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What My Mom Taught Me About Fashion

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 This post is majoring lacking in pictures and I apologize. Apparently tracking down pictures of my mom is quite difficult. But I promise you, she has quite the fashion sense. It’s genetic, duh.

Since it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, I wanted to point out a few tips my mom taught me:

-Work your curves. Always accentuate what you got with some well-placed darts and a flared out skirt. (And I’ve inherited quite the curves from her side of the family that I’m quite proud of.)

-Accessorize. My mom is the best at wearing fabulous jewelry, especially pearls.

-Rock bangs, no matter how short they are. If you see in the top right picture, my mom had some shorty bangs. This may have been because my grandma didn’t know when to quit cutting and not because it was the trend at the time…

-Don’t buy anything full price. We ladies love a good sale/clearance rack.

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-Wear colors that flatter you. My mom is really good at wearing colors that work well with her skin tone and taught me to avoid colors that make your skin look like you are suffering from food poisoning (for me it’s chartreuse…bleh).

I’m so thankful for her and for the things that I’ve learned from her throughout my life. She is a fabulous mom/grandma and I continue to look up to her, even though she is six inches shorter than me. 😉

Remember That Time I Was A TV Host?

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pink shirt collage 1 pink shirt collage 2(Jacket: Old Navy  Sweater: GAP  Necklace: Birthday Gift  Pants: The Paper Indian  Shoes: Plato’s Closet)

Very little known fact about me:

I used to be the host of Germany’s Extreme Home Makeover. Don’t believe me? Just watch this…

Gold Medal, Here I Come!

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fuschia shirt 1 fuschia shirt 2(Headband: GAP  Shirt: Goodwill (Banana Republic)  Necklace: Ross  Skirt: Goodwill  Shoes: Plato’s Closet)

I’ve been thinking, it’s not really fair that only athletes get to compete for gold medals. I propose we have an Olympics for the average Joe-schmo. I call them “The Olympic Alternatives”!

Events will include:

-Arm Wrestling

-Extreme Dishwasher Emptying (this will be my event)

-Kite Flying

-Puzzle Completing

-Synchronized Rollerblading

-Freestyle Sledding

-and more…

If Race Walking can be a sport, then why can’t the above?! Do you feel you excel in anything that could become an event in my Olympics? If so, what would you get a gold medal in?