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BOCA Blog Blast Announcement: Bikini Blues

It’s that time of year again. You breeze into the swimsuit department, feeling good and looking fine - until you squeeze into a suit and inspect yourself in that terribly lit dressing room in front of that awful three-way mirror. Never mind that no one at the beach will look twice at your dimpled thighs; if you’re like most women, you are your own harshest critic.

Do you love swimsuit shopping? Dread it? Even after having children, are you a bikini devotee? Or have you moved on to “mom suits”? Tell us about the evolution of your swimsuit wearing and how you prepare for the “big reveal” - and feel free to bravely go where few women have gone before, and share pictures!

We’re teaming up with BOCA to promote their new “Balanced Living” group - all about eating better and living better, whether you rock the bikini or not.

Here’s how to participate:
Write a post about what you wear to take a dip. Post anytime this weekend - Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22.

Make sure to link http://balancedliving.gather.com and http://blog.parentbloggers.com somewhere in your post. Also, please include the following blurb:

“This post was written for Parent Bloggers Network as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by BOCA.”

Then email us the link to your post at parentbloggers@gmail.com.

We’ll be linking them up on our blog all weekend long, so be creative with your title!

What can you win?
We’ve got three $150 VISA gift cards up for grabs to spend on beach gear - be it a bikini, a mom suit, or a big terry cloth cover-up. Three lucky winners will be drawn at random.
IN ORDER TO ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU NEED TO WRITE A POST ON YOUR OWN BLOG. PLEASE READ THROUGH THE DIRECTIONS TO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENTERED CORRECTLY. COMMENTS ON THIS POST DO NOT MAKE YOU ELIGIBLE. THANKS!

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31 Responses to “BOCA Blog Blast Announcement: Bikini Blues”

  1. TANKINI TOP WITH A SWIMSKIRT !

  2. This sound’s so funnn!!! Keep on the sunnyside all : )

  3. Jewel Jernstedt on June 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    I like to go swimming in a one piece suit, bandeau or bikini, but if I’m in the river, I’m leaving the shoes on!

  4. Ellinor Burke on June 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    What a lovely idea, and I would love to win.

  5. valerie phillips on June 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    Shorts that are really a swimsuit and tank top bathing suit. Comfortable and appropriate for anywhere and no worries about anything hanging out

  6. This mom who shoulder deep in toddler swimming lessons wears a one piece with a swim skirt!

  7. I have an O-o-o-o-old Jantzen one-piece that’s black on the bottom and has a subdued blue print on the top. I tell myself it gives the illusion that I’m slimmer.

    I lie to myself like that all the time.

  8. Catalina Khalaj on June 20th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    I usually wear a two-piece swimsuit. Thank you for the giveaway!

  9. L. Slusarczyk on June 20th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    When i get to actually GO swimming its in the creek, so my attire is a tank-top and shorts. Unfortunatly, most of my “swimming” is usually confined to the backyard garden hose and plastic pool with my kids. LOL

  10. kellie terwin on June 20th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    I wear a bikini… need to work on that body though :(

  11. Definitely could find a use for the gift cards….

  12. Muriel Morgan on June 20th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Gift Cards are the greatest!

  13. the real question here is am i wearing a suit thats going to blend in with all these others at the beach. welluthful my suit is eleven years old and a one piece nightmare !!!im desparate for a new one…

  14. CELLULITE AND ALL I WEAR A THONG!

  15. When I really go swimming, I wear a one piece suit. For just lying on the beach soaking up sun, it’s a two piece.
    Thanks for the great contest!

  16. Brazil

  17. I usually wear a one piece with a built in bra and tummy control panel. I need all the help I can get!

  18. i am going where the weather suits my clothes

  19. Sharon Thayer on June 20th, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    considering I am 42 turning 43 the 25th of june I wear either a tankini or a one piece , I just don’t do a bikini justice anymore.

  20. I wear a one piece with a swim skirt. The skirt helps me feel more comfortable when I get out of the pool.

  21. I currently wear a one piece swim skirts and hope to wear a tankini one day soon. I really need a new swimsuit for our cruise in September so pick me…. LOL.

  22. I have several one piece skirted suits in various Hawaiian prints that I cover up with some pareos that I made several years ago. I’m also a firm believer in swim shoes. Thanks for the contest!

  23. Vickie COuturier on June 20th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    I wear a one piece suit an a coverup,I could use a new one badly,thanks

  24. I have always worn a very modest one piece….no courage here!

  25. connie mcallister on June 20th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    I dont own swim suit so I could use A one thanks

  26. Oh geez, it’s so difficult to find a swimming suit if you’re 56 and a bit plump.

  27. great sweeps - I would love this!

  28. Wow!
    This sounds GREAT!!..Can I use it for gas to get to the beach?

  29. Great prize!

  30. Jennifer Cullen on June 21st, 2008 at 12:32 am

    The world is not ready to see me in a two piece bathing suit! Seriously, eyes could be damaged! I am a firm believer in the skirt suit, a coverup, and avoiding crowded places!!!

  31. Cindy Basford on June 21st, 2008 at 3:59 am

    I would have a one piece bathing suit on. P.S. I love this sweep.