tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829148185553798182024-03-24T12:47:55.541-05:00THE COVERT BOUTIQUEJeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-36096622215127670442018-01-05T09:36:00.000-06:002018-01-05T12:51:31.363-06:00A NEW YEAR, WILLING A NEW YOU<div style="text-align: center;">
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Wow, the blog lay dormant for a year -- a fitting metaphor for the sinkhole that was 2017.</div>
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I was anxious all last year, triggered by the election and my loss of faith in decency. Coupled with some family health issues and I spent 2017 feeling like a raw ball of nerves.</div>
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But it's a new year and to remind myself of all the light in my life, I'm going to try an experiment and document little things that bring me joy.</div>
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Join me on my Instagram (@slintbee) to hold me accountable and follow along!</div>
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Here's to a brighter 2018!</div>
Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-53484233976373463052017-01-18T22:28:00.000-06:002017-01-19T07:11:45.119-06:00LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Soundtrack: <a href="https://youtu.be/cfOa1a8hYP8" target="_blank">Lotus Flower</a></b>, Radiohead</div>
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Happy 2017 everyone! It's been ages since I've written here. To be honest, the election and its aftermath threw me into such utter confusion that I had to make some radical shifts to my daily routine.<br />
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One of the biggest changes is that I logged off Facebook. Almost entirely. I check it once a week at most, usually scrolling for about 30 seconds before closing out in disgust. In fact, I've given up virtually all online "news" sources. I don't miss them at all (and my hunched, zombie-like phone time has decreased dramatically).<br />
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As a result, I now live in a post-reality fantasy land, somewhere between denial and blissful ignorance.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The air up here is so nice PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME LEAVE</span><br />
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Though I'm thoroughly enjoying this starry-eyed catatonia, sadly reality beckons and I know I can't keep my head in the sand forever (that should be my next Photoshop!). I doubt I'll ever return to Facebook, though, so I apologize in advance for missing your birthday. In fact, I wish you a happy birthday in 2017 right now. Happy birthday (whenever it is or was), I hope you have (had) a wonderful day (to come)!<br />
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-52400479016255060342016-10-12T08:31:00.002-05:002017-01-18T22:34:13.663-06:00GOAL #2: ALWAYS BE LEARNING<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone! My posts have been increasingly infrequent; I apologize.</div>
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If you've been following along, I've been sharing some of my goals for the remainder of the year. My 2nd goal is to KEEP LEARNING.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Senior year rules! <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?br=F21&category=dress&productid=2000196587" target="_blank">Dress</a>, F21; socks, H&M; shoes, Tory Burch (old); Kate Spade Wordsmith clutch, available on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xkate+spade+wordsmith+clutch.TRS0&_nkw=kate+spade+wordsmith+clutch&_sacat=0" target="_blank">eBay</a>.</span></div>
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I've always loved school, and if I didn't have to work I'd be a full-time student. I doubt I'd run out of classes to take. Physics, car repair -- it's all fascinating to me.</div>
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When I find myself stuck in a rut, it's often because I've stopped learning. Things have become too routine. Work and motherhood provide opportunities but these "life lessons" can be heavy. It's much more escapist to immerse yourself in the intricacies of, say, welding.<br />
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Read more books by picking less difficult books. I naturally gravitate towards books like <u>The Theoretical Minimum</u>. But snuggled into a warm bed after a long day, it's physically impossible to read more than a few pages of <u>The Theoretical Minimum</u>.</div>
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Enroll in a class. Community colleges in Cleveland have great continuing ed courses, including Astronomy, Content Marketing, and Holiday Desserts.</div>
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Do unfamiliar things. Last year I joined -- of all things -- a fantasy football league (I am currently in first place!). You can't believe how much the world of conversation opens up with the most basic sports knowledge. I'm sorry I looked down on it for so long. I still don't care much for professional sports but I think my prior disdain cost me from getting to know some interesting people.<br />
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In summary, read easier books, make Holiday Desserts, root for NFL teams based on points assigned to players known to me only by their first initial, last name, and geography.<br />
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-790341120611443122016-09-18T21:08:00.000-05:002016-09-20T09:14:02.200-05:00GOAL #1: LET MYSELF FLOAT<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone!</div>
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As promised, my next few posts are about my goals for the remainder of the year. </div>
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#1: LET MYSELF FLOAT</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Dress, <a href="http://www.zara.com/us/en/woman/jumpsuits/poplin-jumpsuit-dress-c663016p3654076.html" target="_blank">Zara</a>; sunnies, Akira; shoes, <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/kate-spade-new-york-jill-rosette-leather-wedge-sandal-pale-pink/prod186730115/p.prod?ecid=NMCS__GooglePLA&gclid=CPrGlYmdms8CFYEYgQodBZMHSw" target="_blank">Kate Spade</a>; flowers, F21. My husband said I looked like a cool cult-y patient in a hospital gown).</span></div>
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2016 has been filled with a lot of pragmatism and not a whole lot of creativity. As the cool weather rolls in, I promise to allow myself the luxury of daydreaming about exciting, fun, and confusing things. </div>
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One of my greatest wishes is for my kids to grow up thinking anything is possible. For this to happen, I realize Mom has to model the belief.<br />
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Use my phone less, particularly before bed</div>
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Stay in better contact with friends, because nothing inspires me more than you all (that's the truth!).</div>
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So here's to floating above the clouds, getting a bit lost, breathing thin air, having faith in the unknown, looking like a Snapchat filter. </div>
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-4201232520016558572016-09-08T10:15:00.001-05:002016-09-11T08:45:26.209-05:00HAPPY THOUGHTS; YOU GO GIRL<div style="text-align: center;">
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This past weekend the family and I went to a mega water park in scenic Sandusky, Ohio. I fully expected to return home with any number of maladies (staph infection, pink eye, norovirus), but it was actually pretty clean (am I the only person who brings her own sheets and pillowcases to suspect hotels?).</div>
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Anyhow, most bloggers take gorgeous swimsuit shots in extraordinary locales like Santorini or the Maldives. In contrast, my husband took some hilarious photos of me inside this water park, real America as my backdrop, but I don't have the balls to post them. Here are a few outtakes instead:</div>
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I've been feeling a bit blue these days, fretting over the future and not really taking care of myself. But I'm making conscious efforts to be a more positive and grateful person, and not worry so much. It's easy to slip into the occasional rabbit hole, especially when pondering all things difficult, wrong, or sad. I'm really trying to drum up confidence and see the bright side of things as I lay out my goals for the remainder of 2016. I'll share these individually in my next few posts, so stay tuned!</div>
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-28398982721371066942016-08-07T11:27:00.001-05:002016-09-08T10:18:40.309-05:00LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL<div style="text-align: center;">
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The other day my husband and I were looking up Sean Paul facts while listening to Sia's Cheap Thrills, which was (and still is) a huge hit this summer. I started laughing when he was like, <i>Hey! A summer hit made by two 40-year-olds!</i> It's true, Sean Paul is 43 and Sia is 40 (and Olympic gymnast Oksana Chusovitina is 41!).<br />
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I've been feeling pretty insecure about getting older, not gonna lie. Superficial stuff aside, it's hard not to feel like your best years are uselessly slipping away. The old <i>What am I doing with my life?</i> question takes on greater urgency. And the superficial stuff does weigh more heavily (no pun intended). My daily beauty routine has probably quadrupled in time and cost.<br />
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But as my dear husband always reminds me, <i>Today is the youngest you'll ever be. </i>I've really embraced this point of view. Today IS the youngest you'll ever be, so enjoy the day. Fly fast and hard, like a bat out of hell.<br />
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-9113775989939941522016-07-24T15:19:00.001-05:002016-09-08T10:18:57.311-05:00A NEW DAY, OR, CHASED BY TIGERS ON SKATEBOARDS<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been over two years since I regularly posted to the blog. TBH, I found myself running out of steam and our move to Cleveland provided an easy excuse to stop. </div>
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I thought about what would make the blog different this time. When I mentioned it to my daughter, she asked, <i>What blog? What's it about? Being chased by tigers on skateboards?</i><br />
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Fashion blogging is fun, but I'm not really cool enough to pose in front of photogenic walls wearing the latest runway looks. If I had to a pick new direction for the Covert Boutique, it would be whimsy. Being chased by tigers on skateboards. By the way, if the photo above looks like <i>Check it out, Mom's riding a skateboard ha ha!</i> it's because <i>it is</i>.</div>
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-89873636934897231892015-12-04T23:27:00.000-06:002015-12-04T23:28:42.283-06:00GAME ON<div style="text-align: center;">
Sweet sassy molassey it's been over two years since my last post. <br />
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Do I have a new camera? <i>No.</i></div>
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Does the iPhone 6 have a really great camera? <i>Yes.</i></div>
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Could I probably just use that? <i>Yes.</i></div>
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Do I own an iPhone 6? <i>No.</i></div>
