Women only

[arista]

It's pretty funny. I decide to read the women only thread and you talk about bikini waxes. How typical :)

Sometimes you wander in the right time LOL~~

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

'Hygenic reasons'?, Siggy.

Lilke that'll be why I'd bet you've never known aa man with shaved underarms.

But we can leave high heels where they belong thank you.

As earrings.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Agincourt Concierge]

It's pretty funny. I decide to read the women only thread and you talk about bikini waxes. How typical :)

well.... I was going to bring up mud-wrestling, my Miroku 12 bore over and under shotgun, and the plight of the Tibetans... but it seemed a little heavy for the thread ....

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hi,

It would be a lot easier (and considerably less painful!) to change society to a more hair tolerant one IMO.

If you don't like the view, move where you're standing kinda thing, if you see what I mean?

Or am I completey wrong?

Long days and pleasant nights

hmmmm..... hmmmmm..... oh John.... I could comment... and you KNOW I could... but I won't...
for once I will hold my tongue....

:wink2:

[hywayhunny]

Well I asked my hunny, "What do I do for you that you really like." The sweetheart said, "I like that you scratch my back whenever I ask. That you always tell me you love me even when your mad. And that you make my life better." Awwww, I think I'm going to go scratch his back now.

[arista]

I think it is just interesting how fashion makes a full circle...The skinny jeans and colored jeans were something that I wore in the 80's. Isn't fashion grand?

[JohnDalglish]

for once I will hold my tongue....

:wink2:

Hi,

Hmm, where exactly, Aggie? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hi,

Hmm, where exactly, Aggie? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

:wink2: the question is not where I will hold it... but the better question is.... for how long ??

[JohnDalglish]

:wink2: the question is not where I will hold it... but the better question is.... for how long ??

Hi,

How long you say, Aggie?

Oh, about 20 centimetres (eight inches) or so.

Oh, you meant in time, 'delah' will do!

Long days and pleasant nights

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hi,

How long you say, Aggie?

Oh, about 20 centimetres (eight inches) or so.

Oh, you meant in time, 'delah' will do!

Long days and pleasant nights

high expectations you have..... LOL :wink2:

[JohnDalglish]

high expectations you have..... LOL :wink2:

Hi,

Yup, undoubtedly 'high', Aggie.

Long days and pleasant nights

[LadyPain]

(John is definitely welcome in the 'women only' thread.)

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hi,

Yup, undoubtedly 'high', Aggie.

Long days and pleasant nights

well I have a few expectations of my own.... L&G ... but I will always take G over L ......... :wink2:

[aahlyia72]

As of lately, i talk to him about his day at work....let him talk all he wants. We go for walks together.

[Sigmund]

Sometimes I just feel like crying. I want to cry, it seems I need to cry. So I take my photo albums and put my music on (headphones) and just cry. It seems to purge some ache, some sorrow, from my gut, my heart and I cry. I'm sad and I cry but afterwards I feel a little better. Cathartic.

[GLewman]

well I have a few expectations of my own.... L&G ... but I will always take G over L .........

I knew you liked me Aggie...lol

[Agincourt Concierge]

I knew you liked me Aggie...lol


:rofl: wow you caught there now... !! hahahhahahaha..... you are good ...!

[LadyPain]

Sometimes I just feel like crying. I want to cry, it seems I need to cry. So I take my photo albums and put my music on (headphones) and just cry. It seems to purge some ache, some sorrow, from my gut, my heart and I cry. I'm sad and I cry but afterwards I feel a little better. Cathartic.

Crying can purge some stress hormones out of your body by way of those bitter tears. Read that somewhere.

[arista]

Topless equality-I guess a group of woman are going to protest for equal rights with men for going topless...Really...I don't see this happening in our culture anytime soon :smile2:

[TBlack]

Jogging shirtless in The Hamptons- Long Island, N.Y.- Is prohibited (for a guy)...
cus who wants to see man boobs or Manneries?
Yet being topless (for a woman) in the subway (the train not the resteraunt) is not
But why would any woman do that?

[Sigmund]

Ms. Arista- I gotta tell ya...there are some folks I don't think neither you nor I will ever understand. (Or even want to :oo: ) I guess all would be okay when you are young and the girls are still perky, I don't want to even think iwhat it will do to couples relationships ( a lot of men can't help ogle a nice bosom that's covered up much less a pair going au natural). And as we get older and we all will we are going to need, want support.

[LadyPain]

Oh come on, there is great joy in being able to go to the beach topless, even if you are in an area where you have to go to the other side of the lake to avoid the family crowd. Starkers is fun too. Nothing chafes and there's always some appreciative person who accidentally happens upon what you think is your own private cove. Nudity is not the end of the world, and neither is an imperfect body.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Oh come on, there is great joy in being able to go to the beach topless, even if you are in an area where you have to go to the other side of the lake to avoid the family crowd. Starkers is fun too. Nothing chafes and there's always some appreciative person who accidentally happens upon what you think is your own private cove. Nudity is not the end of the world, and neither is an imperfect body.

:rofl: ... an imperfect body may not be the end of the world... but.............

I can tell you this.... at the Tom Petty concert I attended this weekend...

well.... don't you know... I have to get the drunk woman... wearing the tube-top sundress...that is TWO SIZES too small... so that her fat rolls are bouncing all over the place... and she keeps hiking it up.... and she has more rolls than I do... and that's going some....
well... opening band... that's not even good... she's standing up like RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.... pumping the air with her hand... (the one NOT holding a beer!)... jiggling her jelly rolls for the rest of us to enjoy..

PUUUULEEZE..... I'm sorry I didn't pay $$ to see her shaking her fat rolls around.... nope nope nope.....

Why do these folks always have to be in front of me...

and I'm sorry.... but if something is two sizes too small... and you probably shouldn't be wearing it....

do the rest of us a favor......................

DON'T...!!

[arista]

I guess there is always someone who is going to appreciate nudity regardless of the body.

[Agincourt Concierge]

I guess there is always someone who is going to appreciate nudity regardless of the body.

LOL... the naked body is very beautiful..... but umm... when those fat rolls are jiggling.... and they don't belong to anybody I love....

well.... let's just say... I don't show mine... because I don't want to burn THAT image onto some poor soul's retinas...!!

[Becks19]

I guess there is always someone who is going to appreciate nudity regardless of the body.


Well I'm not one of em! Picture this.... Neighbor of mine weighs 350+ has a pool and likes to wear a speedo....it's not a pretty sight!

[arista]

Well I'm not one of em! Picture this.... Neighbor of mine weighs 350+ has a pool and likes to wear a speedo....it's not a pretty sight!

I am just saying with that weight....Are you sure he is wearing a speedo??? lol

[Becks19]

I am just saying with that weight....Are you sure he is wearing a speedo??? lol

Well I was going to mention that (thought TMI).....No, I wasn't sure from the front view, but also got full view of his backside.( oooh I am so lucky) Thought, well at least there's something there.....

[LadyPain]

Hey, there was a guy up my street who looked a lot like Tim McGraw and he wore a speedo. Sure, it was fine until he gained a hundred pounds. Oh lordy. He's a good guy, but Bermuda's are a good thing now.

[JellybeanJay]

:rofl: ... an imperfect body may not be the end of the world... but.............

I can tell you this.... at the Tom Petty concert I attended this weekend...

well.... don't you know... I have to get the drunk woman... wearing the tube-top sundress...that is TWO SIZES too small... so that her fat rolls are bouncing all over the place... and she keeps hiking it up.... and she has more rolls than I do... and that's going some....
well... opening band... that's not even good... she's standing up like RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.... pumping the air with her hand... (the one NOT holding a beer!)... jiggling her jelly rolls for the rest of us to enjoy..

