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Fashion chat- Dressed up or down??? All welcome!!
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:retro_bluebell wrote: »Oh funny thing today DS1 (hes 12) saw an ad on Sky for confessions of a shopaholic and asked me what one was........OH said "your mam" oh dear lolGet to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
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pics up on blog, I think the dress I'm wearing today needs to be ebayed, it makes me look about 2 sizes bigger than I am
*wonders when they will make dressing gowns acceptable day wear?*No new toiletries challenge - use up the stash first!NSD Jan 2/150 -
retro_bluebell wrote: »You are right I know I just needed to put my thoughts down on (virtual) paper I think.....I may need to buy a paper diary next time
Don't feel stupid. Most of us can sympathise to some degree. I didn't need refuge, but the police were involved for me it was three years, and no children...I think if I had children I wouldn't relax at all, ever, ok...maybe a little when they were older and settled themselves...you are doing fine.
I love tweed trousers and a black jumper...its such an effortlessly classy combination that can be made work for almost any thing that happens in the day. In its Hepburnesque defiance of stereotypical feminine it seems strong yet not harsh.0 -
Ahh retro I know how you feel hun... I've tried to be all things to all people before and some days it's hard to even put my face out of the front door, although my experience was significantly different from yours.
I've deleted loads of blog posts in the past, including one very long one on my personal blog which probably contained more revelations about my past than I would be comfortable with the general public knowing. "All cruelty springs from weakness" - Lucius Annaeus SenecaPersonal pronouns are they/them/their, please.
I'm intolerant of wheat, citrus, grapes, grape products and dried vine fruits, tomato, and beetroot, and I am also somewhat caffeine sensitive.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Don't feel stupid. Most of us can sympathise to some degree. I didn't need refuge, but the police were involved for me it was three years, and no children...I think if I had children I wouldn't relax at all, ever, ok...maybe a little when they were older and settled themselves...you are doing fine.
I love tweed trousers and a black jumper...its such an effortlessly classy combination that can be made work for almost any thing that happens in the day. In its Hepburnesque defiance of stereotypical feminine it seems strong yet not harsh.
i still dont relax I alway look over my shoulder you know...and thank you
**"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."**0 -
Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT wrote: »pics up on blog, I think the dress I'm wearing today needs to be ebayed, it makes me look about 2 sizes bigger than I am
ahh no I think it looks lovely on you that mac and belt combo is fantastic!**"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."**0 -
Evening folks,
Dull dull dull corporate stylee work outfit today of black trousers and a 'smart' blouse - aaaaaaaaargh. It says it all really that I feel so 'un me' when I have to do proper work clothes for seeing clients - I am soooooo in the wrong job! Most of the time I can get by, but with clients I feel I have to totally alter my look/personality, which can't be good for the soul!
Goan - LOVE the boots on today's blog post, absolutely gorgeous.
Retro_Bluebell - your blog post today is so honest and inspiring, please don't delete it. The title is great, I've never heard that before but am going to write it down and use it, it's so positive, I have scars from bad times in the past too - but I have grown to love them, almost like they are tattoos (like folks were talking about the other night). I see them as marks of my survival, that make me unique and mark out the journey I have come on. I have grown to accept them and see them as a positive affirmation of how far I have come (if that makes any sense).
DB - cakes looked fab.
PF - sounds like you've been assertive and made it clear what you will/won't tolerate. Good for you! Like Goan says, you are young and beautiful - the world is your oyster/whatever you want it to be!
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Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT wrote: »pics up on blog, I think the dress I'm wearing today needs to be ebayed, it makes me look about 2 sizes bigger than I am
Did you try it with a belt?0 -
retro just looked at your blog and left a comment xx*wonders when they will make dressing gowns acceptable day wear?*No new toiletries challenge - use up the stash first!NSD Jan 2/150
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