Get Totally Fit with Mel B!

Spring is coming and I need to get my rear in gear. So I plan to try Mel B's "Totally Fit" workout DVD this week. That is if I can keep up with the Brit dynamo also known as Scary Spice.

Read my interview with the former Spice Girl on Hot Mama Daily.

I'm So Ready for "The Hills!"

The Hills - MTV Shows

Pretty in Pink: Adorable Betsey Johnson Dresses for V-Day

Here are my V-Day picks 4, 5, and 6. Adorable pink dresses from mop-top designer Betsey Johnson. Get free shipping on all orders over $200!

More Valentine's Day Gift Ideas 1, 2 & 3

Valentine's Day is next Saturday, but there's still time to pick up a few last minute items to make your heart holiday even sweeter.

Here are a few sweet and sexy items I found on Bebe.com that will surely spice up your love-in weekend:

Today is National Wear Red Day for Women's Heart Disease Awareness

According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women over age 25, and African-American women are more prone to stroke and heart disease than other women.

So show your support today by wearing red. Also, wear red today and save 20 percent off all purchases at Macy's or buy a Red Dress Pin for $2 at Macy's and get the same savings until Sunday, Feb. 8!
To inspire you, here are a couple cute red items I found at Dollhouse.com.

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

With Valentine's Day and Fashion Week (more on that soon) approaching, February is going to be a rockin' month. Next week, I will post my Gift Picks for Valentine's Day and post an even more comprehensive V-Day Gift Guide over at Hot Mama Daily. To tide you over until then, here's a sneak peak at romantic gift ideas at Barnes & Noble.com.



I love these candles. Who knew B&N.com sold such cute home and gift wares?

Will the Real New York City Please Stand Up?

I hate to admit it, but I actually like "The Hills." So I was looking forward to Whitney Port's spinoff "The City," especially since I'm a New Yorker. So I watched the premiere episode this week on MTV. Ummm...and I didn't recognize New York City at all. Sure, the landmarks and hipster spots were there. But from watching "The City," you would think perhaps the most racially diverse city in the world had no people of color living in it. And the forced divide between "downtown hipsters" and "Uptown socialites" feels like a contrived story line cribbed from the pages of S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders." You know, re-imagined as the Upper East Side Socs and the Lower East Side Greasers, without the grit and despair and all with interest earning savings accounts. Or perhaps it's just a lame Gen Y version of "Sex and the City," without the sex and the real city.

So, dear Whit, I cannot bear to watch "The City," because it reduces New York -- one of the realest, most multi-faceted cities in the world-- to a superficial playground for bratty trust fund babies and vapid fashionistas. I'd rather watch Lauren pout her way through expectedly fake L.A. on "The Hills." But maybe Cali folks feel the same way about that show.

Merry Christmas!

So I jumped the gun by a couple days. I haven't been blogging much here at Tracy's Pop & Shop. But I've been blogging plenty at Hot Mama Daily, so go check it out.

In the meantime, here's a flashback video. Who doesn't love "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Awwwww...This Kitten Loves Broccoli!

I want this broccoli lovin' kitten for Christmas. So cute.

My Guilty Pleasure: MTV's The Hills

Ok, I'm late to party but I'm officially a fan of The Hills. I know, I shouldn't pay these privileged brats any attention. But the vapid cast is somehow so hard to resist.

Love Audrina's raven locks and dazed moments of silence. Can't stand that witchy Lo (if this weren't a PG-13 blog I'd really let her have it). I think Spidey deserve each other. Horsey Heidi isn't all bad (she's just a dim wit who wears way too much makeup), but that Spencer is pure evil. How could she marry a man who disrespects her mother every chance he gets? As you can see, I'm way too involved. And I really like that Whitney. She's probably the classiest member of the cast and I'm looking forward to watching her NYC spinoff The City. I really gotta get a life.

But now the real reason for this post. Again, I'm late to comment on this. But what's up with Lauren Conrad's 'stache? I'm sure she bleaches, but it's not working. Lauren's "character" is the best friend to all and done-wrong by many good girl, but I'm not buying it. I'll be watching you Conrad. And if you shed any more crocodile tears I'll...still be watching.