Beauty and Fashion

I have battled acne since my tween years. I remember thinking that the two or three pimples on my chin at age 13 were awfully annoying, but in later years I grew to be envious of these relatively few...

Do you have a few items in your house, or as part of your daily routine, that you just can’t live without? I have a bunch, but I thought today I’d share with you five of my all-time favorite,...

As many of you have probably heard, Iowa City is hosting its very FIRST Fashion Weekend next week! (May 8-10)  As a small preview to this awesome event, this week some of our lovely contributing writers visited a few of the downtown...

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Sometimes, as a writer, I hit that dreaded road block.  You know the one.  Writer's block.  It is no myth, my friends.  It exists.  And it hits you when you least expect it (or at least that's when it...

The other morning I was halfway watching the end of Good Morning America while stacking cups with my daughter, Ella. One of the segments caught my attention as I heard something about how mothers can impact their daughters. As I...

School is out, the beaches and pools are open, which can only mean one thing. It’s swimming suit season. I don’t know about you, but to me, those words strike fear deep down into my core. Well, at least what used...

These days, pregnancy is generally accepted as a beautiful thing, but that wasn't always the case. Not too many generations ago, pregnancy was largely kept under wraps. As our grandmothers carried our parents, their changing bodies were kept hidden...

Not to sound weird, but what are you wearing right now? Is it a pair of black yoga pants? A t-shirt with your high school mascot? Or is it the house sweater that hasn't been washed since 2000? Yeah, about a year and...

Tired of the giving the same old Father’s Day gifts? Want your children to use their imagination to create something unique while still having it be useful? Here is a quick, easy, and inexpensive gift your kids can make this year....