For heaven’s sake Cori. I think you’re being a bit hard on yourself, no? I know you loathe the idea of a woman spending the day in a pair of yoga pants and a topknot, but for some of us -this working outside the home mother especially- that is at times my very best effort, and if I beat myself up the way you do sometimes over things as trivial as the clothes on my back.. my God, I’d never leave the bed. I choose time with my 7 month old daughter over time with my flat iron. Folding and carefully pressing her sweet little items rather than accesorizing and pre-staging my own. I want to look and feel pulled together as much as the next woman, but I feel these precious baby moments slipping away, even as I type this (which is fueled part by shared motherly frustration, part by sisterly love) and so I refuse to let my appearance, or time not spent fretting over it, to rob my joy. I hope you can find peace and contentment in your amazing role as mother to grant yourself the same.
Kristen and Heather, let me just clarify and say, that I don’t take myself or my clothes all that seriously. I looked at this outfit, thought “that didn’t really work, I wonder why.” and then. “Huh, I think the proportions were off.” End of thought. I’m not pitying myself or my life at all right now. I’m not sad or melancholy. I was just admitting to being in an awkward stage. But if you think that I don’t step back and think about what’s really important in life, you are sorely mistaken. I do that daily, hourly.
I have to agree with Kristen and Heather. I’ve been following your blog for 9 months now and love it, but I too have noticed that the tone of your blog has changed. Believe me I understand being in a fashion funk but like Heather mentioned your closet is amazing and I would have to agree with her, plentiful ( I wish I had a wardrobe budget like you do), you need to step back and reexamine things. You might need to take a break from blogging and focus on getting yourself back. You may also be in a bit of a post partum funk. I know I went through that. You have 4 kids, a clothing company and a thriving blog, of course you’re busy and overwhelmed. Please take this comment as the way it was intended, not to criticize but I wrote it out of concern and care. You are a very busy lady and maybe it’s time you took a break from blogging.
Online bullying is becoming more and more prevalent, and no one is safe, truly. But I’ve never seen bullying in the name of “motherly frustration” and “sisterly love.” I hope you have a lovely day Cori. You appear to be a WONDERFUL mother and person. Keep your chin up!
So well said Veronica!!! What kind of people make comments like that over a post like this one today??? She said she didn’t like her outfit today. BIG DEAL… Hello, a huge part of this blog is about fashion… And did they not read her post yesterday? I’d say she takes motherhood pretty seriously. Your a gem.
So politely stated personal observation is now bullying? All the children being called names, harassed and told to kill themselves everyday will be so relieved that bullying has relented and is now content with respectfully stated, well-meaning opinions. I hate how overused that word is, it should be reserved for when a situation warrents it otherwise people will stop caring and it will be just another buzz word for peole who cry wolf to use. Sorry but this is a topic I am very passionate about and the carelessness with which this word is used is truly disturbing. Watch the 2011 documentary called Bully and you might feel the same way.
Veronica, So by questioning whether or not Cori was being hard on herself, sharing my own thoughts and feelings on the matter, and wishing her peace and contentment.. I’m bullying? That weighs heavy on my heart, whether the term was loosely and perhaps unfairly used or not. When you share your life and related musings in the public forum, is feedback not expected? Anticipated even? There can be encouragement in honesty. I think we women can handle it. And you’ve given me something to reflect on as well, so I thank you for that.
Cori, I’ve been a longtime reader of your blog. You do motherhood proud and I admit, I do miss the days when that was more the focus and the outfits more so a compliment. This is ultimately your space, but lately some of your posts have had a tone of sadness, or discontent, and if I have misinterpreted or implied meaning where there was none, well for that I do apologize. I commented today because something about a mother of four with hair and makeup perfectly done, poised in beautiful clothing, finding room in her appearance for criticism and language including “fail” absolutely rubbed me the wrong way. Especially as I sat in my “fancy pajamas” happy to have even had time to brush my teeth before taking a conference call.
If you felt judged, I apologize. Was never my intent and as sisters in Christ, even when we may disagree, I only wish you well. Glad to hear you say you’re not in the baby blue mires. Truly.
