In this episode, we’re joined by Lindsey from Fashion Fix to rethink the teacher wardrobe from the ground up. We talk about why traditional fashion advice falls flat for educators, how overspending and underbuying leads to closet frustration, and why understanding your body shape and personal style matters more than chasing trends. Lindsey shares a confidence-centered, practical approach to building a wardrobe that works for real teacher life.

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Hey there. Thanks for joining us today. In today's

episode, we're joined by our friend Lindsey, the owner and

senior stylist at Fashion Fix, to talk about a fresh way for

teachers to approach their wardrobes, and we've got a

teacher approved tip for looking good on school spirit days.

But first, let's start with try it tomorrow, where we

share a quick win that you can try right away. Emily, what do

we have for this week?

This week, give each student a couple of sticky notes

and ask them to write down what they'd like to hear on a hard

day. Maybe it's, you can do hard things, or I believe in myself.

Once they're done, collect all the notes and tuck them away.

Then when you notice a student having a rough moment or just

needing a boost, you can pull out their own words and hand

them back.

I love this because there's just something really

powerful about getting encouragement in your own words.

And if you want to try this, I promise you can eliminate a lot

of blank stares and the I don't know what to write comments, if

you spend a minute having class brainstorm message ideas first.

Maybe you even want to write them on the whiteboard, and that

way you're helping them put some actual thought into what they

write, instead of just writing down whatever.

I love when you can find a win that's so powerful but so

simple to implement. In about five minutes, you've got a whole

stash of personalized pick me ups ready to go whenever you

need them. Just double check that everyone remembered to

write their name on their notes.

Yeah, the eternal struggle. If you like this idea

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really is a huge help to us.

Today, we're so excited because we are joined by our

friend Lindsey, who is the owner and senior stylist at Fashion

Fix to talk about a fresh way for teachers to approach their

wardrobes. And as a mom of three, Lindsey's body, weight,

and lifestyle have all changed many times over the years. She

knows that style has no size and confidence comes in all shapes.

Lindsey has helped women of every age, stage, shape and

size, build a versatile and functional wardrobe that they

love. You don't need a lot of clothes to have a lot of wear.

You just need the right tools and planning to have a closet

full of clothes that make you feel comfortable and confident.

Lindsay, we're so happy to have you with us today.

Welcome.

Yay. I'm so excited that I get to have like, an act

two after getting to participate in the Teacher Winter Talks. I

was like, oh my gosh, this is such, like a bonus. Like, I get

to come back again!

And your session was so powerful and inspiring, like,

it's, I've approached my closet in such a different way in those

two weeks since you taught. Like, it's totally shifted.

I genuinely had, like, takeaways of like, wow, I had

never thought about that before.

Good, well, you know, I really try, you know, especially

when I'm presenting, which is just all the time, because I'm

always talking to people from all over the world, right,

whether it's on Instagram or we're doing, you know, when I

talk to your teacher group, you know, nobody is living the same

life. Nobody's going to have the same wardrobe.

And so when we're talking about these ideas on how to build a

wardrobe that feels good, that is fun, that is authentic to

you, you just, you can't have the advice of everybody should

have this thing. Everybody should have that thing. Because

this thing and that thing, like, is, it might not make sense for

certain people. So really like being able to approach the idea

of like, what are the practices that you want to put into place

with your wardrobe, and what is sort of the tools to build a

wardrobe that is good, specifically for you. So that

everyone, no matter where you're living, no matter what your

lifestyle looks like, you walk away with application.

That is such an empowering reframe of how we're

normally taught to consume fashion. Like, I am not a little

black dress person. Like, that's not my lifestyle. But I've

always felt like, well, fashion doesn't apply to my life,

because I'm not that way.

Oh my gosh. I wish, I mean, like, I'm gonna have to,

like, steal that audio clip from you, because I just feel like

that is 100% one of the biggest, I would say, drivers behind

Fashion Fix, is there's been so many barriers for women, whether

they are real or they make up and manifest themselves. Right?

Or they're the barriers are put upon them by other people,

right? Like social narratives or, you know, things like that,

that make women feel that's not for me. I can't be cute. I can't

dress cute, you know, like, I just don't get it. I must not be

fashionable.

