Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We CANNOT express how grateful we are for every one of you! Thank you for commenting, subscribing, sharing and donating with us all month for our Pay it Forward Fridays!!
In case you missed any of our posts, here's a quick rundown on what we had in store in November.

The month started a little peculiar as clients tweeted us to get our PIB's on! No it's not a dance but it is a pretty cool thing that could potentially go viral. IT'S A PARTY IN A BOX! We haven't done many of those in a while but it seemed like all of a sudden everyone and who are we to say no?? Right?? But all that designing makes us thirsty so we made sure we quenched our thirst every morning with - you guessed it - water!! Imagine if that's all you had to drink? That would be scary and although nothing is scarier than dying from dehydration, if you don't have food, your body literally starts to eat its own organs! Sad and gross at the same time but we just don't want anyone to EVER go through that so we asked all of you to help us FEED AMERICA so we can help end the famine here in our country. We didn't do as well as we had hoped, but the fight is not over and everyone can still donate. There's hungry families all the time. If you're one of the lucky ones to have food in abundance, throw an "I'm grateful.." party! It doesn't have to be huge but if it is we show you 10 Tips to Hosting a Stress-Free Holiday Party. And if the weather is nice where you live like it is in Florida, Texas or Arizona, you can even host your event outdoors in your Outdoor Kitchen. So gather all your friends, put on a pretty dress and get that makeup on! Wait, you don't have any? Oh MY! No girl should go through that EVER so if you've just started to collect makeup, here are 10 Beauty Items Every Girl Should Own. If you're a dude, well, groom that moustache you've been growing in for the MOVEMBER MOVEMENT! Now that you've got your pretty face on and your nice dress (Work on those legs with this 15 LEG WORKOUT but show them off) - Get the invites, plan the menu and Decorate For the Holidays! Let your Dining Decor be the awe look on eveyrone's face when they come to your holiday party. Tell then Touched showed you how, of course. But try not to be all "braggy" and show off because that's just ugly and what we teach here at Touched is to be learn how to FIND YOUR INNER BEAUTY! (and ABS too!!) If what really makes you happy and beautiful is being an entrepreneur and having your own business, we can help with that by giving you ALL for FREE some TIPS TO A SUCCESSFUL INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS (or any other!)

Have a great DECEMBER everyone!! And Happy Holidays to all of our you. There will be a slight change to the website and blog so be patient. We will showcase all of our changes in an upcoming blog post so if you don't want to miss it, please take a minute to subscribe down below.

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I remember when I first wanted to open my interior design business - KG Style Designs, there was so much information on the world wide web and too much to choose from. It was overwhelming so I wanted to put this series together to give my followers a more step by step informational packet.  

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Please don't forget to donate for TODAY is the very last day for donations so we can get them out for Thanksgiving. 

On Today's episode of Forward Fridays...

or at least one family....

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THANK YOU FRIENDS FOR HELPING US FEED AMERICA.

Two weeks ago on this very blog, we asked all of you to help us Feed America on our Forward Fridays by setting aside $1 for every purchase made for 2 weeks. 

Thank you so much to everyone who tweeted, shared on 

Facebook and donated to Touched for this amazing cause. We want to bring a family happiness and what better way than to do it right before the Thanksgiving holiday. We want to let you know just how grateful we are for your donations and how happy we are to know that the human spirit of giving is still alive. 

We will donate the monies collected on Monday the 22nd. 

If you haven't already donated, please do so below. We will send everyone who donates the receipt sent to Feed America.org 

Donate, Pin it, Tweet it, Share it on Facebook, Tell your Friends....

Stay tuned here every Friday for another Forward Fridays where we Pay it Forward to something else! If you have a cause or a favorite charity, you'd want us to feature on an upcoming Forward Fridays, please leave us a comment down below. 

On Today's episode of Touched Health:

This can't be stressed enough but Abs are made in the kitchen so before you start doing 8 million ab workouts, make sure you've changed what you are putting in your mouth. 

All of the best belly fat fighting foods have a few things in common. They all contain fiber to banish bloat, antioxidants to boost ab's routine effectiveness, and protein to keep the metabolism at a great level. 

Here are some great foods that reduce belly fat:

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Tip: Get it in either ground form or oil and add it to your smoothie.

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These are just some of the foods that can help reduce belly fat. Also, olive oil, natural peanut butter, sunflower seeds walnuts, 

Training:

Like any other muscle, it is important to train this muscle at least 3x a week on alternate days. Focus on all sides of the abdominal muscles (pictured below) by performing target specific exercises. 

Challenge: Plank every day for 30 days! Each day add 5 seconds to the clock. Let me know in the comments below if you'll be trying this.

Here's a great 10 minute workout for the abs that you can alternate at least 3x a week.

Challenge: Join my newsletter if you'd like to take part in Touched's AB Challenge for 30 days starting in December.

Question: What's your favorite ab moves? How many times do you train your abs?

On Today's Episode of Touched Beauty...

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"Learning to love yourself - it is the Greatest Love of All" -Whitney Houston

Here's a little something different today than the normal makeup article here on Touched Beauty Wednesdays.

We stand by and believe wholeheartedly that you can't hide behind a face full of makeup! If you're ugly on the inside nothing can change your appearance. And we don't just mean being an ugly person with little to no values - no we also mean treating yourself ugly. Not loving yourself. Needing someone to validate your looks and ultimately giving in to things that you know you wouldn't agree to under any circumstances.

