Designing your best life

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiESjBkOGEF6JuthiwM_-02u4iuOYst02A7zV22T3unEaVbtAXxSlPfG8Dc5PP2GC2g-twTR3oghX0h7mNk4eM5Y6AIzFX1iIsZJd83fqtBZJjqDPGK8wej-v4ZdM0iNgeFbZLPHvdBc/s1600/ginnyandsusan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466848850437422322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiESjBkOGEF6JuthiwM_-02u4iuOYst02A7zV22T3unEaVbtAXxSlPfG8Dc5PP2GC2g-twTR3oghX0h7mNk4eM5Y6AIzFX1iIsZJd83fqtBZJjqDPGK8wej-v4ZdM0iNgeFbZLPHvdBc/s400/ginnyandsusan.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" /></a>Fashion Coach <a href="http://www.agreatnewlook.com/">Susan Kanoff</a> and<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Professional Life Coach <a href="http://www.coachginny.com/">Ginny Williams</a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you ever feel that life is pulling you in many directions, but you just don’t know which way you are headed? And then to top it off, you can’t imagine what to wear when you get there?? </span><span style="font-size:130%;">This past Saturday, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">fashion expert Susan Kanoff and professional life coach Ginny Williams teamed up to present<br />their best tips on how to get closer to finding the answers in a life changing workshop titled<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />“<a href="http://reinventingyourself.eventbrite.com/">Reinventing Yourself from the Inside Out</a></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >”</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwfsxPd3-AANyLSj6rgdVqDCPWYY-urcUipwb0KwX5nDyqVEk2ioBLidhMRj6PljlErwGb335dNRt-q2mwNeZHYHkGfym1PgKZZaZrCuQCgn2NGO0Uxu0kvX6e6y-gKHovvBLG8Fmh7E/s1600/SusanKanoff-headerpic01.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466847637780776994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwfsxPd3-AANyLSj6rgdVqDCPWYY-urcUipwb0KwX5nDyqVEk2ioBLidhMRj6PljlErwGb335dNRt-q2mwNeZHYHkGfym1PgKZZaZrCuQCgn2NGO0Uxu0kvX6e6y-gKHovvBLG8Fmh7E/s400/SusanKanoff-headerpic01.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 120px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">These women are truly passionate about helping their clients to make life choices with confidence ... w</span><span style="font-size:130%;">hether those choices involve balancing work and family, dealing with a major life change (or two or three), creating a stylish wardrobe, or just trying to get to the bottom of “what is it that makes me happy and how do I create more of that while weeding out the stuff I don’t like?</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I think we all have those days when we wish there were some signs along our personal journey that could clarify things a bit like </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“Don’t take that job ... it’s a dead end</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> or </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“Put that dress back on the rack, you’ll never feel comfortable wearing it and<br />I don’t care if it is on sale!</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-tGZKir8T6JtbWlV3q51oyUdtQs6MBnpoMlMJCkD6bLp25C1ln1CDbPJPim8bh5yRDZ3yVRGZzHme78uG3ULZTi8GX8-ty1gPxp8zjWJGh1rJHj1tJ7SwOOGejQhyphenhyphenj31Y92G0vOxuXc/s1600/maria.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466844697486479602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-tGZKir8T6JtbWlV3q51oyUdtQs6MBnpoMlMJCkD6bLp25C1ln1CDbPJPim8bh5yRDZ3yVRGZzHme78uG3ULZTi8GX8-ty1gPxp8zjWJGh1rJHj1tJ7SwOOGejQhyphenhyphenj31Y92G0vOxuXc/s400/maria.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A great example of a stylish outfit that</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> flatters,<br />worn by audience member Maria Markey.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMPsRkn0SpPqTnh1EuTmH4iIJ86zx3R3-GAwF7bkw9Pite-9tWrDL359mddacjjT-sdxtcE_N5nr0gAQ-C3WPH4WViDKpUf100XpID8r_0FjuxIeJJea5cw_uOt6G0akG0ZhI56_vd4s/s1600/susanstable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466844161236792930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMPsRkn0SpPqTnh1EuTmH4iIJ86zx3R3-GAwF7bkw9Pite-9tWrDL359mddacjjT-sdxtcE_N5nr0gAQ-C3WPH4WViDKpUf100XpID8r_0FjuxIeJJea5cw_uOt6G0akG0ZhI56_vd4s/s400/susanstable.