And it's because we are looking at and comparing ourselves to a

standard or to an example that isn't meant for us, that's not,

you know, that's not relatable for us. And so then we

automatically just take ourselves out of the

conversation. And then that goes down the path of women feeling

invalidated, feeling, you know, they don't, like they should

just kind of, they don't take care of themselves because they

don't feel like, well, if I can't fit into this exact

picture of what it should look like then I'm not gonna do

anything at all. It just goes into a whole thing. I could go

on my soapbox forever, just a whole thing of like, you know,

again, how we value ourselves, how we value what we do, who we

are. It just, the whole thing, the whole thing.

Yes, we're spending so much money trying to, like, fit

this mold you're taught, and you're like, this doesn't work

with my life, it doesn't work with my body, like, and then now

I have nothing to wear, but I'm also broke.

Yes, yes, exactly. I mean, we talk, we call it

overspending and under buying. That's kind of the frame, the

phrase that I use with clients is like helping you not like,

when you overspend. So you you've spent so much time and

money on these things in your wardrobe, but you actually under

bought, because the things that you purchased aren't adding the

value to your wardrobe that you hope them to. And so that's what

we call that. We call it overspending and under buying.

Yeah, I've lived that.

I mean, I think all women can can relate to this to an

extent, but especially our teacher audience. I feel like

this is such a relatable problem to hear about of like, I just

don't even know what to wear every day. And you default to

whatever's easy, and you and you and you may not feel comfortable

in it, but it's just, it's whatever is easy. And that's why

I love your approach so much. So do you want to tell us a little

bit more about Fashion Fix and how you started?

Yeah, I know we kind of just jumped into the deep end.

So for anybody that's unfamiliar with Fashion Fix, we'll try to

catch you up here, because we, like, already, like went into

it. But Fashion Fix was started 12, 13 years ago, something like

that, and it came after a long career that I had working with

national retail brands. So you know, for about a decade, I

worked for many different companies and stores as a

personal shopper or in like management positions teaching

other people how to work with clients, and how to do personal

shopping and styling and all of this kind of stuff.

So I did that for a long time, and I kind of sort of had a

pinnacle moment where it wasn't fitting for me anymore, like the

dots weren't connecting, and I was not thriving in the position

that I had. And I had all of this experience with clients,

and looking at this idea that, you know, we were working with

them in the store, and then we were sending them home, but they

were kind of coming back every time with the same struggles and

the same, I would say, roadblocks or barriers in the

wardrobe, and being able to feel like they really had a complete

wardrobe, or a wardrobe that was functional or versatile for

them. And it's Like, well, we're sending you home with stuff

every month, like, what's going on?

And so just really kind of starting to think about, like,

what's that disconnect that's happening between women shopping

in stores or shopping online, then getting home to their

closet, and what's happening there? Like, in between, where

is that disconnect? And that is where Fashion Fix was really

born out of, was that idea of like, okay, let's let's bridge

that gap. Let's create some tools, some resources, some help

and support, so that women are more empowered with their

wardrobe when they go home with it, rather than feeling defeated

or again, they've overspent, under bought, like they're still

not hitting the target.

And that's kind of where Fashion Fix really came out of, right,

is like, let's give more empowerment in that in between

space between shopping and getting home with your wardrobe.

So it's gone through many iterations over the years. You

know, just even as like, the landscape of shopping and

fashion and and influencing and you know, all like, things going

virtual and digital, and the way that we can connect with

customers from all over the, you know, world now, rather than

just like local, which is really where it started. I only worked

in person with people, and now it's quite the opposite. Like we

pretty much only virtually work with clients. And rarely am I,

you know, working with somebody in person.

I live, like, I can look out my window and I can see the Mall of

America out my window, and so I used to do personal shopping

appointments at the Mall of America. And like, you know,

that's just like such a thing in the past, because we're

servicing people literally from all over the world.

So it's taken a lot of different iterations, but the one thing

that has maintained and stayed the same since day. One is the

mission I remember sitting on my couch in my cute little

bachelorette apartment in the Twin Cities where I live, and

like, you know, pen and paper and writing it out, and I wrote

down this mission statement, and not a single word of it has

changed since day one, which is to empower women and build

confidence through a productive and style wardrobe.

