"got-milk" Articles & Blogs:
Danica Patrick’s Got Milk
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Got Milk? Fan-favorite IRL driver Danica Patrick was captured this month promoting healthy, strong bones as the latest celeb to join the popular Body By Milk campaign.
Danica has proven herself in IRL by being the first woman to win an Indy Car race and...[Read on] |
Got Milk? Shawn Johnson does
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Gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is the latest milk-drinking celeb to don the famous Milk Mustache to inspire teens to ‘Drink Milk for a Change.’
Shawn joins the ranks of more than 290 other athletes, actors, models and musicians who have lent thei...[Read on] |
Another female director is nominated for an Oscar
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With all the hoopla over Kathryn Bigelow (as well the nomination for An Education as best picture) I missed another women directed film — The Milk of Sorrow directed by Claudia Llosa — which is up for the foreign film Oscar.
Not only is this film dir...[Read on] |
Crystal Langhorne’s Got Milk
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WNBA player Crystal Langhorne is the latest model-athlete to stump for the “Body by Milk” campaign.
Crystal has known basketball success at every level, including on the international stage. As a member of the 2007 U21 USA Basketball Team, she won...[Read on] |
Five easy food swaps to prevent Type 2 Diabetes
| Everyone loves easy. The easier something is, the more likely you are going to do it, right? Trust me, I’m right. In the spirit of easy and diabetes awareness, today I’m sharing easy changes you can make to prevent diabetes.
These five tips involve s...[Read on] |
Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
| Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom.
But the tennis great hasn’t hit balls for nearly a year ...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Long List of the Foreign Language Contenders
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The Academy released the 65 titles eligible for the best foreign film. Only SEVEN of the 65 are directed by women. Guess that things aren’t so much better outside the US for women directors.
Here are the women, the countries and their films:
Hunga...[Read on] |
The newest Beauty & the Beast is “Beastly”
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Pretty Smart: One of our fave characters is Belle.
Now comes word their will be a live-action, modern retelling of the children’s classic “Beauty and the Beast” told from the Beast’s point of view.
CBS Films has signed actress/singer Vanessa Hud...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Breakfast Omelet
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Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day, simply because breakfast foods are the best in flavor and variety in my opinion.You probably roll your eyes when you hear “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” because you have heard...[Read on] |
Jane Campion gets screwed by the Academy
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You all know that I am a big fan of Jane Campion and Bright Star. I’m not hiding it at all. Here is a woman who made a really great movie after her last movie In the Cut got a devastating reception from all circles. She took some time, regrouped a...[Read on] |
Brighten Up Your Home or Apartment for Spring
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Warm weather and bright sunshine is around the corner, which means it’s time to get rid of the wintry tones and brighten up your home for spring.
With flowers blooming and plants coloring the outdoors green, the new season calls for redone spaces, brig...[Read on] |
Vancouver 101: Speaking Canadian
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The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby.
The 2010 ...[Read on] |
Can The Kids Are All Right be the Female Brokeback?
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It’s not news that gay and lesbian films struggle to get out of the niche and be seen as mainstream entertainment and make serious box office dollars. We all know that many films have gay characters, but films that star and are driven by gay people ...[Read on] |
A typical day at Green Mountain at Fox Run
| It’s been a great week at Green Mountain at Fox Run! If you have not read my earlier posts, please catch yourself up!
I wanted to describe what a typical day is like here… so here it goes. You wake up and get ready for the day – workout clothes is ...[Read on] |
Christmas Confections: Three Simple Delicious Cookie Recipes
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This is certainly the most wonderful time of the year. Houses, businesses, and trees are all glowing with glittering lights reflecting the warmth felt deep within the soul of many people around the globe.
Triumphant carols are echoes of holidays past, bu...[Read on] |
Recycling vs DeCluttering
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If you’ve just done a big spring cleaning or you are about to, you’re probably thinking about (or kicking yourself for) how much clutter has built up since your last major clean. What is all this stuff and how does it get into your home? Are you hang...[Read on] |
The extraordinary benefits of tea
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From England to China to Morocco to America, tea has been around since ancient times. There are both caffeinated and non-caffeinated teas, as there are ones that are known for their specific healing effects.Tea is broken down into four types: green, whi...[Read on] |
New Moms, Older Moms, and Health Reform
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by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
To kick off NWLC's recognition of National Women’s Health Week, and in light of yesterday’s Mother’s Day holiday, I’ve been considering how health reform will improve mothers' heal...[Read on] |
Go spoil your beautiful self
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Us single chicks know the feeling - the one when you see your best friend basking in all her glory because her boyfriend treated her to yet another night out. It’s a pinch of jealousy with a definite desire to achieve the same level of satisfaction.
Yo...[Read on] |
Simple and Easy Ways to Relieve Stress Fast
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I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you chicks that we live in a hectic, busy world. Our lives are filled with pressure, especially as young women in college or first starting out in the professional world.
Sometimes it can feel like everything is re...[Read on] |
How to beat the winter blues
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It’s the middle of the winter; the next vacation period is weeks away, and the monotonous, daily grind of school or work is draining the energy out of you. This can only mean one thing…the winter blues have kicked in.
While it may seem trivial to att...[Read on] |
City Series Part 13: Hershey, PA…The Sweetest Place on Earth
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What chick doesn’t like sweets, especially chocolate? Like Willy Wonka’s factory, Hershey, PA is a cornucopia of fun for confectionary connoisseurs. From Chocolate Avenue to the Hershey Kiss streetlights, every element of his charming town has a sweet...[Read on] |
Ode to Mom - Kindergarten Cuban Style
| Guest Post by Esther Fernandez-Walker
Three months after arriving from Cuba my mother and I navigated the streets of our Miami neighborhood with ease. But on this particular day my usual enthusiasm and curiosity were missing. Our nonstop chatter was repl...[Read on] |
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