My favorite person in the whole universe turns 11 today! I’m so proud and honored to be your Mommy. Happy Birthday!!!
Love, Kim and Scout
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My favorite person in the whole universe turns 11 today! I’m so proud and honored to be your Mommy. Happy Birthday!!!
Love, Kim and Scout
Scout is so excited! Her first school dance is Friday! She wanted to share pictures of her outfit with you all.
The dress is from Hot Topic’s DC Comics formal collection. Get your own here. The shoes are from DSW. The tiara is from Refreshing Designs.
Here are some close-ups of the dress design:
The skirt lining is blue with stars to really bring the Wonder Woman look home:
Here is up close of the sandals and tiara:
I can’t wait to take Scout to her first parent/child dance Friday. We will be sure to post ALL the pictures later.
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout
OK, now that we’ve driven you all crazy with our vacation photos, it is time for more! This is the last post we promise.
Our trip of a lifetime wrapped up with a voyage on the London Eye, stopping by to hear Big Ben and a trip to Harrods.
The London Eye offers breathtaking views of the whole city. It was a bit drizzly, like London can be, on New Year’s Eve, but we had a great time taking it all in.
We took in Harrods and tried on some ridiculously expensive fur h
Then I got to finally buy a real Harrods bag of my very own! A lifelong dream of this fashion obsessed girl.
Then we stopped in Picadilly Circus to see the sights:
We wrapped up our trip by going to the Victoria and Albert Museum and stopping by Big Ben:
We had such an amazing time in London. It was truly the trip of a lifetime. Thank you for letting us share the experience with you.
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout
OK, the kiddo and I went to see “The Lego Batman Movie” last week. It has been a week, so this article will be full of spoilers, so if you have not seen the movie yet, you might want to tune out.
Here are some of our thoughts on the Lego Batman movie.
I also wanted to take this great Batman movie as an opportunity to show all of you that even though Hero Within is technically a menswear company, women can sport these jackets and look fashion-forward in them as well.
I’m a size 18/20. I’m wearing an XL in the Light Peacoat and a 2XL in the Heavy Peacoat. Both have the bat signal stitched on the back and the utility belt built into the coat. Order one of your own here.
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout
We’ve been talking a lot about body confidence and body positivity for the past year on this blog. It occured to me the other day, that not everyone has this and may not even know what the heck it is.
How do you achieve body confidence? I mean, there are so many things out there working against you. The photoshopped models in magazines, fat shaming celebrities on the internet and on television, weight loss “solutions” in infomercials, trolls leaving comments on just about everything, things like Leslie Jones actually having trouble getting a designer to work with her for the “Ghostbusters” premiere (Christian Siriano, for the win!)
I put the word, “rules” in quotes because this blog will never, and I mean, never, write rules for how to go about your life, express yourself and conduct your business. This blog is not the destination for that, but I did think a list of “rules” for achieving that body confidence would be helpful. I know that some of them were a nice reminder to me, so I hope you get some benefit from them as well. Here we go!
I hope these tips help you get to a place where you feel nice and comfy with yourself, everyday. We all have our “bad hair days”, but loving yourself and being your biggest fan, well, it is worth it.
Send us your selfies and your “rules” in the comments. We love hearing from you!
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout
With less than a week to go until Valentine’s Day, here are some groovy and fun gift ideas for the geeky valentine in your life. These companies also give back to their communities, so you are spreading the love while giving a gift to your valentine.
Shop herowithinstore.com now and use code “ILoveMyHero” and get 20% off! Hero Within also gives back by donating comic books to kids. The light peacoat and blazers make a great gift for spring!
Elhoffer Design offers sweaters as low as $50 and arm warmers at $25. The knits are all super-soft. The arm warmers give part of their profits to LGBTQ charities, so you are doing good while giving a great gift!
Box Lunch is another great site that gives back by feeding the hungry with part of their profits. Box Lunch has a variety of gifts for men, women and geeky kiddos.
So, there are some great gift ideas for you. Happy Shopping!
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout
Lead Image: Design Taxi
Hero Within Photos: Hero Within Inc.
Elhoffer Design Photos: Elhoffer Design and Le Geek So Chic and Manny Llanura Photos
Box Lunch Photos: boxlunch.com
For our next recap, I just wanted to share a video of us welcoming the new year (and telling 2016 to suck it!) from London. The security was super-strict, so our only option was watching the fireworks from the hotel. Since it was so cold, we were more than happy to do so! Enjoy!
Until next time…
Love, Kim and Scout