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Did you make those bacon-shaped pancakes yourself? <i>Yes.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever I feel conflicted about wearing super-girly things, I think of Zooey Deschanel's quote in Glamour:</span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">"I’m just being myself. We can’t be feminine and be feminists and be successful? I want to be a f--king feminist and wear a f--king Peter Pan collar. So f--king what?"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That little spec of light is the earth, you guys! We are so totally tiny. Some people think that the entirety of our universe is just one of an infinite number of alternate universes in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse" target="_blank">multiverse</a>. Which means somewhere out there I am yelling at Adam Levine to take out the dog. (#SCIENCE)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT! Mr. Brass Knuckles and I took a well-needed mini-vacation this weekend. We drove up to surprisingly scenic and adorable Milwaukee, WI for 36 hours of date action. It was our first evening alone together in over three years. We left on Friday morning and by brunch on Saturday, I had the same lovesick butterflies in my stomach that I had at our first brunch (I was also considerably less hung-over this time).</span></div>
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-21146810582239361922013-09-09T13:00:00.000-05:002013-09-09T13:00:01.126-05:00STYLISH MOMMAS FASHION CHALLENGE, B&W EDITION, AND "MOMMY BLOGGING"<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mommy blogging" is a strange thing. When I was a straight-up "fashion blogger" I was rarely solicited but now that I've joined the Top Mommy Blogs registry, I get hit up for everything. Every company, apparently, wants positive reviews or write-ups from "Mommy bloggers." Mr. Brass Knuckles and I (both marketers) often chuckle about how I am now part of the most coveted marketing demographic: 30-something women with kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The thing is, I don't define myself as a "Mommy," and in fact if that's the first word someone used to describe me I would be a little embarrassed. Some women really embrace being mothers; for me my children are really just one, albeit dominant, facet of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where am I going with this? I dunno dude. Nowhere that hasn't been traveled before. Why don't you just click on that Top Mommy Blogs widget (right -->) and gank me some more pageviews?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(A less lazy post is forthcoming, promise!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great week, Knuckles!</span><br />
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-10017278389256537382013-09-05T13:03:00.001-05:002013-09-05T13:03:22.692-05:00ROMP AROUND!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apologies for the week-long absence; I was travelling for work. I'm so bummed that the summer is finally winding down. The weather was still nice enough, however, to enjoy one last romp in the romper below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm at the age where there really does seem to be a</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> line between people with and without kids. L</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ately my social media feed has been blowing up with articles arguing one way or the other and I've got to ask, what's the deal with this passive-aggressive animosity? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having kids is awesome. Not having kids -- <i>also awesome</i>. As a parent to two young children, I often envy my childless friends. You get to sleep in, go to movies, party until 4am without consequence, and not worry about having to slip out of the office at 5pm every day. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You get to go to the gym, wear silk, and take fabulous vacations. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You probably have an amazing sex life. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I would be lying if I didn't say that Mr. Brass Knuckles and I often fantasize about our lives in 16 years, when both little Knuckles are off at college and we are not </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">always on the verge of falling asleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, there are things about being a parent that cannot be replicated. Every morning, there are two people who shower me with love like we've been apart for 12 years instead of 12 hours. I'm constantly cracking up at jokes I've heard a million times but never cease being funny. I get to deeply inhale freshly shampoo-ed hair and soft pink feet, which smell unlike anything you've ever smelled; they smell so good they literally make your heart ache. In the future, I'll get to visit these knuckleheads at college, and plan wedding and baby showers. And if all goes well, there will be at least two people crying genuine tears at my deathbed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes people with kids wax poetic about life before kids, and I admit it can sometimes border on the pathetic. In fact, one could argue this entire blog is partly a celebration of my past. But the thing is, my life <i>before </i>kids is my only frame of reference of my life <i>without </i>kids</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. No kids =<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> twenties and twenties = awesomeness </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#TransitiveProperty.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will never know what my 30-something life would've been like without them. Maybe in this alternate reality my band is touring Japan, or I'm a suburban-dwelling marketer, or Mr. Brass Knuckles leaves me for Sofia Vergara I MEAN WHO KNOWS?