This little story will tell you how I decided to become MissusSmartyPants.com

I have a girl friend Kate that lives in my neighborhood. We became good friends right away, I am a few years older (I was like the older sister), plus both our husbands had similar interests. This seems to make relationships stronger, having like interests. Anyway, she is a stay at home mom, (I was too, in my children’s earlier years). I realize now there was a problem, however at the time the changes are so subtle even I (Missus Smarty Pants) didn’t quite get the picture. Her views on life, her interactions with people, and the way she worked within her family and most important, the way she felt about herself had changed over the years.

Don’t get me wrong, she always was a loving mother and wife. It’s just that the fire was burning very low. You might know this feeling, kids are doing well in school, you finances are in order, you love your spouse and they love you… Life is in high gear and you’re going along for the ride.

I knew Kate was not a big shopper, and she never once came to visit me at my store. One day in my kitchen over coffee we had one of those sister talks. She expressed to me her state of mind. She felt life was passing her by and didn’t know what she should do. I tried to get her to be more specific, and couldn’t get her to pin down one single problem. Let me tell you who I have here, Kate has a type “D” body (you’ll learn more about this later) she has beautiful dark hair, pretty brown eyes, with a great complexion. She has a husband who truly loves her and two great kids. We should all have these types of problems…

I looked at her and did a quick assessment. She always looked pretty much the same. She wore baggie clothing most of the time while she cleaned the house and ran errands. I remembered seeing her in pictures on vacation and the look almost never changed. She needed to feel better about herself, pronto!

I asked her if she really trusted me and not to take anything I say too personally, she agreed. I told her she needed a new look. I didn’t want to just take her shopping and help her buy a new outfit; this would only give her a short shot in the arm (so to speak) I wanted her to have lasting power!! I told her I was off the next day and wanted to visit her closet, and for her to be prepared to do a little work.

To my surprise (I do not know why, she been my friend for years) she had almost no basics. We proceed to do what I now call a Closet Purge. Taking out everything that did not fit correctly, all the out dated clothes and shoes, and basically getting down to the bare bones. We tried everything on and tried to make some sense of her wardrobe. We actually had a good time!

We put together the plan starting with the basics (you will see this approach in more detail). We had so much fun, me being Missus Smarty Pants and Kate gaining the confidence I knew she would. Watching her trying on different things brought me back to my boutique and why I loved having it. I explained body types and why it was important to buy clothes that fit your particular type. We did not allow the commissioned sales girls to detract us from our mission (Everyone must earn a living and these girls are trained to sell a certain way, sometimes not to our betterment). We had a great day shopping only for the basics.

I spent the next week writing down how I wanted her to approach bring her wardrobe back in style with up to date fashions. Amplifying her great attributes and of course minimizing her less flattering areas. I told her to stick to the plan.

I did not see her for three straight weeks, which is not like her and then the blessing came in a very unusual manner. It came from my husband. You see, he was out playing golf that afternoon with Dave (Kate’s husband) Tom (You guessed it, my husband) said all Dave could talk about was the change in Kate since you took her under your wing. He said she was always this great person but had lost her confidence over the years. She was raising my beautiful kids and taking care of me and forgot to look after herself. Your wife restored her. And to think that such a simple act would give her back the confidence she had when I married her.

Tom said how proud he was of me. This experience put me into deep thought. I had the feeling I always received in my store for that one outfit. How could I affect more people by such a simple approach? MissusSmartyPants.com was born.

Friends, I truly believe that the first person you should take care of is yourself. I know this sounds selfish, please let me explain. Most reactions in this world generate from actions. If someone comes to my boutique and is very positive, and feels good about them self, you can’t help but get that contagious attitude from them! Building the confidence to look your best will bring out the true you. When you look good and you know it. All people who come in contact with you will be affected by your upbeat attitude.

Believe me…

Missus Smarty Pants

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