I LOVE the navy and mint combo! You inspired me to try a new color pairing. Woo hoo! You look amazing, Cori and DO NOT take those mean & negative comments to heart. Obviously, you’re an amazing mom & wife. Stay strong!!
Navy and anything is pretty, but I love it with the mint. Getting reacquainted with your body after baby – your “new normal,” as my Dr calls it – is challenging and sometimes frustrating, as you well know. Maybe it can be an opportunity to try new items and combinations from your beautiful wardrobe. Always look forward to your blog. :)
I know exactly how you feel! Well maybe not exactly, since I’m not a mother, but the whole being in that awkward place with your body thing!
When my mother was diagnosed with stage 4, advanced metastatic breast cancer, for a second time last fall, I took some time off from work and life, to care for her. In the process put on about 10 lbs.
I have a larger chest. I was blessed with that in middle school, at an age when boys noticed, and nicknamed me according to what was written on my t-shirt. In retrospect, that Calvin Klein one was probably not the best idea. The weight I recently acquired, went straight there, leaving me struggling to fit into my already ample 34DD size bra. My size 4 jeans still fit, thank goodness, but my small shirts are a little snug! Last week I put together an outfit for my blog, and ended up hating the proportions. In my mind, and on the hanger, the outfit looked amazing! Once I tried it on, the additional weight on top, and the high waisted skirt, made me top heavy and I quickly threw it on the floor!
I’m determined to lose the baggage again, now that my mum has rebounded, and come back from a place we were told she wouldn’t come back from. I do this not only for me, but to help lower the risks I know I will have at some point in my life. I’ve already had two benign tumors as is – one in my fallopian tube – leaving me with only one, and one in my breast. These things have not left me jaded however. I am thankful for all the time I spent with my mum in the last part of 2012. I’m also so thankful she has come back! It is ok for me however, to dislike how certain clothes look on my body at this time.
Part of blogging is to tell the truth to your readers, and I’m glad you do! I am a big fan, and will continue to read your blog, as you inspire me to be a great woman, and wonderful mother, all the while balancing babies, homework, a career, cooking dinner, and your independence. Not to mention looking fantastic while doing so! I hope people can see that being a mother does not mean that you have to lose yourself in the process! You show me that you can have both!
Wow lotta drama ’bout nothin’. I too tried on an outfit the other day and no amount of adjusting the belt was going to make it look right. I read this like you were trying to relate that it doesn’t always come off as you see it in your mind’s eye, that was all! And I do love the navy and mint combo.
I like your smile in the first pic…you know the one that says “oh this silly outfit just didn’t work, but hey that’s okay because my life is still grand!” ;)
I have this feeling that we would be good friends. Every time I read your blog, I just sit, nod, and say, “uh-huh.” Maybe we should be neighbors sometime. (Like you, the Mr and I have lived in 4 states in our 9 year marriage.) Every few years, I just laugh and say, “Where to next Dear?” :) I loved your funk post- definitely so me right now. I have no idea who or where I am right now in my closet. I also hate having a chest… counting down the months!
Oh! AND, silly story, but I got my sister loving your blog as well… well, she works at DownEast in Logan (she is one of the home interior people), she said you came into the store over Christmas and she fell in love with your little one. She also mentioned how pretty you and your sister are. :) Happy Day!
Hi Cori, I can’t really see your outfit well enough to have an opinion on the failness of it. Either way, if you think its a fail, then its a fail. I believe clothing helps determine our attitude and partly because of your blog I’ve been inspired to step up my game when it comes to dressing myself. I have never had a problem with buying beautiful (sometimes expensive) clothes, but I do have a problem planning an outfit, fixing my hair, and doing my makeup. With how busy you are, I see that if you can get yourself (and your four kids) up in the morning and take the time to make yourself beautiful, well then I can at least try! For all the inspiration your blog has given me, its nice to see you are human, and even when you try, you still have “fail” days. Thank you for freely expressing yourself. You don’t have to conquer the world every day :) Also, LOVE the purse. I recently treated myself and bought it. I also bought your JCrew coat (40% off sale price baby!) I was not going to copy cat you completely, I planned on getting the coat in black, but sadly black was sold out, so I did get the white :) Love you and your blog. God Bless.