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If you don't have kids, then you've escaped the trappings of evolution and probably experience the world in a way I never will. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have kids, then you've had days like today -- days that are both heartbreaking and totally f*cking magical. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As my good friend always says, it's not a contest to see who's life is better. Y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ou and I, we are both very, very lucky.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One weird example (among many) that proves I am turning into my mother is my upper-arm phobia. I rarely wear tank tops or sleeveless things. I don't even try on sleeveless things anymore because every time I think, <i>This would look so much better with sleeves.</i> I think the last sleeveless thing I wore was my wedding dress, and when I look at my wedding photos now I think, <i>That would've looked so much better with sleeves.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of weddings, these were my wedding shoes! I found these while browsing at Barneys. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I was a very nonchalant bride</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they felt right for a beach wedding, so I tried them on and asked the lady next to me if she liked them. She said (and I'll never forget this because she was also very nonchalant), </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, they look good on your feet. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wore the shoes for most of the reception and they were surprisingly comfy. Or at least comfy enough to get me over the drunken shoe hump; you know that thing when you're having such a good time that you cease experiencing pain until the next morning when your feet look and feel like they've been gnawed on by piranhas?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend, Knuckles! Muchos besitos!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The striped top below is another closet find. It was a gift from my friends D. and L. for my 30th birthday, which I celebrated with a big sit-down dinner party. There were 21 people in total and Mr. Brass Knuckles and I bought four cases of wine -- two to consume and two to hand out as party favors. We went through all our bottles as planned; needless to say,everyone had a GREAT time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not gonna lie, I'm definitely not growing old gracefully (as you can tell by the way I dress, ha ha!). In fact, most days I live in a blissful state of suspended reality. That 30th birthday party was the best! Maybe I will do something similar for my next big birthday milestone. But because I've not entirely abandoned reality, the next day I will supply my guests with extra strength Icy Hot patches, Pedialyte, and 20-minute chair massages. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LISTEN UP, FRIENDS: IT'S NOT A CELEBRATION UNTIL EVERYONE'S FACE IS PRESSED INTO A FACE DONUT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great week, Knuckles!</span></div>
Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-40269530547482439812013-08-11T23:43:00.000-05:002013-08-11T23:44:19.562-05:00STYLISH MOMMAS FASHION CHALLENGE, DENIM EDITION<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned last week, this month I took part in a fashion round-up with four other fashionable mommy bloggers. This month's theme was summer denim. The post was supposed to go out last Friday but hey, WE ARE ALL MOMS WE GOT SH*T TO DO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please check out these gorgeous mothers who make style look easy:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top left, Megan from <a href="http://www.fashionistamomma.com/" target="_blank">Fashionista Momma</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I was also featured on <a href="http://mom.me/">Mom.me</a> for their <a href="http://mom.me/style/5660-mom-uniform/item/trendy-and-polished/" target="_blank">Fashion Uniform</a> segment. This is a really fun site for mothers; I encourage everyone to check it out (and show my feature some luv ;)) <span style="font-size: x-small;"><-- (the close parenthese has given my emoticon a double chin)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's #DenimWeek here at The Covert Boutique! Normally I wouldn't know what this means because I don't keep an editorial calendar, but on Friday I am doing a denim link-up with some other personal style bloggers so I feel justified in jumping on the Shark Week bandwagon (I should've Photoshopped a Megalodon into today's images).</span></div>
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Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625544933060281149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182914818555379818.post-59073306907925345982013-08-02T08:31:00.004-05:002013-08-02T08:53:30.436-05:00A TRIP DOWN FUR CUPS MEMORY LANE<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My talented friend Pat posted a link to an article he's featured in on his <a href="http://raftmusic.