If things didn't work out the first time...chances are that won't work out the second, third, or God forbid, the fourth time either!! People do not really change. We are who we are at our core. Yeah the fringe (what's on the surface) may change a bit but what's deep down, who a person really is, does not change.
Never go back...always move forward!
--IF
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Mascara Tip
If you need to apply mascara for a night out but are already wearing if from your work day...wet your finger with water, blink your eyelashes through the water on your finger, then reapply your mascara. The water makes your lashes more pliable and the mascara should go on without clumping.
--IF
--IF
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Top 5 Day-to-Day Must-Haves
When you're going on a trip or even to work, do you have a check list that you go through? Here are MY TOP 5 must-haves for getting through a day...
My TOP 5 Day-to-Day Must-Haves:
1) SUNGLASSES
Just because the weather is cloudy, rainy, foggy or even dark when you depart your home doesn't mean the entire day with be that way! Plan ahead...even if the sun isn't shining brightly there can still be glares from other vehicles, buildings, or even wet pavement. Also, polarized sunglasses are very helpful in these type conditions so you may want to invest in a pair.
2) UMBRELLA
No one wants to be caught in the rain unprepared. I remember in college there were a few days when I wasn't prepared. I ended up walking across campus getting drenched! Then I had to sit in a class cold and wet for the next hour! Brrr! Never again! I always have a small umbrella in my handbag just in case. Guys you keep one in your backpack, messenger bag, or briefcase! Believe me, a little bit of preparation can make a huge difference when you have some place to be...business meeting, out to dinner, shopping, picking up the kids from school. Staying dry = being warm and happy!
3) $20 STASHED for Emergencies
I try to keep at least a 20 dollar bill stashed away in my wallet for emergencies. It could be for a cab if your car breaks down or if you've had a crazy night out. You could use it if those groceries add up to more than you were expecting. When would an unexpected $20 not be welcome!? You all know when you get out your winter coats and reach your hands in the pockets and find $1, $5, maybe more left over from last winter, how exciting it is....Surpirse money!!! YAY! If you must use your emergency $20, make sure you replace it as soon as possible!
4) LIP BALM
We all need it. We all need several tubes of it. I try to keep one tube in my coat pocket, one in my bag, one in the car, one in the desk drawer. My favorite kinds are ChapStick Cherry and Strawberry flavor (they smell yummy and have a very light pink tint), Bonnie Bell 's Lip Smacker Dr. Pepper (contains a slightly red tint and smells like Dr.Pepper), and for ultra-moisturizing I MUST HAVE Euercin for Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy (in a small tube for lips). You'll find the Aquaphor on the Lotion Aisle of most retailers, it should be shelfed with the Eucerin lotion. The Aquaphor works really well not only for chapped lips but also on sunburned lips. It's amazing stuff!!!
5) CELL PHONE and CHARGER
If you're anything like me, there are very few phone numbers that I have actually memorized. All numbers are programmed into my cell phone and I just look through my contact list to find the number I need. However, I also take along a phone charger because smart phones use a lot of power with all of their many functions. I would hate to be isolated from my little world!
I'll go ahead and give you my Top 10...
6) Wallet and ID...of course if you'll look closely at #3, you already have your wallet because you've put your emergency $20 in it! Genius!!!
7) Eye drops..if you wear contacts or get dry eyes, you know how important eye drops are for getting through a day!
8) Baby wipes, hand santizer...something to clean your hands especially when colds and the flu are very prevelant
9) A snack...I always have at least one granola bar with me...sometimes meetings go longer than expected, traffic can be a nightmare, or errands won't allow me time to stop to eat
10) Pen and paper...even though you have your smart phone, pen and paper still have a place in this world!
Now, you've read my list of must-haves for day to day, I'd love to hear some feedback from you about what your Top 5 or 10 are for getting through your day!
--IF
My TOP 5 Day-to-Day Must-Haves:
1) SUNGLASSES
Just because the weather is cloudy, rainy, foggy or even dark when you depart your home doesn't mean the entire day with be that way! Plan ahead...even if the sun isn't shining brightly there can still be glares from other vehicles, buildings, or even wet pavement. Also, polarized sunglasses are very helpful in these type conditions so you may want to invest in a pair.
2) UMBRELLA
No one wants to be caught in the rain unprepared. I remember in college there were a few days when I wasn't prepared. I ended up walking across campus getting drenched! Then I had to sit in a class cold and wet for the next hour! Brrr! Never again! I always have a small umbrella in my handbag just in case. Guys you keep one in your backpack, messenger bag, or briefcase! Believe me, a little bit of preparation can make a huge difference when you have some place to be...business meeting, out to dinner, shopping, picking up the kids from school. Staying dry = being warm and happy!