Well, the outfit looks cute all blurred out. *shrugs*
I tried to do my hair like yours tonight with my new expensive curling iron from Sephora. That was also a #fail. Well, it was okay, but not as nice as you do it. I have more hair than I realized…I’ll get it right one of these days…
Okay, you’ve got to get out of this “funk!” I’ve never had kids, and I’m not married, and I don’t put half as much thought into what I wear! As long as I look decent for the world, I’m okay. You’ve had not one, but FOUR beautiful children, and you still manage to look effortlessly GORGEOUS! So, please get out of the “funky” jeans, go eat some ice cream, put on some new lipstick, and just have fun! Now, I can’t get that song out of my head…”Play that funky music white boy…!”
;)
You’re awesome, and you know it. Now, clap your hands!
My dear, I found your blog by chance, while peeking others and I decided to check it out! I’m glad I did it, because I am really delighted with yours. It’s beautiful, well structured, interesting… and it has completely got me hooked. I think we’re going to get along just fine! ;) I’d like to invite you to meet my space as well and I hope you’ll have as much fun as I am having in yours! I wish you lots of success kisses http://cottoncandy-peaches@blogspot.com
Hey Cori! I’m not as good as I used to be in following blogs these days, and even worse when it comes to checking out other people’s comments about the posts (as in–I almost NEVER read other people’s comments) but I’m sure glad I did for this post! Wow. Seems like being a mom is hard enough (and as moms we are hard enough on ourselves) without having others critique our efforts. I’m lucky enough to know you in “real life” and not just here on your blog, so I know what a wonderful mother you truly you. And let’s face it–you are gorgeous and have impeccable taste! I’m glad to see you are taking care of yourself as well as your little family. Keep it up
Lots of Love! Lauren
P.S. I love mint in just about ANY outfit, so I’m not sure this was a fail in my opinion. :)
Cori, you are amazing. What a shame to be criticized for sharing your heart. boo! I have been reading for a couple of years and I must say my fashion taste has gotten so much better because of you. I hope you just keep being you and being honest despite the critics. I always say, for me, having a baby is a 2 year project because it takes me that long to get back in the swing. I totally get that, although it may be less for you. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. You are the first blog I look for when I check my feeds.
Wow! a bit of criticism over a little comment! I actually liked that you dared to put a ‘fail’ on your blog and that was what my comment was going to be about. Then I scrolled through all the rest of the comments and couldn’t believe the negativity! So many people who blog make their life seem so perfect, I am glad to see someone keep it real. And really…it’s an outfit. It may have been frustrating at the time that it didn’t work, but it isn’t the end of the world like some are trying to make it be. So, that being said, thanks for sharing a fail and keeping fresh ideas coming to us petite mothers out there! :)
I’ve been reading for two years now. You seem as happy now, as you did then…Even more so, b/c you got your 4th little!!! Don’t worry about what people say or don’t say. You do your thing; your thing is good!!! I am a petite woman, and I come here for the fashion advice and outfits as much as I do for all of your sweet stories and your adorable children. This is a blog about petite fashion….right? So a fail, or a funk…we ALL have them. And I see tons of other fashion bloggers posting their outfit fails…no one criticizes them of being sad or needing to take a blog vacation. I think it is important for us to see that someone with great style and taste has bad days too…!
And a body re-uniting and re-discovering after pregnancy…I don’t know a woman who doesn’t have a transition. Completely NORMAL. It is more than obvious you are a caring mom and wife. I can’t believe they would say those things. If they really were concerned about you in this area, the proper and polite thing to do would have been to contact you privately through email and not make assumptions and statements publicly. So thoughtless. Never mind them. It is a risk to blog your thoughts on a regular basis…I could never do it. You are a brave woman in so many aspects. Best wishes. I loved your most recent family pictures and I can’t wait to see your Easter outfits…I am sure you have something amazing planned!
