Random Thoughts

WHAT’S ON MY MIND

I’ve been wondering a lot lately about women: my friends, my daughters, my sister, you and even about me (but then I’m always wondering a little about me). Here at the F.H. Clothing Co. we make clothing that “loves you just the way you are” and what we’ve learned over the past 28 years is that most of us don’t actually love OURSELVES “just the way we are”!

 

How often have you said to yourself, “Wouldn’t I look great if only I could lose (or gain) that last ten pounds?” When someone compliments you on how you look, how often are you uncomfortable answering with a simple “thank you”? Many of us are just plain self-conscious when it comes to our bodies. I know I am, but boy would I like to get comfortable with “whatever shape my body’s in!”
 
Just think…..if we were able to do that…to live that new attitude, along with it would come a new level of self confidence that’s unfamiliar to many women. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the feeling that no matter WHAT shape we’re in, WE just look great?

 

I think we need to address or maybe undress or redress our attitudes, NOT our bodies. Here at Fat Hat we call that a Fat Hatitude Adjustment and all it takes is one giant step back from the mirror, a quick but confident shake of your head, comfortable things to wear that make you smile, a very big, deep breath and a ready sense of humor.

FACTS WORTH THINKING ABOUT

Did you know……
• At least 34% of high school girls and 22% of boys believe they are overweight.
• Being dissatisfied with one’s body has become almost the norm for American women. Most are genetically unable to meet the cultural ideal of super-slimness.
• Fat was first termed a “problem” during the 1920’s. Advertisers urged women to worry about and buy products to get rid of it.

 

ALL THINGS NEWSWORTHY – 2012

Here’s what’s been on my mind for the last few months as I’ve watched winter melt into spring, the abundant rains of April, May and June turn everything into a lush Vermont summer green and at long last, a cacophony of fabulous flowers unfold beneath my Fat Hat office window.

  1. What this country needs right now is a giant size HATITUDE adjustment….it needs a small but ever growing group of enthusiastic people who believe that:
  2. None of us should be exposed to more than one half hour a day of national or international new!!
  3. No matter what we think, news is NOT entertainment and not everything is BREAKING NEWS!
  4. Checking the stock market continually isn’t healthy for anyone.
  5. Shopping for goods made in the USA is a good thing
  6. Spending unscheduled, spontaneous time with friends and family is time well spent.
  7. Spending money carefully and locally, (preferably with owner operated businesses) is money well spent
  8. Staying active and healthy is the name of the game
  9. Everyone needs to
    1. laugh more
    2. play more
    3. dance more

Here at the F.H.Clothing Co we’re doing our best to make the big adjustment…some days we even go cold turkey on the news!

 

QUOTES TO PONDER

“I’ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I’ve lost a
total of 789 pounds. By all accounts I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.”
– Erma Bombeck

 

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
– Eleanor Roosevelt