Hey friends! I am back in Vegas this weekend working on Cara’s Office and having a blast (of course!). Here is the thing, I wish you all were here with us, because this whole thing, its pretty entertaining.
Just because you cant be here, I came up with the idea of telling you what we are talking about, and then you can chime in on the comments and we will feel like you are here too!
Up first on the conversation agenda? Thigh Gap.
Now. Mind you. I am not a fashionista AT. ALL. In fact, unless you consider my husbands old clothes (that are even too big for HIM, splattered in paint, with 4 day old knee sag) fashion, I am grossly underdressed 97% of my life.
But Cara. She brings out my inner supermodel. I have to ask her every question about beauty and fashion I can think of before she realizes that I am a freakazoid and doesn’t want to be my BFF anymore.
So we are chatting blogs and stuff and we start pulling up different Fashion blogs. These girls are gorgeous. SUPER gorgeous. But the first thing that have to say is “Oh my. Their legs.”
They are seriously a good 4 inches from touching each other. I think girls of all sizes are gorgeous, and inner beauty outweighs a thigh gap any day of the week. But I guess this is like an aspirational thing? The bigger the thigh gap the better. Sort of like boobs…but the opposite. Don’t genetics play a huge part in this? Seems sort of a bummer if your hips are all wrong for it.
This is the only way I am getting a thigh gap. Whose with me?
(This pictures was an outtake from my makeover photo shoot. The awkward pictures from that deserve their own post. Like I’ve said before 19 cycles of America’s Next Top Model have done NOTHING for me.)
We actually talk about you guys a lot. And how fun it is to get emails and stuff showing off your hard work. Like the one I got this week from 17 year old Kae. I feel like I need to steal a bunch of her ideas. Oh and renovating a bathroom as a teenager and keeping the total under $500? This girl is like a prodigy.
As most of you know I have been working on my site redesign for the past little bit and it is almost done!! I pulled it up to show Cara and she thought you all would appreciate how I label things.
Ads are not cute. I get it. But they pay for my thrifting habit, so they stay.
And I saved the best for last.
I am such a sucker for personality tests. I LOVE every single thing about them. Cara has a favorite that I had never heard of called an Ennegram. Holy dead on.
I am a raging 7. Court is a 3. Together we are described as Sparkly.
Here are a few of my favorite highlights:
Sevens are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world
How to Get Along with Me
Give me companionship, affection, and freedom.
Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter.
Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories. (WHAT!?! This is SO right!)
Don’t try to change my style. Accept me the way I am.
Be responsible for yourself. I dislike clingy or needy people.
Don’t tell me what to do.
What I Like About Being a Seven
being optimistic and not letting life’s troubles get me down
being spontaneous and free-spirited
being outspoken and outrageous. It’s part of the fun.
being generous and trying to make the world a better place
having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures (They used the word guts. Its like they know me!)
having such varied interests and abilities
What’s Hard About Being a Seven
not having enough time to do all the things I want (….!!)
not completing things I start
not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career
having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies
Sevens as Children Often
are action oriented and adventuresome
drum up excitement
prefer being with other children to being alone
finesse their way around adults
dream of the freedom they’ll have when they grow up
Sevens as Parents
are often enthusiastic and generous
want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life
may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive (Ok, I think they are looking in my windows.)
Crazy right?! You know you have to go over and take the test. Let me know how it turns out, I am super interested in getting to know you guys better!
Here are awesome links once you’ve discovered which one you (or your friends and family) are:
Made Easy (you need to click on your number up at the top center of the page)
Relationship Compatibility
Overview
So do you feel like you are here with us? Chime in because we want you to be!!
You are hilarious! Seriously. .. the thighs! No matter how thin our big I am, my thighs touch. What's really entertaining about thighs that don't touch is this new extreme booty short trend. Those non touching thigh girls. . My husband and I play "spot the labias". Put on some pants girls!!!
