{"id":3158,"date":"2017-05-08T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2017-05-08T13:54:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T13:54:39","slug":"one-hot-mama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/one-hot-mama\/","title":{"rendered":"One Hot Mama!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My friend Melanie is a force of nature! She is an on-trend hairstylist, a wife, a mother and an adopter of shelter pets, a fellow Goodwill fashionista and a body-positive role model. She self-proclaims herself a \u201cRetro Curvy Gal\u201d and embraces her shape and encourages others (including me) to do the same.<\/p>\n

Melanie first modeled for me last winter and we had so much fun, we decided to make her a regular visitor on the blog. We also bought this dress last winter, which is a great suggestion for shopping at Goodwill: Shop off-season. Check the racks in winter for spring or summer items and vice versa. You never know what you\u2019ll find because it is out-of-season.<\/p>\n

This cute navy Merona dress (originally from Target) was sprinkled with little orange seahorses.\"2\" <\/a>It instantly made us long for summer and the beach! And the best part of the dress \u2013 it has pockets! Pockets are popping up all over and we love this trend. I\u2019ve seen it in wedding and prom dresses as well. The mix of utilitarian and formal is such an interesting mix!<\/p>\n

Melanie\u2019s black wedge Candie\u2019s sandals are great because they give her more height while still being comfortable and stable without a skinny heel. \"1\" <\/a>And they are completely fabulous right now because all things 90s are coming back in fashion \u2013 chunky wedges included!<\/p>\n

While her sunglasses (which are retro and awesome) are her own, the bag (Originally $60 from DSW) was only about a dollar from the Goodwill Outlet on St. Lawrence Avenue. It holds her everyday necessities as well as being a great tote for the beach! And lastly, her colorful beaded necklace with faux-leather tassel was purchased new with tags (originally from Target and marked $16.99) for only $6.97.\"3\" <\/a><\/p>\n

This sassy outfit adds up to one hot look for one cool mama! Embrace the now and dress for the body you have, not the body you want. Goodwill Keystone Area stores offers clothes in all sizes and styles and the money you save will make you happy while you are looking good and feeling confident.<\/p>\n

And Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all the other \u201cHot Mamas\u201d out there!<\/p>\n

Dress: $5.50
\nShoes: $2.25
\nBag: $1.00 (estimate)
\nNecklace: $6.97
\nTotal: $15.72<\/strong><\/p>\n

From my closet to yours,
\nKirsten<\/p>\n

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About The Blogger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kirsten is a 40-something mom, wife and marketing professional. She loves all things crafty, tasty and fashionable, especially while being frugal. She enjoys hunting for treasures at her local Goodwill stores to decorate her home and wardrobe. She is a stylist and volunteer for the fundraiser the Goodwill Runway Show, which is held every spring in Reading, PA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  My friend Melanie is a force of nature! She is an on-trend hairstylist, a wife, a mother and an adopter of shelter pets, a fellow Goodwill fashionista and a body-positive role model. She self-proclaims herself a \u201cRetro Curvy Gal\u201d and embraces her shape and encourages others (including me) to do the same. Melanie first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3163,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158\/revisions\/3163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}