I found your blog through pintrest and have since become a fan! I think you do a great job encouraging others and sharing your world with us! Thanks for being real. It is very obvious your number one priority is your family! Well done mama!
I’ve read your blog and never read the comments until you mentioned you had received some hurtful ones so I wanted to see what had been said b/c I like you. But, here is what crossed my mind: I don’t know you, really and neither do your other readers for the most part. And, it’s kind of like putting yourself in books we read. Which if you love to read you know what I’m talking about. I think people are reading your blog and attributing emotions to them that they are feeling or imagine they would be feeling if they were in your situation. But, they aren’t and I think you are well educated and self-aware enough to know if something is off. Frankly, you like putting together outfits and reading…some people veg in front of the tv for hours; everyone does their own thing (even if they have babies), so I don’t know why the criticism about that!
I don’t know why we always give more weight to the negative attention we receive than all the positive, but that’s not the way I want my kids to go through life. I want them to be grateful for the positive blessings in their life and not worry about any negativity that might come their way. I think probably being sick and away from your husband made your more vulnerable to the criticism, but don’t let anyone bring YOU down! :) Good for you for rolling with it!
Your ‘fail’ still looks pretty put together for me! I wish I had it together half as much!
Bettina @ http://www.littleoldsouls.com
For heaven’s sake Cori. I think you’re being a bit hard on yourself, no? I know you loathe the idea of a woman spending the day in a pair of yoga pants and a topknot, but for some of us -this working outside the home mother especially- that is at times my very best effort, and if I beat myself up the way you do sometimes over things as trivial as the clothes on my back.. my God, I’d never leave the bed. I choose time with my 7 month old daughter over time with my flat iron. Folding and carefully pressing her sweet little items rather than accesorizing and pre-staging my own. I want to look and feel pulled together as much as the next woman, but I feel these precious baby moments slipping away, even as I type this (which is fueled part by shared motherly frustration, part by sisterly love) and so I refuse to let my appearance, or time not spent fretting over it, to rob my joy. I hope you can find peace and contentment in your amazing role as mother to grant yourself the same.
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Kristen and Heather, let me just clarify and say, that I don’t take myself or my clothes all that seriously. I looked at this outfit, thought “that didn’t really work, I wonder why.” and then. “Huh, I think the proportions were off.” End of thought. I’m not pitying myself or my life at all right now. I’m not sad or melancholy. I was just admitting to being in an awkward stage. But if you think that I don’t step back and think about what’s really important in life, you are sorely mistaken. I do that daily, hourly.
i don’t think it was a fail!!! but I admit i think I fail most of the time when constructing outfits.
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love that bag! and this doesn’t look like a fail at all to me. trust me, you should see some of my fails!
kw ladies in navy
I have to agree with Kristen and Heather. I’ve been following your blog for 9 months now and love it, but I too have noticed that the tone of your blog has changed. Believe me I understand being in a fashion funk but like Heather mentioned your closet is amazing and I would have to agree with her, plentiful ( I wish I had a wardrobe budget like you do), you need to step back and reexamine things. You might need to take a break from blogging and focus on getting yourself back. You may also be in a bit of a post partum funk. I know I went through that. You have 4 kids, a clothing company and a thriving blog, of course you’re busy and overwhelmed. Please take this comment as the way it was intended, not to criticize but I wrote it out of concern and care. You are a very busy lady and maybe it’s time you took a break from blogging.
Plus I think your outfit is gorgeous but I do understand that it didn’t come together how you would have expected it to. Cori I truly hope you take these comments not as criticism but as concern for you. I wrote a blog post about post partum if you care to read it: http://vodkainfusedlemonade.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/post-mommy-blues-and-embellished-necklines/. If you need to talk don’t hesitate to drop me a line. vodkainfusedlemonade@gmail.com
Agi:)
vodkainfusedlemonade.wordpress.com
I can’t see the outfit completely but it doesn’t look like a fail to me! xo
http://allthingsprettyandlittle.blogspot.com/
ummm i wish my fail outfits looked as gorgeous as yours!
