Taking a shower mostly entails washing your hair and shaving your legs, but here are a few more quick things you should make time for that will benefit your health. Source: Thinkstock Read more

Who's excited for the 2012 Olympics? We are after seeing these slightly awkward, yet ab-tastic new photos of Michael Phelps. The gold medalist wore his familiar Speedo to jump in the shower, rather than the pool, for a photo shoot for Head & Shoulders. Get ready for a Summer of swimmer eye candy! See more photos now of Michael's shower party at New York's Soho House. Read more

Geeky ladies don't always want their gadgets in the color pink, but accessorizing with them every so often is totally acceptable. If there's ever a time to skip the red hearts and pink roses to shower your geek with some similarly hued tech accessories, Valentine's Day is it. Check out a few in the slideshow! Read more

Even though you show your love all year long, Valentine's Day is the ideal excuse to shower your favorite geeks with an extra dose of x's and o's. Pick one of these 26 cards up for the physics know-it-alls, Star Wars-sweeties, and robot-obsessed cuties in your life. Read more

This week, we fete the mama and newborn who were not ready to be the centers of attention before the birth with a sip-and-see shower. Whether it is cultural superstition or a woman who has faced miscarriage or troubled pregnancies in the past, the sip-and-see shower celebrates the new family by welcoming relatives and friends with an opportunity to meet the newborn for the first time. Read more

One woman's gag gift is another mother's treasure! While baby showers are a fun way to fete the expectant mama, they also help her load up on loot like practical baby necessities. Though most guests gravitate toward the basic and budget-friendly items on a mom-to-be's registry, others try to wow the crowd with the most outlandish gifts they come across. From garish clothing to utterly ridiculous Read more

Put down the umbrella and celebrate the sun! A celebration for a mama-to-be may call for a shower, but it's usually filled with sunshine and bright smiles. No one knows this better than Kim Stoegbauer, a party-planning guru and the founder of the TomKat Studio. She's teamed up with one of the ultimate baby-gear emporiums — Pottery Barn Kids — to share her baby-shower know-how with other Read more

The following post was shared in our Baby Showers Tips and Pics group by jdeer from Egg2Cake. What kind of a shower do you throw in November for someone who'd rather be outside than inside and who hiked in Alaska when she was pregnant? None other than a National Park Baby Shower! Guests were advised of the theme well in advance, when they received their passport invites that included a shower Read more

We hoisted our umbrellas and put on our wellies but nothing could keep us from the real showers this month – baby showers! Throughout the month we've featured real-life showers thrown by some very talented ladies. From a luncheon based on a popular baby book to a camping-themed soiree to celebrate an adventure lover, check out these parties celebrating mamas-to-be for some inspiration for your Read more

This schoolhouse really rocks! There's a lot of learning to be done when a new baby comes along, and when the mama-to-be is a teacher, her worlds really can collide. When Whitney Smith's friend, who happens to be an elementary school teacher, announced her pregnancy, the party hostess couldn't think of a more appropriate theme for the mama-to-be's upcoming shower. Using parts of the school day to Read more