Technical Difficulties

I want to apologize to all the listeners who were waiting to hear my live talk show last night!

The site was having technical difficulties so I couldn't log on.  So let's try it again next week.

I'll post the date and time when I get it.  In other fashion news.  I haven't posted in a while and I am sorry, I was busy getting ready for the radio show.  So I promise, you will hear from me this weekend as I touch on closet connection and how your closet is connected to your everyday life more than what you think.  So everyone open up that closet door and get ready to move out with old and in with the new.  In the meantime, take a listen to the show that I had after everyone hung up, answer the poll question, and continue to read my blog.  Until the next time remember to love your body from the outside in and last but not least,

May all your outfits match

Tippi

Educating Myself

Okay, so I have been scrolling thru the magazines that I recently purchased and I noticed that everything was way over the top.  I was so overwhelmed with what I saw.  There were lots of beautiful clothes that were in colors that represented the upcoming seasons, but lots of the clothes were way too expensive and the stores were not located near me.  So the magazines I picked up only made me feel like there was no hope.  That is when I decided to tear out pictures of clothing that I liked in the different magazines.  From there I glued all the clothes on a poster board along with strips of colors that I like for the upcoming season.  I figured I could use the board as a guide so that I know what to look for when I went shopping.  After I posted the board to the wall, I stepped back and access what I saw.  I saw lots of yellow, stripes (vertical and horizontal), I saw bold big flowers, and lots of casual canvas tennis shoes.  Just looking at all those clothes gave me a burst of energy.  This is it, I am ready to look for these colors and patterns the next time I go to the mall.  From there I scheduled a day when I was going to stroll around the mall and look at what was new in stores for the spring and how it compared to the pictures that I cut out.  I wanted to compare the different styles and variations that saw from store to store.  I wanted to look at the prices to compare and budget for future purchases.  I'm going to feel funny walking around the mall and not buying anything.  But I could see this being a great thing.  The mall is something I usually avoid because time it takes to find something in my size and my price.  And I don't have the time or the patience to do either.  Well to make a long story short, I went to the mall and immediately identified the items that I chose on my board.  Matter of fact, I saw the same color patterns in almost every store that I went into.  Each store was priced differently and most of them had sales going on.  I noticed it was all winter stuff and it was dirt cheap.  I noticed that the spring stuff was out and it was so colorful, just like in the magazines.  As I continued my walk, I took it all in.  It was a beautiful day and I spent it at the mall.  I really enjoyed myself.  I ended the trip after three hours and when I sat in my car with no packages.  I hugged myself and praised myself on not giving up on loving myself and almost thought about going to the gym in my community.  Then reality hit and I knew damn well I wasn't hitting the gym.

Oh well... until the next time 

May all your outfits match!

You Gotta Believe!

Life is crazy,  all you have to do is ask for it and with a little patience and work on your end, you shall receive.  Today is a day where I had a couple of Ah ha moments and with those moments, at least for me, things start to make sense.  So anyway, my whole point is that since I started to pay attention to my body.  Every ache and pain that I have ever had seemed to have resurfaced.  The difference this time is that I was able to pinpoint what was happening and why.  Well, it's funny how life works because after I found the perfect pant and wore them for the first day, it was almost infectious.  I wanted to run out and buy three or four more.  I found myself going out and buying a much needed pair of boots for under $30 bucks.  With the credit card in hand the world was mine and I had just realize that I could take it over, just by buying clothes.  I walked around ready to spend my saving on a whole new wardrobe, and then I walked by a huge mirror and saw the most poised beautiful woman I had seen.  I walked up to the mirror and realized that it was me.  I hardly recognized the woman looking back at me.  I smiled real big and also realized that I might need to slow down and get to know this woman a little better before I spend all my money on someone I hardly know.  At that moment I turned around and went to the bookstore and decided to buy a book on style and a couple of fashion magazines.  Knowing who you are and what you want your fashion style to be is a calculated process that a lot of woman tend to take for granted.  We have so many fashion magazines telling us what is in style what we should wear for all seasons of the year and no one is telling us how we should wear them.  So I decided that at this point for my next purchase I was going to take my time buy only what was needed and only what fit my body.  So as I continue to take care of my body and pay attention to the things it needs not so much to the things it wants.  I know that the little aches and pains will be a thing of the past.  Until we meet again...

