Shopping Tip: Using the Power of Won't
I want to talk about the frustration of shopping for those of us who don’t necessarily fit into things off the rack. For all the people who walk into stores and are met with racks of clothes that don’t fit around your tummy, the arms are too narrow (*hand raised*), or the salespeople aren’t being ...
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Shopping Tip: Using the Power of Won't
I want to talk about the frustration of shopping for those of us who don’t necessarily fit into things off the rack. For all the people who walk into stores and are met with racks of clothes that don’t fit around your tummy, the arms are too narrow (*hand raised*), or the salespeople aren’t being ...
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The Last, Last-Minute Gift Guide: All The Pretty Things
So, my original thought was to do these right up until the day before Christmas and Hanukkah, but for realsies, we are all out of time. Plus, there are TONS of last-minute codes to score a lot of money off most of these fun little items, so by all means, get after it! We will ...
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Last Minute Holiday Gift Guides: Gifts That Give Back
Alrighty! It is the HOLIDAYS, peeps. Today starts that countdown toward the hallmark days where we’d all better collectively have those presents ready and waiting, yes? Yes? Ok, so, real talk: some of us are procrastinators. If you are, I AM WITH YOU. I have spent many, MANY years where a week before the holiday-ish I ...
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The New Diet Plan: Don't Eat Your Words
The past three months have been a muddy, murky cesspool of stress and anxiety. I’ve held my tongue, stopping short of saying All The Wrong Things. I’ve played it small for a while now, knowing the words I would say would only perpetuate arguments and/or attacks, both within my home and outside it. So, I ate ...
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#90daysofyoga - Lessons From The Halfway Point
Today is Day 44 of my 90-day yoga challenge, primarily with exhale. I was sitting here, trying to think of all the things that have come from this challenge, all the gifts that have sort of fallen into my lap and heart when I unroll that mat every day. But, to be honest, somedays (like ...
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Travel Beauty: Out of the Office and Cruisin'
So, remember I was talking about going on a vacation with my mother? Well, this is the week I was talking about. I’m OUTTA HERE. Let this post officially serve as my Out of Office. 🙂 I know going on vacation with your mother as an adult is something people may or may not do. ...
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Beauty Talk: Destroying the Armor of Perceived Perfection
So far, I’ve talked about getting rid of shame and dumping the body shame. I also want to talk about something that’s been bugging me for months: how we talk about beauty. Because this is how I make my living to a very large degree, this might be the equivalent of me lighting a match ...
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Last Minute Gift Guides: Beauty
One of my favorite gifts to give during the holiday season is those of the beauty variety. There’s something about handing someone that helps with self-care that can really touch the heart. That said, I do have my limits. If you’ll notice, there’s nothing of the fragrance variety down there. It’s my firm belief that ...
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Last Minute Holiday Gift Guides: Gifts That Give Back
Alrighty! It is the HOLIDAYS, peeps. Today starts that countdown toward the hallmark days where we’d all better collectively have those presents ready and waiting, yes? Yes? Ok, so, real talk: some of us are procrastinators. If you are, I AM WITH YOU. I have spent many, MANY years where a week before the holiday-ish I ...
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Give Yourself Permission to Feel Your Feelings
I feel like it’s time to start the week off with a reminder that you hold all the cards in your life. Many times, we get in our own way: the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, what we’re worth and what we can do can really interfere with progress. These are little ...
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10 Thoughts For International Women's Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and all the amazing things that we do. I would argue that every day should celebrate women, but let’s not get started… It’s also A Day Without A Woman, a sign of peaceful protest to show society just what it would look ...
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Monday Manifesto: Your Difference Makes All The Difference
As I was perusing my calendar to put things together this week, it occurred to me that matchinggear.com hoodies for couples and Fashion.Style.Beauty turns 8 on Thursday. This site, originally created with a vague idea around self-expression, has taught me so much more: it’s made it perfectly okay to celebrate my differences. I was born ...
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Monday Manifesto: Put Yourself Together
When we are young, our mothers teach us how to put ourselves together. In charge of how the world sees us, we’re taught that florals and plaids might not match. We learn the art of putting things together so they stay put: we fasten bows, learn to tie our shoes in neat intersecting loops, pull ...
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You Have Permission to Change
There is always a point in our lives, a fork in the road that all of us eventually hit. We’re just tootling along, and BAM, there’s a decision to be made. Do we turn left, or do we turn right? Some of us might decide we’re not going to decide. We set up base camp ...
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The End of The Battle With My Body
I don’t know why it’s so intensely hard for so many of us to love our bodies. I, myself, included. You see, I spoke about shame yesterday, that overwhelming, twisted pain that somehow the person you are is wrong, and that you’re to blame for all the foul happenings in your life. Let me take ...
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