I gave up wheat, dairy and soy and 6 months later have a thigh gap – not as much as the picture given my genes and all, but at least I can wear my favorite cords this fall and have them just whisper my arrival instead of shout it. Oh and also, I'm not always in gastrointestinal pain from not being able to properly digest yummy things like bread and ice cream. Win some, lose some.
that picture is hilarious. that's the only way i'd have a thigh gap too, sister. let me tell you. i've always wanted one though. even just a little one? not a creepy legs-way-too-skinny-for-own-good gap. ya know.
Sounds like you guys are having a blast! I've never had a thigh gap and probably never will- even if I was skin and bones. I think it's something about the way your legs are set into your hips? That's my theory anyway.
Hope the rest of your weekend is amazing!
-Becca
Ladyface Blog
thigh gap. yeah- i used to have one of those, from age 2 (im guessing) to bout 27. now i've got the reverse thigh gap. where your thighs rub together way up high and when your walking around slightly damp from swimming they rub together in the most annoying fashion. also my shorts do the crotch crawl- this is also annoying. i've said goodbye to my thigh gap. until i can get my lazy (and tired) bum back to running. or if i could quit shoving carbs down my throat. that might work. -sigh- 30's and weight gain!!! whats up w that?!?!?!
I'm always a little skeptical of personality tests, and I never feel quite like the questions apply to me, but they always manage to peg me. I'm definitely a One. The "made easy" description of a One is me exactly (except I'm not a parent so I can't be sure about that one, but it fits with my ideas about how I would parent). Thanks for sharing this with us! From what I read on here, Seven describes you perfectly. ^_^
By the way, the second link, "Relationship Compatibility", takes me to a Pinterest "pin it" tab.
Ha! That's hilarious. I'll have to take that test.
How do you see the relationship compatibility part? I couldn't see that…???
Duh, link. Silly me!
I'm a 6. You were right, the test nailed it! Especially the part about being loyal to friends and willing to defend them above yourself, and the part about running on stress while simultaneously complaining about it. Yikes.
Ain't had a thigh gap since I was 21. Thank God for baby powder, otherwise, the friction that comes from wearing shorts in the summer could start a fire.
Oh thigh gap, how I've missed you so! I'm convinced that there is also a trick to the way they stand…or at least that's what I'm going to tell myself to make me feel better. I guess I should go run now…
I am a 7 too!!! ", but can become distracted and exhausted by staying on the go" this is so me. Starting things and not finishing is also my calling card ha ha.
OK. I'm participating in your convo….
Thigh gap: Ages ago, I was listening in on a bunch of guys who were checking out some babes. With regards to a girl who I thought had a pretty hot body, one of the guys said, "No way – too much thigh gap." The detailed analysis is appalling but I rather liked his conclusion!
Ennegram: I have friends who swear that this saved their marriage. They diagnosed me as a One, but a "high functioning One." Not sure what that means.
I may follow your link to the test while eating and drinking things that will narrow any thigh gap I might have!
I didn't know that thigh gap was a thing! Good lord. I don't think even Jillian can make that happen for me. Gah!
I don't think I've ever had a thigh gap…ever…in the history of my entire life. And I probably never will. And I'm okay with that. As long as I can keep from starting a friction fire when I attempt to jog, it's all good. 😉
About that stupid trend (let's hope it's a trend) called "thigh gap." I don't think it's attractive. I don't think it's healthy looking. And, yes, I'm with ya- the only way I'm getting any gap down there is if I stand like a cowboy– bow-legged! I rather like it when my pants announce my arrival minutes before I actually arrive.
Haha! Omg, you're hillarious!
I felt like I was reading about me while reading your test results because it describes me to the T!!!! I took the test and yep – I'm a 7 too!
You. Are. Awesome. Seriously, best thigh gap EVER!
love your makeover, can't wait to see your new site design! crazy thigh gap pic…
Holy thigh gaps, Mandy. I'm a seven too. Yee haw!
And I loveyou! Just so much!
Taking that quiz now..we shall see. Also- are you having someone re-do your site? Are you switching to WordPress or sticking with Blogger? Excited to see it!
