{"id":612,"date":"2015-05-18T20:29:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T00:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:57:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage1.jpg\" alt=\"kathleencollage1\" width=\"750\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage1-300x74.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Governments&#8230;<\/strong> Kathleen but most people call me Kat!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwellings&#8230;<\/strong> I was born in Montreal, lived in the Netherlands (Europe) and now live in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The fam&#8230;<\/strong> I&#8217;m the baby of a family of 4 children, the only girl! I have 11 nieces and nephews that I love to pieces! They&#8217;re my obsession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite color&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0Red honey! Red!!! The color of passion! Yellow is a close contender though!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes to live by&#8230;<\/strong> &#8220;I am only one, but I am one. I can&#8217;t do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will.&#8221; &#8211; Edward Everett Hale<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those who bring sunshine into the life of others cannot keep it from themselves.&#8221; &#8211; J.M. Barrie<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mary_oliver_quote1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11751\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mary_oliver_quote1.jpg\" alt=\"mary_oliver_quote\" width=\"750\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mary_oliver_quote1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mary_oliver_quote1-300x53.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><strong>Blogging&#8230;<\/strong> Do it! If you have something to share don&#8217;t keep it to yourself! That would be really selfish! Wink, wink!<\/p>\n<p><strong>To be happy&#8230; <\/strong>Live out your purpose unapologetically. You are unique and that&#8217;s your gift to the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pet peeves&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0Judgmental people!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Style philosophy&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0Style is Queen but fit is King! Don&#8217;t follow trends, dress to compliment your body and werk it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>On beauty&#8230;<\/strong> Make sure you have a kind heart and brains to go along with it! Nothing is uglier than a beautiful person with a nasty attitude!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail therapy&#8230; <\/strong>If you buy something you actually don&#8217;t need, don&#8217;t be too proud to return it to the store once you get back to your senses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beauty trails&#8230;<\/strong> I spend too much time at Sephora. My aisles of choice: Bite, CoverFX, Tarte and Clarisonic.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11746\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage2.jpg\" alt=\"kathleencollage2\" width=\"750\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/kathleencollage2-300x74.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The perfect day&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0My ENTIRE family in one place, just chillin&#8217;! That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conscious &amp; Chic&#8230;<\/strong> Yep! It&#8217;s a lifestyle which stands for exactly what it says. That&#8217;s it!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?page_id=610\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[START HERE]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time flies&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0 I can&#8217;t believe I started blogging about sustainable fashion in 2009 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fashionwithaconscience.org\">(link to my humble blogspot blog)<\/a> before there was anything sustainable to blog about. I just knew in my heart of hearts that something had to change and am so happy to see how far we&#8217;ve come!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Causes&#8230;<\/strong> Women and girls&#8217; issues, labor trafficking and Haiti amongst others are all near and dear to my heart!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopping&#8230;<\/strong> When you know where to go it&#8217;s easy to be Conscious &amp; Chic! But you have to know where to go! <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?cat=39\">[WHERE TO SHOP]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect&#8230;<\/strong> If you have a question about anything. Don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?page_id=149\">say hello<\/a>.\u00a0I answer all my emails &amp; comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Werk with me&#8230;<\/strong> If you want to work with Conscious &amp; Chic <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?page_id=629\">CONTRIBUTE<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?page_id=627\">ADVERTISE<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?page_id=699\">SPEAKING<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hire me&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0Let&#8217;s talk about it!\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: info@consciousnchic.com\">Hire me<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d40072;\"><strong>NOW TELL ME ABOUT YOU!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I want to make sure that Conscious &amp; Chic does the best possible job at covering your interests, meeting your needs and answering your questions. \u00a0To do so, I&#8217;ve created a short 2022 Reader Survey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?p=12304\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[LINK]<\/span><\/a>. 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