guy: I’m Just Not That Into Him!

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Dear One Guy, So this guy and I have sort of an “arrangement.” We’re not in a relationship, but we’re not dating, either. We’re not exclusive, but it’s more than just sex between us. We go out, have a good time – I just don’t see him as a long-term boyfriend. Problem is: he’s started…

Dear One Guy: I’m still having sex with my ex

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Dear One Guy, My boyfriend and I broke up recently after about a year together. He said he needed to “work on himself” and couldn’t do that in a relationship with me anymore. We still see each other, though, and occasionally have sex, but he doesn’t want to get back together. Isn’t one of the…

No more excuses: spring into fitness with Coach Kristina

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Did you think spring cleaning was limited to your bedroom or your attic? Guess again. Now that the time to pack up the baggy sweatshirts and trade them in from oh-so-revealing-the-winter-wasn’t-your-best-friend clothing is approaching, it’s time to do some cleaning…. of the pantry and your goals. The winter is an easy time for women to…

The new feminism

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I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to say it. I’m going to own it, take responsibility for it and act upon it. Don’t be shocked or frightened, but I’m going to use the only four-letter word with eight letters. I’m going to use the “F” word! Get ready…stand back! Feminism! There, I said it!…