-marsa
The DayLee Journal
Online bullying is becoming more and more prevalent, and no one is safe, truly. But I’ve never seen bullying in the name of “motherly frustration” and “sisterly love.” I hope you have a lovely day Cori. You appear to be a WONDERFUL mother and person. Keep your chin up!
So well said Veronica!!! What kind of people make comments like that over a post like this one today??? She said she didn’t like her outfit today. BIG DEAL… Hello, a huge part of this blog is about fashion… And did they not read her post yesterday? I’d say she takes motherhood pretty seriously. Your a gem.
So politely stated personal observation is now bullying? All the children being called names, harassed and told to kill themselves everyday will be so relieved that bullying has relented and is now content with respectfully stated, well-meaning opinions. I hate how overused that word is, it should be reserved for when a situation warrents it otherwise people will stop caring and it will be just another buzz word for peole who cry wolf to use. Sorry but this is a topic I am very passionate about and the carelessness with which this word is used is truly disturbing. Watch the 2011 documentary called Bully and you might feel the same way.
Veronica, So by questioning whether or not Cori was being hard on herself, sharing my own thoughts and feelings on the matter, and wishing her peace and contentment.. I’m bullying? That weighs heavy on my heart, whether the term was loosely and perhaps unfairly used or not. When you share your life and related musings in the public forum, is feedback not expected? Anticipated even? There can be encouragement in honesty. I think we women can handle it. And you’ve given me something to reflect on as well, so I thank you for that.
Cori, I’ve been a longtime reader of your blog. You do motherhood proud and I admit, I do miss the days when that was more the focus and the outfits more so a compliment. This is ultimately your space, but lately some of your posts have had a tone of sadness, or discontent, and if I have misinterpreted or implied meaning where there was none, well for that I do apologize. I commented today because something about a mother of four with hair and makeup perfectly done, poised in beautiful clothing, finding room in her appearance for criticism and language including “fail” absolutely rubbed me the wrong way. Especially as I sat in my “fancy pajamas” happy to have even had time to brush my teeth before taking a conference call.
If you felt judged, I apologize. Was never my intent and as sisters in Christ, even when we may disagree, I only wish you well. Glad to hear you say you’re not in the baby blue mires. Truly.
Kristen
I LOVE the navy and mint combo! You inspired me to try a new color pairing. Woo hoo! You look amazing, Cori and DO NOT take those mean & negative comments to heart. Obviously, you’re an amazing mom & wife. Stay strong!!
Navy and anything is pretty, but I love it with the mint. Getting reacquainted with your body after baby – your “new normal,” as my Dr calls it – is challenging and sometimes frustrating, as you well know. Maybe it can be an opportunity to try new items and combinations from your beautiful wardrobe. Always look forward to your blog. :)
It doesn’t look like a fail at all! I love the color combo and from what I can see of it, the proportions look pretty!!
I know exactly how you feel! Well maybe not exactly, since I’m not a mother, but the whole being in that awkward place with your body thing!
When my mother was diagnosed with stage 4, advanced metastatic breast cancer, for a second time last fall, I took some time off from work and life, to care for her. In the process put on about 10 lbs.
I have a larger chest. I was blessed with that in middle school, at an age when boys noticed, and nicknamed me according to what was written on my t-shirt. In retrospect, that Calvin Klein one was probably not the best idea. The weight I recently acquired, went straight there, leaving me struggling to fit into my already ample 34DD size bra. My size 4 jeans still fit, thank goodness, but my small shirts are a little snug! Last week I put together an outfit for my blog, and ended up hating the proportions. In my mind, and on the hanger, the outfit looked amazing! Once I tried it on, the additional weight on top, and the high waisted skirt, made me top heavy and I quickly threw it on the floor!
I’m determined to lose the baggage again, now that my mum has rebounded, and come back from a place we were told she wouldn’t come back from. I do this not only for me, but to help lower the risks I know I will have at some point in my life. I’ve already had two benign tumors as is – one in my fallopian tube – leaving me with only one, and one in my breast. These things have not left me jaded however. I am thankful for all the time I spent with my mum in the last part of 2012. I’m also so thankful she has come back! It is ok for me however, to dislike how certain clothes look on my body at this time.
