Cara LaGreen
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  • February18th

    JewelShe’s a multi-platinum selling recording artist who’s conquered the pop, folk and country worlds. And in addition to penning the majority of songs on her eight studio albums, she’s also written books of poetry. If there’s one thing in which Jewel prides herself, it’s being a writer.

    The blond beauty, happily married to rodeo star Ty Murray, also prides herself in her relationship with her fans. Jewel has teamed up with The Boot to share personal photos and what could be the most personal pieces in her writing portfolio. The songbird will be blogging every Friday for the next month right here on The Boot, sharing with her fans memories about life on the ranch, life on the road and life lessons.

    In today’s blog, Jewel tells the sweet tale of meeting her future husband. She also shares some painful, yet poignant, memories from her childhood. Read below, in Jewel’s own words, the first in her series of exclusive blogs, as she opens up to fans like never before.

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  • February6th

    cupcakeSo modern day society says that women have to be a size 0 to be pretty. A size 6 is the new 2 and size 10 is plus size.
    WHAT? Are we forgetting that the largest sex symbol of all time was a size 16? Marilyn Monroe — still held up as the epitome of beauty, style, elegance, and grace!  So what I mean to say is that the leading sex symbol of all time if measured by today’s standards would be modeling for Layne Bryant instead of Playboy. Unreal. I don’t know how many times in the music and theater industry I have been told, “Lose a few pounds and you will be fantastic.”
    “You will be fantastic if you lose a few pounds.”
    Voice is fantastic — lose another 20 pounds and you will be golden.”
    “We will cast you tomorrow if you lose 10 pounds.” Read More | Comments