SUITS

Bathing suits greet us at the entrance to most apparel stores, with summer right around the corner. What used to be a stress is now something I've gotten used to, thanks to a Boot Camp experience at my daughters karate studio. I have some friends who wouldn't wear a bathing suit if their life depended on it, others who rock a string bikini and some who are most comfortable in a one piece.

J Crew really changed the bathing suit shopping experience when years ago they started offering miracle type suits, and the opportunity to by different bathing suit tops, bottoms and the infamous tankini. I see more tankinis at community pools, more bikinis at the beach and more one pieces at the gym. I know way too many women who starve themselves before a vacation in the hopes that they can look good in a suit. Then they eat their weight back during the trip. What I'd like to see is women comfortable in the bodies they have with goals to be healthy, not "hot". I'd hate for someone to miss the awesomeness of feeling the weightlessness of being in the true body of concern here: the big body of ocean water.

She buzz words

• Bottoms
• Tops
• High-cut
• Brazilian

She could be a

• Swim suit sales specialist
• Bus Driver
• Local politician
• 7-11 employee

Right now she could be

• Refilling the Slurpee machine
• Shopping for teacher gifts
• Cleaning her jewelry
• Decorating her house for Spring

She could be working at a

• Grill Store
• Butcher
• Wedding Registry
• Nail Salon

She vent

"I have the worse cuticles"

She phone starter

What are the best graduation gifts to give and receive?

Here are some sites that can have her eating right in almost any situation:

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She's a student

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• www.Cappex.com
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