As our mothers get older they take up activities to stay busy. Some take up golf or photography, others knit or do needlepoint. My incredibly talented mother takes her vintage Chanel handbags and “Bedazzles” them with the finest Swarovski Crystals. While this process of hand-glueing each one looks like a painstakingly process, my fabulous mother says it’s a labor of love for “my baby on her birthday”. So as I approach my birthday this weekend I have already received the best gift of all. A bag with a history that my mom wore for 25 years and is now made incredibly new, fresh and fabulous for me to make my own history with. I love you my mommy…
So I’m really not sure why I haven’t blogged in a while…I haven’t had ‘blogger’s block’ as I have so many things to say and share throughout the day. It’s just the act of sitting down to the computer and actually doing it. It’s like a mental block for me (like how most of you feel about going through your closet and just ‘editing’ it and getting rid of the old). But I’m putting it out there in the universe to blog more often.
So here a few of my fav things that have been in my head to share with you…
Yur Buds (www.yurbuds.com). I have always been a runner but thanks to these earphones I’m going to do a half marathon in a few weeks because I can listen to Pandora (Today’s Hits, Rhianna Radio and Rap Strength Training are my stations) nonstop without my earphones coming out. The most annoying thing in the world is when your headphones keep coming out and you stop running. These don’t move at all. Finally! Amazeballs.
Then there are the running compression sock sleeve things. (www.cepcompression.com) I can honestly say when I wear these I’m not sore. When I forget to wear them, my shins are sore and so are my calves. Who would have thought these things would actually work? They totally work. Totes.
Everyone who knows me knows I’m a very healthy eater…Although I still manage to eat gross things like those disgusting Cadbury eggs (not the minis..the minis in the purple bag are ridic good) I’m talking the big egg with the gross middle that I say how gross it is every year while I’m eating it and manage to finish it and feel so gross afterwards. Regardless of my slip ups I am healthy eater. So my new obsession for the last few months has been kale. I know it’s everywhere and is so last year’s ‘it’ vegetable. But I’m still totally obsessed and am finding new ways to eat it everyday. I put it in my protein shake every morning (raw and takes on the flavor of my protein powder or banana). I sauté it with a little lemon oil and red pepper flakes. I make kale chips sprinkled with parmesan cheese (my 3 year old is obsessed..literally take kale and sprinkle with cheese (or nutritional yeast if I’m in a no dairy mood) and then spray with olive oil…bake for like 10 min and then broil for about 2). Brad’s raw kale chips, or even the cocoa flavored kale. Anything kale!!
So now that we’ve exercised and we are eating well it’s time to get out of winter hibernation and get our gorgeous butts out there and show the world how fabulous we are. Go exfoliate get a spray tan. Get a coral colored pedi. Get a new fabulous leather jacket that screams Spring. Go edit your closet by donating 10 items (especially to make room for new spring/summer items). No more excuses to not look and feel our best.
And I promise to blog.
Style is not only how you are perceived on the outside but how you feel on the inside. Think about it. When you haven’t exercised or are a few pounds heavier, are you really going to want to wear that chic, tailored dress? No…you’re more opt to wear the bohemian dress that is looser around the belly and not as constricting. You probably don’t walk with the confidence as you would in a slimmer fitted dress. And when you eat badly you certainly don’t feel as powerful or sexy as you would on a day when you exercise, eat well and drink water.
Summer is the time to drink Rose´and eat ice cream at night yet be in a bikini the next day. It’s not fair. So make a conscious effort to feel and look hot for the rest of the summer. Indulge in the ice cream (or the fro yo) but don’t feel guilty (wasted emotion). And do a little more the next day. So if that means switching to almond milk (my latest obsession), drinking more water or running an extra mile to feel great then do it! Style really does come from the inside out…
So I ran in a 5k today and I ran fast. I’m not tooting my own horn (okay maybe a little) but I even placed! And I’m convinced it was all because of my fabulous running outfit.
I ran like the wind in my gun-metal gray Lululemon capris (with bows on the bottom) and sexy black Lululemon top (with built-in bra and skin bearing back). My flashy black and flourescent green Nikes could be seen for miles. My gold mirrored Mykita sunglasses reflected anyone’s image if they looked at me. Intimidation!
Yes, I did just use the words sexy and flashy to describe my running gear. Why not feel confident, sexy and flashy as you huff and puff across the finish line? Who says you have to wear crappy workout wear and look like a schlep? If you look like a schlep won’t you schlep your attitude across that finish line? Go ahead and try a little harder when deciding on what to wear to the gym or on the treadmill. I can assure you that you’ll have burned more calories looking and feeling good rather than in those old school grey sweatpants and oversized man’s t-shirt. I’ll bet you a donut.
They say you are what you eat. I’m convinced you are what you wear….





