As I went through some of my #bodyimage tweets and Pinterest images, I found yet another statistic on how a poor body image was being perceived in college but, also how it was being combated head-on in another country through retail therapy. First the sobering statistic, from Brown University Health Services: “Body image is a widespread preoccupation. In one study of college students, 74.4% of the normal-weight women stated that they thought about their weight or appearance “all the time” or “fr...

Why do I just keep envisioning the Scarlet O’Hara bedroom scene from Gone With the Wind, where Mammy cinched Scarlet into her corset. Scarlett has to suck in her breath & hang on to the bedpost to get the ribbons tighter & wiggle into the garments boning to shrink her already tiny waist. Take a look at the youtube video!

                                Jessica & Deanna holding their doll counterparts!! College Savings Dolls are 15" scaled play dolls that promote positive role models, realistic body-image, with a financial saving twist for the future!

Hi everyone, Can you please go to Facebook and vote for “College Savings Dolls” through www.missionsmallbusiness.com they are giving 12 grants for $250,000.00 for small businesses. College savings dolls would greatly appreciate your help in getting the 250 votes needed to qualify. It is through Chase bank and living social, and no one has received any spam after voting, so don’t worry about junk mail.