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Entries from July 2008

Six Cool Careers for Moms

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

For those Cool Broads with kids, I found an interesting article on DivineCaroline.com called, “The Six Best Careers for Moms.”
The list, put together by Nancy Collamer, career coach and founder of jobsandmoms.com, includes careers you’d expect (i.e. teacher) but also some that you wouldn’t (i.e. lawyer). Highlighting careers that have some flexibility to be […]

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Cool Broads don’t care where Jamie Lynn Spears buys her toilet paper

April 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments

If I see another picture of poor little pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears having dinner with her boyfriend at Ruby Tuesday, I’m going to rip off my left ear.

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Eat right, get pretty

April 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Cool Broads like to look their best. They try to eat healthy (though it’s difficult when 4 co-workers celebrate their birthdays in the same week) and they make sure to exercise (when they’re not running up and down the stairs putting laundry away). But if they’re anything like me, every now and then […]

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Cool Tune: Britney Spears “Gimme More”

April 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m not going to apologize for liking this song. Well..okay, yes I am. I’m sorry. But you can’t deny how rockin’ this tune is. I was disappointed that Britney didn’t knock this song out of the ballpark at the VMAs…such a missed opportunity.
Anyway, with the weekend coming up and […]

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Get your schmooze on: 10 ways to make dazzling party conversation

April 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

How to be the party guest that every hostess dreams about.

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10 things NOT to talk about at a cocktail party

April 22nd, 2008 · 11 Comments

How NOT to stick your foot in your mouth at that cocktail party Friday night.

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The Five Basic Clothing Groups (hungry?)

April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Style. Cool Broads have it…how can we get it?
For me, a strong sense of personal style has several components…keeping up with what’s current and fashionable, understanding which styles work best for your body type, and finding clothes that reflect your personality and are a joy for you to wear. (Easier said that […]

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Cool Tune: Bon Jovi “Make a Memory”

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Because every Cool Broad needs cool tunes for her mix.

They played this song during our cool-down at the gym yesterday and I couldn’t believe it was my big-haired, 80’s rocker!! He’s aging well:)
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Click here for a direct link to this song:

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Beautiful skin: Part 3 - Protection

April 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In Part 1 and Part 2 of the Cool Broad “Beautiful Skin” series, we discussed two of the three most important things you can do to that ensure your skin will look its best over your lifetime: Exfoliation and Hydration.
In this post, we’re going discuss the third and final topic of the series: […]

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Cool Broads act like Sammy Hagar

April 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Read this to find out how Cool Broads can emulate Sammy Hagar (hint: it’s not by joining a band…though, that WOULD be pretty cool).

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