Let's Talk About Food

Let me start by saying that I LOVE food. I am such  a foodie. I will try just about anything at least once (I have even had meal worms and crickets, but that's another story), and will usually try things more than once just to make sure I didn't like it the first time. Well, today I want to share one of my favorite recipes.

Chicken Fajita Salad

1 Chicken breast sliced into strips
1 pack Lawry's fajita seasoning
1/2 onion sliced into strips
1 can Rotel tomatoes and chiles
1 lime
Romain lettuce
English Cucumber (aka seedless cucumber)
Fresh Cilantro
Salt
Peppar
Dollop of sour cream
1/2 avocado


Cook chicken in a skillet with 1/2 the fajita seasoning until almost done, add onions, and then add the can of Rotel and remainder of seasoning. Turn down on low/medium heat and let simmer. In the mean time, cut your lettuce and english cucumber as small as you like it, chop your cilantro, and mix together in a bowl.  Squeeze fresh lime, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Once the chicken mix has boiled down and there is no water left, place lettuce mix on a plate, and then add the chicken mixture on top. Add a dollop of sour cream, slice the 1/2 avocado and place on top, and ENJOY!!

If you want you can change the recipe to use steak or ground beef as well. Also, if you want to use peppers instead or along with the onions, then that'll work too. It is healthy and absolutely delicious.

XO,

Short Dress = Tall Girl's Shirt

Sooo.....have you ever seen that oh-so-cute little short dress online that you wanted oh-so-badly?! Yeah, me too. Have you then received said dress, only to find out that it is nothing more than a tunic on your long body, while leaving absolutely nothing on your bottom half to the imagination? Yeah, me too.
Well, not too long ago I was introduced to the term "Midi", in regards to dresses. We have all heard of a mini dress (aka shirt for tall girls), but with the midi we can still get a fitted sexy dress hat's just a little bit longer. If the dress ends up being too long, you can always have it made a little shorter for next to nothing.

Warning: make sure not to pull the dress down when it is measured by the seamstress or it will be too short. I lost my favorite dress this way.

One of my favorite online stores of all time is ASOS.com . They have some of the cutest dresses for lo prices. The great thing about them is that they have free shipping to and from, so anything you are unhappy with you can send back at no cost to you. They have tons of midi dresses in a million different styles (ok maybe not a million, but you get the idea). Here's an example of a simple, cute, and inexpensive dress that can easily be dressed up with some accessories.

Another thing that ASOS does is provide information about the model so that you can compare how it would fit on you, as well as provide a runway video so that you can see how the garment moves.

Next up we have 6pm.com. I have only shopped there once, but I did have a good experience. I recently found out that they also show their models sizes, which is incredibly helpful. I also realized that they use real women (by that I mean women of all sizes and not just uber thin 6ft models).

I hope this helps my fellow beautiful Amazonian creatures.

XO,

Tale Of The Long Limbs

If you're a tall woman (5'9" and above in my book), then you know how hard it is to find clothes that are long enough. Dresses often become shirts and pants can look like capris, so finding a large variety of cute pants, shirts, and jackets is quite the task. I spend countless hours online looking for the perfect pieces, and now I am bringing them all to you in one place.You can thank me later.lol I'm just kidding. On top of having to find things long enough, I am also a huge lover of great deals. Most popular sites have some sort of promotion going on at all times, and a great place to find out if they do is "Retail Me Not". I have saved as much as 40% off my entire purchase thinks to this site. Check it out for yourselves.

Ok, now to the really good stuff. I have THEE hardest time with jackets. It seems that the makers of all of these jackets believe that if you have long arms, then you must be really big. Well, I finally found a really cute jacket, so I decided to buy it in two colors. The "Wool Moto Jacket" from The GAP is not only super cute, but it also fits great, and I LOVE it. The original price is $128, but I bought it when they were running a 40% off special. I bought it in a Tall Large , but I went into the store and tried a Regular Large, and it still fit pretty good.

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Now, these jeans are some of my favorites of all time. The GAP 1969 Curvy Bootcut jeans are amazing. They make my butt look amazing. I have hips and a butt, but my waist is still fairly small, so it's really hard to find jeans that hug my butt instead of smush it. I also do not like low cut jeans since they give you a muffin top no matter how skinny you are. They do run small, and even though I normally wear a size 8, I have to order these in a size 4. They are reasonably priced at $69.95

Let me first say that yoga pants are for working out ONLY! They are not part of an outfit ladies. Please don't make them a part of your regular wardrobe. Having said that, these awesome pants from Old Navy are currently on sale for $14. They are thick (in a good way) and are of great quality.

These nice and stretchy skinny jeans are also from Old Navy and are on sale for $17. I love them and they fit great on a curvy body.

Smooches,

 Dominique 

I'm BAAAACK!!

So I have been M.I.A from blogging for quite some time now, but I have decided to give it another shot and make sure I stick with it this time. When I started blogging I didn't really decide what exactly I was going to blog about, other than being tall of course. I will continue with fashion and shopping tips, for both "all things tall" and regular items that I love. I will also add some healthy, meals, as well as some maybe not quite as healthy, but delicious meals.
I have also recently started working out, for the first time in my life, so I will share my progress and tips I find useful along the way.

I would also love to hear your stories about how life has been for you being tall. I will definitely blog about them and write you a response, but promise to keep your name and email secret. Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns ( or complaints) that you may have to thetallgirldiaries@gmail.com

A new post will be up soon.

XOXO