So I don't know if any of you watched the Golden Globes the other night, but I saw up through the point where Jennifer Lawrence accepted her award for American Hustle. It makes me happy that she has found success and still remains incredibly humble in her profession. Aside from the fact that she's so "normal," the other reason I love J.Law is her combative view of the media's image of an ideal woman.
I've talked about this topic before (you can find my post here) but I think the media has gone entirely too far with photoshopping beautiful women to look thin or perfectly proportioned. Sadly, J.Law among other gorgeous, curvaceous women have been the victim of this and countless viewers of this material have a hard time conceptualizing true beauty. I recently read somewhere that in several studies, after looking at pristinely photoshopped ads of models for just 3 minutes, women start to feel bad about their bodies.
Due to these sad facts, it's refreshing when a popular movie star not only contradicts this notion of being thin equals being pretty, but speaks up against it. I've read several interviews where Jennifer Lawrence adamantly knocks the idea and even makes fun of her appearance, or remarks on her insecurities. So I support you, J.Law, for standing up against the media-fueled lie that is the "ideal woman." Because confidence, not a small waist size, is the most important trait a woman can have.
FYI: These pants are actually leather looking, but the light must not have caught them right, because they look like plain leggings. They're not. :)
I need to stop for a minute (or five) and talk about something over here on my little chunk of the internet. I mean this with the utmost sincerest conviction: I would live in cable knit sweaters if I could. Seeing as I only have four (for now) I would be doing laundry a lot. Which means, unfortunately, I must wear tops other than cable knit sweaters. Talk about a let-down.
I also want to talk about these awesome sauce necklaces! My mom recently became a consultant with Sabika, so she stocked me up over Thanksgiving break with some fabulous pieces, including the necklaces I have on. Their pieces are gorgeous and made of high-quality materials, which makes the investment well worth it. If you're interested in anything of theirs, feel free to contact me and I can forward you onto her!
Have a lovely Tuesday!
Please tell me I'm not the only one who watched the series finale of What Not to Wear. And cried. I have watched the show for the past ten years with my mom and we have lived by Stacy and Clinton's rules. Literally, when shopping, we will ask each other if a piece fits into our closets and fits us well.
Watching the finale didn't seem the same without her there to be appalled by the bad outfits, drool over Stacy and Clinton's picks, and applaud the final reveal. My roommate and I baked brownies and I enjoyed a glass of wine, so that partly made up for missing my mom.
Incidentally, I wore this sweater for the first time today and it reminded of her again. Why is that, you ask? Well, because she has the same one. I don't think Stacy and Clinton ever said you can't have the same sweater as your mom...
(We make sure not to wear them at the same time too, which helps)
It was the first full week of school this week and I have to say I'm exhausted. But the good kind of exhausted. The kind where you feel accomplished and after a bit of sleep, ready to get back into the saddle. It's only been three weeks, but I didn't think I could be this happy and exhausted at the same time (Well, aside from THON of course!).
But anywho, I should probably talk about this outfit. I have a tendency nowadays to get carried away with talking about teaching. I honestly can't help myself, I love it so much! This outfit was the result of Casual Friday at school and I decided Chucks were happening after wearing dress shoes all week.
I feel as if I were to alter this outfit just a little bit, I could totally rock it in the 80s. Maybe it's just me, but the jean jacket, pleated skirt, and Chuck Taylors all scream 80s awesomeness. All I'd have to do is frizz up the hair a bit, add some volume to my skirt, and throw on legwarmers.
I'll let you in on a secret- I have a strange love of everything 80s. The clothes, music, movies- all have a charm to them that makes them distinctly that decade. Unfortunately, I did not get the opportunity to experience the 80s myself, but my mom has told me they were pretty rad. Maybe aside from the hair. :)
Well, it's official. Google Friend Connect, it's been real. I'll miss your daily feed of my favorite blogs and the way you show me how many followers I have. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye too soon. You were great while you lasted, but all good things must come to an end.
On a less serious note, I'm happy to say today is my first day off in a week. As in, Iworkedsevendaysstraight week. If you have worked/work in retail, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, let's just say I was pretty close to having a bit of a hissy fit by the end of the week there. And those aren't pretty my friends. I even stomp my feet and everything.
Who would've ever thought I'd look forward to a Monday? Aside from saying goodbye to GFC, this Monday is looking pretty awesome from my perspective.
I'm linking up with The Collective Blog Hop today! Come on over and link up!
Hey, guess what? I'm still alive! I just took a little siesta from writing lately because of end of the semester papers and finals. But now I'm officially done with my undergraduate career! Graduation is on Saturday which will make it official. I can't believe how fast these past four years have gone by.
If I were to be one of the seven dwarfs from Snow White today, I would hands down be Sneezy. In the 21 years I've been on this planet, allergies have never been an issue with me. This year? Well, let's just say I've gone through three boxes of tissues in the last three days. Now, I love all of the seven dwarfs, but being in Sneezy's shoes for the past few days makes me feel sorry for the poor guy. Hope your allergies aren't terrible like mine and you can enjoy this beautiful weather!
If you haven't done so, you can follow me on Bloglovin' here
Top: Marshall's
Necklace: Forever 21
Skirt: Target
Wedges: Payless
DESIGNED BY ECLAIR DESIGNS・POWERED BY BLOGGER
