Celebrate Thanksgiving with Gratitude and Generosity

Every year at this time, I step out of my marketing shoes and speak to all of you from the heart. Last year I wrote about the importance of recognizing your blessings even when things may not be going quite as planned. I truly believe that the simple act of recognizing those people and things that you are grateful for can nurture your generosity and create a feeling of abundance in your life.

I recently read a piece in Yoga Journal called, ‘overwhelming abundance.’ The article was inspired by Cami Walker’s 29-day giving challenge, whose mission is to revive the giving spirit of the world – no small undertaking! Will you accept the challenge?

GIVE A LITTLE EACH DAY. MAKE A BIG IMPACT.
Give one thing away each day for 29 days. Share your stories about how it impacts your life to focus on giving. Join the 29-Day Giving Challenge today. Why? Because to see our world change, we have to do something to change our world. Plus, the best way to attract abundance into your life is to be in a perpetual state of giving and gratitude. Be an important part of the global giving movement that inspires more generosity on our planet.

Check it out at 29gifts.org

I am sending all of my heartfelt gratitude to you today and wishing you a happy, healthy and joyful Thanksgiving.

Celebrate Earth Day!

April is a time of renewal and rebirth.  As the cold melts away, we discover new life all around us.  It is the perfect time of year to take stock of the richness in our life and how we contribute richness to the lives of others.  Taking care of the natural beauty that surrounds us and contributing to a healthy life for all is certainly a good start.  Let’s be clear, I don’t expect to discover the next great breakthrough in sustainable energy technology, but I know I can do my part.  There are so many easy things you can do to contribute, starting with the simple, “reduce, reuse, recycle.”

1. Reusable bags have gotten a chic makeover from shops like greenloop.  I love the GreenOne ‘Metallic Poppies’ Bag and the Stewart+Brown Green Heart Tote.  I keep one with me at all times – not just for groceries anymore.

2. Buy larger sizes of consumables to reduce the overall packaging and/or choose items that offer reduced packaging.

3. Recycle everything!  At Tall Couture, we recycle cardboard, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper and of course, the usual suspects: plastic, glassand aluminum.  How much harder is it really to throw trash into a separate bin??

4. Buy Eco-Ganik… and other earth friendly fashions – at Tall Couture, of course.   And instead of tossing old clothes in the trash, find a way to recycle them too.  Sell or donate old clothes, reuse fabric for fab pillows covers, purses, etc.

5. Park once, walk more.  If you are running errands, try to walk as much as possible.  I am luck enough to live in a town that has sidewalks, but even at the shopping centers you can park and walk from one to the other!

6. Buy organic!  It is good for your body and the earth.  An easy way to make a huge impact.  Not sure you can afford organic everything?  Start with dairy, which has one of the biggest impacts on your health and the health of the earth.  Then add fruits and veggies with thin skins – peelables like bananas and citrus are more protected from pesticides.  Organic grains like wheat and corn also have a huge impact on the earth because of the sheer volume that is grown and the huge amount of pestisides that are used in traditional agrigulture – not to mention genetic modification!

7. Buy local.  This may sound strange coming from an online retailer, but tall clothes aren’t an option in most local shops.  I buy everything I can from local merchants here in Katonah.  And for my shipping, I use carbon offsets, which brings me to…

8. Buy carbon offsets when you can’t buy local!  Here is a quick excerpt from Treehugger.com’s survey of carbon offset services:

Carbonfund.org checked in with the lowest price, at $5.50 US per metric ton of carbon dioxide, while other companies like TerraPass (about $10/ton) and NativeEnergy (about $13/ton) charge more for their offsets that can be calculated for more specific activities, like traveling by car or airplane. (Read More)

9. Eat local.  Tis the season – for farmers’ markets that is.  Find your local farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture and even restaurants that serve local fare at Local Harvest.

10. Spread the word!  Wether by example or word of mouth, caring is contagious.  Just do it.

“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.” – Henry Van Dyke, Author

Have a beautiful Earth Day, and be sure to look up at the stars!

Treat Yourself on Valentine’s Day

Fashion is not beauty. Clothes do not make a woman beautiful – Confidence does. Marianne Williamson said, “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 and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. 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.”

So often in this world we find ourselves shrinking to fit into a size that is not us, instead of being the tall beautiful shining stars that we are, just so we do not overwhelm the smaller people of the world. It is a criminal habit that many of our stature have fallen into. We were given a gift in our height. It is noticeable, it sparks interest, it creates awareness, and we should think of ourselves in just that way, gifted. Stand up and be noticed. Don’t be afraid of the power that comes with such stature. Be full of the beauty you were given inside and out. Find your confidence and don’t be afraid to let yourself shine!

Give yourself a little extra TLC by taking advantage of our special Valentine’s Day offer for our subscribers only! Be your own sweetheart – and let Tall Couture help!

Season Greetings

 

In this season of hope, we would like to share with you our warmest wishes for a wonderful Holiday Season and a very Happy New Year. No matter what holiday you celebrate this time of year, we all share a sense of joy and hope for the coming year. We are grateful that you have chosen Tall Couture and we look forward to continuing to serve you. 

We wish you and yours peace, love and joy in this holiday season and the new year to come!

Thanksgiving Wishes From Tall Couture

It has been a difficult year for a lot of people, and it is easy to lose sight of the things we have to be thankful for.  I know I forget sometimes.  I lose sight of the fact that I have been blessed with great friends, a wonderful family – as crazy as they often are – and a business that I love – as crazy as it sometimes makes me.  ☺

The fact that you are receiving this email makes it pretty likely that you have been blessed in some small way or in many.  But if you can’t think of anything to be thankful for at the moment, then this email is especially for you.

As my Dad recently reminded me, it is in difficult times like these that it is most important to reach out to those around you and offer whatever help you may be able.  If you are so inclined, I hope you’ll join me in sending out love, prayers, healing energy, warm wishes or whatever is in your heart to those who may not be as fortunate as you – to those who may be feeling a little lost this holiday season – to those who may not have as much to be thankful for – to those who may have lost touch with all that they do have.  The strange thing about giving is that you somehow seem to receive as much as you give.  So don’t worry whether you have enough to give, just summon up some warm thoughts and share them with someone today.

I am sending all of my heartfelt gratitude to you today and wishing you a happy, healthy and joyful Thanksgiving.

Happy Holidays!

We wish you and yours peace, love and joy in this holiday season and the new year to come!  Thank you to all of our wonderful, gorgeous customers for all of your support this year!

“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.”  – Mark Twain