I'm with you on the thigh gap. Never ever ever gonna happen here, not even if I were anorexic skin and bones. I'm just not built for it!
The test- I'm a 2. Nailed me! There are one or two points that I disagree with (like not doing things I want for fear of being selfish- its definitely not my favorite quality about myself, but I am selfish, and get upset when I can't do/buy something I want!) but overall, it could not have been more head on. I expected to be a 7 bc I relate to a lot of your points too (optimistic, nothing get me down, spontaneous, varied interests, and not finishing things I start to name a few). Maybe I am a half-breed haha!
Okay so I need to stand on a soap box for a minute. I know that you have just come to discover the "trend" of the thigh gap, but I learned about the phenomenon a while ago and have seen (mostly via tumblr) what it does to young girls. It is both triggering and unrealistic and provokes a very unhealthy body image and disordered thoughts. Yes, it does have to do with the makeup of your body, but a lot of young girls are being told that this is how they should look and so they diet and exercise, some to the point of developing an eating disorder, in order to "achieve" a thigh gap. (I also learned about the pro-ana, aka pro-anorexia, phenomenon that is sweeping through the Internet community of young girls after finding out about thigh gaps.)
I know you mean well, and that your point in sharing this information is to point out how ridiculous it can be, but even reading the other comments on here it seems to cause disorderly thoughts (like people saying that now they feel they need to go running). The other thing it brings up is just body image in general. Some girls may have a thigh gap from not working out or doing anything abnormal, and they are beautiful. Some girls' thighs rub together no matter how much they work out, and they are beautiful.
Sorry for the tangent, I just want you to know the seriousness behind this issue and that it can possibly be triggering for some of your readers. That is all! Sending this with lots of love and good intentions.
Maybe I have not been a very observant viewer in my trillion seasons of watching Project Runway… but I do believe the show totally stole your honeycomb wall idea! Season 12 premiered last night and I swear they did a reno on the whole workroom areas and they added a killer honeycomb wall and all I could think as I was watching was "hey that's Mandi's wall!"
I haven't had a thigh gap since I was in middle school. Most women who are not rail thin have their thighs touch, and I don't think it's really a big deal, unless you're wearing short shorts.
Even split between a 2, 4, and 7. I love love love personality tests, but I almost always come out with even splits.
That test nailed my personality! I'm a 2, "The Helper". Always have been, even as a kid. I sent the link to my fiance and he's a 2 as well! I guess I knew that, but men tend to hide their sensitivity at times. It was interesting to read how a pair of 2s match up in a relationship!
And regarding thigh gap: I don't think I've ever had it, and I don't really want it. I'm pretty happy with my legs, even with my thighs touching 🙂
Steph
How does an adult woman have a thigh gap? I can understand how a photograph has one, (all glory to the photoshop!) but not a person in reality. I weighed 95lbs at one point-not recommended-and I wasn't built like that. asbestos removal Los Angeles
I agree with Amy Polley, this thigh gap thing is a big problem. Women are constantly bombarded with unrealistic body images. As mature adult women we MAY be able to deflect them (or not) and feel comfortable in our own skin (I would hope) but there are so many teen girls out there who believe they must look a certain way to be accepted. Eating disorders are built this way. Oh and by the way, I'm a 1, the Reformer. It's broke, ladies, and we are the only ones who can fix it. Beauty comes from within not from a thigh gap!
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Hahaha I laughed like a zillion times reading this! Thanks for including me (okay US) in your inner circle conversations 😉 Can't wait to see more outtakes and taking that test NOW! (I hope I'M described as SPARKLY!)
thanks for letting me feel like one of your friends! and yes, thigh gap is a strange phenomenon that i will never experience because i like oreos and bacon too much.
happy weekend and i can't wait to see that room finished!
The photo of you is beyond gorgeous. Screw the thigh gap (but I secretly want one too LOL) and I want your hair and outfit 😉
You look amazing!
Ok, that personality test pegged me to a "T"! So crazy…