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Get Catwoman’s Curvy, Toned Physique at Home

Posted on by Melissa Harrison

Anne Hathaway was the perfect choice to play the most recent version of Catwoman. Not since Julie Newmar in 1967, has Catwoman had such a perfect body. The Dark Knight Rises’ Catwoman has the strength of a man with the curves of a woman. Watching her keep up with Bane and Batman for 165 minutes is enough to inspire any woman to go home and work towards building a body even remotely similar to Anne Hathaway’s.

This at home workout routine will get you on the right track to attaining Catwoman’s strong, toned, feminine body. Continue reading →

How to Run in the Heat

Posted on by Melissa Harrison

When the first heat advisories of the summer start being released, it can be hard, and even dangerous, to maintain an active lifestyle. Peering out the window at the baking grass from the comfort of your air conditioned home doesn’t exactly make you want to go outside and run around the block, but deep down, you know that all of those sugary, frozen treats you’ve been enjoying won’t stay off your hips forever. Fortunately, there are ways to exercise around the heat, without sweating yourself to the brink of dehydration. It is possible to cool off with a sweet, indulgent daiquiri by the pool and look great while doing so! Continue reading →

How to Get Along with Other Women

Posted on by Melissa Harrison

I have always had a hard time making friends within my own gender. I see myself as a fairly feminine person, but, for some reason, I just feel more at ease and free to be myself around masculine people. I always thought that this was the key to forging bonds with other humans, feeling comfortable enough to let down your guard and be yourself, your horrible, horrible self, so you can see why I am more able to make man friends than girl friends – but it goes deeper than that. In my years long, twelve dollar, comprehensive study, I have discovered that the secret to the initial stage of making a female friend is to not be yourself, at least until you’ve tricked her into thinking you are a little bit normal. Continue reading →

Tips on Tipping

Posted on by Melissa Harrison

Anyone who, like me, has ever been an underpaid, under-appreciated member of the service industry knows how awesome it is to get a tip from a happy customer. Not only can that tip mean the difference between eating tonight and not, it can also make a terrible job more tolerable when you know that someone appreciates your commitment to providing the best service possible to each and every customer. However, when on the other side of the relationship, rewarding someone for a job well done is not quite so clear and simple; the line between thanking and insulting can be very thin. Some professions do not expect a tip, some see a tip as trivializing their work and some see tipping too low more insulting that not tipping at all. How can we be sure that our intended gratitude will be interpreted correctly? Continue reading →