http://shine.yahoo.com/blog/shine_jessicaashleyJessica Ashley is on a journey to healthy living. No really, she is. Jessica is a professional blogger, editor and writer who has chronicled the crabbiness and enlightenment of an Ayurvedic cleanse that lasted a gajillion years, profiles of survivors of serious illnesses, the mind-body-spirit connection and why good ass jeans are critical to every woman's empowered sense of self. Jessica is also a shameless shoe whore who wears fabulous but inappropriate heels to playgroup and then goes into too much detail about it on her blog Sassafrass . She lives in Chicago with her hilarious, honey of a 3-year old boy. Contact: shine_jessicaashley[at]yahoo[dot]com [Portrait Photography: Emily Nathan]Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:12 -0700http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/what-songs-would-you-add-to-our-michael-phelps-playlist-244192/We know, we know. The Olympics are officially over. But admit it, you're thinking about getting up and running the stairs at the high school stadium because you'd love to have killer legs like the relay runners. Scarves are still strewn about your coffee table where you've been practicing the... ]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:12 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/what-songs-would-you-add-to-our-michael-phelps-playlist-244192/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/what-songs-would-you-add-to-our-michael-phelps-playlist-244192/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/eat-like-crazy-britney-spears-says-she-s-sugar-free-y-all-242343/I'm not sure if I should say this (or type it even) out loud, but I officially have something pretty big deal in common with Britney Spears. No, it's not blond extensions. Sadly, not even a future project with JT. It's not fishnets (OK, we do have a love of fishnets in common, but I... ]]>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:52:59 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/eat-like-crazy-britney-spears-says-she-s-sugar-free-y-all-242343/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/eat-like-crazy-britney-spears-says-she-s-sugar-free-y-all-242343/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/when-is-it-ok-to-tattle-on-other-parents-241411/A few months ago, I was in the bargain zone, going through the racks at my favorite department store when my attention was sharply diverted from the row of adorable denim swing coats in front of me. It takes a lot to get me to look up from a trendy coat on clearance, but there is something about a... ]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:14:12 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/when-is-it-ok-to-tattle-on-other-parents-241411/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/when-is-it-ok-to-tattle-on-other-parents-241411/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/shark-bite-if-it-can-happen-to-ryan-seacrest-it-can-surely-happen-to-you-239811/How did we miss this?! Several weeks ago, Ryan Seacrest of American Idol high-fiving and twirly-stool interviewing fame, was bitten by a shark. Seacrest told listeners on his radio show that he was wading in four-foot deep water in the ocean when he felt something move past him. Since he was only...]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:21:21 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/shark-bite-if-it-can-happen-to-ryan-seacrest-it-can-surely-happen-to-you-239811/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/shark-bite-if-it-can-happen-to-ryan-seacrest-it-can-surely-happen-to-you-239811/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/retrofit-this-vintage-ad-says-a-little-lysol-douche-will-take-care-of-all-your-wink-wink-problems-236877/I'm a little in love with the 50s and 60s -- the dresses, the gloves, the men in fedoras. Oh, and let's not forget the belted sanitary pads, segregation and typing pools. So my adoration of many things vintage is laced with bitterness and crinolins. The reality is that every time period, no...]]>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:55:28 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/retrofit-this-vintage-ad-says-a-little-lysol-douche-will-take-care-of-all-your-wink-wink-problems-236877/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/retrofit-this-vintage-ad-says-a-little-lysol-douche-will-take-care-of-all-your-wink-wink-problems-236877/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/best-yogurt-ever-and-no-nasty-hfcs-236636/For years, I've had a love-hate-mehhhh relationship with yogurt. I've relunctantly but religiously spooned Yoplait into my mouth, not really enjoying it but feeling like I should for some reason. I've gobbled it up at every meal for weeks, bought giant cases of little plastic containers filled with the four standard creamy fruit flavors, then suddenly decided it disgusts me and trashed the whole flat-box (I mean...recycled the two empty containers and given the rest away to homeless shelters in my neighborhood).

For almost a year now, though, I've been stuck in yogurt love. I've been helplessly, hopelessly, goobily devoted to yogurt. And it is all (sigh) Rachel's doing.]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:31:52 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/best-yogurt-ever-and-no-nasty-hfcs-236636/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/best-yogurt-ever-and-no-nasty-hfcs-236636/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/all-around-shine-5-favorite-posts-this-week-so-far-234005/You're busy, I know. You barely have time to download new tunes on your iPod, let alone put together a well-timed playlist. You throw together salads and find short-cuts to the gym. Not to worry.  I judge not.  Instead of stressing about all the posts on Shine you want to read but are...]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:32:47 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/all-around-shine-5-favorite-posts-this-week-so-far-234005/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/all-around-shine-5-favorite-posts-this-week-so-far-234005/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/be-honest-what-time-do-you-hit-the-sack-233918/Earlier this summer, I asked for your help with ideas for creating such a seductive bedtime routine that I wouldn't be able to keep myself from climbing into the sheets early. Or at least earlier. Many of you offered up wonderful suggestions like buying high-thread count sheets, sitting...]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:08:16 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/be-honest-what-time-do-you-hit-the-sack-233918/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/be-honest-what-time-do-you-hit-the-sack-233918/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/red-day-what-do-you-not-do-when-you-have-your-period-232663/Because I was a certified lifeguard in high school, I got a free pass out of three years of Phys Ed. It seemed like a rare miracle of teenage years and every single time I saw crowds of girls in baggy green school sweats huffing and puffing around the track, I thanked my CPR stars.

