Victoria’s Secret just announced their “What Is Sexy in 2013” list. Among categories such as “sexiest lips” (Kerry Washington) “sexiest legs” (Blake Lively) and “sexiest hair” (Amanda Seyfried), there were also nods to “sexiest mom” (Giuliana Rancic) and “sexiest sense of humor” (Jennifer Lawrence.) I agree with most of the winners here. I mean, who would deny Rhianna’s smokin’ bikini bod? (To which she was nominated “most sexy”) or … Continue reading
Everyone warned us: “Three will do it to you. If you’re not already crazy, three kids will nudge you over the edge.” I must say, I didn’t believe them at first. Three? How hard can ONE more be? I already have two. And they’re old enough to play together, get their own food, go to the bathroom on their own (well, one at least) and generally manage to … Continue reading
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage It ain’t the first time a country singer and rapper have teamed up to do a duet-but Nelly’s “Over Again” feat. Tim McGraw was not nearly as controversial as this. Brad Paisley’s song, “Accidental Racist” from his brand new album, “Wheelhouse” released this week, has ignited country music fans-and not necessarily in a good way. “We decided not to respect boundaries,” he told host … Continue reading
I loved the article “How to Miss a Childhood” that was featured a few weeks ago. It made me think and think hard about how my children are viewing me as their mother and what they think my priorities are. I didn’t have an iPhone when my first two were born. I didn’t even have the Internet on my phone (shocking, I know.) I had a simple … Continue reading
Right now, my life stinks. Figuratively, it’s wonderful. There’s not a whole lot of complaining I should be doing as far as having a great life goes. Nope my life stinks literally because of one disgusting, inescapable factor: Poop. Mostly poop, although sour milk and pee pee are right up there. I recently read a quote by Celine Dion that said something like this: “I am … Continue reading
The moment you become a mother, everything changes. A few hours after giving birth to my first son, I placed him in the little bassinet (I felt terrible making him lay in something so sterile and hard but was desperate for some sleep) and laid my head back on the hospital bed. Five minutes later, I heard choking sounds. I sat up as quickly as I could and … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was in the nursery folding laundry. My two boys were in there with me, playing in the hampers, using the pile/mountain of clothes as a crash pad and pulling up my shirt to look at my ever-growing tummy. Normally, I’d be slightly annoyed. Normally I might say something like, “OK, that’s enough! Don’t mess up the clothes! Give Mommy some space!” Instead, I … Continue reading
I recently read a very sensitive article on CNN’s ireport about a woman who has decided to raise her kids without religion. In her article, “Why I Raise My Children Without God,” this woman (under username “TXblue08″) lists several bold reasons for choosing to do so, and says she believes that with ”the next generation of kids (there is) a wave of young agnostics, atheists, free thinkers and humanists rising up through the ranks … Continue reading
Lots of things can happen when you sing on live TV. You can forget your lyrics, as Christina Aguilera did at the XLV Super Bowl two years ago. Or your voice can crack as Aretha Franklin’s did four years ago at President Obama’s first inauguration. “I wanted to give people the real thing, and pre-recording never crossed my mind,” Franklin said when asked why she didn’t pre-record her … Continue reading
It’s been 10 years since I appeared on FOX’s “American Idol.” A decade. That is completely crazy to me. For several years now, I’ve thought that the downfall of Idol was right around the corner. Some of the more recent winners haven’t sold as many records, the show’s lost producers, gained producers, struggled with finding the right three or four judges (Ellen, Kara, Steven, Jennifer…honestly, who can replace … Continue reading