PUUUULEEZE..... I'm sorry I didn't pay $$ to see her shaking her fat rolls around.... nope nope nope.....

Why do these folks always have to be in front of me...

and I'm sorry.... but if something is two sizes too small... and you probably shouldn't be wearing it....

do the rest of us a favor......................

DON'T...!!

Maybe she has really high self esteem and thinks she looks good? On that note high self esteem is not always a positive. :wink2: I am just kidding of course lol!

[Sigmund]

We (Me and my boy, my brother and sister in law with son and daughter) went to a new part of the beach . There was a man laying on his tummy soaking up the sun. He was a beautiful golden brown, skin glistening... and then he stood up...he was wearing what the boys referred to as a "banana hammock"...You should have see the look on all of our faces. (Jaw on chest, eyes bugged out, no noise, no breathing). Then he turned around...buttocks so "defined" and "muscular" they must have been implants with a wee string dissappearing into nether regions...we left and went to the hotel swimming pool. We were all traumatized. :laugh:

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

My family and I were on the topless beach in Benidorm in Spain and we saw a hugely fat absolutely naked woman getting sun tan oik rubbed into her by (one presumed) her husband.

My son said, 'I wonder if she gets a bulk discount on all that sun tan oil?'.

Long days sand pleasant nights

[Agincourt Concierge]

I am just saying with that weight....Are you sure he is wearing a speedo??? lol


:rofl:


ew ew ew ew .... you did it to me again Arista... hahahhahahahhaa!!

[Agincourt Concierge]

Maybe she has really high self esteem and thinks she looks good? On that note high self esteem is not always a positive. :wink2: I am just kidding of course lol!


umm... self esteem might be part of it.... but more than likely ...it was the continuous flow of beer she had going all night.... :wink2:

[LadyPain]

umm... self esteem might be part of it.... but more than likely ...it was the continuous flow of beer she had going all night.... :wink2:

Or a strong case of body dysmorphic disorder. She might think she looked like a model in that sausage casing of a top.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hi,

My family and I were on the topless beach in Benidorm in Spain and we saw a hugely fat absolutely naked woman getting sun tan oik rubbed into her by (one presumed) her husband.

My son said, 'I wonder if she gets a bulk discount on all that sun tan oil?'.

Long days sand pleasant nights


See.. I was right.... you folks now have that image burned on YOUR retinas for the remainder of your days...!
hey... if it was okay to go around nude...there would not be laws against it......!

there are REASONS for it to be against the law...

:rofl:

and yes... to know someone is to love them... and beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

but these people I see.... I don't know them well enough to love them... and I am not beholding them.. so they need to keep it covered...! :wink2:

[Agincourt Concierge]

Or a strong case of body dysmorphic disorder. She might think she looked like a model in that sausage casing of a top.

hahahahahaha.... that's exactly the right description LP ..!!

:rofl:

:rofl:

[Sigmund]

When Aunt Flo is visiting and you use sanitray napkins you always wonder if it's noticable. You have to ask your husband/boyfriend, or a trusted girlfriend "Can You tell?"

[arista]

I think that spandex is a privilege not a right..enough said about that one..I saw something that I have been having awful eye scars about.

[Agincourt Concierge]

When Aunt Flo is visiting and you use sanitray napkins you always wonder if it's noticable. You have to ask your husband/boyfriend, or a trusted girlfriend "Can You tell?"

LOL... I don't know about husbands/boyfriend or trusted girlfriends... but I DO know... if there is a dog nearby..... there will be unwarrented crotch-sniffing ... I can tell you that....!

[Kahllie]

What 1 thing do you do special for your man ? Men think we have to do the ironing,clean for him and etc.. So here is the place to say what is on your mind and tell the men to do things for himself.
Debbie

I guess the Special Thing that I have done for my husband (besides the cooking/cleaning/using my salary to buy appliances and household accessories) is to help him in his work.
When he is editing for pay, I go over the material and point out things that need to be corrected and comments that need to be placed to explain why corrections/additions/deletions need to be implemented, as well as suggesting areas that should be more fully covered, or covered from a different viewpoint, or deleted as being non-relevant.
I have been good at coming up with good arguments, and his boss has had him run committee proposals by me before the meetings so that I can come up with any arguments they need to support their points. I am good with coming up with interlacing disciplines and giving concrete reasons for various arguments.
Several of their divisions at work were saved from the scrap heap because I had effective arguments for their existence and how they complemented and supplemented other divisions, and were therefore needed.
So. What I am good at helping my husband with is practical stuff...making mental connections, and seeing not only the big picture, but the cells that are joined to make the whole work. He doesn't see that kind of thing. It's ok. He takes my arguments and wins for his group, and he gets the credit, and they kindly leave me out of it. I like it that way.
I think that promoting him publicly and privately has been the most important thing I have done for him.
I'm a really good cook...but that is very private.
He likes positive public attention and rewards. What I do really helps satisfy him and his ego, and it is something that no one else can do for him.
The downside is that I use definitive arguments at home for household improvements, etc. That is another thing, altogether. That is called "nagging." : )

[arista]

I am seriously beginning to wonder this one...Do they make a pair of workout pants that don't show your "space lips"??? Seriously...I had two pair of different ones and both were just a little too much showing cooter cleavage.

[Sigmund]

LOL... I don't know about husbands/boyfriend or trusted girlfriends... but I DO know... if there is a dog nearby..... there will be unwarrented crotch-sniffing ... I can tell you that....!

ROTFLMAO!

That's a helluva way to find out.

[Sigmund]

"Cooter cleavage" :rofl::rofl::rofl: I learn something everyday!

[Agincourt Concierge]

I am seriously beginning to wonder this one...Do they make a pair of workout pants that don't show your "space lips"??? Seriously...I had two pair of different ones and both were just a little too much showing cooter cleavage.

LOL.... arista I will give you this one.... I prefer space lips to camel toe.... :rofl: and no I don't think they make such things... LOL

[Becks19]

LOL.... arista I will give you this one.... I prefer space lips to camel toe.... :rofl: and no I don't think they make such things... LOL

Ok Arista, I danged near fell of of my chair.........cooter cleavage? My mother say's that word. My dear you are the second person I have heard call it that.:rofl:

[arista]

Women and garage sales...Well, my little town had its town wide garage sales...I would just like to say that some women are lot more aggressive about getting that good bargain. I literally watched two women almost come to words over an item..

[Samantha_]

My husband and I drove by a garage sale. He said, "Do you want to stop?"
I replied, "Not unless you want to have a conversation about that overstuffed chair coming home with us."
We kept driving :grinning:

[Sigmund]

Does anyone get "jealous" when a husband/boyfriend remarks how wonderful some other woman (mom, sister, co-worker, neighbor) cooks?

[Suzana]

Does anyone get "jealous" when a husband/boyfriend remarks how wonderful some other woman (mom, sister, co-worker, neighbor) cooks?

I do...

Because I can't cook (AT ALL lol), so I 'd like to have this ability... but not jealous to the point of fighting. Just thinking "I wish I could do it as well as ... does..." .

[arista]

I have the dreaded class reunuion coming up this Saturday...I have been debating what to wear. I have a really cool dress( I think at least) with zebra print on it..I think it would be great to wear..but not sure. I would post a pic..but not sure how.

