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The final Stefon sketch from Saturday Night Live.
The Stefon bit was one of my favorites. I’m gonna miss him
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Me for the past three days!
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Paleo Banana Bread
After starting the paleo diet, I started craving the exact foods I wasn’t allowed to eat. This is my first...
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Apologies for the terrible image quality - I’m lacking scanner access at the minute so I had to take these photos on my phone
I was...
Photographer Dina Goldstein’s series “Fallen Princesses“ has actually been around since 2009 but I had never posted the photographs as a complete set before. The project looks at Disney fairy tale princesses and their harshly realistic modern day lifestyles. Seems not everybody lives happily ever after. This project has won several awards, been published internationally in magazines, analyzed by experts in the field of Fairytale literature and studied in High schools and Universities.
(via tornadorimsha)
Stronger than you know.
More beautiful than you think.
Worthier than you believe.
More loved than you can ever imagine.
Passionate about making a difference.
Fiery when protecting those you love.
Learning. Growing. Not alone.
Warm. Giving. Generous.
Quirky. Sexy. Funny. Smart.
Flawed. Whole. Scared. Brave.
And so, so, so.much.more.
Be Strong. Be Confident. Be You.
via Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Lots of great comments coming in. Would love your thoughts on the discussion we’re having today. :)
This is hilarious, lol.
To be honest, I rarely see women with those tiny dumbbells anymore but I have a sneaking suspicion they’re still getting used (they’re always restocking at my local fitness store). Many women still use them because it’s easier, they’re scared of lifting heavier or because that’s all they have at hand.
When you have access to heavier equipment, you’ll use it. It’s one thing to want to lift heavier. It’s another to make it happen.
Ladies of the at-home fitness crowd, I urge you: go for it! If the thought of a LOT heavier scares you, just a little heavier is fine. For now. :)
I won’t preach about how heavy or what you should or shouldn’t aim for (and wholeheartedly concede that MANY DVD programs call for lighter weights/endurance work - they do serve a purpose). But I will say that if your weights are under 8lbs AND you’ve been using the same ones for over 3 months (or years. Yup, it happens), it’s time to spend the money and invest in something HEAVIER.
It’s a stepping stone. A gateway “drug”.
My progression…
Dear NY Times, your article is silly. (And may inadvertently be reinforcing the stereotypes that women can’t (and shouldn’t) expect more of themselves).
I know a few ladies (and fellas) who’d STRONGLY disagree!
Pullups are hard, and yes, maybe a little harder for women. We (shocker) generally have less muscle mass in our arms. You also don’t have to be able to do a pullup to be in crazy shape: plenty of very fit people can’t do pullups. But last time I checked, you don’t need a penis to get your chin to the bar.
I don’t care if you can or can’t do pullups. Or if you want to. I also don’t want you to feel like you SHOULD: it doesn’t matter to me & should not be a testament to your fitness level. But you better believe that if you WANTED to do pullups, you’ve got a cheerleader over here. Totally believe you can. Vagina and all.
“Why don’t men get cellulite?”
I get this question a lot, so I thought I’d settle it once and for all!
Ha!
Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves: Ditch Your Inner Critic and Wake Up Your Inner Superstar
I LOVE the messages and takeaways in this book. Fabulous reading for many, MANY women out there!
Overview
Most of us have a nonstop chorus of criticism in our heads, voices not unlike those of the mean girls lurking in locker rooms of junior high schools everywhere. Amy Ahlers’s witty, wise, and cut-to-the-chase book will give you everything you need to take on those bullying Inner Mean Girls and Inner Critics and win. You’ll learn how to rewire the self-sabotaging lies you tell yourself into affirming truths that will increase self-respect, self-love, and self-compassion, transforming your inner and outer lives.
Read a snippet here!
Do you have any body loving books you’re in love with? Care to share?
“There’s nothing better than working up a good sweat,” Finch says. “I make time to keep active. I know how important it is to keep moving.”
