Energy Bar gets smushed on girls capri leggings

We have a household full of budding athletes and kids on the go.  It seems we are always running from one place to another, without a second to lose.  That means we have to grab many of our meals to go.  I refuse to have the children eat fast food, so we rely heavily on energy bars to snack on while they are at chess tournaments, football and soccer games, and mathletes competitions.  Unfortunately, some of these power foods can get a little janky when left in the heat of our parked car.  Such was the case a few weeks ago when my daughter left some girls capri leggings (similar to this kind) on top of the snack item.  When she returned to the minivan, the food product was smeared all over the capri leggings for girls.  This was highly problematic for my my neat freak kid.  She goes crazy when so much as a crumb touches the hem of a dress she's wearing, so say nothing of almond butter all over the capri leggings.  She freaked out, and started screaming and crying.  She was totally inconsolable.  This child is a real drama queen... just like the father.

We tried scrubbing the leggings with harsh detergents and cleansers, but the cashews were really ground into the fabric.  They were beyond ruined.  Our next plan was to buy some new capri leggings for girls at the local boutique, but because it was sunday, everything was closed.  So plan C involved our old friend the internet.   We performed a google search for girls capri leggings and were pleasantly surprised by the number of website that were offering this unique style.  We clicked on a bunch, but frankly, we were a little underwhelmed by some of them. So we went a little further down the list until we stumbled across a great little website called TwirlyGirl.

TwirlyGirl had a totally cool and fresh selection of capri leggings for girls.  Honestly, we were all stunned by how fun and funky everything was.  My daughter's eyes became as big as saucers. And to tell you the truth, it made me wish I was that age again.  Unfortunately for me, back in the 1980s, clothes were not nearly as creative and unique.  Of course, this was long before the age of the world wide web, which has brought so many terrific products to the world.  There's just so much more choice these days, don't you agree?

When the girls leggings arrived at our home, everyone was thrilled with the quality and craftsmanship of the garment.  Yes, it cost a little more than the cheap foreign made junk at the big box department stores.  But this brand sews all of their clothes in the USA.  Yes, I expect to pay some more.  It's not a big deal.  This is how I sleep at night knowing that an American was paid a fair wage to make clothing for my girls, instead of exploiting some overseas worker.  This link will take you straight to the TwirlyGirl homepage.  I don't ordinarily plug businesses on my blog, but when I find one that I like, then I have no issue with giving them a shout out if it's going to help connect my readers with a well made item.  www.twirlygirlshop.comhttp://www.twirlygirlshop.com

Shoebox filled with pictures of girls maxi dress

I'm a thirty-two year old woman.  I've been living in San Diego for almost twelve years now.  I love the city.  It's clean, safe and has a great climate.  Recently, I visited my mom who lives in Rhode Island, in the same house I grew up in.  She asked if I would finally clean out all the crap that I've accumulated in my old closet.  I agreed, knowing full well that I've put off this project for far too long.  I don't think it's been cleaned since I was a little girl.  Actually, I had a lot of fun digging through all that stuff, walking down memory lane.  I found my old cheerleading outfit, as well as some toys, and my old notes from high school.   But what surprised me the most was my old shoe box full of stuff.  As a young girl, I collected lots of things about fashion.  And inside my little treasure chest were tons and tons of photos of girls maxi dresses similar to these.  Maxi dresses were a big favorite of mine back in the day.  I loved how soft and comfortable they were.  How they flowed and made me feel sophisticated.  My mom appreciated the fact that even though these maxis were beautiful, they were also age appropriate.  So much of today's clothing for girls are just smaller versions of grown up clothes... and that's so wrong for many reasons.  Can't we just let kids be kids?  They grow up so fast.  Why rush them?

I have to say, though, I was pretty surprised to see so many clipping of maxi dresses for girls.  I must have taken them from every magazine on the planet.  Vogue, Marie Claire, People, Vanity Faire... you name it, there was a picture of a beautiful girl in a maxi dress.  This style was really popular back in the day.  I was curious to see if it still is. I figured I would just browse a few department stores in my spare time, but then I realized that would just be a giant waste of time.  There's a much faster and simpler way to do it.  I just turned on my computer, accessed the internet, opened a search engine then just typed in girls maxi dress and waited to see what popped up.  I quickly scanned a bunch of websites and yep, this girls dress is as beloved as ever.  But one store caught my eye.  It was called TwirlyGirl and believe me, their girls maxi dresses are really something to see.  Their selection is so stunning and unique.  And I love the fact that all of their girls dresses are manufactured in the USA.  These days, it seems like everything is made overseas, so the fact that someone is keeping business in the country is not lost on me.  I much prefer to buy American, but these days it's pretty hard to find anything!  And believe me, I look everywhere.

I don't have any kids of my own, but I do have three nieces.  I decided I would buy each of them a girls maxi dress from TwirlyGirl for Christmas.  And you would not believe the looks on their faces when they tried on their dresses.  They spun and danced, their maxi dresses twirling high in the air.  My sisters so appreciated the gifts.  I was happy to do it, and now I know exactly what to buy these girls for their birthday presents.  I'm very grateful and pleased that I found TwirlyGIrl.  That's why I liked them on Facebook and post their images on Pinterest.  

This link will take you to their homepage, just in case you want to see all of the beautiful clothes that they offer.  twirlygirl