3) $20 STASHED for Emergencies
I try to keep at least a 20 dollar bill stashed away in my wallet for emergencies. It could be for a cab if your car breaks down or if you've had a crazy night out. You could use it if those groceries add up to more than you were expecting. When would an unexpected $20 not be welcome!? You all know when you get out your winter coats and reach your hands in the pockets and find $1, $5, maybe more left over from last winter, how exciting it is....Surpirse money!!! YAY! If you must use your emergency $20, make sure you replace it as soon as possible!
4) LIP BALM
We all need it. We all need several tubes of it. I try to keep one tube in my coat pocket, one in my bag, one in the car, one in the desk drawer. My favorite kinds are ChapStick Cherry and Strawberry flavor (they smell yummy and have a very light pink tint), Bonnie Bell 's Lip Smacker Dr. Pepper (contains a slightly red tint and smells like Dr.Pepper), and for ultra-moisturizing I MUST HAVE Euercin for Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy (in a small tube for lips). You'll find the Aquaphor on the Lotion Aisle of most retailers, it should be shelfed with the Eucerin lotion. The Aquaphor works really well not only for chapped lips but also on sunburned lips. It's amazing stuff!!!
5) CELL PHONE and CHARGER
If you're anything like me, there are very few phone numbers that I have actually memorized. All numbers are programmed into my cell phone and I just look through my contact list to find the number I need. However, I also take along a phone charger because smart phones use a lot of power with all of their many functions. I would hate to be isolated from my little world!
I'll go ahead and give you my Top 10...
6) Wallet and ID...of course if you'll look closely at #3, you already have your wallet because you've put your emergency $20 in it! Genius!!!
7) Eye drops..if you wear contacts or get dry eyes, you know how important eye drops are for getting through a day!
8) Baby wipes, hand santizer...something to clean your hands especially when colds and the flu are very prevelant
9) A snack...I always have at least one granola bar with me...sometimes meetings go longer than expected, traffic can be a nightmare, or errands won't allow me time to stop to eat
10) Pen and paper...even though you have your smart phone, pen and paper still have a place in this world!
Now, you've read my list of must-haves for day to day, I'd love to hear some feedback from you about what your Top 5 or 10 are for getting through your day!
--IF
Sunday, January 2, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Welcome 2011!!! I hope your New Year is off to a Great begining! Have you made any resolutions for 2011? I don't really make resolutions but I do plan on making some changes to better myself. Here are a few:
1) Drink more water! I've found that if I have a cute or special cup, I will drink a lot more water! For Christmas, my friend Emily gave me 2-24 oz Auburn logo Tervis Tumblers with lids and straws! I filled my cup up three times yesterday!!! I'm off to a good start! Water is soooo good for the body. It helps keep skin clear, lips moist, hair shiny, remove toxins, helps the digestive system function, and can help you lose weight--when the body is dehydrated it can store up to 4 pounds of excess water!
2) Say "no" more often! I have a tendency to overextend myself...probably because I don't want to disappoint anyone. I have learned though that if I say "yes" to everything I end up stressed out and exhausted. For 2011, I'm going to say "yes" only when it's something I REALLY want to do!
3) Learn to play guitar! I've decided that I need to tap into my artsy/creative side more and I want to learn a new skill. I found out that the church I grew up attending is offering FREE beginners' guitar lessons every Sunday for six weeks!
Those are three things I'm looking forward to incorporating into my 2011. What are some of yours? I'd love to hear about them!
I hope 2011 brings you good health, wealth, hope, love, strength, happiness, laughter, peace, and optimism!!! And may you find a good tailor---your new best friend! ;)
--IF
1) Drink more water! I've found that if I have a cute or special cup, I will drink a lot more water! For Christmas, my friend Emily gave me 2-24 oz Auburn logo Tervis Tumblers with lids and straws! I filled my cup up three times yesterday!!! I'm off to a good start! Water is soooo good for the body. It helps keep skin clear, lips moist, hair shiny, remove toxins, helps the digestive system function, and can help you lose weight--when the body is dehydrated it can store up to 4 pounds of excess water!
2) Say "no" more often! I have a tendency to overextend myself...probably because I don't want to disappoint anyone. I have learned though that if I say "yes" to everything I end up stressed out and exhausted. For 2011, I'm going to say "yes" only when it's something I REALLY want to do!
3) Learn to play guitar! I've decided that I need to tap into my artsy/creative side more and I want to learn a new skill. I found out that the church I grew up attending is offering FREE beginners' guitar lessons every Sunday for six weeks!
Those are three things I'm looking forward to incorporating into my 2011. What are some of yours? I'd love to hear about them!