And so even though we've gone through a lot of iterations of

services, we offer, products, we offer, how we work with clients,

everything has continued to be filtered through that mission

statement, so that we know that we're still aligning what we're

doing with what we believe in. And that goes from everything

from, again, what we offer, how we price things, the language we

use inside of our products and on our website, and, you know,

on our different social media platforms. Like, how is that

mission being accomplished through this? And that's

something that has just stayed strong this whole time.

So, you know, that's kind of how we got to where we are, and now

we're even going on like another segment of the journey. You

know, this year, we're really focusing a lot on not only

helping women with, you know, what's in their closet, but

their relationship with what's in their closet too, and really

taking, you know, even more of that holistic approach to how

we're helping women with their wardrobes.

Well, and I imagine that was informed by your personal

journey with your body and your wardrobe, which is what really

drew me to you, what you've shared about that, because I

find it so relatable. Do you want to tell us a little bit

about that?

Yeah. So, like I said, I had this really long, you

know, this career working in retail, which means I had access

to a lot of fashion and shopping and at a discount, which was

great. So, you know, I loved to shop. I loved to have fun with

my wardrobe. Also, at this time in my life, I was single, you

know, hadn't had any kids yet at this point. So it's like, your

girl was like, living the dream, right, living the dream.

And my life has taken so many different turns, and I've been

put into so many different positions over, you know, the

past 12, 15 years, from going to being, you know, single, no

kids, working in retail, having access to a lot of things, to

getting married and getting pregnant and not working full

time anymore, and having my budget change and having my

access change, and having my body change and having my

lifestyle change. You know, my wardrobe looked one way, and it

was so fun and it was so whimsical, because I was going

out to work every day, and I was doing all these things and that.

And then my life changed to staying home every day, full

time. And then it kind of went to, you know, like 50/50, and

that, you know, like it just sort of has taken so many

different turns.

And not only in the past 10 or 15 years, all the different

turns my life has taken, there was also that life beforehand,

of navigating, you know, messaging about what my body

should look like versus what it does look like, and messaging

about what I should be wearing because it's trendy or because

it's this, or because of whatever, versus like what I

could afford to wear or want to wear, or what I had access to

wear. So it was like there was also that whole pre-experience.

And so looking at that full scope of what I've gone through,

you know, even from a teenager to a 45 year old woman, is part

of what has helped me shape Fashion Fix, my experiences,

what I've gone through. And what also has been really neat about

that is we've created this sort of niche space that is a nice

soft landing space for women that find themselves struggling

with their wardrobe, struggling with their clothes, or their

body because of difficult things like body dysmorphia or

disordered eating or medical experience that has changed

their bodies, all of those different things.

There is nothing any fashion fix client could come to us and

share with us about what they have or our experience that

would, you know, make us be like, Oh, I don't know. Can we,

you know, I don't know how to approach this or handle this, or

kind of feel taken off, off guard by it, or taken aback by

it. Like, we have seen it all. We've worked with so many women

with different walks of life, and it's, it is something that

I'm really proud of. Because of my experience, I've been able to

train and coach my team on that, and then we are able to work

with clients really well in that space, too.

And I think teachers have gone through a lot of those

different, those same body changes you were talking about.

But also I know in my experience, and then the

teachers that I know, a lot of them, go through those body

changes because of teaching, because you're stressed out,

you're at school, you're not able to eat as healthy. And, you

know, just all these things.

And you're so tired that like going to the gym.

Yes, yes, all these ways that impact your body. So I know

our teacher audience will relate to those experiences that you've

had.

Yeah.

So I one thing I really like about your approach is that

you, the first step with you is not to jump in and buy more.

Like you're not pushing people to suddenly buy a lot of new

stuff, but you're also like helping them figure out what

they do need to get that's like a counter cultural messaging.

Can you tell us more about that approach?

Yes. Okay, so oftentimes, when there is an

approach to revamping your wardrobe, make you know, New

Year, New You, better wardrobe. It always starts with like,

let's get out your closet and get rid of all these things and

buy all these new things. We're actually like, editing at your

closet and shopping in our process does not come till step

like, three or four, like it is way down the line. We don't even

start there. Because my hope is not just to put a band aid over

something or give you like a quick fix with your wardrobe,

but really help you feel educated and empowered with what

is going to be best in your wardrobe. Because this is

really, like, the counter, like, cultural thing with fashion and

styling that I say, and that's there are better things to spend

your time and money on than clothes.