So many women fall prey to this kind of ugliness. Here's how to stop the cycle.

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Good books to read:

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Join a class with a friend, go for a run/jog/walk and enjoy the great outdoors. Do some Zumba at home - doesn't matter as long as you ...

GET UP AND MOVE!

Beautiful handmade journal from Etsy Shop: Medieval Journey

You can also blog about it. Set up a blog dedicated to all things beauty and don't worry if anyone is reading it or looking for it..do it for you!  If you're into digital journals, check out this cool app in the iTunes store called Paper. It lets you sketch, draw and even print the books you've done! 

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..Any chance you get. It doesn't have to be a big scale donation like we do but simple things like 

• a smile to a stranger
• a thumbs up to a fellow runner on the same trail you're on
• coach a friend on their weight loss/drug-free or anything else journey
• find people in your niche to follow everyday and share their posts if you like it
• volunteer at your local food bank
• run for a cause

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...Or a new outfit. 

or makeup...(What, You didn't think we'd talk about makeup in this Beauty article?!) 

Urban Decay just came out with its new Naked 3 Palette. If you aren't familiar with Urban Decay or its previous Naked palettes, go on their website under the Naked collection. They are pretty shimmery, satin and matte shades in an array of pink and rose gold toned colors. Very pretty and just in time for the holidays!! 

Urban Decay

What makes you feel Beautiful?

Stay Inspired. Stay Beautiful. Stay Touched.

On Today's episode of Design Tip Tuesday....

Mix it up! Have fun with your design. We don't match all of our chairs in the living room so the same goes with the dining space. 

For the holidays, make the chairs that you do own - festive. Add some holiday themed seat covers to spice up the look. 

Here are some great example of mixing up your dining chairs.

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Hope you enjoyed today's little design tidbit. Join us every Tuesday as we give you more nuggets of home decor!! If you aren't already, please subscribe down below. 

The Holidays are coming and that means fun, food and parties!!! It also means stress for the person hosting it! But don't fret - we got you covered! Just purchase a design board and we will help you design your very own party! With shopping list links, carefully planned out ideas and information on a few DIY's to make your holiday event or holiday decor as easy and as economical as possible, these inspiration boards are a MUST HAVE!

The Thanksgiving Inspiration Board will show you how to design your table with class and elegance in the colors and textures that are all common and traditional in Thanksgiving and Fall Decor. 
$50

The Winter Wonderland is our most popular board yet! It reminds people of a White Christmas.This design  features soft blues, silvers and white to make up a gorgeous home decor or event that shimmers and shines in holiday glamour. 

$50

These 2 Traditional boards are full of Traditional Christmas inspiration, traditional colors of red, white and green and sophisticated glamour all wrapped up in one.

$50

But what are Inspiration Boards?

Inspiration Boards are an essential tool to the event planning process. For weddings, baby showers, children's birthday parties and everything in between. Generally speaking, they are a collaboration of photos, colors, fabrics, textures and anything else that can inspire an event idea. These are mixed together to create a concrete visual idea of the design the client would love to have. 

Whether you have a small or large budget we can help by providing you with photos for inspiration and links to resources to purchase products or instructions to do-it-yourself-projects.

INCLUDES:
• Photos of inspiration plus links to products. These may include invitations, party favors, place cards, centerpieces, etc.

What I will need from you: event, date, theme you need help with, any other information that would help in the planning, an email for communication

Please allow 3-6 days to research photos and product information.

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On this episode of Forward Fridays:

Things are getting a little "hairy" around here! Noticed the beard on our "O" above? How does it look? Do we look like the Boston Red Soex? Which by the way, congrats to the city of Boston for this most wonderful win. They needed it. #BostonStrong

We're sporting the beard in honor of Movember.  In case you've been living under a rock, Movember is awareness for men's health in the month of November where clean shaven men (and women) go the entire month without - well, shaving! Here is their mission statement:

"As an official global charity, Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches on men's faces around the world. Through the power of the Mo, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges."

Since most of our followers are saving their pennies to Feed America, we'd like you to bring awareness to this cause by adding a "Mo" to your logo or blog profile pic and tagging us on instagram under #motouched

You can however donate to the Movember cause (just tell them Touched sent ya!) -  We won't STOP you! We might even put our bearded logo on a shirt and donate the proceeds to the Movember cause. Just let us know down what size you'd like - (we are only selling white tees at the moment) 

Keeping in Pay it Forward fashion, we'd like you to follow these 2 amazing men and their journeys:

Harold George, Artist Extraordinaire. Creator of The Funnicks Comic Strip, Creative Director of Gsting Labs - a creative design firm servicing small businesses everywhere with logos, business card, branding and website development and illustrator for Webcomic's I Hate My Kids. And did I mention he's my brother?? Didn't think so!!

FACEBOOK|ARTIST TRUTH

Coined the moniker, Bronx's Sexiest DJ for his sexy beats and R&B flavor. Born and raised in NY, he's taken his talents to Atlanta, GA and opened up not only 1 but 2 businesses. His graphic design firm called ATL DESIGN KING and his newly established, The MIXTAPE MAGAZINE, an online and in print magazine for music artists and DJ's to enjoy! 

ATL DESIGN KING FACEBOOK|MIXTAPE MAGAZINE

If you've joined our challenge last week, how much money have you set aside already?

Other men to follow:

Shamell from One Off Fashions

Nik from Global Hip-Hop Battles

Jeff from The JERD

Thanks friends!!