Flippin' out!

Something very cool happened in my home town last weekend...I mean, seriously, Oakville girls were literally flippin' out! One of the most inspiring, passionate businesses I've seen in a long time - founded by two uber-awesome Canadian moms! - opened up shop in downtown Oakville. It's called Triple Flip and they specialize in outfitting pre-teen girls in active wear that makes them look and feel good. And since co-founders Linda and Mona Rae (whom I had the pleasure of meeting!) have five daughters between them, they know a thing or two about what girls like - so the shopping experience is pure girlie heaven with funky changerooms and colour blocked displays. My two ladies were pumped that they could finally buy clothes that look like the clothes their mama wears (yes, Lululemon clothing is my FT mom uniform ...more on that in another post). Once we had our flipwear washed up, my girls set up an impromptu fitness centre in their playroom and invited me in to do a yoga class (your kids will do half the poses better than you), swim class (yes they made me change into my bathing suit!), stability ball "workout" (if you call rolling around on it a workout) and the grand finale, dancing in the dark with flashlights (now that's a gym!). Needless to say, I'm SOLD. Put people of any age or gender in clothes that match their personality and lifestyle and you've got a recipe for empowerment, confidence, esteem and joy-filled living!
It has me wishing I was 8 years old again...Linda and Mona Rae - can I be a flip girl?! :)