Yes.

Yeah.

How can you say that as a stylist and, like, all this

stuff? And I was like, Well, let me explain this. This is kind of

the goal. So we actually start in the process with a body shape

analysis, and then after that, step two would be a style

analysis. Because I don't want a client or anyone listening to be

like, Okay, I'm going to start dressing better. I'm going to

start, like, wearing clothes that are more fun and feel more

trendy, so that I'm not frumpy. So then you just, you know, look

at whatever's on the mannequin, or what people are wearing on

Instagram or on Pinterest, and you go and, like, buy all that

stuff, right? You think, like, yes, this is gonna be, I'm gonna

do this, so this is gonna be so great.

And then you bring that stuff home, and it does not fit you

the same way that it fit that person on social media.

Oh, yeah.

Or that outfit that you saw completely put together on a

mannequin, when you put it on, it feels like a costume, like it

feels like you're dressing up as somebody else. So that's why

going out and just buying a bunch of stuff that feels fun

and new and trendy, and you're gonna, you're gonna just, you

know, start dressing that way, that is not going to get you to

a place of feeling comfortable and confident in your clothes.

So we start with, Okay, now this piece that you see, the shirt

that you see on that person on Instagram, right? It fits them

well, because this is their body shape, and this is the way that

that shirt is cut. Your body shape is not that. Your body

shape is this, so you want to wear shirts that are cut this

way instead.

So we teach women, okay, you know, you're seeing these things

on social media, on mannequins, you know, in stores or wherever

it might be, in magazines, and giving them the tool to say,

okay, that's not going to work for me. So I'm, I'm not going to

chase that one, right? I'm not going to go after buying that

shirt. We start to teach them, these are the cuts, these are

the fits that are going to be the most complimentary on your

body shape and feel the most comfortable to wear. So we start

with that education piece.

Then the second education piece is the style. So understanding

what each individual's personal style profile is, and really

helping them navigate and understand that. Like, you know,

these are words we would use to describe your style, and these

are examples of what those words mean, like picture examples of

that, giving them different ideas. Because that's what

happened, we want you to feel really empowered with that,

because it's when you buy that whole outfit as it's put

together on a you know, mannequin, and you wear it, it

feels like a costume, right? Instead of something that's

like, that's because it's not your style. Maybe that pattern,

that print, that way of mixing and matching things together,

isn't authentic for your style so it just feels like you're

playing dress up.

So we want you to be able to say, oh, okay, oh, I'm seeing

this outfit on here, and oh, those patterns really work for

my style profile, or those details really work for my style

profile. That is great. Now we're getting more value driven

purchases for your wardrobe. So we start with a body shape, we

start with a personal style, because we want you to show up

as your authentic self. We want to make sure that what you're

wearing feels like a true reflection of who you are on the

inside, on the outside. And we don't want you to change your

body to fit into certain clothes. We want to change your

clothes so that they fit your body.

So we really want to start with those two things, and then after

we do that, we're still not shopping. Still not, we're still

not. There's two more things we got to do, because again, I

don't want you buying stuff you don't need. I don't want clients

buying more of what they already have in their wardrobe. So we

are still not shopping.

So actually, the next step then is to edit and audit your

wardrobe. So we have a methodology that we use at

Fashion Fix where it walks women through the different steps of

editing, auditing and organizing their wardrobe so they can have

a really good, full, complete understanding of what it is they

already have in their closet, what they need to get rid of

that now does not reflect their style or fit well for their body

shape. Right? And then identifying, okay, where do I

need to make some additions, where do I need to make some

swaps for my wardrobe? So we really need to do that stuff

before we shop.

So after you know your body shape, after you know your

style, then when you've done the closet clean out, now we can

shop. So we've got a few things we want to go through, because I

want you to, I want you to spend your time and money wisely,

because there's other things that I'm sure you'd rather spend

it on, then on clothes that you don't like and never wear, and

that aren't going to get you any further to your goal of having a

really value driven wardrobe. So then we shop.