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some of Susan’s wardrobe staples:</span><br />fashion tape to discreetly secure what is loose,<br />wrinkle spray to smooth things over,</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />a craft box to store jewelry tangle-free,<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">and a stylish black wedge to look good on the go.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBqZ_6JMZdTQm8REb7u9THswyNulWoxfk0SG09-xdDM0CDYr7hyphenhyphenlpJlH6tfN2fZMNHCMXifjuaQNYCcUyJ6E8fpqcwGZQpXCiqd-1ujEJlg6R6dV6EaJyPu_jp9_pw6am3JEGPx4sZtE/s1600/ginnyandkathleen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466844150572485138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBqZ_6JMZdTQm8REb7u9THswyNulWoxfk0SG09-xdDM0CDYr7hyphenhyphenlpJlH6tfN2fZMNHCMXifjuaQNYCcUyJ6E8fpqcwGZQpXCiqd-1ujEJlg6R6dV6EaJyPu_jp9_pw6am3JEGPx4sZtE/s400/ginnyandkathleen.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Coach Ginny with<br />Kathleen Rose-Johnsen<br />of </span><a href="http://koolkatdesign.com/" style="font-style: italic;">KoolKat Design</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> While a lot of us go to friends or family when we need our most urgent questions answered like “does this outfit make me look ... ?” </span><span style="font-size:130%;">there are times when a fresh perspective from a non-related person is in order! I have discussed personal goal setting with Ginny on many occasions. She has really helped me to focus on what I want more of in my life. Her ability to ask the right questions, really listen to my replies and then guide me toward finding my own answers has been like talking to a best friend/cheerleader/fairy godmother/emotional therapist all rolled into one! Just following her on Twitter, I am reminded often of how to take a positive approach to facing life’s daily challenges that can either slow us down or inspire us to greatness. And while I have not worked with Susan before (although I would gladly empty my closet and start fresh in exchange for one day of power shopping with her!) I have been following her on Twitter where she links to her favorite places to shop, offers “client” discounts and highlights current trends in fashion.<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwfsxPd3-AANyLSj6rgdVqDCPWYY-urcUipwb0KwX5nDyqVEk2ioBLidhMRj6PljlErwGb335dNRt-q2mwNeZHYHkGfym1PgKZZaZrCuQCgn2NGO0Uxu0kvX6e6y-gKHovvBLG8Fmh7E/s1600/SusanKanoff-headerpic01.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Twitter Logo and Bird" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/3242600140_8c8cedc115_o.png" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Susan Kanoff on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/Fashioncoach">Fashion Coach</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ginny Williams on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/coachginny">Coach Ginny</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOc1M0xmpJmPIYgDytsztvggFwxBctxjQhuAGkpe49joyYUuMR1sxhTHFu4ihCEIfn2SHidCcKGMvM-N0xZpdh6tRvaRAv3JdMc2VV-fib5qzG5SFDmD1tlXawvskrWFx6MUVZog6U1c/s1600/ReinventWorkshop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466904818044668770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOc1M0xmpJmPIYgDytsztvggFwxBctxjQhuAGkpe49joyYUuMR1sxhTHFu4ihCEIfn2SHidCcKGMvM-N0xZpdh6tRvaRAv3JdMc2VV-fib5qzG5SFDmD1tlXawvskrWFx6MUVZog6U1c/s400/ReinventWorkshop.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">More workshops like this will be scheduled in the future.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />When someone loves what they do, they are able to share a special joy with the people around them. Saturday’s workshop was a lot like that. I left feeling like I had been in the company of women who really care about helping others to be happy in their own skin, doing what they love and enjoying the journey!<br /><br />A few years ago, I attended Oprah’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Live Your Best Life</span> tour when it was in Boston. This workshop felt very similar in its ability to uplift and inspire. I will end today’s post with a great quote that Ginny<br />used to begin Saturday’s event ...<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">– Marianne Williamson, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A Return to Love</span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></div>

