Call me ugly

I totally splurged and bought a pair of MBT shoes - you know the hideous curved shoes that we've all seen in the Bliss catalog? My boss suggested them for my hips because in her opinion if you look at the technology of the MBT's it totally makes sense. So I did my homework and if what I read is true, they really do make sense and will help with my hips, posture and HOPEFULLY (I'm crossing everything I can) with chub and cellulite. Surprisingly they are very light and extremely comfy and they're very easy to walk in. A few people I've told about my indulgence have asked for updates on whether or not they're doing their job, so I will definitley do that. I bought the plain white leather pair, although I'm posting the very cute ones w/orange.

So while they are ugly and hard to wear with most of my clothes without looking totally orthopedic, so far I have to give them a BIG thumbs up. They really do help with posture (it's hard to slouch when you don't really have a heel), and I can feel it alot in my calves and somewhat in my thighs. Admittedly I haven't been wearing them all day and I've only taken 2 big walks so far, but I do feel it a bit and I'm hoping I can motivate myself out for a daily walk. I'll keep you posted, but if you've ever even considered these my suggestion is to actually make the purchase, you'll be glad you did.

Go Simon!

Who cares if he has man boobs? Everybody's love to hate judge Simon Cowell comes out against wearing fur. He gets my vote and my old bras! http://www.furisdead.com/feat-simoncowell.asp

OK, she who-must-not-be-named...please share with Mr. Cowell this post upon his return from the UK:-)

Faux is the way to go

Happy Monday! Today Mandy here in the Entrepreneur offices is wearing the MOST adorable wedge shoes , so I had to look them up and post them. And being the good veggie that she is they are also VEGAN!! Woo hoo, hail all veggies! I know that I've done my more-than-fair-share of wearing animals over the years, but where I can I like to do what I can about wearing non-animal products. So as I was looking up the shoes I found them at a very cool animal-less site www.alternativeoutfitters.com. And as I was perusing the site I found this adorable yellow VEGAN bag. Check out the shoes and the bags and do your part if you can!

UPDATE: I ordered and received the bag...I love it! It's some of the best $57 I have ever spent!

Also on my quest to find the shoes online I found a very cute website that had adorable CHEAP clothes that might not be the best quality, but it's so fun to mix cute clothes with nicer pieces that I know you'll find something you'll just have to buy at this site...www.lulusfashionlounge.com.

Summer Swirl

Love this skirt from Penguin at www.revolveclothing.com. Cute from summer w/flip flops or tennies.

I might Wedge this in...

Another winner from our friends at Daily Candy. Perfection. Our friend Kristin (Alex's girlfriend from our wedding if you can remember) had on an adorable pair at our house last week that were very similar to this.

Something to Lift Your Day

OK Revolve Clothing FINALLY has the Butt-Lifter jeans back in. And I just placed my order. I only hope that they not only lift my booty but that they also don't look terrible with my new post-3-babies mid section tire pouring over the sides. Two day shipping, two days until my butt will possibly be lifted. Stay tuned and watch out in the skies for my lifted booty!

UPDATE: Ok they arrrived and I love them. But they seem to run big (they must because I have not lost ANY lbs), so I ordered a size smaller. I can't fully remark on their "power" until I see them on me with the right fit. But I could tell even with the larger size that they will work out. Stay tuned...

Deals and Steals?!

I have a couple of new sites/stores to share. First is a site that I found because Kim sent me the Woo Woo site (adorable clothes by the way) and they carry it at Doe in SF. Cute things, kinda funky, pretty affordable, but in the Haight (bad parking and icky wannabe hippies). But might be worth the drive and the hassle. They have a website http://www.doe-sf.com/index.html http://www.doe-sf.com/index.html, and you can order online.

Another odd site I found, which may require a test purchase, is LaRedoute. It might be another Zara or H&M type of retailer. They are a european import site and their clothes are mostly cute and some are very Euro. But they have some very cute things and they are CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP. So does this mean it's a great find or that you'd order something cute and it wouldn't have lining and would be see-through or scratchy? Not sure, but my stuff from Zara is still cute and wearable even if it's not the highest quality. I think that LaRedoute might be very similar. But before I order I need to figure out my size, which is always a challenge with Euro sizes and adding to it the fact that it's an online order makes my lack motivation to do the test purchase. Stay tuned and in the meantime check out the site and go deep to find stuff, it's not always on the first page of the section: http://www.us.redoute.com/laredoute/layout/layout.asp?

Should I or Shouldn't I?

These shorts are way too expensive BUT I can't find anything comperable that's cheaper. There's a similar pair (for a fraction of the cost) at J.Crew but they look thicker. These look really good on (saw them on E!) but just not sure about the $125 for shorts!

OK, per Kim's request the dark brown shorts are the J.Crew shorts and the ones on the skinny tan model (the beige shorts) are the James Perse shorts.

I might have made a big concession overall because I found similar shorts from Mossimo at Target for $14. The pockets on them actually help make the butt look smaller. But I'm sure I'd swoon if I had the James Perse shorts...

Show Us Your Man Boobs!

OK, my really good friend who is very in the know about certain Hollywood types, recently told me that she's friends with Simon Cowell...who she said is very nice and not like the Simon you see on TV. OK, I might buy that. I asked her if he really had man boobs, which made her laugh, but not deny. Now she tells me that his man boobs are well, manly and that they look good. In fact, very good in a sweater. Good to know...what do you think? I'm willing to give him a chance based on her assessment of him being a nice person. But does he or doesn't he need to wear a "bro"?