[Suzana]

I have the dreaded class reunuion coming up this Saturday...I have been debating what to wear. I have a really cool dress( I think at least) with zebra print on it..I think it would be great to wear..but not sure. I would post a pic..but not sure how.

Why don't you post it on your profile?

:)

[Agincourt Concierge]

Hey arista.... you wearing your duck shoes with that dress ??

:rofl:

[arista]

Hey arista.... you wearing your duck shoes with that dress ??

:rofl:

Nope...going to wear my new pretty shoes with the dress... I still am cringing about the duck shoes..But they were Kool:wow:

[boogerb53]

I do...

Because I can't cook (AT ALL lol), so I 'd like to have this ability... but not jealous to the point of fighting. Just thinking "I wish I could do it as well as ... does..." .

It doesn't bother me that he's doing it because I am proud that he minds his manners but it pisses me off that he doesn"'t take the time to tell me something was good. Every once in a while he does but dang! I want to hear it everytime. I put a lot of effort into our meals. Is that asking too much?

[Sigmund]

Nope...going to wear my new pretty shoes with the dress... I still am cringing about the duck shoes..But they were Kool:wow:

I missed the duck shoes! What are the duck shoes?
(I know you should always duck a shoe, or shoo a duck, or shoe a duck...:oo: which is harder than shoeing a horse but way less difficult than shoeing a pig. What were talking about?)

[arista]

Over in the Classic Toys thread and classic clothes thread...A discussion had ensued about things that we wore back in the day..I said we wore duck shoes. There a lovely photo Aggie has provided for the effect. LOL

[arista]

Today's woman only topic..Finding the right fragrance. I am kinda funny- I don't want to smell overly perfumed-but just a hint of fragrance. It is darn difficult sometimes when a perfume reacts so differently with a bodies chemistry.

[Becks19]

Today's woman only topic..Finding the right fragrance. I am kinda funny- I don't want to smell overly perfumed-but just a hint of fragrance. It is darn difficult sometimes when a perfume reacts so differently with a bodies chemistry.

Arista, Me too! I bought Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden.....I used to like it, now it just does not smell right to me.( too strong) So the search goes on LOL

[Sigmund]

I have been wearing White Shoulders since I was 16 years old. It's very distinctive (probably because it is a very old perfume). It's very light and I feel like I can wear it day or night and season to season. The last time I went to buy some the Macy's I went to said they didn't carry it (because it is a very old scent). The lady at the perfume counter asked me if I was looking for something for my Grandmother!

[arista]

I have been wearing White Shoulders since I was 16 years old. It's very distinctive (probably because it is a very old perfume). It's very light and I feel like I can wear it day or night and season to season. The last time I went to buy some the Macy's I went to said they didn't carry it (because it is a very old scent). The lady at the perfume counter asked me if I was looking for something for my Grandmother!

That is just wrong....I love smelling fresh and not perfumey...I smelled this scent the other day at an unlikely place for perfumes. Payless Shoe source...It was called Promise and I think I might purchase some. It was kinda nice to have perfume last a while.

[Becks19]

I have been wearing White Shoulders since I was 16 years old. It's very distinctive (probably because it is a very old perfume). It's very light and I feel like I can wear it day or night and season to season. The last time I went to buy some the Macy's I went to said they didn't carry it (because it is a very old scent). The lady at the perfume counter asked me if I was looking for something for my Grandmother!

Siggy, My mother has worn White Shoulders forever. It is a beautiful scent, and never something I would associate with my Grandmother! It's the one perfume I buy for my Mother on her birthday.( that's Roses)

[Spideyman]

Siggie- The Vermont Country Store sells it on the net. I'll PM you a link.

[cat in a bag]

These are my favorite scents - Pleasures by Estee Lauder and Romance by Ralph Lauren. I think they are both light scents, yet they do last, and it doesn't take much!! I have pretty much stuck to them for years, because they are not heavy. It is the worst to walk by someone or have someone walk by you who has taken a bath in their perfume!! Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden is also a good one, haven't had any of that for a while, maybe I'll go get me some of it!

[LadyPain]

The perfumes I wear tend to be quite powerful and spicy, but Givenchy has one called Hot Couture. I can't wear it because it has jasmine in it, but what you do smell a lot of is a light scent of fresh raspberries. It's a nice scent that I wish I could wear.

[a million fireflies.]

Amor amor on women and aqua di gio on men!

[Becks19]

Siggy, My mother has worn White Shoulders forever. It is a beautiful scent, and never something I would associate with my Grandmother! It's the one perfume I buy for my Mother on her birthday.( that's Roses)

Argh, let me clarify. The scent of roses reminds me of my Grandmother. I added a line in the middle of the above paragraph, and it moved the parentheses where it makes no sense. LOL

[The Sentimental Fool]

I have yet to find a perfume I like for a long period of time.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Sometimes scents change on us ... due to hormone and chemical changes...things that used to smell good... don't smell the same now... but fear not.. there will be a new scent to try !

I love Sun Moon Stars (Karl Lagerfeld)
Blue (Ralph Lauren)
Coco Mademoiselle (Chanel)
Obsession (Calvin Klein)

I was lucky.. my mom worked on the perfume counter at Jordan Marsh... (Macy's now) ... so I got spoiled to $$$ perfumes in my teen years...

I won't wear cheap perfume..... ! I don't spend much money on myself... but I will wear nice perfume and cologne now... LOL

[arista]

Today's women only topic: Jeans -WOW...how many pairs do you have to try to find the right fit. There are about 100 different kinds out there too..Dark wash, light washes and the list goes on.

[Becks19]

There is a perfume that I love by Elizabeth Arden called Provocative Woman.. My Mother bought it for me and I loooved it....I don't like to spend money on myself either. But now, have the urge to go to the perfume counter and splurge asap!!

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Interesting what effects perfumes may have on us.

When I first met my wife I thought she smelled wonderful (Chanel No. 5) and t certainly attracted me but it was only by chance many years later that I discovered that my mum had used Chanel No. 5 soap and talcum etc with me when I was a baby.

So I've wondered just how much the memory of the perfume was imprinted on me as a baby.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Speedy2]

Today's women only topic: Jeans -WOW...how many pairs do you have to try to find the right fit. There are about 100 different kinds out there too..Dark wash, light washes and the list goes on.

Way too many, 34 inch inseam, 36 inch hips and 27 inch waist...not complaining about my measurements but jeans are not easy to find in that shape. I generally have to buy them and have them altered.

[JellybeanJay]

There is a perfume that I love by Elizabeth Arden called Provocative Woman.. My Mother bought it for me and I loooved it....I don't like to spend money on myself either. But now, have the urge to go to the perfume counter and splurge asap!!

That is my favorite as well!

[Anna Rose]

im in 8th grade, so i dont have a boyfriend or a husband...

[hipmamajen]

That's OK, Anna Rose, there's time :)

I don't really have a favorite perfume. Perfume and migraines don't go well together. I'm really fortunate that most of the time other people's scents don't trigger me, but I can't seem to wear much myself without ending up regretting it.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Well ... I always loved Lee jeans.. they hugged everything just right... and Liz Claiborn fit well... and

[Agincourt Concierge]

and John... keep telling you ...

Freud was right... LOL

[Agincourt Concierge]

Freud not Jung... LOL

[Kim L.]

