Tag: Ingenue
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The Beauty of Branding your Image
It’s not just Hollywood that sets fashion trends. With so many of us bloggers posting opinions on which fashions to follow, it’s no wonder so many women deliberate over what to wear! In one day’s feed you may find a number of blogs that contradict each other. We can relate to some new styles when the…
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Should you Say Yes to the Dress?
An estimated 198,000,000 roses were given out this week to women all over the country. My daughter and I each got a dozen of them. Her’s are white, mine red. My husband teased us as we debated over which vase we would each use to display their beauty. Size does matter. It is important that…
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7 Steps to Branding your Image like Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg has the twitter world in an uproar over his difficult decision of What2Wear. Tens of thousands of people are commenting on this internet entrepreneur’s approach to fashion. Some called him creepy, obnoxious, arrogant, weird…. some even question whether he might be a psychopath! All because he has branded his image with extreme simplicity.…
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7 Keys to Finding the Right Foundation
You’re in the middle of a great conversation, your about to make the most amazing point and then it happens. “There’s something in your teeth.” Your friend wasn’t listening at all! She was totally distracted by some stupid flake of food and didn’t even hear your story! It’s a fact of life: Humans are distracted by clutter…
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6 Steps to Creating your Personal Dress Code
Many moms have joined with Staples in celebrating this back-to-school-season as “the most wonderful time of the year.” Especially, the moms of students with dress codes. It may have been a challenge to hunt down the khakis or figure out sizes after a summer of growth, but it’s all worth it once the morning routine starts…
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Here’s Why Back to School Shopping can be so Challenging
This may be the most wonderful time of the year for some moms, but shopping for it can be a nightmare! Creating the back to school wardrobe for a nervous or indecisive student can be especially difficult when the girl’s approach to style differs from her mom’s and they do not understand each other. Trust…
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Don’t Get Sucked Down the Drain of Depression
Physical pain is an infliction on the psyche as much as it is a debilitation to the lifestyle. Disappointment in one’s own restricted abilities can create an internal confidence conflict that is hard to shake. I’m sure you have had an experience where an injury not only kept you from doing something, but also nag at…
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7 tips for Finding a Great Outfit Quick
Most women make shopping an experience. We enjoy going with our girlfriends and try on lots of potential pieces for our wardrobe. Even if we have no need for clothes. The dressing room halls become our runway as we model for each other’s opinions before we make our decision: to spend or not to spend–this…
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Are you Just Like your Mother?
Social Skills 101: Never tell a woman she is old, overweight or just like her mother. While not every woman is sensitive about all of these areas, we do all have an emotional attachment to each of them. Personally, I would love to be just like my mother–she’s beautiful inside and out. Not all moms,…
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Confident in the Challenge of Letting Go
This Easter I was asked to share my thoughts on the final words that Christ spoke to Mary while dying on the cross. This challenged me because I didn’t understand why Jesus called His mother “dear woman.” I know He was fully God, but wouldn’t His fully-human-side long for His “mom” in a time of…
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Dressing for your Easter Celebration
Some of my fondest Easter memories are of the days of preparation for our family gatherings–especially the days of shopping for all the little girls’ dresses with my mom. It was no easy assignment,
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What Drives You?
Every human being is in search for significance. We want to be valued, we want to have purpose, we want to make an impact in our world. This may look different for each of us, but when we understand what drives us and how to BE who we were designed to be, we become powerful,…