But even then, I have parameters for clients when they shop. So

this is too where it gets a little of that counterculture

when we talk about fashion and styling, you know, I'm not just

saying, Oh yeah, go buy all this and go buy all of that. You

know, we really look at a strong method of what do you need to

add, update or replace? So coaching clients through, what

are the gaps and holes in your wardrobe? What are some of the

updates we want to make that better reflect you know, your

style, fit your shape better? And then what do we want to

replace of like, your ride or die essential pieces?

So we walk them through, like a coaching strategy of, here is a

great way to shop. And we really, you know, the shopping

strategy was really born out of one of the biggest things we

hear all the time from clients, is shopping feels so paralyzing.

I'm sure you can relate to that.

Been there!

Right, right. Like, where you walk into a store, and

you're just like, I don't even know where to turn, like, what

department do I look at? What am I looking for? You go to a

website and you're just doom scrolling, like, like, what,

what category should I be shopping in? What should I be

looking for? So it really helps, again, where you feel paralyzed,

you don't know what decisions to make, you don't you should be

looking for. And when you have the strategy of add, update,

replace, it gives you focus when you go shopping, so it feels a

less intimidating and less overwhelming. So, yeah, we don't

shop till quite a bit further down, and even then, you know, I

really try to coach people on having some good boundaries on

what it is that they're shopping for.

And this process is actually going to save you a lot

of money and time because you're not wasting time hunting because

you don't know what you're looking for, but it's also going

to save your money because you're going to stop buying

things that aren't right for you, that you're never going to

wear. Because you talked about that, having things in your

closet that then you never want to wear because they don't feel

like you. I have half a closet full of things like that because

I don't want to wear things that don't feel comfortable, that I

don't feel comfortable in.

100%. And that's when we, you know, what I say is like

women, you know, if you find yourself standing in front of

closet full of clothes, there is plenty hanging in there, but you

look in your closet and it's full of clothes, and you say to

yourself, I don't have anything to wear it, you know, it's

because we don't have the right pieces for you. Whether it's

pieces that fit you well or pieces that even like work

together.

Because part of the idea, also of understanding your personal

style and having a value driven wardrobe, is being able to mix

and match your pieces together really easily and really

effortlessly, because they all complement each other, and they

all go together. And if you have things in your closet that are,

you know, multiple different styles or not, in the same color

palette for you, then again, you're going to be looking at a

lot of stuff in your closet but struggling to wear a lot of it

together. So that's also something we really coach our

clients on is building your best wardrobe. Also it's giving you

value, but also versatility in your wardrobe.

And going back to the idea of like, where it's going to save

you money in the long run, is the other thing we coach clients

on is you don't need to have a lot of clothes in order to have

a lot to wear, right? So it's not like a badge of honor if you

have a closet bursting at the seams, or never enough hangers

to hang your stuff up on, right? Because we say you don't need a

lot of clothes in order to have a lot to wear. So when we really

focus, you know, on these steps of building your best wardrobe,

it gets you to a place too, where you're not really having

to buy a lot on all the time, and that's saving you a lot of,

you know, energy and money as well.

I loved your outfit formulas in your Teacher Winter

Talk session. It was such a fun reframe. It made me think of the

real life version of, okay, Clueless.

Yes!

You know, she like mixed and matched all her outfits, and

as a 90s girl, that was like a seamless dream. But this is like

a real life way to make that work with you know, the things

that I have, I don't have a cute little plaid mini, but being

able to look at my clothes and feeling like I have power over

them instead of them controlling me.

Oh my gosh. I wish people could see my face right

now, when you said that. I love that. They don't have clothes,

I'm gonna steal that, another audio clip I'm stealing from

you. Yeah, where you're like, the clothes don't have power

over you. You have power over them and how they're used. Oh my

gosh, I have goosebumps. That's so good.

You know, and when one of the other things that happens when

we walk clients through the build your best wardrobe system,

these steps that I'm laying out here, is they actually find that

they have a lot more to work with in their closet than they

thought they did. You have no idea how many times I've heard

women say, oh girl, you're gonna just like laugh when I show you

my closet, because I barely have anything in there. I don't

really have a lot. And when I teach them that the outfit

building blocks and the outfit formulas that you're talking

about, they actually start to see that there's a lot more for

them to work with in their closet than they thought. They

just never looked at it that way.