Every time there I heard a class reluctantly square dancing in a gym or heard the clank of weights in the nautilus room, I took a deep breath and inhaled the sweet relief of chlorine from the 9 foot pool where I stood guard.
]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:49:12 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/red-day-what-do-you-not-do-when-you-have-your-period-232663/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/red-day-what-do-you-not-do-when-you-have-your-period-232663/http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/can-the-diet-coke-steaz-green-tea-soda-will-satisfy-your-cravings-without-all-the-junk-227391/Every once in a while, I give in. I let my cravings for sweet and bubbly and caffeinated pick up a case of Diet Coke with Lime, plunk it into my grocery cart and later, give it a nice home in my refrigerator next to the organic ketchup and fresh mozzarella. Is this an unpardonable sin for those...]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:32:58 -0700nospam@example.com (Jessica Ashley, Shine staff)http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/can-the-diet-coke-steaz-green-tea-soda-will-satisfy-your-cravings-without-all-the-junk-227391/#commentshttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/can-the-diet-coke-steaz-green-tea-soda-will-satisfy-your-cravings-without-all-the-junk-227391/97575wisteriaJessica Ashley is on a journey to healthy living. No really, she is. Jessica is a professional blogger, editor and writer who has chronicled the crabbiness and enlightenment of an Ayurvedic cleanse that lasted a gajillion years, profiles of survivors of serious illnesses, the mind-body-spirit connection and why good ass jeans are critical to every woman's empowered sense of self. Jessica is also a shameless shoe whore who wears fabulous but inappropriate heels to playgroup and then goes into too much detail about it on her blog Sassafrass . She lives in Chicago with her hilarious, honey of a 3-year old boy. Contact: shine_jessicaashley[at]yahoo[dot]com [Portrait Photography: Emily Nathan]11 Jessica Ashley is on a journey to healthy living. No really, she is. Jessica is a professional blogger, editor and writer who has chronicled the crabbiness and enlightenment of an Ayurvedic cleanse that lasted a gajillion years, profiles of survivors of serious illnesses, the mind-body-spirit connection and why good ass jeans are critical to every woman's empowered sense of self. Jessica is also a shameless shoe whore who wears fabulous but inappropriate heels to playgroup and then goes into too much detail about it on her blog Sassafrass . She lives in Chicago with her hilarious, honey of a 3-year old boy. Contact: shine_jessicaashley[at]yahoo[dot]com [Portrait Photography: Emily Nathan] 000.0000IDInfoshine_jessicaashley#j0shine_jessicaashleyaCGXQ5OWHYZxuHU3zLk_iKgkAx68qvtbQ3ubKTzqgtRmrusJessica Ashley, Shine stafffnhttp://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/identity/nopic_96.gif9696http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/identity/nopic_244.gif2424http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/identity/nopic_48.gif4848http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/identity/nopic_32.gif3232http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e1d585if74zul3sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/1/tn96.jpg?ciAg_6IBWXRFaDqy9696http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e1d585if74zul3sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/1/tn24.jpg?ciAg_6IBh3n6__N82424http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e1d585if74zul3sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/1/tn48.jpg?ciAg_6IBttVRdf3p4848http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e1d585if74zul3sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/1/tn32.jpg?ciAg_6IBvrCTg0hG3232http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/2/tn96.jpg?ciAg_6IB7Pq_6m9L9696http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/2/tn24.jpg?ciAg_6IB3xJ0Ty3w2424http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/2/tn48.jpg?ciAg_6IBht_YGkyZ4848http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/2/tn32.jpg?ciAg_6IBlY_fyfWf3232http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/3/tn96.jpg?ciAg_6IBzB.1cb1l9696http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/3/tn24.jpg?ciAg_6IBD10ntwCQ2424http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/3/tn48.jpg?ciAg_6IBmAxFj.EI4848http://f3.yahoofs.com/coreid/47e42df4i22c1zul2sp1/aS7Y_WUic68N2U.B8ZzAH23b8YjytDSsm97p/3/tn32.jpg?ciAg_6IB79yff4Pp3232IDContextualInfoglobalYahoo!01http://profiles.yahoo.com/shine_jessicaashleyIDContextualInfombYahoo! Message BoardsIDContextualInfowisteriawisteria3Error Reading Key for user shine_jessicaashleyj0#j0 to UDB in UDBConnection