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>. It's about <a href="http://thewgnews.com/2012/06/williamsburg-oral-history/" target="_blank">Brooklyn bands</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thewgnews.com/2012/06/williamsburg-oral-history/" target="_blank"> in the 2000's</a> and reading about old venues, bands, and friends made me embarrassingly awash with nostalgia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day I will share stories with CoStar all about FCFT: riding my pink girls' BMX bike to the practice space 3 nights a week; mini Budweisers; living above a 1-car garage in an apartment with insufficient heat across from Pete's Candy Store; and running into her dad at shows and occasionally at the video store; and hauling gear in rented Lincoln Towncars; and the mysteries of North 3rd and Berry where there lived 3 bars, including the one where Mr. Brass Knuckles first bought me shots and years later after that bar shut down we had our engagement party at the one that replaced it; and The Dead Betties and </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 00Agents and </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NoThings and Hula and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Digits/6858062051" target="_blank">Big Digits</a> and she'll be like "ALRIGHT ALRIGHT I GET IT!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(I was 6 months pregnant at this show. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">Many of these images can be found on flickr, search "Fur Cups For Teeth" for proper credits. Please check out the work of the extraordinary rock photographer </span><a href="http://www.jackieroman.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jackie Roman</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This beautiful new coral lipstick was a recommendation from Erica at <a href="http://diaryofatrendaholic.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Diary of a Trendaholic</a>. I'd been looking for an orange-tinted shade and this one is perfect. Thanks Erica! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The belt is from high school, and one of the oldest items I own. Back then I used to hang out at a biker goth store called <a href="http://www.thealleychicago.com/" target="_blank">The Alley</a> (still around!), which was next to a Dunkin Donuts with a hearse in the parking lot. This little corner had tons of cool stores, like an army-navy surplus outlet, a super cheap thrift store called Ragstock, and several pre-F21 fast-fashion boutiques. I bought the belt and my first pair of Docs on this street, which surprisingly hasn't changed too much. If you had shown me these photos of the current Brass Knuckles back then, I would've been horrified. Lipstick, long hair and heels? Actually trying to look pretty? What a sell-out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently made a life-changing purchase during my vacation: a backpack. Okay, so I felt a little bit like a dipsh*t carrying this thing around New York City, but honestly it was liberating. So free! Arms fully</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> available! </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even weight distribution! Compared to a heavy shoulder bag, slipping on my backpack felt like taking your bra off after a long day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Backpacks are tricky to pull off. If you wear the wrong sandals you'll look like a Park Slope Food Co-op shopping Putamayo world music devote. An an Asian woman, if you wear the wrong skirt you'll elicit looks from icky anime fetishists. But actually, who cares? So free! Arms fully available! Even weight distribution!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=handbags_backpacks&ProductID=1059665866&VariantID=&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-izOKt5ZRFU.QRSsUGOS0OA&ls_affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&utm_campaign=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&utm_source=affiliatetraction&utm_medium=ls" target="_blank">Forever 21</a>, $29.80; </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) </span><a href="http://www.luisaviaroma.com/index.aspx#ItemSrv.ashx|SeasonId=58I&CollectionId=4XX&ItemId=6&SeasonMemoCode=actual&GenderMemoCode=women&CategoryId=&SubLineId=bags" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Vivienne Westwood</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $956;</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) </span><a href="http://www.openingceremony.us/products.asp?menuid=2&menuid2=209&designerid=1724&productid=80137" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Eastpack x Nicomede Talavera</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $193 (on sale); </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) </span><a href="http://www.freepeople.com/backpacks/moto-distressed-backpack/?cm_mmc=CJ-_-Affiliates-_-Polyvore-_-Product+Catalog" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Free People</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $528;</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://shop.meredithwendell.com/collections/frontpage/products/leather-backpack-red" target="_blank">Meredith Wendell</a>, $595;</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) </span><a href="https://www.madewell.com/newarrivals/monogramit/PRDOVR~11262/11262.jsp?srcCode=MWAFFI00001&siteId=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-bd7NilWzHcTtiAXxecfXHg" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Madewell</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $248;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) </span><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/pierson-backpack-tory-burch/vp/v=1/1571520594.htm?folderID=2534374302076307&fm=other-shopbysize&colorId=47508&extid=affprg-2687457" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Tory Burch</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $255.50 (on sale);</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) </span><a href="http://www.lordandtaylor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/lord-and-taylor/womens-apparel/boutiques-46153--1/fringed-suede-backpack/?avad=68853_c4aaf93b&al_affid=52293&utm_campaign=52293&utm_source=Avantlink&utm_medium=Affiliates" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Steve Madden</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $98;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) </span><a