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Swimwear Edition 2011: Confident Tummies



I told my husband that my tummy looks like I am pregnant and he replied that is because I always am. I have had 8 children in 11 years and need help with the tummy during swimsuit time. Please help.

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Dear Angel to Eight,

A confident swim season shares some of the same strategies as parenting a toddler.  It’s all about boundaries and distraction.  When your tummy wants to take center stage, opt for a strong center panel or high waisted bottom and some type of embellishment be it a pattern, a ruffle, or ruching.     

Swimwear for Soft Tummies
Old Navy, Esther Williams, Michael Kors, Badgley Mischka
Ruffles, ruching, blousing, shirring, and swing. All these elements can help a soft, delicious center feel confident poolside.
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Beauty-full Tuesday: Nina of MommaGoRound

Meet Nina, the excessively funny, California chic, surprisingly frugal, undeniably gorgeous host of MommaGoRound.
Who decided what was “supposed” to be beautiful?  What committee met to decide what the definition of beautiful was?

I never felt like I met the beauty requirements.  For years I struggled with accepting myself. It’s so easy to beat yourself down if you don’t look exactly like what is “supposed” to be beautiful.

My Stats
5ft 2in on a good day
(if I get out of bed and stretch)

186 pounds
and(now)proud to wear that number

40 DD
not as awesome as it may sound

12/14/16/18…
I own and wear pants in all these sizes
I have thunder thighs, stretch marks, scars, acne like a teenager, and thought I was the palest person on Earth until I met my son (the reincarnation of Casper himself),
AND I LOVE ME!
Beauty can’t be measured by a scale or the number inside your skirt.  The beauty committee will not show up at your house to put a big sparkly pretty sticker on your back if you fall within a statistic.

Real beauty is the confidence that comes with knowing that you are the only you, embracing that unique you, and sharing you with the world.

A few months ago I decided to stop comparing myself to what I was “supposed” to be, and just decided to be me, and I found my real beauty.

Let me tell you, it’s one of the
most freeing things you can do!

Whatever it is
that makes you feel beautiful, jeans and a tee, a fancy dress, being covered in sand with your kiddos, simply not putting your hair in a ponytail that day…
DO IT! 

You are worth feeling beautiful
because you are, 
no matter what pretty committee says!

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