Part of blogging is to tell the truth to your readers, and I’m glad you do! I am a big fan, and will continue to read your blog, as you inspire me to be a great woman, and wonderful mother, all the while balancing babies, homework, a career, cooking dinner, and your independence. Not to mention looking fantastic while doing so! I hope people can see that being a mother does not mean that you have to lose yourself in the process! You show me that you can have both!
Love Amie x
amiebelle.blogspot.com
Wow lotta drama ’bout nothin’. I too tried on an outfit the other day and no amount of adjusting the belt was going to make it look right. I read this like you were trying to relate that it doesn’t always come off as you see it in your mind’s eye, that was all! And I do love the navy and mint combo.
I like your smile in the first pic…you know the one that says “oh this silly outfit just didn’t work, but hey that’s okay because my life is still grand!” ;)
herestohappinesses.blogspot.com
I have this feeling that we would be good friends. Every time I read your blog, I just sit, nod, and say, “uh-huh.” Maybe we should be neighbors sometime. (Like you, the Mr and I have lived in 4 states in our 9 year marriage.) Every few years, I just laugh and say, “Where to next Dear?” :) I loved your funk post- definitely so me right now. I have no idea who or where I am right now in my closet. I also hate having a chest… counting down the months!
Oh! AND, silly story, but I got my sister loving your blog as well… well, she works at DownEast in Logan (she is one of the home interior people), she said you came into the store over Christmas and she fell in love with your little one. She also mentioned how pretty you and your sister are. :) Happy Day!
Hi Cori,
I can’t really see your outfit well enough to have an opinion on the failness of it. Either way, if you think its a fail, then its a fail. I believe clothing helps determine our attitude and partly because of your blog I’ve been inspired to step up my game when it comes to dressing myself. I have never had a problem with buying beautiful (sometimes expensive) clothes, but I do have a problem planning an outfit, fixing my hair, and doing my makeup. With how busy you are, I see that if you can get yourself (and your four kids) up in the morning and take the time to make yourself beautiful, well then I can at least try! For all the inspiration your blog has given me, its nice to see you are human, and even when you try, you still have “fail” days. Thank you for freely expressing yourself. You don’t have to conquer the world every day :)
Also, LOVE the purse. I recently treated myself and bought it. I also bought your JCrew coat (40% off sale price baby!) I was not going to copy cat you completely, I planned on getting the coat in black, but sadly black was sold out, so I did get the white :) Love you and your blog. God Bless.
–Jill
HappyScrappyHeart.Blogspot.com
EGHS 2001!
Hey! I haven’t thought of wearing navy and mint together! Thanks for the color inspiration. :)
Well, the outfit looks cute all blurred out. *shrugs*
I tried to do my hair like yours tonight with my new expensive curling iron from Sephora. That was also a #fail. Well, it was okay, but not as nice as you do it. I have more hair than I realized…I’ll get it right one of these days…
I think you look beautiful, and thanks for being honest about an outfit “fail.” I have a lot of those, unfortunately. :)
Okay, you’ve got to get out of this “funk!” I’ve never had kids, and I’m not married, and I don’t put half as much thought into what I wear! As long as I look decent for the world, I’m okay. You’ve had not one, but FOUR beautiful children, and you still manage to look effortlessly GORGEOUS! So, please get out of the “funky” jeans, go eat some ice cream, put on some new lipstick, and just have fun! Now, I can’t get that song out of my head…”Play that funky music white boy…!”
;)
You’re awesome, and you know it. Now, clap your hands!
My dear,
I found your blog by chance, while peeking others and I decided to check it out! I’m glad I did it, because I am really delighted with yours. It’s beautiful, well structured, interesting… and it has completely got me hooked. I think we’re going to get along just fine! ;) I’d like to invite you to meet my space as well and I hope you’ll have as much fun as I am having in yours!
I wish you lots of success
kisses
http://cottoncandy-peaches@blogspot.com
Hey Cori!