Used to have a horrible time getting jeans (and pants and skirts) to fit me. I'm built like an inverted triangle: broad back, no particular waist to speak of, slim hips, thin legs. The opposite of how women are "supposed" to be shaped. What fit at the waist ballooned at the hips, what fit at the hips wouldn't zip closed. Finally figured it out when low-rise jeans became fashionable: I wear petite on the bottom, regular on top! I also got to know a lady who does alterations, a real lifesaver for when I feel like a freak of nature. Most dresses don't fit me, but I can rock almost any pair of jeans.

[Sigmund]

Ms. Anna-All good things to those that wait. Hugs, little one. (Sorry about Cuddle Bug.)

[arista]

OH !! Anna Rose to be in 8th grade and know what i Know now...Enjoy your teen years they go by so fast!!

[Sigmund]

Women are wonderful-especially when they have a great man by their side.

[arista]

Today's woman only topic...Gossip. There is a group of women who get together in the break room. Well, apparently the gossip has gotten pretty bad-a Memo was issued today regarding having courtesy to others in the breakroom. Can't women just get together and talk without gossip??? I wonder if it was a bunch of guys sitting around would it be considered gossip? & More importantly -Who has time to just sit around and gossip?? Thank you for listening to the poignant rant.

[Sigmund]

Hi,

Interesting what effects perfumes may have on us.

When I first met my wife I thought she smelled wonderful (Chanel No. 5) and t certainly attracted me but it was only by chance many years later that I discovered that my mum had used Chanel No. 5 soap and talcum etc with me when I was a baby.

So I've wondered just how much the memory of the perfume was imprinted on me as a baby.

Long days and pleasant nights

As I said, I have been wearing White Shoulders since I was a teen.
I nursed my son for a year and even now he refers to my perfume as the Momma smell! :cool2:

[Sigmund]

I posted somewhere about gossip. How everyone in the office gets along and treats each other nice and friendly. Then that person (man/woman) comes and tells me about "Joe" having a drinking problem, and "Jane" who is promiscuous, and so and so who does this and is that. Then goes and talks to Joe, and Jane and everyone else all buddy-buddy.
I wait for them to finish their "report" then I ask, "What do you tell other people about me behind my back?"
That usually stops that person coming to me with their forked tongue.
And I agree with you-if men are talking is it just talking but when women talk is it "gossip"?

[Samantha_]

Whether it's men or women doing the talking ... gossip is unattractive.

[Evil Queen]

Does anyone get "jealous" when a husband/boyfriend remarks how wonderful some other woman (mom, sister, co-worker, neighbor) cooks?

I used to get jealous when my husband did that, in the beginning of our marriage, then later I felt it was unnecessary to feel that way. I decided if I like what the "other woman" makes, I'll ask how they make it so I can try it out myself, sometimes I can make it, sometimes I can't. I've come to conclusion that not everyone is perfect, so I shouldn't try to be so. It makes life a lot easier to live, not being so competitive.

[LadyPain]

My husband used to go on and on about a few things his mother used to make for him. I got so sick of it. I shut him up in a hurry one time. I said, 'Your mother doesn't **** *** *** like I do.' (Yeah, I bleeped the whole phrase to be safe.)

He stopped talking about his mother's cooking.

[Sigmund]

My husband used to go on and on about a few things his mother used to make for him. I got so sick of it. I shut him up in a hurry one time. I said, 'Your mother doesn't **** *** *** like I do.' (Yeah, I bleeped the whole phrase to be safe.)

He stopped talking about his mother's cooking.

Okey-dokey, then. :oh:

[Sigmund]

I was watching/listening to some chick flick. The guy says, "What did I do? Why are you mad at me?" The Woman says, "If you don't know why, I'm not going to tell you." Or in other movies, "If you loved me, you would know (why I'm mad at you)"
Discuss, please.

[Petrollika]

I was watching/listening to some chick flick. The guy says, "What did I do? Why are you mad at me?" The Woman says, "If you don't know why, I'm not going to tell you." Or in other movies, "If you loved me, you would know (why I'm mad at you)"
Discuss, please.

Ugh that annoys me so much when people say that!
I'm not really a very feminine person, but that's partly because I really really hate the idea of being thought of as one of those cliquey gossipy girls who says things like "if you loved me you would know". (it's also partly because... well, I'm just not really a very feminine person :p)
Just cause someone's in love doesn't mean they're psychic! Sure, it means you know each other better. But it doesn't mean you suddenly turn into mind readers.
I'll stop now before I go off on a mega rant :oops:

[SCano]

Totally agree with Petrollika... I hate when people do that. I especially hate that in most films it's the women doing that. Come on now, I'm a woman and I have never used the whole "you should already know why I'm mad" line. Guys have a hard enough time understanding us, why the hell would we try and make them read our minds?

[Samantha_]

I was watching/listening to some chick flick. The guy says, "What did I do? Why are you mad at me?" The Woman says, "If you don't know why, I'm not going to tell you." Or in other movies, "If you loved me, you would know (why I'm mad at you)"
Discuss, please.

It's not that they don't love us ... they really don't know why. :eyebrow: :grinning:

[StoryTellerRose]

My hubby loves me, and he never knows unless I tell him....he's a friggin' awesome man, but a mind reader? I think not! It doesn't kill me to just explain what's wrong...sometimes it's just that I'm having a bad day, and how is he supposed to know that when he's having a fantastic day? There's this little word we both like to put into practice...communication. It's a wonderful thing. More people need to utilize it, methinks.

And as far as the gals that actually pull the "you should already know why I'm mad" crap? I do believe they need to get over themselves. :laugh:

Then again, I'm the kind of female that thinks girls are weird, and doesn't understand them at all...and thinks guys are awesome and interesting and so refreshingly uncomplicated. So I dunno if my opinion counts or not! :biggrin2:

[arista]

I have come to realize that men or women are not mind readers...You have to tell the what is one your mind.

[The Sentimental Fool]

I don't like it when women do that either! I'd rather tell him why I was mad then pull out that line and cause a big fight.

[Sigmund]

Hi Ladies! Long time, no see!
You know your body and you know your under garments.
Have you ever worn a top/blouse with a bra knowing that most likely sometime during the day your nipples will show through the blouse?
Has this ever happened unknowingly? What did you do? What would you do?
Thank you for any thoughts, opinions and experiences.

[Petrollika]

Hi Ladies! Long time, no see!
You know your body and you know your under garments.
Have you ever worn a top/blouse with a bra knowing that most likely sometime during the day your nipples will show through the blouse?
Has this ever happened unknowingly? What did you do? What would you do?
Thank you for any thoughts, opinions and experiences.

:down: maybe...
I was wearing a really thin jumper one day and it my friend finally said "uh... Beth.... I'd fold your arms if I were you"
Another (male) friend turned on her and said "you just had to go and tell her! Why did you do that??"
I stole his hoodie for the remainder of the day

[JohnDalglish]

:down: maybe...
I was wearing a really thin jumper one day and it my friend finally said "uh... Beth.... I'd fold your arms if I were you"
Another (male) friend turned on her and said "you just had to go and tell her! Why did you do that??"
I stole his hoodie for the remainder of the day

Hi,

I take it that it was a cold day? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

[Petrollika]

Hi,

I take it that it was a cold day? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

What can I say, you've experienced Scotland in November :oops:

[Sigmund]

Hi,

I take it that it was a cold day? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

I worked at a large grocery store and the guys there (employees) had a code so whenever a female got onto the frozen food section and got 'cold' and they showed the nearest guy would get to the intercome and say something like, "We have a double o in aisle X" and as many of the guys possible would get themselves to that aisle. (This usually was only in the Summer when women would wear thin tops/blouses)

[LadyPain]

If you're talking about wee bumps in the shirt? I really don't care about it. I do it all the time. I hate padded bras and like those little wee cotton college coed kind of bras. Men's nips get cold and stick out too. I wear a padded bra ONLY when I wear a see-thru lace shirt.

