Ok now it’s time to get out of the bath, cause soaking yourself in aromatheraputic oils all night long w/ candles and New Age music does not actually = muchness. That’s just the cleansing part. Now I’m gonna tell you about “refilling the muchness”. How do you do that refilling you may wonder? Well you can start by recalling all those pretty pink and blue thoughts you have about yourself, your memories, your dreams, etc. etc. and ask yourself some key questions about what allows you both to feel good about yourself AND produce joy within.
Think of it as making a mental Muchness Grocery List – of only “soulfully nutritious” items, activities, and experiences that refill, recharge, and reactivate YOU.
Earlier this week I couldn’t help recalling this scene from one of my favorite stories, Alice In Wonderland:
The Mad Hatter: You’re not the same as you were before. You were much more…muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.
Alice: My muchness?
The Mad Hatter: In there [points to heart], something’s missing.
Yep…To be perfectly honest I’d found myself feeling rather low on muchness lately. Despite feeling loved, working a pretty awesome career, and having plenty of opportunity to go out and socialize my own Selfdom seemed pretty depleted. And with the sense of depletion I was just not enjoying as much all the awesome surrounding me.
You ever feel like that yourself? I’m sure you have. Usually there are signs.
Apryl here – So I’m revamping the content yet again and got some goodness up my sleeve, and in the works (I just gotta get my busy butt in gear to bake it up fresh for ya :) hehe). Why stay tuned in? Cause I’m rolling out the helpfulness for sure – Dealing with your Guy (even when they drive you nuts), How to work your job like a Rockstar (whether you work at home, an office, or do it hobostyle at your favorite coffee shop), Attitude shifts and Lifehacks for the Ladies, and of course all the Fashion and Beauty goodness that is real and wonderful!
Will share soon – so I’ll see ya here for the goodness ;)
This my lovelies is the t-shirt appropriately titled “Lady Umbrella is away with the birds” which I thought was a perfectly “tweetable” fashion piece to purchase online at www.ladyumbrella.com. It was a snap to buy and a breeze to wear. For those of you who would also like to make fashionable online purchases here’s a few tips:
Fashion Tip 1: T-shirts are a low-risk, easy way to start purchasing clothes online. T-shirts are effortless to wear and usually found at an affordable price. Just make sure to get a color that compliments your skin tone & features. *I’m a brunette with pale skin so this bold true blue looks wonderful on me. Blondes would look stunning in the peachy pink “Lady Umbrella likes to strut” while dark and olive skinned girls would rock the cheeky yellow “What came first the chicken or the umbrella?”.
Fashion Tip 2: Check out the unique accessory options either from the same store or from another online store to add to the look. Scarves, bangles, & earrings can all be easily paired with your t-shirt and won’t cost a lot either. If you are really bold look at some hats or shoes! Or if you are really on a budget just look in your own closet for some fun accessories that can freshen up your look. *I choose pink instead of blue to add some punch as you’ll see below!
Fashion Tip 3: If available before you check out and put down payment information look at any reviews that are listed by other shoppers who have purchased the garment. You might save yourself some heartache or a wrong size choice. At Lady Umbrella though you can trust you’ll get a great garment since Rob & Elena have given all their shirts rigorous testing.
So are you ready to make your own awesome purchases online! Let me hear about it by commenting below. Also feel free to share your own tips for shopping online & off. And stay tuned for more fashion awesomeness next week ;)
Ok kids! First I want to apologize for my lack of posting the last week or so. Things are busy here in the really real world and I’m making some changes. Rest assured there is still awesomeness to be had here (& elsewhere with the 365daygirl project) and I LOVE for you to be a part of it.
So today, with this #makeupmonday I want to ask you a couple things :) If you will indulge me. That means it’s quiz time…er poll taking time! Woot! So please take a minute (or less actually) and check off your answers below.
Thank you so much for answering and commenting – it really helps me make this blog & the 365daygirl project good for you and an enjoyable experience :) Keep your eye out for the changes and more great content to come :)
The Full Spectrum is a gorgeous clothing design I found a couple days ago while searching the web for this week’s fashion Friday awesomeness. Created right here in my own hometown by Sonya Evan’s it features a lovely collection of intriguing screen print designs that are truly unique and I must snatch some items up from her Etsy store ASAP.
Anyway I was so excited about her clothes I wrote about her for Examiner.com so check out my Salt Lake Budget Fashion article on her for the full story on The Full Spectrum!
Review sites and girl networks are another facet of social media that are super helpful – especially for us girls that grew up without sisters and mom’s that were too busy working to show us a thing or two about buying great beauty products. Bellasugar is one of my favorite communities for product reviews and it’s also a wellspring of information. And like my little bubbles in the screen capture photo say it’s incredibly easy to connect with your Facebook account.
Unlike beauty blogs I find these kind of sites a more dynamic place to find expert information as well as great interaction with other girls. *See below…and notice my total n00bness “Member” status next to the super hot chick’s “Platinum” and “Silver”….I’ll work on it.
BTW – there’s also Popsugar, Fabsugar, Tresugar – which have all sorts of info, articles, and goodies about celebrity gossip, fashion & style, and sex & dating! Really an awesome network so get on there and join in on the beautiful conversation!
That’s all for today and ladies sorry for the lateness in posting! Blame it on Twitter ;)
Wow, social media is a godsend. I was feeling pretty blue today and wondering how to get a good #makeupmonday post up for you gorgeous readers. Since I’ve got content all over the web is super easy to just repurpose, retweet, and redirect! So, for you glamazons out there this #makeupmonday blog post is borrowed from a review I did on AMAZING shopping site thisnext.com: Kiss-Custom Fit Acrylic Nails.
I’d seen this little beauties a billion times at the drug store but It took reading a rave review of a beauty expert from in O magazine to finally make the purchase. Don’t you worry, these things are fabulous! They are not the tacky “press on nails” of years past. And they’re beautifully cheap.
Putting these on is a total snap too. I <3 the ability to glamorize myself instantly. This is especially cool these days since I got a lot of shit to do in day. I'm sure you lovely girls can appreciate the glam-in-a-minute option as well! So get yourself over to Target or Walgreens, or any local drugstore and check them out. Even just for fun ;)
To read my fun full review on www.thisnext.com just click on the photo.
Lets take Social Media giant Youtube for example: You know, the beauty of youtube, and the web for that matter is you can research the crap out of your next makeup purchase, find inspiration from photos with just a few keywords, AND learn step by gorgeous step in the comfort of your own home how to put all that stuff on! You don’t have to be set upon by the vultures that work the cosmetics counter. You don’t have to find a sister or a best friend to sit down with you. And you don’t have to subject yourself to hundreds of dollars of product and tools just to have your face break out in hives the next morning.
You just search and then press play.
God it’s glorious.
There is a lot to choose from in the big Social Media ocean however. So I’m here to pick out the pearls of wisdom and awesomeness for you. And to start I’ve got a makeup guru that kicks ass in so many ways: Justine Metz. She’s wicked, she’s willful, she probably thinks you’re an idiot and not just with your makeup choices. All these are reason to look, listen, laugh, and learn.
Ok now it’s time to get out of the bath, cause soaking yourself in aromatheraputic oils all night long w/ candles and New Age music does not actually = muchness. That’s just the cleansing part. Now I’m gonna tell you about “refilling the muchness”. How do you do that refilling you may wonder? Well you can start by recalling all those pretty pink and blue thoughts you have about yourself, your memories, your dreams, etc. etc. and ask yourself some key questions about what allows you both to feel good about yourself AND produce joy within.
