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Baby poop mud mask: A natural beauty treatment

Like most eco-conscious folks these days, I’ve been composting my table scraps and sprouting my own seeds to create free organic produce for my family this year. Sure, we have about as much “lawn” in the City of Chicago as most people have counter space, but we’re just treading lightly*. We’re amazing**. Do you feel... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
April 1, 2012 at 7:15 am
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Are traditional news media stealing scoops from bloggers?

Late in the summer of ’10, we made a giant pot of coffee and commenced our weekend ritual of splaying the Sunday Tribune out on the living room floor in our jammies. I opened the newspaper and saw something surprisingly familiar, a two-page feature on newborn circumcision. The topic was a bit avant-garde at the... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
March 8, 2012 at 9:34 pm
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February is a rad time for resolutions, too!

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Okay, I guess February is a smidge late to the new year’s resolutions game, but in perfect execution of my new agenda, I’m making the rules. You see, this is The Year Of The Jenna. The Year of Me was supposed to be last year. I decided we were going to start hiring babysitters and... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
February 3, 2012 at 9:26 am
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Too fat to adopt a baby?

My friend Rachel is in Ethopia right now adopting her new sons. The big brown eyes and footie jams in the picture she posted on Facebook are making my brain nothing but mush. Buh-Stell can’t even walk yet but babies are like pieces of pizza: The first one is inhaled, the second one is savored... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 25, 2012 at 9:42 pm
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Watching Jon Stewart should be required to vote

Did anyone catch Jon Stewart last night? He perfectly captures the hypocrisy of Republican politicians. It’s not that it matters that Newt Gingrich was a sleaze to his wives per se. Playboyitis is an equal opportunity affliction when it comes to politicians. See also: Bill Clinton and the spectacle of Weinergate. The problem is when... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 24, 2012 at 12:42 pm
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Whiskey Mom would be an awesome show

An avid rock climber in her 9th month of pregnancy has been featured on television harnessed, roped and tackling dangerous heights. Nothing’s going to keep her down! What a badass. How hardcore. Also, as I seem to be alone in thinking, how careless. Jezebel featured the story today to a chorus of cheers because I guess... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 21, 2012 at 9:28 pm
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Groupon says nursing is a "frivolous" reason to decline Botox - UPDATE

You may recall the clock was ticking on a Groupon I bought for Botox, so I declared I was weaning my baby. Her first birthday is coming up and I thought it was time anyway, so I went to work with what I thought would be an easy task. Just start giving her milk and... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 19, 2012 at 7:27 pm
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Only Chicago's toughest rough a blizzard for cabaret

When the first big snow of the year hits Chicago, you know who the real partiers are by looking around the bar. It takes moxie to clomp through a foot of fresh snow for the sake of living life – and bonus points for me for fearlessly displaying a short skirt and scoring a babysitter... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 13, 2012 at 5:13 pm
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Stop stalking me on Pinterest

When my friends follow me on Pinterest, I’ll admit, I get a little glow. Sure, I’m just recirculating everything I see on Anthropology, but it’s still flattering. And then there are the friends of friends and new people. Those make me feel important. The glimmer from the homemade play dough recipe I skated from someone... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
January 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm
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Just do good things! That's it! Also maybe shave your head. [CORRECTED]

Target is my mecca. You know this. I’m there like three times a week letting the kids burn off adrenaline in the toy aisle and soaking up the free paper towels. Those are free, right? When I have “me time” (phrases that need to die!) I choose to mosey the aisles solo during that fleeting hour between... Read more »
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis,
December 30, 2011 at 12:13 am
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