NFL Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

I am so happy to see that the NFL is doing their part to support Breast Cancer Awareness month! You all know I don't really watch football, but C just happened to inform me that the NFL players, coaches and and referees are all decked out in pink today during all the games!!! And it's happening all month long! Pink ribbons, cleats, armbands, towels on the bench, pink coin toss coins, a ribbon painted on the field. It's all part of the NFL's Breast Cancer Awarensss campaign cleverly titled "A Crucial Catch." Gotta love this amazing effort.





What's even better is that it doesn't end there. All the apparel worn by players and coaches will be auctioned off at the end of the month, with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society and individual team charities. The NFL says, "This is an issue that has directly touched the lives of so many in the NFL family, and we are committed to helping make a difference in breast-cancer prevention." Visit NFL.com/pink and Making Strides to learn more about what you can do to help.

As an aside, I thought I'd share that we had a little laugh when I read an article online stating that the "zebras" were also sporting their pink ribbons. "What does a zebra have to do with football?" was my obvious response. C promptly informed me that zebra is a term for the referees! Silly me.....

Images Courtesy of [NFL.com] and [Examiner.com]

Normal or Plus Sized?

In light of my recent body image issues, I would like to thank Ellen for pointing out the hilarity of the fact that anything above a size 6 is now considered "plus" in the modeling industry. I can't embed the video due to copyright issues, but click here to watch a clip from today's show.


Wait, these women are plus sized? I'm the same size as most of them! Regardless of my constant criticism of my own body, i wouldn't really consider myself to be "plus sized." I must admit, this whole thing makes me laugh a bit.

I do, however, commend Glamour's efforts to address the situation at all. Cindi Leive, editor-in-chief ofGlamour has recently said the following of Glamour's goals in regard to the whole plus/normal sized fiasco:

"Glamour is committing to picturing a wide range of body types [and ethnicities] in our pages... Diversity of every type. We just want to say there are a million ways to be beautiful and you don't have to fit that cookie cutter standard. And we're going to celebrate the designers who help us do that."

So maybe there is some sanity left in the world. I just hope Leive means business. Glamour has definitely shown itself to be one of the most down-to-earth publications in terms of body image. It published these photos of 20-year-old "plus sized" model Lizzi Miller showing her belly in its September issue this year:





Hmm... All I see here is a gorgeous woman!

Photos [Gawker.com], [Glamour.com]

30 Day Shred Attempt #2

Have you ever have one of those moments when you just look in the mirror and say to yourself, "What the hell happened?" That's exactly how I feel today. I put on my workout clothes this morning and stood in front of the mirror trying to keep from crying. I must have gained about ten pounds since starting law school last month. Add that to the twenty I gained during college, and you can start to see how I'm feeling about myself. Not to mention the fact that my Wii Fit told me I was overweight. Great!

I do realize, however, that I have no one to blame but myself. I eat junk food and I rarely work out. For the first few weeks of law school I just kept rationalizing that I didn't need to work out. That it was understandable, because I had so much going on. Well, here I am, ten pounds later and feeling terrible about myself. I could have called that one.

Well I can't live like this anymore. It's time for me to make a change, folks! There is a very distinct correlation between my mood and my fitness, and I just can't stand being down in the dumps anymore. So I'm starting Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred today (again!) but this time I'm seriously going to stick with it. C is even going to do it with me!! If that's not love, then what is? :)

For those of you who have never tried the 30 day shred, check out this video clip:

Three Chickadees Is Having a Sale!

I just got an e-mail from Lisa over at Three Chickadees telling me about a FABLOUS sale they have going on right now.

Simply use discount code "Fall" at checkout on any retail order at threechickadees.com, and you'll get 25% off of everything you buy -- even sale items! The sale runs through October 12, 2009.

Here are a few of my favs from Three Chickadees....


Red Polka Dot Ribbon Watch, $26


Georgetown Charm Bourne Traditional Skirt, Was $52, Now only $26!


Yellow Paisley on Pink Key Fob, $10


Navy Polka Dot Ribbon Headband, $14

How great are these preppy deals?! If I were you I would not wait. Head over there today and stock up on the sale items before they're gone. Remember, you only have until Oct. 12th :)