May all your outfits match 

Tippi 

Body Reality

 

 

Well the holidays are over, the New Year has begun and it's back to the hustle and bustle of life.  And as I continue to pull myself out of my fashion rut I realized that it had been a long time since I had looked in the mirror.   I have pretty much been stuck to the same routine for the last five months, the reality is, is that my life has become robotic.  So, as I start to get to know my body again, I take a long hard look at the beautiful person in the mirror and decide at that moment to love her no matter what size she is.  Once I had my moment, I decided to go and by a pair of pants that fit.  I took my tape measure and headed back to the mirror.  With the measuring  tape wrapped loosely around my waist, I marked the point at which the tape met up.  I wrote down the number of inches my waist measured out to be and headed to my favorite store.  First I just walked around and took everything in.  There were so many different pants that I almost got overwhelmed.  Then I remembered that I was going in to get sized and just try on pants.  I immediately found a helpful salesperson and told her that I was on a mission to find the perfect pair of pants.  I added that I was unsure of my size but I had measured my waist and was trying to figure out what my jeans size was.  She quickly pulled out a size conversion chart.  I asked her what was she looking it at and she said that most retailers have size conversion charts that will tell you what your waist size in inches convert to in store sizes.  She told me to ask the sales reps most stores have them and would be happy to share them with you, but usually have to ask for them.  Nice to know, I told her to let's do this, and we then proceeded to find the perfect pant.  I must say after it was all said and done (a short 45 min. later), I came out with two of the greatest pairs of pants I had owned in a long time.  Whew!  That wasn't so bad.  I must say it was very freeing to shop with no issues about my body.  I am not going to lie.  It was really hard not to get into the funk I was so used to being into, but I worked through it and came out with newfound confidence.  So moving forward, I am going to purchase a couple of tape measures, keep them near and dear and continue my quest to love my fine beautiful self from the outside in!

Body Image

How nice it would be if we all had the same shape.  We wouldn't have too worry about different sizes, we could all borrow each others clothes and we wouldn't have too worry about having the biggest (or the smallest) ass in the room.  The grass always looks greener on the side that we are not on.  The reality of it is, if we were all the same size there would not be much left to the imagination.  There would be less creativity.  All men would either have muscles or they wouldn't.  There would be one size bra and panty. There are pros and cons to the ideal, but the reality of it is were are not one size.  It's important the before you shop you remember the reality is, that the outfits that are found on mannequinns in stores are only guides as to how you should coordinate their clothes.  So those of you who look at the outfits that stores have on their body forms please stop immediately.  More than likely they are not the same size

as you and what looks good on them will not look good on you.  When shopping for clothes there are so many factors that must take into consideration before spending your money.

• Know your measurements. Every store size range is different convert the numbers while you are shopping. 
  
• Know what you are shopping for.  If is three pair of jeans make sure you don't come out with five.
• Shop smart not hard.  If you are strategic about it you could come up with a great pair of pants for 50% off.

So the journey continues, I continue to shop through my hard transition in life, and as I do I remember to love my body even though my sisters got all the chi-chis and left me with none. My brother has the pretty smooth and creamy texture skin, and my friends... well you know.

Until the next time...

May all your outfits match!

Tippi

My issues with fashion at this point in my life are as follows:

• I am conformed to wearing specific colors to work everyday.
  
• I have to wear an apron around my outfit while I am at work.
  
• All I do is work. (I know that is not fashion related).

Anyway my dilemma comes from freedom of expression.  I feel powerless sort of, I  feel that conforming to a daily attire hinders me from really truly expressing myself through clothes.
I have always been outgoing, when it comes to clothes and don't  get me wrong, I still am, but at the end of the day I noticed a grey cloud that looms over my head when I am at work.
So as I continue my quest for beauty I am going to challenge myself to add a little touch of something to that dull black and white uniform and see what that does for my attitude. Yellow is my favorite color, it looks great against my skin, and I always get compliments when I wear it.  So maybe I will add a yellow necklace or bracelet. I'll let you know what transpires.

In the meantime, I shall not be lazy when it comes to making myself beautiful. I will not be a baby and pout about having to wear black and white, (I know there are some people would just appreciate having a job).
I will look at my issues with clothes as a journey and move through it gently.
What are your moments with fashion and clothes. 

Let me know.  This journey is not only about me it's your journey too. So what is your dilemma, when it comes to clothes?  Let's trade stories and come up with more ways to make ourselves radiate beauty.

May all your outfits match

Tippi

Welcome to Retail Journeys

I am sitting here trying to think of what to say when I remembered blogs are pretty much diaries, and I need to just let it all out no matter how it sounds.  I am too tired to care about how fashion, health and beauty, fits into my everyday regime.  Well, to say the least, I have always been creative when it comes to dressing, but here lately, I have been conformed to wearing  black and white to work, and I am so tired when I get home that I just want to lounge around in sweats all day.  At this point I don't know what is going to help me get my groove back and play up my wardrobe a bit, so that is why I am seeking out to all those young women who are stuck in a rut with your sense of fashion, Let's pledge this year we are going to turn  things  around and take care of our outer-shell as well as our inner- shell.  I shall not be lazy when it comes to making myself beautiful.

I'll talk to you soon to let you know how it is going.

Tippi