Health

How not to get knocked up

By Michelle at 8 July, 2008, 3:39 pm

photo by once and future
Let’s say you don’t want kids at this very moment — perhaps you’re like me and scared of breaking children. But don’t forget that you may eventually give in to that whole biological clock thing and want one.
So how about you not screw up your reproductive organs now so that 5 [...]

Linkage: “F” Word Edition

By Michelle at 2 July, 2008, 10:33 am

photo by wonderjunkie
While I’m on vacation (well, visiting family) in New York, I haven’t been able to post too often…OK, dayyys. So this morning, I fired up all my fave sites to see what was happening in the world and within about 2 minutes, I’ve been reminded, “oh yeah, the world sucks if you have [...]

Guess The STD = Bad Idea

By Michelle at 26 June, 2008, 6:24 pm

Haven’t we learned from 9th grade health class that you can’t just look at someone and be like, “naaaah, he can’t have herpes!!” A new study shows that people judge their partner’s safety by their intelligence or outward appearance.
The questionnaire asked patients whether they would be “pretty sure” that a sex partner was “safe” in [...]

Links: Recession Edition

By Michelle at 28 April, 2008, 7:07 pm

(Photos.com)
It seems as though people are writing more an more about the pending recession each day. It’s not without reason: The Dow is tanking today, people around the world are rioting for food, gas is around $4 where I live, it hurts to buy basic groceries, the unemployment rate is inching up, and McDonald’s [...]

Best Fitness Blogs

By Michelle at 25 April, 2008, 8:50 pm

What’s great about the internet, is that you can really expose yourself for the world to see. Because of this, setting goals for yourself (like dropping a few or finishing your first 10k) is a great thing to do in blog form, since it keeps you accountable to others and yourself. Some of the bloggers [...]