Designing your best life

Fashion Coach Susan Kanoff and Professional Life Coach Ginny Williams Do you ever feel that life is pulling you in many directions, but you...

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Rejuvenating chairs ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJgpXJiBE98vyCgF58J6pTUfiuuwJdCwTNHb2VupZ0zKZGbf89ExZdX6BL-k7pVL2tDY2W6AYC289MODzpbyvHK3hVGCaigAlgjYapW4ZQHaMs4ZjpPVeBfHevuPaMsvE5LJ4v8SvA0Q/s1600-h/yellowchairflowersBS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451445392809402514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJgpXJiBE98vyCgF58J6pTUfiuuwJdCwTNHb2VupZ0zKZGbf89ExZdX6BL-k7pVL2tDY2W6AYC289MODzpbyvHK3hVGCaigAlgjYapW4ZQHaMs4ZjpPVeBfHevuPaMsvE5LJ4v8SvA0Q/s400/yellowchairflowersBS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />It is officially time for renewal, both inside and out! I loved this chair that I discovered in a client’s backyard garden. If you have a chair with a missing or worn-out cane seat, put it to good use like she did!</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bXHGgSHhIuTNFv1nB7vaPxbw5VED-50trQtXzh1TdlXqMeNs0UgVqWYkbFX-OITatEFCfutl-x3Q2DtyWBg94WBAKmjTN9aNjP1TG8Q8wcOQ36B8Us6j-uRcogXJ0a395nKTOnwU0-0/s1600-h/new+seat+cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNL4I6O51ygvAJckS-m5X6z2S7gg8dHAFZz3lN4laXtbrO1c71xs0sGEF1J0xcMncatFu8dxKx0q1uBNRUxuIpgC3rnc1eCEwRC7EQokBAT1PkHXrGxtRaOy_sEAWljN6gbDS_y5SfRk/s1600-h/chairb4BS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451460363902680706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNL4I6O51ygvAJckS-m5X6z2S7gg8dHAFZz3lN4laXtbrO1c71xs0sGEF1J0xcMncatFu8dxKx0q1uBNRUxuIpgC3rnc1eCEwRC7EQokBAT1PkHXrGxtRaOy_sEAWljN6gbDS_y5SfRk/s400/chairb4BS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Inside her home, we took these<br />conservative looking chairs ...<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bXHGgSHhIuTNFv1nB7vaPxbw5VED-50trQtXzh1TdlXqMeNs0UgVqWYkbFX-OITatEFCfutl-x3Q2DtyWBg94WBAKmjTN9aNjP1TG8Q8wcOQ36B8Us6j-uRcogXJ0a395nKTOnwU0-0/s1600-h/new+seat+cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451445384066266962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bXHGgSHhIuTNFv1nB7vaPxbw5VED-50trQtXzh1TdlXqMeNs0UgVqWYkbFX-OITatEFCfutl-x3Q2DtyWBg94WBAKmjTN9aNjP1TG8Q8wcOQ36B8Us6j-uRcogXJ0a395nKTOnwU0-0/s400/new+seat+cover.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and made them boldly elegant.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqW7vChT2yTG_Ds_EoDRBH2uZsTQZv_MFS0wMDBqqNmVctjU4kr29QzOjEjMgqSBhghCQIzXkwt6IBss9WRBILvhsKuNdAVA6mi_XUr5D1EibHnBjROz0X0dfhk0HflErwgtKAph7u70/s1600-h/chairb4Nat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451462352647861586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqW7vChT2yTG_Ds_EoDRBH2uZsTQZv_MFS0wMDBqqNmVctjU4kr29QzOjEjMgqSBhghCQIzXkwt6IBss9WRBILvhsKuNdAVA6mi_XUr5D1EibHnBjROz0X0dfhk0HflErwgtKAph7u70/s400/chairb4Nat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This chair could have found a home<br />in a garden like the one above ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWD26b0o4zwTjgg35oDfySE5d2nMOu3fLAGet15jHWfYVA5GJbDjdYFFXi_0eEeXDZ9oEkhbBFs8GnwnFb9smfjuEB0UOpyvh5hVN6xphyphenhyphenrt1-xjIGlrkOdo8Wf5jw9V1cfNLcf_jV3s/s1600-h/dollhousewchairNat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451445366159300706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWD26b0o4zwTjgg35oDfySE5d2nMOu3fLAGet15jHWfYVA5GJbDjdYFFXi_0eEeXDZ9oEkhbBFs8GnwnFb9smfjuEB0UOpyvh5hVN6xphyphenhyphenrt1-xjIGlrkOdo8Wf5jw9V1cfNLcf_jV3s/s400/dollhousewchairNat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">but I loved it in the room of a young client, painted silver with a thick velvet cushion on top. The custom skirt that I designed for her dollhouse table is playful yet sophisticated. Green velvet on top (and at bottom) looks almost like a carpet of grass.<br /><br />If you are looking for a way to rejuvenate your own look and spirit, check out this May 1st workshop that will be hosted by a couple of inspiring women that I have recently connected with ...<br /><br /></span><a href="http://reinventingyourself.eventbrite.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451500550337064418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7Rw5zim6Xs3TaFNw6mclL_caKdL_34TLddN-dw7KQzrO_-qf0ENNBqEp1PXhA8pMyAPKjwWpJ0nJCdGUtKouH_MhGxY8zP2YzBpheGNzv-gF-GHqbebvELAMf8CMqnUp8RZyIuLzO1s/s400/ReinventWorkshop.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://reinventingyourself.eventbrite.com/">Reinventing Yourself From the Inside Out:<br />A Life Changing Workshop for Women</a><br />Co-hosted by <a href="http://www.agreatnewlook.com/">Susan Kanoff</a>, Fashion Coach<br />and <a href="http://www.coachginny.com/">Ginny Williams</a>, Life Coach<br /></div>

Rejuvenating chairs ...

It is officially time for renewal, both inside and out! I loved this chair that I discovered in a client’s backyard garden. If you have a ch...

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