A lot of the pieces in their closet were really like siloed,

or really like structured. I only wear it this way, or only

wear it that way, or save this piece for that. And when I

introduced them to that outfit building blocks and the style

formulas, it is just like, you know, mind blown. Wow, I can do

a lot more with what I have than I thought I did.

And that's the final step, and build your best wardrobe. So we

talked about body shape analysis, style analysis, the

closet clean out, then strategic shopping. The final step is

styling, and that's where we play and have fun and do dress

up. And we do like mixing and matching pieces together. And

when all of it comes together, when all five of those steps

come together, you just really get to this place where, like,

your shoulders are like, they relax, because you're like,

Okay, I get this now I see how this all works together.

Because in that styling piece, then when you start to learn how

many different ways you can wear the items in your closet, or how

to use them differently, it also relieves that stress or that

pressure where you feel like you need more. Well, I need more. I

need more to be able to wear more. I need more to be able to

do more. I need more to have more variety.

You know, one of the things that I say, is a volume does not

equal variety. Just because you have a lot of clothes in your

closet doesn't mean you have a lot of variety of clothes in

your closet, because often it can end up being a lot of just

the same thing. And that's why you feel like you're wearing the

same thing all the time. Because you know, my perfect example

that I've been using for 100 years is, you might have 50

cardigans in your closet, but if, you know, 35 of them are

gray and five of them are black, and then 10 of them don't fit

you, you have like two.

Yeah.

I feel called out.

So that's like, you know, when we, that styling

piece, when you learn those style formulas, outfit building

blocks, that's where you really start to learn, you know, you

don't need a lot of clothes in order to have a lot to wear. And

that's why the styling pieces last too.

So going back to the idea of how it's kind of counterculture, or

counterintuitive, how we coach clients through. It doesn't just

jump in right away to, okay, wear these colors this way, or

mix these patterns this way, or, you know, wear your cardigan

three different ways, this way. Because if the patterns you have

in your closet are not your style, you're not going to wear

them. If the cardigans aren't cut right for you, or the shirts

are cut, you're not going to wear them. So, so doing outfit

formulas, you know, doing the style formulas, doing the

building blocks, you're not going to be able to do that

unless your clothes fit you well. If your clothes do not fit

you comfortably and fit you well, if your clothes are not

your style, nothing else is going to work.

So that's why that even, like that kind of, quote, unquote,

fun part of doing all the different outfits, that doesn't

even come till last, because I want to make sure that your

clothes fit you well, that you're comfortable in them, that

you're confident wearing them, because then we can do all these

different outfits with them. So that's why that really comes

last in the process.

Oh, I love that, and it makes so much sense. It's such a

carefully thought out process, you can tell that you have

perfected this over the years. But tell us, what is your hope

for Fashion Fix in 2026, and how can our teacher audience be a

part of it?

Well, I would say that our big hope now and for the

future is just to introduce more people to the idea of building

their best wardrobe in the method and using the process

that Fashion Fix has, because we have really found that it has,

like, really freed a lot of women from some of the toxic or

negative thoughts or pressure or ideas or constructs or all of

that stuff that, again, has been put on them from social

narratives, from inner thoughts. It is really providing them with

a way to free themselves from that and have fun with their

wardrobe and feel good in their clothes.

And so we really, this year, just want more people to get

introduced to fashion fix and that this place exists, that

this is a soft landing spot for women that maybe previously have

really struggled to find a place that can help them with their

wardrobe in a way that feels, that feels good, that feels

supportive, that feels empowering, and is giving them

real life, practical, tactical tools and actions.

I think a lot too, in like the styling and fashion world, it

can be a lot of these big ideas, big like aspirations, but not

actualizations. And I will give you like, no, literally do this,

like do step A, B, C, D, this is how you're going to do it, so

that the math adds up in the end, and you're, you know, not

left feeling more confused, or did you even get anything done.

And so the more people that we can bring into Fashion Fix, we

just feel, the more women are going to be empowered, you know,

the more women that are going to be healed and helped, and that's

really what we want to be here to do. So spreading the word of

Fashion Fix is just a really big dream of ours for this year.

