Hi lovely LHIFTG Fans!
It's a beautiful day here in Taranaki, windless, mostly cloudless....it almost feels like spring is here (here's totally hoping). A perfect end to the last day of our Let's hear it for the girls Pamper Prize Facebook promotion. To win this fabulous prize, ladies have been writing their favourite winter pick-me-ups on our Facebook wall. I am really going to miss reading your words, there are so many lovely, inspirational ideas - a few that I have even decided to try myself! It's the little things that make our lives so special in these busy days: a brisk walk in the morning, a cup of hot chocolate by the fire, cuddles with our loved ones, watching a DVD in bed. I know that's what I will taking away from your words throughout this promotion, no matter how stressful life gets or how busy I am, there is always 5 minutes in a day to do something for myself. And for that I would like to thank you!
Since I couldn't take part in the promotion, I thought I would write about my winter pick-me-up in here. My winter pick-me-up is a new pair of shoes. I love shoes, shoes are to an outfit like icing is to cake for me! The right pair of shoes can change my mood instantly: they can make me walk taller, feel inwardly stronger and change a good fashion day into a truly amazing experience. Okay, so I might be a little bit obsessed. And having a job where I am constantly researching online trends does not help! Let me share with you some trends that are key for the 2011/2012 seasons: colour blocking, wooden heels, sky high wedges and platforms. I am one of these women who likes to wear a lot of neutral tones (and black, much to my mother's dismay) and the chance to bring big, bright colours into my outfit through colour blocking is just oh so ....YAY for want of a better word! I'm also a huge fan of wedges. For those amongst us that have teetered around on a stilettos and rolled ankles, a wedge gives stability and support, while not compromising on heel height. On my wish list at the moment are these wedges from the Heels.com website and these colour block platforms from Top Shop (who, incidentally, now ship to NZ!).
The goal of this, the site says, is to help women see themselves for what they are. "A recent study found that 95% of non-eating disordered women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box," the site explains. "Two out of five women and one out of five men would trade three to five years of their life to achieve their weight goals." Try it by putting your details into the search engine and see what comes up. I GUARANTEE you, you will be surprised.
Whew! See you next week!
xx
Oooh, I love online shopping. Shoes are easy, but clothes are harder. Sure, there are plenty of online size guides, but it's so easy to get confused as to what a garment will look like when it is on. I find that I have a very different view of what I think my body looks like, to that which it actually does. I am sure every single one of us out there has this particular problem. There is this new website to help with that - mybodygallery.com. My Body Gallery allows women to post images of themselves on any old day, wearing any old thing, and put a black square over their face so we don't know who they are.
The goal of this, the site says, is to help women see themselves for what they are. "A recent study found that 95% of non-eating disordered women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box," the site explains. "Two out of five women and one out of five men would trade three to five years of their life to achieve their weight goals." Try it by putting your details into the search engine and see what comes up. I GUARANTEE you, you will be surprised. Whew! See you next week!
xx