[Suzana]

We have an expression here that goes kinda like "someone has the headlights on"

LOL

I only DON'T wear a padded bra when I'm wearing winter clothes or trying to get boyfriend's attention LOL :blush: . But I usually wear them, because let's say mother nature wasn't so generous with me at this end (the other end is another story lol).

[Petrollika]

We have an expression here that goes kinda like "someone has the headlights on"

We have an expression... well, it's more of a code in our family so that we don't embarrass each other too much in public, but it needs to be said :p "smuggling peanuts"

[cat in a bag]

I hate padded bras, too, because I was blessed (???) by Mother Nature, but padded bras are just uncomfortable to me, since I already have so much there. Haha. So, I very rarely wear one that is padded, I prefer just plain cotton ones that are comfy. I would rather put up with a little bit of reaction to temperature than be uncomfortable and constantly adjusting a padded bra.

[PatInTheHat]

Oh I likey the direction this conversations is goin':cool2:...oops, sorry, I'll just see my man way out:blush:.

:oo:

Alright alright I'm leavin' I'm leavin' already sheeeesh, I just had a little somethin' in my eye is all...oh brother did I have somethin' in my eye!
(why yes, yes I am mentally juvenile as a matter of fact, why would one even ask...oh, have I ever mentioned I use to deliver ice cream to grocery stores in a truck that was around thirty below zero, and a couple of the frozen food gals that checked me in, just loved to get in back in the high hot & very humid July/August summer heat?...instant WH:eek2:A is all I'm sayin':biggrin2:)

[arista]

I like the padded bra for comfort -It does sometimes bother me if the padded bra comes with underwires...Those things hurt when they start poking thru.

[goodwitch]

I only have the "headlight" problem in the summer when wearing a bathing suit. It's all padded and underwire for me. Let's just say my sister got the boobs and the height and I got the body shape. If you put us together I think we'd probably be one well shaped woman! I only use the lightly padded cotton bras for fun times.....

[Becks19]

I like the padded bra for comfort -It does sometimes bother me if the padded bra comes with underwires...Those things hurt when they start poking thru.

No padded bra's here! ( I seriously suspect I'm related to Dolly Parton LOL) Arista, can we say armpit welts!! They really need to reinforce those ends where the underwires are!

[Sigmund]

I understand about padded bras and underwires. When we 'blessed' women buy bras we are talking about big bucks to get a bra that supports and 'lifts and separates' also has the proper straps and band width. And those push-up bras...they would impede my vision. :oo::laugh:

[Sigmund]

I was reading another thread regarding mascara-makeup.
I was waiting for my husband at his job (auto shop) to go have lunch. I was fixing my make-up, applying lip-liner and then lipstick. When I finished I noticed that the men in the waiting room were all staring intently at me. Really? My opening my mouth slightly to outline my lips and applying lipstick was that fascinating!?
(BTW I read in either Dear Abby or Ann Landers that lipstick was the only make-up that was alright to apply in public.)

[Kim L.]

I "get cold" easily. Don't like padded bras because they distort my shape, so I've started using silicone nipple covers under my bra (my husband calls them "pasties" and disapproves on general principles. Need to look professional at my job, but when we go out I don't wear them.

[citi biskit]

CONTENTMENT::love: wHAT IS THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT?
tHOUGHTFUL PEOPLE HAVE OFEREd MANY SUGGESTIONS. wHAT FOLLOWS ARE PIECES OF ADVICE I'VE PICKED UP ALONG THE WAY. wHEN CONSIDERED ALONE, EACH PErSPECTIVE IS ONLY A PART OF THE PICTURE. wHEN CONSIFERED TOGETHERE WITH THE WORK OF GOD,they combine to show that while contentment is not always a virtue, it is always an option. 1Accept what you cannot change! 2. Put a price on what you already have! 3. Be realistic about expectations! 4. Put trouble to work for you! 5. Know what to be content about! 6. KNOW WHAT wise contentment looks like!!!!!! AUGUST 1997!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN AND WITH MY HUSBAND OF 12yrs

[arista]

They say that about 85% of American woman report that their bra is not comfortable...DUHHH!!!

[TBlack]

( . y . )

[Becks19]

I understand about padded bras and underwires. When we 'blessed' women buy bras we are talking about big bucks to get a bra that supports and 'lifts and separates' also has the proper straps and band width. And those push-up bras...they would impede my vision. :oo::laugh:

Siggy, Have you ever noticed, that the better made the bra is, the uglier it is? All those cute little bras with the lace and trim weren't made for us! No, ours look like they'd double as a straight jacket in a pinch. Is it so hard to make a decent bra that does not look like a canvas sack? LOL

[cat in a bag]

Siggy, Have you ever noticed, that the better made the bra is, the uglier it is? All those cute little bras with the lace and trim weren't made for us! No, ours look like they'd double as a straight jacket in a pinch. Is it so hard to make a decent bra that does not look like a canvas sack? LOL

This is an argument I have quite frequently with my husband! He always says, buy a sexy bra! I keep trying to tell him that they just don't make "sexy" bras for women like us, that the main concern is support! He just doesn't get it! :laugh:

[LadyPain]

I was reading another thread regarding mascara-makeup.
I was waiting for my husband at his job (auto shop) to go have lunch. I was fixing my make-up, applying lip-liner and then lipstick. When I finished I noticed that the men in the waiting room were all staring intently at me. Really? My opening my mouth slightly to outline my lips and applying lipstick was that fascinating!?
(BTW I read in either Dear Abby or Ann Landers that lipstick was the only make-up that was alright to apply in public.)

It's because they were thinking about what they wanted to do to your mouth, hon... simple, biological urge.

[arista]

Have you ever gone to a department store and wondered why the sizes seem so off...I learned from What not to wear last nite. The sizes were determined by the Dept of Better Business in 1965...Is it no wonder that they seem so not true to size?? Women have changed a lot size wise since 1965.

[Moderator]

And why can't they be more consistent about sizing?! A size can vary widely from one brand to another even with shoes. I got a rather nasty shock when my daughter and I went shopping for bridal and mother-of-the-bride dresses. According to the staff at the stores, they size them smaller, so you have to buy a bigger (and sometimes a lot bigger!) one than you wear in other off-the-rack stores. WTF? Talk about your conspiracies! My theory is they do it so brides (and bridesmaids) will go on diets when they see that larger size and then end up having to have the dresses altered (at quite a cost!) and they get a commission from the alteration people and diet industry. :biggrin2:

[LadyPain]

Shoe shopping is a beyotch with the sizes. I usually go in and tell them my European size because it's more accurate than North American sizing. Shopping for pants is a nightmare. The sizing is probably the least consistent in pants. I have a pair of extra large velvet yoga pants that someone insisted on buying for me. Still can't get into them. Other pants the same 'size' fall off me. I'm thinking about turning the velvet pants into a pillow.

[suzebook]

I cook for him...sometimes I draw a bath with lavender bubble bath for him after he's had a long day at work.