I hope 2011 brings you good health, wealth, hope, love, strength, happiness, laughter, peace, and optimism!!! And may you find a good tailor---your new best friend! ;)
--IF
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas...You're Someone Special!
Merry Christmas! Christmas is a time to remember the greatest gift ever given: Jesus. He was given to us in the most fragile form, a baby. Helpless. Small. Weak.
Christmas is celebrated because it represents the birth of Jesus and even more so what His life would mean for all who believe in Him: More forgiveness, mercy and grace than any of us deserve; a love that is unfaltering and knows no end; and a life after death here on Earth! This is what Christmas represents to me and what I celebrate!
Yes, Christmas is a time of celebration but for myself and many people I know, Christmas can also be quite sad. Perhaps the sadenss is do to the breakdown of a relationship, or maybe it's the loss of a job, maybe it's fewer place settings at dinner because loved ones have passed on. I say to you my friends who are feeling helpless, small, and weak . . . You are special!!! You are loved! You are missed by someone! Where you are now, is Temporary!!!
As I've been reminded lately, every rough period we go through has lessons to teach us and one of those is how to appreciate the good! Not only will you learn to appreciate what you do have but you will also be able to help someone else through his or her tough times!
There were many times in 2010 that I thought I would not be able to get through this or that, it was all just too much, more than I could possibly live through. But I did live through it. I am still standing! And now looking back at this year, I have realized that even when things were at their darkest.... I was experiencing, I was learning, I was perservering, I was serving a greater purpose yet to come!!! The more people I listen tell their stories, try to encourage, even just smile at, that greater purpose becomes more and more clear to me!
If you're thinking to yourself, "She is all mushy because it's Christmas and she had a good day" well, yeah of course!!! But I challenge to you begin paying attention to when someone says to you "I miss you"! It's the one phrase that has put things into perspective for me. Perhaps it will do the same for you. For me "I miss you" means that in some way, shape, or form I have touched someone's life and he/she was better for having met me. Nice thought isn't it!? Now you try...Pay Attention...And when you hear it, File it away for safe keeping!
Christmas means so many different things to so many different people. To some people it means spending Christmas with Someone Special, usually a significant other. But what if that role if vacant? You can still spend Christmas with "Someone Special" . . .YOU!!!!!!! I spent my Christmas with "Someone Special"....me. I wasn't wrapped up in someone else, wondering if he was happy, did he like his gift, was he mad at me for something, was he ready to leave, and many other things that I have worried about in the past! It was a day appreciating everything I do have and not being sad over what I don't have. I believe that's called . . . Peace.
Only through the meaning of Christmas...could the helpless, small, and weak become a great gift to mankind. No One can ruin Christmas.
With love,
--IF
Christmas is celebrated because it represents the birth of Jesus and even more so what His life would mean for all who believe in Him: More forgiveness, mercy and grace than any of us deserve; a love that is unfaltering and knows no end; and a life after death here on Earth! This is what Christmas represents to me and what I celebrate!
Yes, Christmas is a time of celebration but for myself and many people I know, Christmas can also be quite sad. Perhaps the sadenss is do to the breakdown of a relationship, or maybe it's the loss of a job, maybe it's fewer place settings at dinner because loved ones have passed on. I say to you my friends who are feeling helpless, small, and weak . . . You are special!!! You are loved! You are missed by someone! Where you are now, is Temporary!!!
As I've been reminded lately, every rough period we go through has lessons to teach us and one of those is how to appreciate the good! Not only will you learn to appreciate what you do have but you will also be able to help someone else through his or her tough times!
There were many times in 2010 that I thought I would not be able to get through this or that, it was all just too much, more than I could possibly live through. But I did live through it. I am still standing! And now looking back at this year, I have realized that even when things were at their darkest.... I was experiencing, I was learning, I was perservering, I was serving a greater purpose yet to come!!! The more people I listen tell their stories, try to encourage, even just smile at, that greater purpose becomes more and more clear to me!
If you're thinking to yourself, "She is all mushy because it's Christmas and she had a good day" well, yeah of course!!! But I challenge to you begin paying attention to when someone says to you "I miss you"! It's the one phrase that has put things into perspective for me. Perhaps it will do the same for you. For me "I miss you" means that in some way, shape, or form I have touched someone's life and he/she was better for having met me. Nice thought isn't it!? Now you try...Pay Attention...And when you hear it, File it away for safe keeping!
Christmas means so many different things to so many different people. To some people it means spending Christmas with Someone Special, usually a significant other. But what if that role if vacant? You can still spend Christmas with "Someone Special" . . .YOU!!!!!!! I spent my Christmas with "Someone Special"....me. I wasn't wrapped up in someone else, wondering if he was happy, did he like his gift, was he mad at me for something, was he ready to leave, and many other things that I have worried about in the past! It was a day appreciating everything I do have and not being sad over what I don't have. I believe that's called . . . Peace.
