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Sep9

Super Casual OOTD Bloopers

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Super Casual OOTD Bloopers

Hello everyone and welcome to the blooper reel to my Super Casual OOTD! Thankfully, Johnny and I took these pictures before leaving for our niece’s second birthday party and not after. Not five minutes into the gathering, I spilled juice on my shirt. This is absolutely TMI but I had to walk around the party looking like I was lactating for two hours lol SMH. Despite this faux pas, a wonderful time was had by all and hopefully my boob stain wasn’t too noticeable! And, of course, the pics we are about to see are nothing short of a faux pas too. Check it out:

A sultry gaze just for you

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A hot new look called “Demonic Possession”

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Wait for it…..

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ACHOOO!

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Dude, where’s my car?

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I LOOK GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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As summer draws to a close, I realize that I did not achieve a stereotypical “bikini body” this year. Or any year, as a matter of fact lol. This is okay because a true bikini body is just a body in a bikini. However, I have to admit that when I wore the crop top above, I was a bit self conscious. My tummy is far from perfectly flat and I am perfectly aware of it. I guess I was just a little more aware of it that particular day. But you know what I did? I wore the crop top anyways! Because at the end of the day, who cares? I still felt good in the top and that was all that mattered to me.

While I contemplated my belly, I thought about how different my body is as a thirty year old woman as opposed to when I was twenty. Was my stomach flatter back in the day? Absolutely. But bodies change and gaining some extra pounds comes with aging. I also considered my activity throughout the week. I have an incredibly strenuous work schedule and I try to go for a walk or hike at least four days a week. I asked myself if after all of that, did I really want to work out once I’m home from work and the resounding answer was a HARD NO!

During my whirlwind body thoughts, I came to the conclusion that I am happy with how I look and that is a beautiful place to be. Yes, I did initially feel self conscious in the top. But, I thought about it carefully and weighed my options. With that, I decided that there is nothing more for me to do than wear whatever I want, when I want. It was a liberating feeling and when I was done having my think session, I felt much better than I did before. And, when next summer rolls around, my bikini body will be ready. All I need to do is add a bikini. 🙂

Feeling self conscious happens to the best of us, but you have the Lil Red Guarantee that you look amazing just the way you are! ❤

What is something you feel self conscious about? What do you do to feel better about it? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah

Sep8

YAS In Yellow OOTD Bloopers

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YAS In Yellow OOTD Bloopers

Hello everyone and welcome to the blooper reel from my YAS In Yellow OOTD! Despite the fact that I am in a perpetual state of fall and have already begun my Christmas shopping, it is still hot, hot, hot in Ohio. I am not a fan, but at least I have gotten to wear lots of pretty little dresses sans tights for my past few OOTDs! I felt great in my YAS In Yellow look and I know I look it in all of these shots:

Lol, my bottom lip looks HUGE

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Taking a brief moment to contemplate my life

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When Johnny says my phone is out of storage smh

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Practicing my Frankenstein for Halloween

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Electrocuted or just excited… the world may never know

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Omg haha definitely a YIKES shot!!

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Can’t wait for Johnny to give me my phone!!! 😀

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In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how my dress from Target shrunk in the wash. It only came up in length a few inches, but I knew what happened and I just never wore it again. When I tried it on for the first time in forever, I was pleased to see that it wasn’t as bad as I remembered it being. However, it still felt a little short. I would be a liar if I said that I wasn’t a tad self conscious about it, but I kept on wearing it anyways.

After having the dress on for a while and seeing myself looking awesome in it, I realized that I shouldn’t be self conscious at all. My logic? I have shorts that are shorter than this dress and I have been wearing them all summer long! When I thought about it that way, I went from self conscious to self confident. The moral of the story? This is something that I say often, but it needs repeated: Wear the clothes. If something is putting you out of your comfort zone, wear it anyways. Of course, there are exceptions to this golden rule – but nine times out of ten it will do you a world of good to rock that look!

Thanks to my YAS In Yellow OOTD, my old favorite dress turned into my new favorite. I took my own advice and it definitely paid off!

What is something about clothing that makes you feel self conscious? How do you remedy it? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah

Jun23

Going Gingham OOTD Bloopers

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Going Gingham OOTD Bloopers

Hello everyone and welcome to the blooper reel from my Going Gingham OOTD! As you all know, this wasn’t the outfit that I had originally planned on creating. And, the pictures you are about to see were ones that I definitely hadn’t planned on being captured lol. Instead of deleting these yikes shots, it’s way more fun to share them with all of you so let’s get to it:

This freaking stank face haha

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Looking like I just got electrocuted

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I swear to high I’m not god

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Lol, idk why this picture is so funny to me! Taking a brief pause to think about my life.

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I LOOK GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

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I have NO idea what I was trying to convey in this pic, but it’s clearly working 😉

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I feel like I look half asleep in all of these!

image_50435841(4)As always, lumbering around an apartment complex near you!

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As you all also already know from yesterday’s post, I TMI mentioned that I was on the rag during this shoot and feeling bloated. During this time of the month, I tend to get cramps, feel fatigued, and bloat. The cramps and tiredness, I can deal with. The bloating, however, really irks my nerves. I don’t struggle too much anymore with self image issues, but they sometimes rear their ugly head in when Aunt Flo comes to visit!

Because my original outfit didn’t happen, I was feeling irritated. Because I felt bloated, I was even more irritated! I knew that I looked good, but I wasn’t completely thrilled with it because of the wrench in my plans. It wasn’t until Johnny picked his jaw off the floor that I felt fully confident in myself and the desire to have my pictures taken came back.

Honestly, if Johnny didn’t have the reaction he did, I probably would have scrapped the outfit above altogether. But, that isn’t a good thing and I realize that now after reflecting on it. I created this outfit because I knew it would be cute and flattering. The only reason I was hesitant is because I felt bloated and that’s just ridiculous. It is my goal to do lots of OOTD posts this year and, in this case, the only thing standing in my way was me.

The lesson learned? If you feel bloated or not your best: Take the picture. If your hair isn’t behaving: Take the picture. If you have any doubt about your outfit: Take the picture. If people refused to take their pictures when they feel self conscious – pictures wouldn’t exist! Bloopers and all, I felt better as soon as my shots were taken and forgot what I was even pressed about to begin with!

What is something that makes you feel self conscious? Do you ever feel camera shy? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah