Style Harmony

Did I get your attention?!  Good! Because this is not a drill. The Covid pandemic is over and sloppy dressing is not doing you any favors. You may be thinking: "So are you saying that I can't be comfortable anymore?" and the answer is NO, that is not what I am saying . However, there is a way to dress in a comfortable way that is not sloppy and that has more refinement.  Okay, so tell me WHY I can no longer wear leggings & tees via GIPHY In all honesty, friend, there are a couple of reasons.  First, and most importantly, it impacts how you feel and how you take in and respond to information. There is scientific proof to this. A study was done in 2012  and found that what you wear can affect how you think! The study showed that people performed better on attention tasks when they wore a lab coat (thought to symbolize attentiveness) compared to their own clothes. However, just seeing a lab coat or wearing a different coat (like a painter's) didn't have the sam...

 Raise your hand if life feels like it's moving at the speed of light! via GIPHY Our lives are very busy and oh-so-full these days. That's not necessarily a BAD thing, but the busier that life is, the more we tend to neglect ourselves and our needs as women. Oftentimes what that looks like is looking back on the whirlwind and wondering when we got so behind on tasks and realize that in the day-to-day routine grind, we don't feel aligned with some of the things we are doing on autopilot. The joy in life has been a bit dampened by the cut and paste aspect of life.  Let's Identify Where We Feel Stuck Take a well-deserved quiet moment to yourself to sit down and think about your life. Consider the following areas in your life: Career Relationships Health Personal Growth Style (you KNEW this had to be there, right?!) Ask yourself these questions: Are you satisfied? If you aren't satisfied, what needs to be altered? What could increase your happiness in each area? As you ...

 How many times have you uttered one of these comments: "I look so fat in this." "These jeans would look so much better if I could just shrink my thighs a bit." "Ugh, I look so bloated today." "Now that I'm in my 40's, I guess style just isn't for me anymore." "Maybe I will buy new clothes when I lose weight." If you have found yourself thinking or saying any of these things out loud, I'm talking to you today. As a woman who is in her late 40's myself, I have had a realization: If I want my body to be perfect, I'm going to be on the hamster wheel forever. It's chasing an ideal that doesn't exist in reality. So, that means that I will be waiting to make a change, improve my style, buy the clothes (and the list goes on) for, well, forever. Unfortunately as women, society has not been kind to us. Media leads us to believe that the perfect looking young toned bodies on the covers of magazines are the norm and...

 Every single time I have a vacation coming up, I panic. Partially, I think it's because not only am I packing for myself, but also my son and any of the items that are needed for the family. In addition, I need to do everything around the house that needs to be prepared for us to be away, including things for the pet sitter. And then there is the laundry. Laundry always must be done before a trip.  My husband always frustrates me because he waits to pack for himself many times until the day OF the trip and his attitude is "It's not that hard.". If only we could switch roles so he would understand! Typically I try and remind myself that I'm not going to a foreign country (unless I am) and that should I actually forget anything, I can find a store!  This last trip was not quite so easy to do so because we were heading on a cruise, so you kind of need to have what you need with you! When it comes to packing, I have found that there are a few VERY helpful tips that c...