With baseball season right around the corner, CNN jumped at the chance to ask Finch more about how she stays fit, the future of competitive softball and why we don’t watch professional women’s sports. The following is an edited version of the interview:
Why is it important for young girls to get involved in sports?
“It’s crucial. The statistics are incredible. Teen pregnancy rates drop. Grade point averages are, you know, higher. Suicide. Depression. It affects all of those. When you’re involved in sports you just have that much great chance of being successful and living a healthy lifestyle.
And I think learning things at a young age you can carry that with you forever. I know, for myself, there are lessons I learned that transcend into motherhood, into the business world, wherever I go: teamwork, leadership, discipline, sacrifice — all those things carryover.”
I’ve always loved this poem, but for some reason it didn’t SPEAK to me until this year. It tugged at my heart strings, and made me swell with pride as I read it just now.
I’ve come a long way, baby.
Here’s to all us phenomenal women out there. Let us start loving ourselves the way we deserve to be loved.
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
This is so awesome, it HURTS.
Imagine a world where women consistently supported, loved, validated and encouraged each other to be their most awesome selves. Now breathe, and let it sink in that the only thing stopping this from happening…is US.
Funny, too-true and hysterical satire via ‘The Onion’.
Ladies, you’ll LOVE this one.
AKRON, OH—According to witnesses, a tight-knit group of five female friends spent a wild night on the town Saturday, overindulging in emotionally supportive behavior and generally validating the living shit out of each other.
Confirming the women get together at least once a month for an all-out, anything-goes session of nonjudgmental reassurances, 28-year-old Sarah Dotson said the evening quickly turned into ”a total rager,” with the friends sharing excessive amounts of admiration, empathy, and encouragement for one another.
Sexist? Smart? Exploitative? Funny?
Everyone knows a sexy ad can get a company attention, but not always the attention they want. This Superbowl ad for Go Daddy is sparking controversy on both ends of the spectrum. Some calling it downright sexist. Some defending the ad as commentary on the exploitation of women.
Read Blisstree’s thoughts on the ad here.
Jillian Michaels (featured in the ad with Danica Patrick) had this to say about it..
Go Daddy is definitely known for its sexy commercials. But for me I really like it because it allows women to be strong and powerful, but still feminine and sexy. Everything we’re doing we’re doing because we want to be doing it. There’s nothing that exploiting us. It’s a fun spot. It’s a sexy spot. But we’re fully clothed the entire time.
I also find it hard to believe that Jillian would take part in a commercial that she felt degrades women: clearly, she herself didn’t feel exploited and the ad is tame compared to some others. On a scale of 1 to 10, it bothers me at about a 5.
This is just one of the ads running at this year’s Superbowl, and you can join the conversation by adding your thoughts live on Twitter during the broadcast. Read more about the Miss Representation Superbowl Challenge here.
Thoughts?
Excerpt from article on Huffington Post
The results can be breathtaking, as I learned from one young woman, just a year out of treatment, who recently wrote to me:
“Before starting recovery, I was afraid to go anywhere with people, especially anywhere there’d be food. Since beginning recovery, I’ve discovered that I’m a people person! Who knew? Also I found out I have a true passion for the outdoors. Rock climbing, rappelling, hiking, all of it. I thought I was supposed to be a dud. But that’s not true. I’m supposed to enjoy living.”Note to everyone who’s ever had an eating disorder: We are ALL supposed to enjoy living. Fortunately, most eating disorder treatment programs today understand this. They move well beyond the initial and necessary focus on eating and weight to address temperament, identity, self direction and other key predisposing or contributing issues. Qualified professionals in your area can be found through the Academy for Eating Disorders website’s search tool. I wish this help had been available when my classmates and I began our struggle to recover. If it had, we wouldn’t have spent so many years caught in our eating disorders’ half-lives.
Books by author Aimee Liu…
Other books on recovery…
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
by Portia De Rossi
Thin
by Grace Bowman
Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life
by Jenni Schaefer