That is such a beautiful mission, and we're so excited

that you've been here to share it with us today.

And do you have a special offer for our listeners?

Yes, of course. Okay, so we have, if you want to get

started, if you listen to all of this and you're just like,

chomping at the bit, you're like, Okay, ladies, would you

quit talking so I can just go to fashion fix and get started? Let

me tell you where you're going to go. You are going to go to

fashionfixmn.com/secondstorywindow. And we have a page there for

your audience, for your listeners, that will tap them in

to a exclusive promo pricing on packaging together the body

shape analysis and the style quiz, because you have to start

there. You know, I know that sometimes it's hard and you want

to just like, race to the finish line or do the fun stuff first,

but starting with the body shape analysis and this style

analysis.

And then we're doing a gift with purchase, because, like, I want

you to also be able to get some traction, so we're including the

closet clean out when you purchase that bundle. So

typically, that's like a standalone, you know, workbook

that you have to purchase and download. But we're going to

give your audience a gift with purchase of a copy of that

closet clean out. So when they get their body shape results and

they get their style analysis results, they can kind of hit

the ground running with the next step without having to wait. So

they'll have access to that.

So fashionfixmn.com/secondstorywindow

is where you're going to find access to that exclusive deal.

And I'm sure you ladies will put it in the show notes and email

it out, because it's a very secret deal, because you won't

be able to find that page. You won't be able to find it

anywhere else on the website. So you want to make sure that you

save that link that that you get, because this is just for

your listeners.

Insiders only. And our team member Melanie went through

these exercises with you a couple weeks ago, and she had

such a good experience. She said that she was surprised at the

results. She thought she knew what her body shape was, and she

was surprised at what she got. And our she already found it so

enlightening. And I just am excited for our audience to get

to have that experience with you as well.

Yes, and you'll have to have Melanie share with the

audience that it's not scary.

Yes.

Because that's, you know, which I get. That's

another thing I, you know, my entire team, we are all very

sensitive to. You know, especially when I was doing

in-person personal shopping appointments, I was like, okay,

these women are meeting a stranger at the Mall of America,

inviting that stranger to go into a fitting room with them,

to look at clothes that they're trying on and tell them what's

wrong with the clothes. Like that is a super intimate and

intimidating experience, and it is not lost on me. So you know,

just the idea that you're going to be sending in full body

pictures of yourself, like in leggings and a tank top. It's

not lost on us that that can feel like a little bit

intimidating. So I want you to know, like anybody out there,

like, it's not as scary as you think it's gonna be, and we are

so sensitive with what you're sending to us.

Yes, yes. That's pretty much what Melanie said. At

first, she was like, she said she wanted to do it, we asked if

she wanted to. And then she was like, wait, I have to send

pictures? But then she said, like, no, it was fine. It was no

big deal. And like, it was like, it was totally comfortable. She

wasn't even worried about it.

Yeah.

And Lindsey, we like to end our episodes with a Teacher Approved

tip. So do you have a quick, actionable tip that you could

share with our audience?

Oh, I sure do. Because do you know what I get from

teachers all the time? School spirit days and having to wear

school logoed apparel, and it may or may not be apparel that

is like unisex cut, so the t-shirts are super long, or the

sleeves are really long and boxy. Or the colors maybe aren't

ones that we love to wear for ourselves the most. So many

times I've helped teachers navigate this, and let me give

you my Teacher Approved tip for wearing your school spirit wear.

Number one, do not be afraid to cut or alter some of those

t-shirts or sweatshirts, whether it's cutting open the neckline

or cutting a t-shirt shorter, you know, something like that.

Because even if it has like a raw, that ends up having like an

exposed or raw edge when you cut the shirt, you could do like a

cute little front tuck in or something like that to make, you

know, make it look different.

And then as far as colors, if your school offers, you know,

obviously you have like your school colors, but if they offer

any of the spirit apparel in like a neutral option, so

sometimes they'll do like a black and white or gray and

white, or, you know, something kind of in a neutral option,

like whatever that third neutral color is sometimes, for your

your school, you know, opt into that. And then get, like, a fun

pair of sneakers in one of the bolder colors, or like a fun

pair of shorts or jeans. So that's not like up against your

face, but you're still feeling very spirit-filled by wearing

the team colors. Or do it in like a headband or hair

accessory, like tie like a bandana around your ponytail, or

a top knot, or something like that.