[Petrollika]

Oh sizing is so weird! One of the shops I go to that sells really nice jumpers for school is just bizarre. I bought a jumper in my usual size (UK 14) there, and it was kinda baggy on me. So I thought "alright, I like baggy clothes, but they aren't exactly smart" so I went back and bought a couple in size 16. Exactly the same shop, jumper, brand... everything was identical except the size. They're too small. :eyebrow:
Went back again a third time, and decided to try them on. This time the size 18 one fitted perfectly! But I'll continue shopping there cause hey, it's nice and cheap, and I'm a walking bargain bin :laugh:

[arista]

It would be really nice if you could just walk into store and grab the size that you normally wear....Oh No!! You have to through the joy of trying half a dozen things on...Especially, Jeans Don't get me started there. I am not sure who the sadistic member of society who created the "skinny jean"...but if you are not in your teens or especially skinny..tough nut to crack.

[Moderator]

I can hear John's keyboard tapping even from here--that one's going to be too irresistible! :biggrin2:

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Hmmm.

Managed to resist (Phew!).

Long days and pleasant nights

[Sigmund]

I can't seem to find a shade of red lipstick that becomes me. I see commercials of some really beautiful red lipsticks/lip color but, have yet to find one that flatters my coloring. Can most/all women wear red lip color?
(I don't think I would normally wear red lipstick but it would be nice to have a red shade that I could wear.)

[flwrchld]

I can't wear red lipstick either, it makes my face look horrible. The thing is, my lips are nearly red all by themselves so that might be the reason that red lipstick doesn't look right - it must clash? Anyway, everytime I try it I end up looking like a clown.

[LadyPain]

Red is a hard colour to wear. Not everyone CAN or should wear it. Sometimes a browner red or a plum-ier kind of red works if the classic true reds are wrong for you.

[Carolyn Carlisle]

[QUOTE=Kitten;166206]Well, I don't have a man at this time. BUT, here are some of the things I used to do for him...

. give him the best piece of toast and eat the burnt one myself

Ok that is SO sweet. Made me tear up a little, really! It's stuff like that that really matters in my opinion. Even if you didn't have a guy who appreciated it, please don't let that keep you from treating a future guy that same way. The one who notices that you do it and appreciates it on a real level will be the one worthy of that treatment, and who will treat you that same way in return.

[Carolyn Carlisle]

This is probably silly but I hope it's in the spirit of the thread. I love the generic Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries. There are more berries (my favorite part!), the flavor is better and you can buy it in a big bag for waaay less. My husband agrees that the flavor is better (and of course the price) but he doesn't like the berries, just the yellow pieces. It does not come in this particular generic without the berries. So I buy the big family bag of the cereal, then make him ziplock baggies full of just the yellow pieces - I pick all the berries out. That way he can open a baggie and have 1 bowlful of just the part he likes.

[PatInTheHat]

[QUOTE=Kitten;166206]Well, I don't have a man at this time. BUT, here are some of the things I used to do for him...

. give him the best piece of toast and eat the burnt one myself

Ok that is SO sweet. Made me tear up a little, really! It's stuff like that that really matters in my opinion. Even if you didn't have a guy who appreciated it, please don't let that keep you from treating a future guy that same way. The one who notices that you do it and appreciates it on a real level will be the one worthy of that treatment, and who will treat you that same way in return.

I posted this on an elder care site I go to sometimes, somebody had a story about a husband and father, that would take the burnt stuff, and it made me think of my Mama when I was growing up, and so this made me think of that, so I was thinkin' I would share it

Speakin' of burnt biscuits...Mmm mm!
Well ya know, we're not talkin' charcoal here, if they make the whole house smell like a The Smokey Da Bear Biscuit Bakery, and the fire department shows up, it's quite possible they might just be a tad burnt bit too daggum done...well, depending I suppose on ones tastes & sense of smell of course.

When I was just a mean little motor scooter with training wheels, Mama ate all those burnt biscuits...and toast, cookies, and even the supper meat that got waayyy too done.
She always said she liked it, loved it in fact, that it was the absolute bestest parts, and sometimes even alluded that she might have even over done 'em on purpose on the occasion, just so she could have what she wanted for a change, so you best keep your grubby hands off her burnt biscuits (or whatever) if you know what's good for ya!
Well hmmm, said I to my very self (why yes, yes I do talk to myself on the occasion, and find myself reasonably good company...eh, most times), if Mama likes burnt, it must be pretty freakin' good, as she's, well, Mama...I mean after all, she never had any compunction what-so-ever, in reminding my goofy silly self that she knew more than me (and always would come to think on it:glare:).
So I would all sneaky like, snag a burnt something or other when I could, when she actually burnt something that is, which really wasn't all too often as she was an excellently awesome professional cook.
So ya see, it almost became like a real treat, especially when I thought I was really gettin' one over on her, by gettin' my grubby little paws on some slightly blacked vittles first..oh yeah babes, I became a verrry clever booster of burnt offerings of all kinds, is what I'm here to tell ya:wink2:!

So life goes on, and I become quite the huge fan of crunchyfied grilled meats, toast that has no other colors in nature to match its darkend hues, and of course the flat out burnt on the bottom, Chevy rusted fender colored topped biscuits (that's an official Crayola color if I'm not mistaken...okay okay, but it should be) , and still am to this day.
Now not long after I was married, my wife, step daughter and I, started making weekend trips up to the city, to see Mama fairly regular and just hang out.
We'd go do all kinds of fun family things, but my most personal favorite thing, was getting some of my most favorite foods made just for me that I grew up with (you know, with that special Mama's touch, that ALL Mama's boys love to love:love:).
And oh my word was biscuits & sausage gravy on top o' that list!
You know what's comin' huh?...you can almost smell that burnt biscuit right now cain't ya ;-) ?...yep, me too!
Mama had just moved into her first single apartment, and hadn't got the handle of a that 'new confounded 'lectric oven' yet, thus a whole pan of biscuits plumb got toasted to the mosted...and *GASP* I caught her just as she was pitchin' 'em in the garbage!
HOLY SMOKED BISCUITS! Mama, what in the hell are ya doin':eek2:?!!!
"Whataya mean what am I doin', they're burnt, so I'm pitchin' 'em?"
But but but, you & me love burnt biscuits!
"I hate burnt biscuits, always have and always will, and I just figured that by now, just maybe you'd of finally got some sense of taste in your yappy pie hole, and done growed out it...but if you want, I can certainly pull 'em out of the trash for ya."
Mama, are you sayin' you NEVER liked burnt biscuits?
(I believe I shuttered...though it could just have easily been the universe..it could happen)
"Come on back to Earth boy, I had to eat 'em, that is until you started to take a likin' to 'em. You should know by now we couldn't afford to waste any food back then, now do you want me to pull 'em out of the trash for your silly dumb azzz or not, 'cause I sure ain't burnin' none for ya special, it stinks up the whole damn house!"
And by golly, I did (showed her huh?)!

Yyyep yep yep, hoodwinked by a five foot nothin', sparky little red headed, burnt biscuit bamboozler, yet once again!
You'll please have to excuse me now, I believe I smell me somethin' deeelicious burnin' :laugh:!

[arista]

I think that in order to wear red lipstick correctly...You must have to right the right skin tones..Right now I described my color as not fair but transparent(winter in Indiana) being a blonde. So..I have to try on 1/2 dozen shades to figure out the one that is not going to make me look like I have been borrowing mommies lipstick.

[Kim L.]

I think that in order to wear red lipstick correctly...You must have to right the right skin tones..Right now I described my color as not fair but transparent(winter in Indiana) being a blonde. So..I have to try on 1/2 dozen shades to figure out the one that is not going to make me look like I have been borrowing mommies lipstick.