Only through the meaning of Christmas...could the helpless, small, and weak become a great gift to mankind. No One can ruin Christmas.
With love,
--IF
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Question from an It's Fitting reader: Jeans tucked into boots for Petite/Curvy women
Styling tips for petite women who are curvy or pear shaped with a full bust. Can this shape wear straight leg jeans tucked in boots? (that seems like going against what petite women are taught to wear but I'd love to wear that latest fashion)
It's Fitting advice: First off, yes Petite women curvy or pear-shaped can wear jeans tucked into boots and look great in this look! The key is about proportions! My suggestion would be to wear dark Skinny Jeans (these are not jeans that fit you when you are "skinny" but rather jeans that have very narrow or "skinny" legs!). I would also suggest a blouse that is cut close to the body so that it outlines the body but is not so fiited so that it clings to it. My favorite shirt for this look is a silk shirt with somewhat of a boxy cut. It fits close to the body in the bust but then is a straight line to the hip. No one wants to look like an ice cream cone and this is the look you will get if you are not careful: rounded hips with skinny legs into boots = an ice cream cone (on the lower half of the body).
It's possible to tuck in a pair of jeans with a Straight Leg but you will have more material and will most likely have to take the extra fabric by your ankle, fold it over, hold it tight while you put your foot in your boot and hope that it doesn't bunch up!
As far as boots go, if you're planning to tuck jeans into boots . . .you will want to make sure the boots have room for the jeans. If you have a pair of fitted boots with zippers up the inside, jeans will probably not fit inside these boots!!! Leggings should work with this type boot but jeans will be better tucked into boots with a looser fit. You can find boots, both in heels and flats, with enough room for jeans. I have a pair of nearly flat boots with a slight wedge heel that I wear with my jeans tucked in. On my pair of boots, the shaft (part that covers your shin/calf) has a leather strap that buckles so that the boot shaft can be made tighter if desired.
Hope this advice helps . . .bottom line...You petite and cury girls CAN do jeans tucked into boots, just bear in mind the Whole look!!! Happy hunting!
--IF
It's Fitting advice: First off, yes Petite women curvy or pear-shaped can wear jeans tucked into boots and look great in this look! The key is about proportions! My suggestion would be to wear dark Skinny Jeans (these are not jeans that fit you when you are "skinny" but rather jeans that have very narrow or "skinny" legs!). I would also suggest a blouse that is cut close to the body so that it outlines the body but is not so fiited so that it clings to it. My favorite shirt for this look is a silk shirt with somewhat of a boxy cut. It fits close to the body in the bust but then is a straight line to the hip. No one wants to look like an ice cream cone and this is the look you will get if you are not careful: rounded hips with skinny legs into boots = an ice cream cone (on the lower half of the body).
It's possible to tuck in a pair of jeans with a Straight Leg but you will have more material and will most likely have to take the extra fabric by your ankle, fold it over, hold it tight while you put your foot in your boot and hope that it doesn't bunch up!
As far as boots go, if you're planning to tuck jeans into boots . . .you will want to make sure the boots have room for the jeans. If you have a pair of fitted boots with zippers up the inside, jeans will probably not fit inside these boots!!! Leggings should work with this type boot but jeans will be better tucked into boots with a looser fit. You can find boots, both in heels and flats, with enough room for jeans. I have a pair of nearly flat boots with a slight wedge heel that I wear with my jeans tucked in. On my pair of boots, the shaft (part that covers your shin/calf) has a leather strap that buckles so that the boot shaft can be made tighter if desired.
Hope this advice helps . . .bottom line...You petite and cury girls CAN do jeans tucked into boots, just bear in mind the Whole look!!! Happy hunting!
--IF
Friday, December 17, 2010
Nice, Neat Nails
Never underestimate the power that well kept nails possess! I learned from my friend Mandy how nice well-shaped nails with clear polish look. They will be the finishing touch to any look you may be wearing.
Guys you will want to skip the polish but clean, well groomed nails will impress not only the ladies but also business colleagues. Nails should be trimmed with clippers and filed. NOT bitten off with teeth! Ick!
Don't forget to clean underneath the nails, push back the cuticles, and trim any hang nails or other unsightly bits of skin around the nails.
Guys you will want to skip the polish but clean, well groomed nails will impress not only the ladies but also business colleagues. Nails should be trimmed with clippers and filed. NOT bitten off with teeth! Ick!
Don't forget to clean underneath the nails, push back the cuticles, and trim any hang nails or other unsightly bits of skin around the nails.
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