Ladies' guide to daily outfits and accessories that you can afford with items even from your own closet
 
I would like to promote this cause too since my good friend, Amber, works directly with individuals with brain injuries. It's an ever growing concern as the number of people with this continues to increase.

You can show your support by wearing the color gray sometime this month, which really shouldn't be too hard since I'm sure everybody has something gray within their wardrobe. 
However if you don't, you should check out below.

Below are some great items in gray that you can purchase to show your support.
 
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. I personally ask you to show your support by wearing the color orange sometime during the month of March. This cause hits close to home as my father-in-law has been battling multiple sclerosis for some time now. 

Below are some great items in orange that you can purchase to show your support.


*If there's a cause you'd like to make known and bring awareness to, please let me know so that I can share it and spread the word.
 
February is Heart Disease Awareness/American Heart Month. You can show your support by wearing the color red sometime this month, which is more than appropriate since it is also Valentine's Day, just make sure you spread the word about heart health when you're wearing it!

Below are some great items in red that you can purchase to show your support and all profits benefit the mission of the American Heart Association. 


If there's a cause you'd like to make known and bring awareness to, please let me know so that I can share it and spread the word.
 
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With the Super Bowl being less than a week away, it's time to choose who you're rooting for. If you're like me and don't usually support one of these teams and don't want to have to go out and buy something of their's but have a party to go to, that's not a problem! Here are some great options to root for either the Seattle Seahawks or the Denver Broncos. And in all honestly, you're probably only really watching the Super Bowl for the commercials and the halftime show anyways;)

Seattle Seahawks

Denver Broncos

 
If you haven't heard, which if you haven't, you must live under a rock, but the Olympic Games in Sochi are quickly approaching. So, in order to show your support for team USA, here are some great items to sport all throughout the games.

Don't forget they start on February 6th on NBC!!!

Go Team USA!!!!!
 
Here are some other great buys that give back part of or 100% of the proceeds to these worthy causes.
 
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I was fortunate enough to catch the Katie Couric Show this morning and on it she had one of my favorites, Lauren Conrad. If you don't already know who Lauren Conrad is, you should. She is a fashion guru, blogger, writer, reality star, and philanthropist. Lauren has now embarked on a new endeavor. She was on the show talking about her new website, The Little Market. What The Little Market is is where "they work with artisan groups in developing countries around the world. They provide design insight and showcase the skills of the artisan partners to a broader audience. All proceeds go back to the groups through the sales of their products. The sole purpose to them is to combat poverty, empower communities, and create social justice." 

Mission " is to build sustainable partnerships with artisans in developing countries, by connecting them with customers through an online marketplace. We seek to empower women artisans to rise above poverty and support their families.

Our handmade goods showcase the artisans’ traditional skills and their dedication to preserving their artisanal techniques.  We source all of the artisans’ products ethically and practice fair trade  principles. We acknowledge the interdependency of people around the world and our responsibility to help others."


Not only does the shop have accessories, but they also have items for the holidays, baby items, decor, kitchen items, and trunks. They have some absolutely adorable and great products and I still can't believe that it all goes to a good cause. To feel good about what you're doing when you're shopping is a definite WIN WIN! In addition, who wouldn't want to have a great talking piece that they can show off to guests in your home or wear it out and about?!

Check out their website for more information about the different artisans, values, social responsibility, the goods (of course), and more. This is such an amazing shop for what it stands for and for who it benefits. 

http://www.thelittlemarket.com/

This is a MUST checkout website/shop!

 
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Are you ready for some football? It's that time of year to party and support your favorite team (both collegiate and NFL). You can always go to your typical places to get your favorite sports apparel like Dick's, Sports Authority, etc. However, some of my favorite stores also sell sports apparel. Some of these places I suggest that you can look in the store or for some, online, are Kohl's, Target, Marshall's, TJMaxx, and Victoria's Secret. They are reasonably priced and usually have unique items you won't find other places, especially TJMaxx and Marshall's. So if you're like me and want to support your favorite team, get out there and go shopping, but don't forget to cheer them on too. GO PACK GO!!!

 
What a better way to support your community and get some of your Christmas shopping done, with a little bit for yourself too, then by going out to your local small businesses for Small Business Saturday!

Forget about the big, name brand stores that you usually go to and try something new. Small businesses are fair priced and always carry unique items. You never know what you'll find. I've found some great items from small businesses and not only do you get great items, all the money goes back to people in the community. Can you say that about other stores you shop at? My guess is you don't know where your money's going.

So get out there and stay close to home by supporting Small Business Saturday.

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