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If any buzz is good buzz, then Showtime execs must be mighty pleased right now as nurses react to the new series starring Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie. Falco's lead character is no Florence Nightingale . . . well, unless Nightingale also snorted drugs, had sex on the job, and stole money, just to name a few of Nurse Jackie's proclivities. Some real-life nurses have expressed their anger and dismay: Read more
As I wrote yesterday, nurses are awfully hot on TV right now, with two nurse-themed shows (Hawthorne on TNT, Nurse Jackie on Showtime) premiering next month and at least one more (Mercy on NBC) premiering next TV season. In honor of them — and of National Nurses Week, which ends today — I've picked out seven eclectic nurses from TV who stand out to me. Read more
If you have a fancy mansion in Santa Fe, NM, you might be asked to foot the bill subsidizing more affordable housing for local public servants like police officers and nurses. The Santa Fe City Council voted this week for a special election next Spring to decide on a one percent fee to be added to house sales that top $650,000. If that sounds like a lot, it's not an uncommon price tag for houses Read more
The other day FitSugar tipped me off to this new restaurant in Tempe, Arizona. Imagine you head over to your local burger joint and are greeted by a bunch of "hot nurses." Okay, to some this is a dream come true, to others a grotesque degradation to women. If you fall into the latter, they you may want to avoid the Heart Attack Grill in Tempe, Arizona. With a menu that offers the "Quadruple Read more
This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm 20 about to turn 21, my boyfriend is 21. Weve been together for almost three years, we'll be moving in together in a couple months and plan to get married next year. We've never had huge problems, nothing to make us question our compatibility or future Read more
Because every new mom (or mom-to-be) deserves to feel like a hot momma on Valentine's Day — and every day, for that matter — we've rounded up some of the prettiest lingerie on the market. Whether you're accommodating a growing baby bump or nursing a newborn, these pieces are fabulously flattering, functional, and fun! Read more
We're excited to share this post from our friends at Celebrity Baby Scoop! Every week, we will be bringing you the best celebrity baby stories from Celebrity Baby Scoop, including this post from Jenny Schafer about celeb moms who nurse out in the open. Considering their lack of anonymity with paparazzi lurking on every street corner, we salute celebrity moms who breastfeed their babies while out Read more
Got milk? For many nursing mamas, the answer is a surprising — and often disappointing — no. Before giving up all together, get to work! There are plenty of surprising — and often tasty! — ways to increase mom's milk supply for her tot. Keep reading to see what it may take to give your lil one the milk he needs to keep on growing! Source: Flickr User aurimas_m Read more
Has Louisville, KY, stolen the E*Trade baby? In a new series of public service ads encouraging breastfeeding, a Louisville public health organization digitally enhanced a baby's mouth with a full set of teeth and a big-girl voice to tout nursing's benefits. The Mayor's Healthy Hometown Movement uses the talking tot to dismiss some of the reasons new moms often turn to the bottle, including Read more
The first step to taking care of yourself and de-stressing is to make sure that your environment is in order. Seeing your house full of clutter can affect your mood negatively and make your personal space seem like a place you want to escape from, rather than something to look forward to coming home to. Organize a "throwing out" day every month to make sure that you don't have clutter building Read more
