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Beauty

I heard a quote on the radio today by some celeb mom that says she doesn't get caught up in what she looks like or wears, because the things that define her are much bigger than that.  That statement hit home with me.  Although I didn't realize it until I heard it. 

I think a lot about how am I going to instill certain values in my children and what an awesome and sometimes overwhelming part of parenting that can be. 

When I heard that quote today, I thought about at the prospect of teaching and modeling TRUE beauty to my girls. 

I personally have struggled with the concept of beauty, and have only had a few time periods in life where I felt really pleased with my general appearance.  So, how do I teach my children to not dislike the way that they look and to feel beautiful?  And more importantly how do I show them to recognize that true beauty lies not in how you look, but in so many other attributes:

-Spirit

-Kindness

-Poise

-Fairness, Caring and Integrity

-Confidence

-Goodness and truth

-Wisdom

-Positivity

-Grace

 -Intelligence

 

Obsessed

Ok, I have a new obsession.  An internet obsession.  

I am a visual person when it comes to ideas.  I like to save pictures of things that I like, that inspire me, that I want to do, or try, or etc.  

I love cookbooks.  Especially the kind with a picture of every recipe.  A beautiful picture of every recipe. 

I have a photo album of magazine clippings of various different things I want to make or do or try.  

I think this is one of the reasons I LOVE blogs.  It has opened up a whole new world of idea sharing for me.  There are several blogs I read on a regular basis.  Most nights after I get the girls to bed, I relax a little by reading the latest posts on some of my faves.  I am especially drawn to beautiful blogs, with gorgeous photos.  

So (and I am not even sure where I first heard about it), I discovered Pinterest recently.  

What is it?  It is this totally addicting site that is like a virtual bulletin board.  You "pin" links in the form of photos from blog posts, websites, etc. onto your pinboards.  You can create many different pinboards in different categories, for example:  Recipes, Party Ideas, Fashion, Crafts, or anything you want!  It is wonderful. 

Here is a link to my pins.

I am so obsessed.  Like I really needed another thing to keep me from my chores :)

This is an invite only site, but all you have to do is request an invite to join.  I can also invite people as well, now that I am a member.  

Let me know if you would like an invite, all I need is your email address and I can send you one!