That woman over there, pushing her buggy down aisle 8? Yeah, she was called to be a homemaker too. Also, the cashier taking care of both of you? Yup – her too…homemaker material.
In fact, all women were called to be homemakers. Every single one. It’s hard-wired into us.
As Christmas approaches and you check out the Christmas countdown clock wondering how much time you have left, you probably are like me thinking:
WHAT DO I GET FOR PEOPLE WHEN I’M TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON CLUTTER?!
If you, like me, have rid yourself of clutter, it feels strange trying to give a gift. You don’t really want to add to someone else’s clutter problem, ya know? So what do you get people for Christmas that won’t become part of their future clutter?
I spent some time researching and chatting it up with a couple people and we came up with this list of 100 clutter-free gifts – so now you can give freely, knowing you can bless someone AND not give them something that requires dusting. [Read more…]
For the first post in this series on Dressing Your Truth, see How to Find Your Style.
I squandered a lot of our family’s clothing budget on myself. Money down the toilet. Why? Because I would buy things, thinking they were cute or acceptable, and then end up not liking them at all. Whether it was the color or the style, they just didn’t work for me.
I’ve spent so much of my life just trying to cover up my body with big, flowy clothing. I didn’t want people to see my rolling rear end and I always tried to hide the fact that my hips are “good birthing hips.”
Don’t you want to feel like you look pretty? That you’re a good representative of your family? [Read more…]
Part of home management includes managing the family clothing budget. For many of us, that can go to pot pretty quickly. I am coming clean – I confess! I used to be HORRIBLE at this part of home management. I never knew what to buy for myself. For my kids, I had knocked this out of the park (consignment, yes please!) but for myself I was trying to hit the broad side of a barn…and missing. (Myself, being the barn.) Until I learned about Dressing Your Truth.
When it came to fashion, I was totally clueless. I was always texting my friend Erinn and asking “What are those things called that you wear under dresses?” Answer = leggings. I never felt pretty or fashionable…ever. I felt like an imposter walking around in someone else’s clothing. But can I tell you something else?
I represent this family. If I walk around looking like a dump, that’s not a good representation of our home. Enter, Crystal from Money Saving Mom. She told me that she thought I would enjoy going through the Dressing Your Truth® ecourse. And since she’s a frugal mama like me, I decided to give it a go. The Dressing Your Truth course is FREE. You watch a series of videos about personalities and body characteristics to find your “type.”
At first, I mistyped myself. I chose the answers of things other people expected of me and how I thought others viewed me, instead of thinking about how I really was. And since coming into my own style and way of dress, I’ve seen a big change in me. And others have mentioned the same change. “Wow! You look so pretty today!” I finally feel pretty. I finally know what I should be wearing and what colors are best for my personality. And I’m owning it.
The Style Kit is sold for $79 and is designed to help you pick winning items, get your money’s worth out of your style choices, and love how you look and feel every day. Before you invest in a new wardrobe, get the kit that helps you do it right! Each Style Kit includes, Style & Pattern Guides, Color Mastery Video Collection, and 30 days of supportive personal emails from Carol Tuttle. As a special bonus, each Style Kit also includes access to your Type’s private Facebook group and the Ebook and audiobook downloads of It’s Just My Nature written by the founder of Dressing Your Truth.
You think $79 is a lot. I agree. It is. Can I tell you something else? I spent WAY, WAY more than $79 over the course of the years buying tons of clothing that didn’t suit me. That I didn’t like. That made me look frumpy. I think of it as an investment in the future of your clothing budget.
Go ahead and take the free course and see what you think. It can’t hurt. In the next post, I’m going to be telling you about how this course has changed things for me. Hint, I’ve kicked out the gray in my life.
What’s your point in life? What is that you really DO? Why do you wake up every day and what do you hope to get done before you pass out in a stupor?
I’ll tell you what you are:
You’re a manager. Of your home. You cook, you clean, you budget, you chauffeur, you make rules, you call the shots, you drink coffee, you sometimes hide and cry in the bathroom, you try to get it all done to the best of your ability and then you realize something…
You feel like you’re taking crazy pills. [Read more…]
I hate vinegar. I think it smells AWFUL. I don’t like smelling it and I don’t like cooking with it.
Yes, I know the benefits, but it’s hard to get excited about cleaning if you dread the smell of vinegar. For years, I battled this. I would say, “Stacy, put on your big girl panties and deal with it! Just clean the toilet and quit your whining!”
I thought I would battle this for the rest of my life. And then, yes then…I met Thieves Concentrated Cleaner and eCloth. And now, when I clean the house, the birds sing and the angels rejoice…or maybe I just get my groove on with 80s music while I scrub-a-dub-dub. [Read more…]
