This workout wardrobe inspiration brought to you by Ross Dress For Less
I don’t know about you, but I was happy to see the launch of “Average Barbie”.
Not because I had any hard feelings toward skinny Barbie; I actually felt bad for her because she didn’t have nipples and her crotch resembled a Pink Pearl eraser. But Ken’s crotch is even more jacked up so it’s not like she’s really missing out on much.
I do, however, think they are giving Barbie way too much credit for her influence on young girls’ body image. How about… oh, I don’t know… giving kids more than 15 minutes for recess and asking schools to stop serving them fried grease on a stick?
But whaddo I know? My kids are sitting at the breakfast table right now asking me if they can put ketchup on their cereal.
It’s true – if I were a dog I would have eaten myself to death 20 years ago. Mexican food and flame broiled meat have been struggles my whole adult life. And with three girls it is hard to stay positive about my bat wings, muffin top and my back boobs.
So as much as it pains me, the past few months I’ve been stepping up my workouts as much for my girls as myself. I know I’ll never see skinny Barbie levels, or even hold a candle to Average Barbie, however, I can be healthy Mom. And lemme tell ya, getting this healthy Mom booty out of bed at 5:20am this winter has been less than pleasant.
But before I know it stuff like this starts to happen…
…and it all pays off.
I used to give myself incentives like tacos and cookies, now I give myself rewards like iTunes songs and new workout clothes. Nothing like a fly new pair of pants or sweet kicks to make exercising slightly less mentally painful.
A big thank you to Ross Dress For Less for hooking me up with a whole mess of new workout duds:
So now it’s time for me to share the love.
Win it!
Enter to win a $25 Ross Dress For Less gift card – you could use it to buy some fly workout clothes for yourself, or they also carry a big variety of nationally advertised brands in other clothing, household items and gifts you can nab.
To enter:
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3. Leave me a comment below on what your personal Barbie would look like. For instance, today mine would need her roots done and have some rogue chin hairs.
And that’s it! I will randomly select one winner at noon on Friday, March 14.
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Well with a newborn in the house I definetly need new workout clothes so I can get my body back! Today my Barbie would have a babysitter watch the older kids and be in pj’s curled up in bed napping. But since my 3&4 year olds can’t be trusted alone nor would they leave me alone to nap I am up surfing Facebook afraid to put the baby down bc she might wake up.
Ahem..Hairstylist Barbie here…telling you to make your next appointment so we can fix those roots:)
My personal Barbie would have only skis and swim fins as shoe options, due to her giant feet. (None of the Ken dolls would be tall enough for her to date, so barefoot would be a better option, anyway.) And, I hope there’s a ‘I Can Be’ Barbie dermatologist she could go to for frequent mole checks… 😉
Since I have 2 little ones at home, my Barbie would have coffee in one hand and a smartphone in the other. Fun giveaway!
I am in serious need of some workout clothes! Maybe they will inspire me to actually start working out again!!! I can’t even blame baby weight because my son is 3. So I guess it’s preschooler weight??? My Barbie would have big hips and a large honky-tonk badonka donk, random white hairs spread through super dark hair (natural highlights, right?!?), some adult acne, and eyebrows in desperate need of a waxing even though they were just done about a week ago. Her clothing line would consist of mostly hoodies and jeans because they are comfortable, and she hasn’t gotten around to updating her warm weather wardrobe in a while. I bet she’d be a top seller!! ha
I’m Canadian so I can’t win however, I like to call ‘needing my roots done’ style ‘ombre’ at least if you wait long enough 😉 My barbie would be 4 months pregnant and walking with a limp due to the fall she took on the ice today..
Hmm… my average Barbie would have really long, dark leg hairs because this is the never ending winter.
My Barbie would have a nice muffin top with lots of little small gray hairs coming in. She’ll come in her favorite hoodie and yoga pants!
You look fantastic, Hannah.
My Barbie would be wearing a mismatched outfit after a quick wardrobe change due to a diaper blowout on her leg during dinner. 🙂
My personal barbie would be makeup less, super pregnant and covered in cat hair.
Ethnically ambiguous, pregnant, with the proper Asian woman’s requisite dried rice stuck on her shirt and bottom of her house flip flops, sporting eau de D&G light blue et fish sauce.
I am laughing so hard right now. No idea what fish sauce is but it sounds erotic.
My barbie would look slightly psychotic due to the kids’ 13th calamity day here in OH.
Mine would have bald spots on either side of her forehead from postnatal shedding (yes, having children has literally made me go bald), bloodshot eyes from being open too long each 24-hour cycle, and have a permanently dazed but happy expression (what I call “run over with love.”) Oh, and she would wear Uggs, nursing bras, milk-stained tank tops and 5-year old badly pilling yoga pants, and diamond studs, cause, you know, she’s a classy gal.
My personal barbie would actually look a lot like average Barbie. Except she’d have more muffin top, huge dark circles under her eyes, a c-section scar, and unwashed hair. She would only come with 2 outfits: a pair of dirty pajamas and a pair of jeans and t-shirt that accentuate her muffin top.
My Barbie would have her hair hair pulled back and wearing a dress and flip flops because she is packing for FLORIDA! No make up and and only one day left of work Barbie is having a hard time concentrating on getting anything accomplished. She is a hot mess as usual.
My Barbie would be at the beach, glued to a beach chair, reading and drinking champagne (alone!)!!!
The thighs would be stuck together…ugh, that felt like a confession.
Oh. My. God. You guys are cracking me up. For real – slumber party at my place tomorrow night!
My Barbie would be in yoga pants and a hoodie and running errands. She’s not a real exciting Barbie!
My Barbie would need half a can of hairspray to master a simple pony tail, live in her pjs and slippers and justify not getting dressed and leaving the house as saving money and laundry.
My Barbie would be rocking her fifty pairs of flip flops. Forget those foot crunching high heels, and she’d come with her own magic wrinkle reducer, not for her clothing!
My Barbie would eschew makeup and a bra, wear loose-fitting tops, tuck her boobs into her mom jeans, throw on a pair of comfy Crocs, some cool shades, and read a book. My Barbie doesn’t care a flip about what other people think about her – the people that matter think she’s a little bit of okay.
No make-up, unshaven legs, hair she can’t get smooth like the hair stylist no matter how hard you try to blow it dry….
My Barbie’s wardrobe would consist of more than jeans, tshirts and tennis shoes with the occasional sweater dress for church 🙁
My Barbie would be eating pie (happy Pi day!) to soothe her feelings about finding a new grey hair this morning 😛 She will also not be wearing her glasses so she doesn’t have to find any more of them!
Mine would have stretch marks and just a little
bit of hormonal acne and bloating 😉
My Barbie would be sporting custom Victoria’s Secret lingerie and hooker platforms. Cuz that’s mostly what I wear to work every day.