I’m not as good as I used to be in following blogs these days, and even worse when it comes to checking out other people’s comments about the posts (as in–I almost NEVER read other people’s comments) but I’m sure glad I did for this post! Wow. Seems like being a mom is hard enough (and as moms we are hard enough on ourselves) without having others critique our efforts. I’m lucky enough to know you in “real life” and not just here on your blog, so I know what a wonderful mother you truly you. And let’s face it–you are gorgeous and have impeccable taste! I’m glad to see you are taking care of yourself as well as your little family. Keep it up
Lots of Love!
Lauren
P.S. I love mint in just about ANY outfit, so I’m not sure this was a fail in my opinion. :)
Cori, you are amazing. What a shame to be criticized for sharing your heart. boo! I have been reading for a couple of years and I must say my fashion taste has gotten so much better because of you. I hope you just keep being you and being honest despite the critics. I always say, for me, having a baby is a 2 year project because it takes me that long to get back in the swing. I totally get that, although it may be less for you. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. You are the first blog I look for when I check my feeds.
Wow! a bit of criticism over a little comment! I actually liked that you dared to put a ‘fail’ on your blog and that was what my comment was going to be about. Then I scrolled through all the rest of the comments and couldn’t believe the negativity! So many people who blog make their life seem so perfect, I am glad to see someone keep it real. And really…it’s an outfit. It may have been frustrating at the time that it didn’t work, but it isn’t the end of the world like some are trying to make it be. So, that being said, thanks for sharing a fail and keeping fresh ideas coming to us petite mothers out there! :)
That bag is seriously beautiful!
Hope you had a great weekend!
-Sheree
The Hartungs Blog
thehartungs.blogspot.ca
I’ve been reading for two years now. You seem as happy now, as you did then…Even more so, b/c you got your 4th little!!! Don’t worry about what people say or don’t say. You do your thing; your thing is good!!! I am a petite woman, and I come here for the fashion advice and outfits as much as I do for all of your sweet stories and your adorable children. This is a blog about petite fashion….right? So a fail, or a funk…we ALL have them. And I see tons of other fashion bloggers posting their outfit fails…no one criticizes them of being sad or needing to take a blog vacation. I think it is important for us to see that someone with great style and taste has bad days too…!
And a body re-uniting and re-discovering after pregnancy…I don’t know a woman who doesn’t have a transition. Completely NORMAL. It is more than obvious you are a caring mom and wife. I can’t believe they would say those things. If they really were concerned about you in this area, the proper and polite thing to do would have been to contact you privately through email and not make assumptions and statements publicly. So thoughtless. Never mind them. It is a risk to blog your thoughts on a regular basis…I could never do it. You are a brave woman in so many aspects. Best wishes. I loved your most recent family pictures and I can’t wait to see your Easter outfits…I am sure you have something amazing planned!
You are just darling! A darling woman, momma, and fashion inspiration :) Hope you have a wonderful day!
I found your blog through pintrest and have since become a fan! I think you do a great job encouraging others and sharing your world with us! Thanks for being real. It is very obvious your number one priority is your family! Well done mama!
I’ve read your blog and never read the comments until you mentioned you had received some hurtful ones so I wanted to see what had been said b/c I like you. But, here is what crossed my mind: I don’t know you, really and neither do your other readers for the most part. And, it’s kind of like putting yourself in books we read. Which if you love to read you know what I’m talking about. I think people are reading your blog and attributing emotions to them that they are feeling or imagine they would be feeling if they were in your situation. But, they aren’t and I think you are well educated and self-aware enough to know if something is off. Frankly, you like putting together outfits and reading…some people veg in front of the tv for hours; everyone does their own thing (even if they have babies), so I don’t know why the criticism about that!
I don’t know why we always give more weight to the negative attention we receive than all the positive, but that’s not the way I want my kids to go through life. I want them to be grateful for the positive blessings in their life and not worry about any negativity that might come their way. I think probably being sick and away from your husband made your more vulnerable to the criticism, but don’t let anyone bring YOU down! :) Good for you for rolling with it!