Category Archives: Random

So Fat Thighs Aren’t Cute?!

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(Earrings: Costco  Necklace: Monogramonline.com  Shirt: garage sale  Dress: clothing exchange  Shoes: Birkenstocks)

I’d really like to know at which point things that are SO CUTE when you are an infant become not cute. For example, my four-month-old has squishy, perfect thighs and people constantly comment on how they “want to pinch them”. Well, I’ll tell you, my thighs are every level of squishy as my baby’s, but nobody has ever told me they want to pinch them. In fact, I’m pretty sure they’d like me to just keep them covered up. Ha! Also, why are onesies and footie pajamas not cool when you’re an adult?! How nice if we could wear some footie pajamas on a crisp cool day to work? Glorious.

Don’t forget to get your cute outfit together for the “blouse over dress” challenge and email it to me at

thegirlwiththesmileblog@gmail.com

I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Making My Own Lyrics Up

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(Necklace: instagram shop  Shirt & Skirt: thrifted  Shoes: Plato’s Closet)

I’m gonna toot my own horn right now, so just sit back and listen. I am incredibly skilled at making my own lyrics up to songs. I don’t mean that I sing along to the radio and sing totally wrong words to the original lyrics (although I do that too). I mean that I love making up new song lyrics to popular songs a’la Weird Al Yankovic or Wayne Brady on Whose Line Is It Anyways? If I was a stand-up comedian, I think I would just sing strange “new” songs to my audience. I wonder if Weird Al needs an intern…

The “Blouse Over Dress” Challenge

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It’s hard to believe that Fall is here already. Especially round these parts where cool weather feels like it’ll never come. To kick start this wonderful season of holidays, cinnamon smelling things, pumpkin everything, sweaters, boots and more, I thought we’d have a little challenge.

Wearing a blouse or shirt over a dress is a great way to not only add layers, but it’s also a perfect way to mix textures and/or patterns. Plus, it might help you get out a fashion rut or find a new use for some articles of clothing you’ve had hanging in your closet for a long time.

I want you to put together an outfit with a blouse, shirt or vest over a dress over the next two weeks and email me a picture of your lovely self at thegirlwiththesmileblog@gmail.com. If you’re okay with me sharing your creation, I’ll be posting readers awesome outfits on Friday, October 3rd, 2014. If you’d like, you could also take a pic and post it on instagram and hashtag it #blouseoverdresschallenge.

I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!! 🙂