BOOGIE WOOGIE...

	So it’s mid July, 7am. Your alarm has just gone off. Maybe last night you met friends for drinks after a horrific day at work. Maybe you got home late so you ended up nibbling on your daughters mac and cheese leftovers instead of a proper meal. Whatever the reason, you have just woken up to swelled fingers and frizzy hair!
		You roll over. There it is. The black depressing hole that is your closet. It seems to be chuckling in an ominous voice, “Hello, I hate you, you are bloated and ugly. Hahaha, you will wear nothing in me this morning....bet you wish today was pajama day at work...... hahaha.”
Cut to your Hitchcock close up and cue: “SCREAM!” Yes ladies we all know that feeling so what do we do? How do we prepare our closet? Well first of all I separate my summer duds into three sections.
1.) ITTY BITTY LITTLE POLKA DOT BIKINI: This section is for the days I feel extremely thin. It consists of short shorts, sleeveless shirts and halter dresses that make me feel hot!
2.) SHHH DON’T LET ANYONE KNOW: This section is where I keep my outfits that trick people into thinking I am skinny. My shape is odd. I am short but I have long legs. My torso is short and boobs are huge. So for me, in this section, I put dresses that show of my legs but hide my torso. Or shirts that show off my boobs but cover the tops of my arms. I also put very fancy tops that can be worn with jeans and high heels in this section. This distracts people as not to look at my bloated butt but my fabulous top. A good friend of mine Rachel has a great trick. She takes some of her short dresses and turns them into amazing tops with jeans and a big belt. This makes you look like a million bucks and hides the fact you woke up feeling like you needed a tummy tuck!
			3.) DEAR GOD HELP ME! This is my, “I am hopeless and desperate” section. Here I keep long flowing dresses, BLACK, BLACK, BLACK, and lots of cover-ups. Shrugs are my best friend. I dislike my arms, so for me, I can wear a fantastic sleeveless top or dress and throw on a shrug and feel great. I have a shrug or cardigan in all basic colors for this reason. Black, white, gray, brown, and navy blue.
The key is learning your body type and arming your closet to celebrate it. We all have good and bad days and not preparing yourself for the bad times is like showing up for a desert hike with no water! This week start separating your closet. And next week we will focus on understanding your body shape this summer! We will learn how to celebrate your assets and cover your deficits before they defeat you! A TOAST TO TOMORROW’S CLOSET! KK Footnote: www.clipprojects.info

Comments

[Jessica]

Hey Kara I will drink to that!
Like the division into threee's tip. That will really help pull together when the panic sets in.

[lisa]

bloated closet is the definition of me