Something for Casual Fridays...

I was trying a new dry curl hair technique... that explains the hair. I think the bun itself would be cute, but further to the back of my head. :) That said, I'm getting my hair cut tonight so I probably won't be able to get it up in a bun.

So as I said previously... I'm obsessed with Girl With Curves site. To the point where my husband says you're still looking at her site? My defense is, for me, style is a learned thing... so I'm studying.

Here's my take on an outfit I really liked of hers. I can't even believe it but I went out and go skinny jeans. YUP SKINNY jeans. I've always wanted to do the look with boots. I'm loving how Tanesha (Girl with Curves) wears most of her skinny jeans with flats or heels... I'll need to give that a try. :) I'm also obsessed with pinterest so I favorited a bunch of outfit ideas (mostly color palettes) and then jump on to Girl With Curves to match up outfits and tada.... an outfit. :)

So here's Tanesha's outfit that I love...

Girl With Curves Outfit

And here's my take.... I think I need a belt though.

Fashionista - Who me???

Ok... so I have always wanted to be a Mom. To me that basically meant jeans and sweatshirts and running shoes. I love pj days. And getting dressed up is for a fancy dinner generally at Christmas time. That said, losing weight I have become more and more interested in fashion. I think it's also part of the "finding me" journey... I mean for the last year I've been Mom and Wife... there hasn't been much room for Kim. Starting a new job I get to decide how I want to be portrayed. Who I want to be. So I started browsing through pinterest for some outfit ideas. Business casual... but stylish. Keep in mind I'm on a tight budget, not to mention my sizes keep going down so I'm not about to buy a whole new wardrobe only to have to replace it in a month or two. (that's a good thing!) I decided to check out some consignment/used clothing stores and was fairly successful. I do have one blog that I've found that I"m obsessed with... Honestly when it's time to get dressed I browse her blog pages to find an outfit I'd like to wear then hope I have most of the pieces in my closet. (similar at least) You have to check her out. She's unbelievable. No matter my weight I'll always be a girl with curves...I've got hips and a tush and they'll be sticking around. So I want to learn to love my curves and how to dress them so that I can be happy with me, and my body.

Here's her blog: Girl With Curves

I'll share a few photos of her that inspired me and then me, in the outfit. :)

A little motivation...

Every once in a while I come accross a quote or picture or saying that really hits home. I had just finished playing doctor with the kiddos when Munchkinette asked what the marks were on my stomach. She then asked if they hurt. Then she said they were kinda yucky. I know it was complete innosense on her part but it still stung... like wow... my stomach can't even get passed a 4 year old. Ouch... Then it wasn't an hour later I saw this... and sad/negative feelings were gone. :)



Now to work on the flat tummy. :)