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Quick Style Guide: Thanksgiving Attire..leave room for the turkey!

Posted by Michelle November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving is upon us! Family, Friends, Food, Clothes?  What does one wear for a meal with family, or more than one meal with different families? Here’s your quick style guide for Thanksgiving dressing! (haha, so punny!)

Remember a few key things:

A) You’re going to be eating alot!  Keep clothes a little looser fitting. You’ll get super uncomfortable when that stomach expands from food consumption. No skin tight garments!

B) You might be seeing family you haven’t seen since last year, or since forever ago. Don’t send grandma into cardiac arrest with all that bare skin.  Wear a cami under that lowcut sweater or tights/leggings under that cute new mini!  Cover your parts, the only naked thing people wanna see is a turkey.

C) You might be standing more than you think!  Whether mom invited more guests than she thought or 90 yr old Aunt Ruby needs the chair, or you’ve been commanded to help out in the kitchen, comfortable shoes will be your friend.  The spiky stilettos  or thigh-high boots just won’t work for this occasion.  And no one wants to have to see you take of your shoes. Cute flats or flat boots are where its at!

A few options

1)     Oversize sweater belted low with leggings and flats

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 2)     Dark wash denim jeans with embellished blouse or sweater

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3)     Jersey dress with dark tights and flat boots

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All of that being said, I still have no clue what I’m gonna wear! But you better believe it will be comfy and cute!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hope its a blessed one!

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5 Thankful Thoughts About Your Body Image

Posted by Michelle November 24, 2009

Thanksgiving is just a few days away loves.  And now is the time to name what we are thankful for!  I have plenty to be thankful for,  and I’m not gonna bore you with all, but I will share with you 5 things. 

But first, let’s face it! American women have horrible body image’s!  Unless you’re a Victoria Secret model, you don’t think you’re perfect.  9 times out of 10 that I look in a mirror, I think something negative about myself.  Someone gives me a compliment, including my mom and boyfriend, and I roll my eyes, shake my head, or respond with a negative comment.  I know I’m not alone.   Every girl I know thinks she could lose a couple pounds, get that nose fixed, dye that hair, and more.  Here’s the reality.  Every woman/girl is beautiful.  There is something pretty abouty you!  You just ignore it or don’t even know it.  So the rest of this week, I’m ditching the negative thoughts and self-degrading comments! I  will be thankful for what I am on the outside.  I challenge you to do the same! 

5 Thankful Thoughts on My Body Image

fall_beauty_smaller5.  I am thankful for my toned calves.  Which I didn’t even realize I had till my boyfriend mentioned it.  I guess wearing heels 4 out of 7 days a week, does more than just make me feel tall.

4.  I am thankful that when I change out of my oversize PJ’s in the morning, I feel skinny in my clothes for the day.  Stupid mind trick that works!

3.  I am thankul for my brown/slightly discolored eyes.  Because growing up, I wanted baby blues , and now I appreciate that my eyes make me unique.

2.  I am thankful for my freckles.  I have them on the bridge of my nose, on my elbows, and on my knees.  I used to do everything I could to hide them, now I think they are kinda cute.

1.  I am thankful for my body shape…waist, hips, etc.  Its not perfect, and I can’t really change it, (my hip bones aren’t gonna shrink!)  But learning to dress for my shape and accentuate the positive makes dressing fun again!

There are my 5 things that I am thankful for about myself. 

What do you like about yourself?  Leave me a comment with your 5 Thankful Thoughts on Your Body Image!

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