DO'S AND DON'TS OF INSTAGRAM

I'm sure you have or at least know about Instagram. It's a really addicting photo-sharing app is what it is, lol. You get to post cool pictures of things you see, food you eat, etc. Of course, like with Facebook and Twitter, there are people who abuse it and kind of ruin it for the rest of us. In all honesty, I think some people need a reminder as to what's okay and not okay to do on instagram.. so here's a list! ;)


* PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't post 20 photos at once. Nobody wants to see a whole album of what you did that night. To me, Instagram is for sharing the odd photo from an event.. and I mean, that's why there are frame apps (e.g. Pic Stitch) to share more than one photo at once. I really don't think it's okay to be flooding people's Instagrams with what should be in an album elsewhere... like on Facebook maybe?

* In addition to adding 20 photos at once, please don't post blurry pictures or pictures that look like the ones you've already posted. Like what's the point? Why would you post a crappy picture?!

* Do you really need to hashtag the crap out of all of your pictures?!

* Why are you taking pictures of notes?! Isn't that what Twitter is for?! (Or Facebook, but too many status updates on there is annoying too lol) But really.. who wants to read a paragraph on your Instagram? Use other social media if you "must" share your thoughts lol.

* If you look at the thumbnails of all your photos, and you see that a majority of those pictures are of your own face with the same pose... I think it's time for you to sit back and think about why you take a bajillion pictures of yourself and post them all the time lol

* Just like with everything else, nobody needs to know what your personal problems are. Instagram is supposed to be fun!!

DENIM: FINDING JEANS THAT FIT

I'm really picky when it comes to shopping for jeans. Having had to personally sell jeans, I expect sales associates to have good knowledge about denim as well. You should be able to trust the person selling you your jeans! If you look like a sausage, you'll want that person to grab you another size, not insist that a size 24 is actually nice on your size 26 waist.

- Try on different sizes, and even two of the same size of the same pair of jeans. And you HAVE to try on the jeans you buy before you buy them. Jeans of the same size can actually fit differently, especially if somebody tried them on already and stretched them out a bit.
- If you're debating on which pair to go with because one fits just right, and one's just a TINY bit snug, go with the snugger pair (IF they stretch out). If the jeans have a stretchy material, and you get the pair that fits just right, you're more than likely going to have a saggy bum and a slightly looser waist.
- There's a difference between a little snug and REALLY snug. Muffin tops aren't nice, and aren't comfortable either.. so go with what's comfortable for you, not the smallest size you can zip up.
- Always make sure you can move around in your jeans. Sit down, stand up, squat (not a lot cause you're gonna stretch those jeans out for another customer), etc.
- You never know how jeans are going to fit until you try them on. Held out in front of you, they'll look too skinny or too flared, but try them on! And especially if you're already going in there with a pair of jeans, you might as well try other styles ;)
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* A trick I learned when I was younger was to take the jeans and wrap the waist band around your neck to see if it'll fit. This KIND of works, but I wouldn't trust it as much as actually putting the jeans on lol I'd only do this in a rush and when the store has a really good return policy