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Love Me Challenge \\ Day 1: Expand the Definition of Beautiful

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There are a lot of checks I can’t fill on the fashion magazine constructed beauty checklist.  No long glossy curls, no long lean legs, no smooth unwrinkled skin.  But my daughter thinks the strands of white in my hair are glitter.

I have been trained in a strict glossy magazine definition of beauty and often fail to see the beauty in my own laugh lines.  But today I’m going to agree with my son when he tells me the moles on the back of my neck are a constellation.  By expanding our definition of beauty,  we are able to fit ourselves inside of it.

What unconventional beauty have you seen today?

What’s in Your Closet?

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On the whole, blogs are a runway for pretty days: thick, glossy hair days, rainbow colored pancake days, freshly pressed outfit days.  


Sucking in reality, ever so slightly, as we capture and record, showcasing our best sides and cleanest moments, is natural.


But there’s also a time and place to exhale.  A corner to embrace an extra curve under your blouse or an unshaved leg.  Public runway life may be strong and sparkling, but there’s something beautiful about the vulnerability of private “closet life” as well.  I propose a peek into a few closets.

Are you happy to keep an affinity for schlumpy shaped, threadbare cozies?  Are you ready to archive a desire to look like you did five years ago?  Do you need to repair a relationship injured by jealousy?  Do you need to throw out a nasty habit of self deprecation?  

This is my next guest blogger series, similar to last year’s Beauty-Full Tuesday.

I’m recruiting volunteers and nominations.  So tell me, what closets of cloth and cognition you would you like to peek into?

Step up yourself or email me the details of someone that you think needs to be featured.

Feed me fashionably fresh