I'm fair-skinned too, and just can't wear red, even the plum shades, so I go with a soft pink. Took a while to figure this out; like you, I looked as if I was using someone else's lipstick.

[Becks19]

I'm fair-skinned too, and just can't wear red, even the plum shades, so I go with a soft pink. Took a while to figure this out; like you, I looked as if I was using someone else's lipstick.

I have to wear Earth tones....Red makes me look like I am trying out for the circus LOL

[Sigmund]

Thank you ladies! I was seeing all these commercials raving on and on about Ravishing Reds! lipstick/lipcolor. I don't have the coloring to wear red. And yes LadyPain, I tend toward mahogany, plum-ish tones.
Thanks again!

[cat in a bag]

I cannot wear red either. I found the perfect shade for me years ago, it was called Raisin Glaze, it was as red as I could go, but more of a burgandy shade. It looked good on me, and I could wear it with everything. Then they discontinued the shade. I have tried other lipsticks with Raisin in the title, but they seem to all be more plum than red, have never found anything comparable to that shade since, not even by the same manufacturer. That is frustrating, too, to finally find the perfect shade and then all of a sudden it's gone, forever.

[Suzana]

Red is a hard colour to wear. Not everyone CAN or should wear it. Sometimes a browner red or a plum-ier kind of red works if the classic true reds are wrong for you.

I agree!

I have a huge mouth and full lips, so usually if I wear red, it looks even bigger. There's only 1 shade that fits me, and it's the one I'm wearing in my profile picture. But I really LOVE red.

[kellykid]

Red isn't my color either. I have tried various shades and they all look horrible. Must be my skin tone, because red clothes look really bad too. Although I love hot pink (not on my lips though lol) I noticed shopping for jeans was mentioned before, and I must say that I consider that the seventh level of HELL!

[Petrollika]

My lips are bright red anyway, I never bother with lipstick :laugh: a bit of Vaseline does me fine. It looks a bit odd though, I don't tan very easily at all (not to mention it's pretty hard with the Scottish sun) so I have bright red lips and glow in the dark white skin

[arista]

Here is something that always seems to happen..You find the right shade of lipstick that you really like..As sure as anything...They will discontinue that color.

[arista]

Let's talk winter apparel...I was pondering why it takes so many layers and how many layers until I actually stay warm....Winter has gone a looooong time this year.

[Sigmund]

Ladies-what is the weirdest place you have just absolutely, positively HAD to pee?
(Men can pee in the bushes, snow, tree, an empty bottle....)

[LadyPain]

Ladies-what is the weirdest place you have just absolutely, positively HAD to pee?
(Men can pee in the bushes, snow, tree, an empty bottle....)

Behind a Hindu temple on a mountain top in India, hiding from the rest of the group because there aren't really any public washrooms over there to speak of. There wasn't much space up on the mountain top for everything, so I was kind of closer to the back edge of the mountain top and the view was phenomenal.

[JohnDalglish]

the view was phenomenal.

Hi,

For yourself or for the locals, LadyPain? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

[LadyPain]

Hi,

For yourself or for the locals, LadyPain? LOL

Long days and pleasant nights

Myself. The town was at the base of the FRONT side of the mountain. :tongue:

[JohnDalglish]

Myself. The town was at the base of the FRONT side of the mountain. :tongue:

Hi,

Well, they say there's only one way to tell which is the front or the back of a tree and that's to pee behind it.

Long days and pleasant nights

[LadyPain]

Quid pro quo, Siggie... what about YOU?

[Sigmund]

:blush: We were at an outdoor concert. I'd had a cup of beer and somehow my body can take 12 ounces of beer and make a quart of liquid that wants to be let out NOW! The porta potties were a million miles away and stank all to be d*mned so I crawled into the back seat of our car and filled up an old paint can I found in the trunk. Thank god I had Kleenex. Never drank another beer out doors. (I was traumatized. My husband thought it was the funniest thing in the world.!)
Thanks for asking LadyPain! :laugh:

[arista]

I have pulled over and peed on the side of a country road...not really strange..but when you gotta go.

[Sigmund]

I have pulled over and peed on the side of a country road...not really strange..but when you gotta go.

Totally agree. I mean what else can you do. But, male plumbing sure can come in handy..err useful.
I had a close call a few years back and it taught me a lesson. I never leave the house, store, office etc. without using the facilities first.

[arista]

Why is it that the women's line at big events is like a kagillion miles long and the line for the men's room so short?? Are men actually able to hold their bladder better than women?

[Sigmund]

Ms. Arista-it's because usually the person(s) who are planning buildings are men. They figure X amount of toilets for men and the same amount for women. Don't take into consideration that men and women have different needs. It's getting a lot better. Most new public places have at least twice as many stalls for women than before. Finally.

[Sigmund]

Ladies-when is the last time you had a make-over? Change of haircolor? Different hair style, make up, wardrobe?
Would you like to make a change? Been thinking of anything you might like to try?
Dish, please. :laugh:

[tower-obsession]

I'm going to cut my hair. Eventually. I've got 13 years of growth here! I'm kinda "attached" to my long hair...

[LadyPain]

No plans for change. I seem to be doing quite well with the look I already have, thank you.

[Petrollika]

I keep meaning to, but life just seems to get in the way :oh:
I used to have reeeeeeaally long hair - I could sit on it, and it was really thick, poker straight and dark brown. Then I got it cut short and the tips dyed red (ahead of the crowd, thank you very much :laugh: I was gonna dye it red again until I saw how many others have red hair - what's the point in looking unnatural if everyone else does?) and it wasn't until the dye faded that I realised how much I missed it. I keep attempting to grow it, but the hairdressers have other ideas. I found a photo of Joan Jett and I adore her hair, but I had a trainee cutting my hair so it's nothing like it. And the fringe was squint. I took a photo straight after I got home, here's the comparison vv (in spoiler tags, as the pictures are big)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5994012/Joan+Jett+joan.jpghttp://cdn1.dailybooth.com/0/pictures/large/68dcf618b29d4987758b8b1a6e305320_11395849.jpg

[Jojo87]

I gonna be blond again soon. Tought to blond my hair, it's been a while since I do that and it's time for that again. Because my orginal color has appear and I don't like that color. To be a blond is more my tast. Some of my friend sometimes tease me "and your hair color was"

[arista]

Been blonde all my life and certainly don't think grey would be my style

[Sigmund]

I get tired of the same me all the time. I'll curl my hair wavy or Shirley Temple curls, iron in strait flipped up/under, parted on the side, midlle, combed straight back, up, down, pony tail, chignon, and scrunched. When I get tired of that I'll put on a black/brunette wig and mess with that. And the make-up. From bare faced to full make up. Different every few days. It's not that I'm not happy or unsatisfied...I just bore easily. :laugh:

[arista]

I hear you Siggie on being bored..That is why I like to have a lot of different clothing choices...There is some days I can't make myself go to work unless I have motiviation to wear something different.

[Suzana]

I hear you Siggie on being bored..That is why I like to have a lot of different clothing choices...There is some days I can't make myself go to work unless I have motiviation to wear something different.

Me too. With clothes AND hair.

I've been brunette (dark brown is the original me lol), I've had jet black hair, I've been a blonde, redhair... now my hair has red highlights, but I'm already willing to change it again. I even had my had shaved when I was younger... shaved with long bangs in the front. And that was a COOL hair!! :biggrin2:

[Sigmund]

I hear you Siggie on being bored..That is why I like to have a lot of different clothing choices...There is some days I can't make myself go to work unless I have motiviation to wear something different.