But if that's not an option, and you still got to wear, like that

royal blue t-shirt that isn't quite great for your complexion,

do a neutral layer over it that will tame it down, like a denim

jacket, or any of your dark, like a dark neutral in your

color palette that might work with that, like, I'm thinking

royal blue. So if you do, like a gray or a black, or, you know,

something like that, that might, you know, tone it down. So do a

layer over it in one of your neutrals that might be more

complimentary towards you.

Oh, I love that.

So good.

Perfect. Lindsey, it was a pleasure having you, and we

will have the link to learn more about you and your special offer

for our audience in our show notes. And where else can they

connect with you?

You can find us, all of our socials are at fashionfixmn,

because I am based in Minnesota, so fashionfixmn, that's going to

be all of our social channels, and it's going to be our website

too. So if you look that up, you can find us anywhere.

Perfect. Thanks so much, Lindsey, it was great chatting

with you.

Thanks for having me again, ladies.

To wrap up the show, we are sharing what we're giving

extra credit to this week. Emily, what get your extra

credit?

I'm giving extra credit to my new favorite mascara. So I

prefer a tubing mascara, and the one I'm loving right now is the

tartlet tubing mascara from Tarte, and I like the XL one,

and I have been wearing brown, which I find looks nice with my

eye color. So looks great, it doesn't flake, and it washes off

really easily. So it's a win all around.

Well it's so funny that you're saying this because,

like, a half hour ago, I was just thinking, I have got to

find a new mascara, because I don't wear mascara every day

because I work from home. But when we were doing Teacher

Winter Talks, we were on camera every day for like, four days,

and by the fourth day, my eyes were so irritated.

I remember.

So I was looking up, like, best hypoallergenic

mascara, and that was the one that came up. I was like, oh,

I'm ordering that.

I love it. I love it. And I also try not to get, like, too

close to my actual eyelid, too if, like, I find that I feel

itchy, then I try to keep it more to the ends of the lashes,

so that might help you, too.

It's too hard. It's too hard.

What gets your extra credit, Heidi?

Okay, well, my extra credit goes to the brain game

sticker by number books.

Oh.

This is not something I've ever considered doing

because I just thought it was like something for kids, but I

saw their Valentine book and it was so cute, so I just ordered

it for myself, like the grown up I am, and I think of a fan. If

you're not familiar, it's just like paint by number, but you're

putting stickers in little numbered boxes. It doesn't take

any skill, it's minimal clutter, and unlike, you know, a hobby

like crocheting, you know, I'm not left with some item at the

end of it that's like, well, everyone in my family already

has hats. What am I doing with this one? You know, this can

just get tossed or recycled or, you know, out of my hair.

And the pictures are cute. I love that. It's spiral bound so

it stays open. And I noticed, you know, as someone who's

taught a lot of preschool over the years, I've become a

connoisseur of stickers. These peel off really easily, and if I

have to move them on the page, I can move them without them

tearing. Like it's really nice. And I've just loved having

something to do in the evening instead of scrolling my phone.

And as I guess, a bonus extra credit. So I have really bad

arthritis in my thumbs, and so holding small things like

stickers can be really painful.

Yeah.

So I knew I needed something, and I found something

called reverse tweezers. Now, normally tweezers, you have to

pinch to close them and then you have to hold them shut, but

these are the opposite. You pinch to open and then they hold

themselves shut. It's been a game changer for my poor thumbs.

So I will link to the book and the tweezers in the show notes.

It's just been a really nice little side hobby.

I love it. I'm going to give it a try.

That is it for today's episode. Remember Lindsey's tips

for reclaiming your closet, and if you want to check out that

special offer she has for our listeners, head to

www.fashionfixmn.com/secondstorywindow, or follow the link in the show

notes.

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Teacher Approved. I'm Heidi.

And I'm Emily. Thank you for listening. Be sure to follow

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episode.

You can connect with us and other teachers in the

Teacher Approved Facebook group. We'll see you here next week.

Bye for now.

Bye.