href="http://www.charlotterusse.com/product/Accessories/Bags/entity/pc/2116/c/0/sc/2584/237240.uts?source=PJ_AD:z:CHIC&affiliateId=2845&clickId=644832621&affiliateCustomId=1a609905f7304f13825429c9d4b9a4ac&cid=afl&redirectURL=http://www.charlotterusse.com/thumbnail/Sale/Blowout-Sale/pc/2613/3106.uts?icid=FD1-0711132ksalestyles75poff" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Charlotte Russe</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $26.99; </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) </span><a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/bags/rockland-backpack.html?affiliate_id=2845&click_id={clickid}&utm_source=pepperjam" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Rockland</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, $84</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just for fun, here's a peek into the contents of my own, recently-cleaned, <a href="http://covertboutique.blogspot.com/2013/07/hats-off-for-summer-and-diy-fails.html" target="_blank">Deux Lux</a> backpack:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Clockwise from top left: Tory Burch <a href="http://www.toryburch.com/Reva-Ballet-Flat/12138006,default,pd.html?dwvar_12138006_color=403&start=3&cgid=shoes-reva-ballerina-flats" target="_blank">Revas</a> (I always keep these in whatever bag I carry), <a href="http://www.revlon.com/Revlon-Home/Products/Lips/Lipcolor/ColorStay-Overtime-Lipcolor.aspx" target="_blank">Revlon ColorStay Overtime lip stains</a>, black socks (you never know when you'll need socks!), gum, fruit snacks, WAG brand bandages, </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">crayons,</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cars Hot Wheel, <a href="http://www.peterthomasroth.com/p-223-mega-rich-body-lotion.aspx" target="_blank">Peter Thomas Roth Mega Rich body lotion</a> (this stuff smells so good!), tinted <a href="http://www.bigelowchemists.com/lipstick-queen-medieval-tinted-lip-treatment.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=productfeed&utm_campaign=googleshopping&gclid=CKT70NbUzbgCFSgV7AodN1cArg" target="_blank">Lipstick Queen in Medieval</a>, Elliott Lucca wallet, anti-friction stick (have you tried this before? It really helps prevent blisters), headphones. Not pictured: keys, phone)</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other life-changing thing we were recently gifted is a Dustbuster. It is amazing. I'm a master Dustbuster now. No more Goldfish crumb graveyards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful weekend, Knuckles!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've now been blogging for a little over a year, and I have to say it's been a lot of fun. It's given me the opportunity to meet other amazing bloggers and even re-connect with old friends. I feel grateful to every single one of my readers, thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Sunnies, Target; shirt, H&M; skirt, F21, jelly gladiator sandals, Old Navy. On CoStar: dress, Target; shoes, Crocs. On the little guy: Superman T-Shirt, Target; shorts, Carters; shoes, Stride Rite)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I originally bought the white skirt below to DIY this amazing <a href="http://www.shopbop.com/belted-stripe-flare-skirt-alice/vp/v=1/1565305513.htm?folderID=2534374302084993&fm=other-shopbysize&colorId=48122&extid=affprg-2687457" target="_blank">Alice+Olivia</a> number which, at $400, was a little too expensive. But let me tell you, sewing on those ribbons was extremely difficult! I eventually abandoned the project and tore everything up with a seam ripper (the truth is I think I am crafty but actually I am about as crafty as Chewbacca). Luckily, the skirt is cute on its own:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Wednesday I spent the evening with three inspirational women.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beyonce played the United Center, and she was amazing. FLOTUS and her daughters sat a few boxes down from us. Her handlers asked us not to take any photos but said we could "take her in," which I gladly did. And last but not least, I got to spend some quality time with my work BFF.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Here I am awkwardly posing against the wall, and yes I have a dozen bug bites on my legs. CAN'T STOP SCRATCHING. Sunnies, <a href="http://www.target.com/p/merona-plastic-square-sunglasses-with-twisted-temples-black/-/A-13973596#prodSlot=large_4_8" target="_blank">Target</a> (recently I've lost/destroyed two beloved pairs of fancy sunglasses so I've decided I do not deserve expensive sunglasses this summer); watch, <a href="http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/Classic/A158WA-1/" target="_blank">Casio</a>; earrings, Anna Sheffield for Target; necklaces, MyNameBoutique, PersonalizedBoutique; jacket and skirt, H&M; bustier, F21; shoes, Asos; purse, Elliott Lucca. The women at this show were DRESSED UP! Slinky jumpsuits, sexy dresses, sequined shorts, all paired with sky-high heels. I honestly felt like a mini-Shrek in my googly-eyed flats).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) As L. observed, Beyonce owns the "swimsuit as eveningwear" look. I would like to embark on a butt-toning adventure this summer so I, too, can pull off swimsuits as eveningwear, or at least give the seams on my skinny jeans a break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) FLOTUS was wearing a patterned green peplum blouse, with a metallic belt and matching green pants. It was the exact outfit I would like to wear when I grow up: classy yet on-trend and all-around gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend, Knuckles! I hope you spend it surrounded by successful, talented, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beautiful,</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and inspirational women!</span></div>
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