Me too. With clothes AND hair.

I've been brunette (dark brown is the original me lol), I've had jet black hair, I've been a blonde, redhair... now my hair has red highlights, but I'm already willing to change it again. I even had my had shaved when I was younger... shaved with long bangs in the front. And that was a COOL hair!! :biggrin2:

Yes! Thank you!
When you can wear your new Spring sandals, your new sundress etc. When you have colored your hair magenta and the new make-up that goes with the new hair...it's fun and exciting.

[Sigmund]

Hello Ladies!
What do you think? Yay or Nay?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HD9BmRtdSs

[arista]

I am going to say Nay-Let's be real-Either wear jeans or sweats.

[kingfan70]

That's a nay for me. If I had these, I might never leave the house!:laugh:

[Sigmund]

Hello Ladies! Long time, no see!

Here are some images of Spring fashions. What do you think?


http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.glamour.com/images/fashion/2010/10/1001-01_spring-2011-fashion-week-shoes-bags-sandals-louisa-beccaria-espadrilles-milsp11_beccaria_li.jpg&sa=X&ei=LMSKTaKiF9CbtweXk-CKDg&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNETAzOY7rFmWs87JWkxM7qJG20wBwhttp://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.newhairstyles2010.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/693a1_Very%252Bcute%252Bshort%252Bhair%252Bcuts%252Bhairstyl es%252Bfor%252BSpring%252B2010.jpg&sa=X&ei=2sSKTZrhBoK-tgf6usjqDQ&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGlX9UsLnl2kUpH4nRkviuNCnBoNQ
http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://static.becomegorgeous.com/img/arts/2011/Feb/10/3797/rush_hair_color.jpg&sa=X&ei=CcWKTYyVJMqBtge_6qT_DQ&ved=0CAQQ8wc4MA&usg=AFQjCNFZO8v7Stcmkv0zfwWimPibRvqe4Ahttp://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.selectism.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bed-stu-spring-2011-footwear-selectism-04.jpg&sa=X&ei=PMWKTZOCO8yltwfX7NitCw&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGc2TbXJq5sM3afyjverbsIHbN4tA
http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.weddinginspirasi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/marchesa-spring-2011-dresses.jpg&sa=X&ei=ecWKTdmoEse5tgf6m7X9DQ&ved=0CAQQ8wc4DA&usg=AFQjCNH9oQ-fAapeDWf_zHYtWfxCRFknwg

[Jojo87]

I wouldn't wear those shoes but anyway this spring fashion seems to be very nice.
Especially those hairstyle. I like them.

[kellykid]

Love the first pair of shoes, everything else? Meh...not for me anyway.

[arista]

The froo froo dresses...I am going to pass on.

[tower-obsession]

I wouldn't wear any of that stuff... can't ride horses or dirt bikes in it.

[Sigmund]

I have to say, I double checked those shoes. They are on the 2011 Spring Fashion Trends! I might wear them while working in the yard. (If I actually worked in the yard!

I like to wear nice feminine dresses, sometimes. But, I agree with Ms. Arista-froo froo dresses. No. But the sandals the froo froo women were wearing were cute.

[LadyPain]

Those spring fashions? Ugly as f... IMHO.

[kellykid]

I don't really follow trends. I wear what I like and feel good in. I think that's how most women deal with the fashion industry. Plus so many of the fashions are made for stick thin girls...not real women. Now if I like a trend I'll go for it, or adjust it to fit my lifestyle.

[Becks19]

Um, gonna have to pass. The look is OK for a magazine but not practical., Where in the world would you wear those dresses to?

[kellykid]

Um, gonna have to pass. The look is OK for a magazine but not practical., Where in the world would you wear those dresses to?
It looks like they are wedding dresses of some sort? I don't mind doing something untraditional, but those..ick. Then again there probably women that could pull that look off...

[StoryTellerRose]

The hair was super cute...not for me, my face is too square and strong for a pixie cut like that, but they were cute.
The dresses....what did they do, kill a sheep and jump into the hide right away? Yuck! And the shoes....I'd rather go barefoot than wear shoes. I mean, sure, platforms make your legs look like they belong to a supermodel, but who wants to kill their arches? Comfort over fashion for me every day.

[Sundrop]

I love the platform wedge shoes.....wear them all the time. I have a rather high arch , and this kind of shoe actually feels better that flat shoes.
Really like the haircuts....they are very cute.
I'm not much on the dresses or the flat ugly shoes....not my thing

[arista]

The sandals for this year are way interesting. They look like hard metal rock sandal with heels and a lot of metal on them . (Sorry not good at posting pics).

[arista]

Ladies-Just heard that skinny jeans are on the way out..Kinda makes me happy, due to you have to be a certain age and size to make them look really good in my humble opinion.

[LadyPain]

What about those uni-butt jeans that turn the butt into one wide cheek instead of a nice pair of 'em? When does society get rid of that particular blight upon it?

[arista]

So I am thinking about the spray tan thing-I have heard that it lasts and provides a good result without the harsh UVA rays...Just wondering if anyone has had this done and what did you think?

[devernxo]

If you wanna tan without spray tan or something, brands do gradual moisturising lotions that give good results :) brands like dove and that are good.

[aintshesweet]

I've had spray tans before. I don't particularly care for them because I find spray tans and self-tanners do not have a pleasant scent. Also, when you bathe or shower, you cannot scrub too hard because it will come right off. There is also the problem of becoming streaky, especially on your hands. I used to tan in the tanning salon and I don't anymore for the obvious reason of skin cancer. Now, I just embrace my paleness. However, my best friend uses a self-tanner that she really likes. I commented on her tan one day because I was impressed with the results. It was very natural-looking. I will ask her and let you know the name of it.

[Sigmund]

Hi Ms.Arista!
From what I can gather these are supposed to be really good.

http://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200805/images/omag_200805_tan_205_350x263.jpghttp://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200805/images/omag_200805_tan_207_350x263.jpghttp://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200805/images/omag_200805_tan_208_350x263.jpghttp://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200805/images/omag_200805_tan_202_350x263.jpghttp://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200805/images/omag_200805_tan_201_350x263.jpg

The last one, Aveeno, is a lotion and tanner/bronzer that has a dial and you control the amount of tanner you want. Apparently, you can start off lightly and gradually move up to the tan you like.

[arista]

I wish to discuss the capri pant...I know that it has been in fashion for summer for a couple of years now...But I just saw some really disturbing woman that had spandex capri pants...OHHHHHH Please say that these puppies are not coming back into fashion...

[LadyPain]

I wish to discuss the capri pant...I know that it has been in fashion for summer for a couple of years now...But I just saw some really disturbing woman that had spandex capri pants...OHHHHHH Please say that these puppies are not coming back into fashion...

...especially if the woman I saw wearing a bright pink pair of those things a few years back still owns them...

Spandex is not a right. It is a privilege.

[Suzana]

So I am thinking about the spray tan thing-I have heard that it lasts and provides a good result without the harsh UVA rays...Just wondering if anyone has had this done and what did you think?

Once I went the a salon to have that spray tan thing, and it turned me to a funny shade of orange... LOL
And when it was coming off, it looked like I had some weird skin disease... after that, I just embraced the fact that I'm really pale.

[Sigmund]

I am not a big fan of capri pants. (Make up my mind! Am I wearing pants or shorts!? But, whatever floats your boat. Knock yourself out.)

Just my opinion- spandex anything (except for under-garments) should not be made in Large, X-large XX large, etc.

Sorry, again, if I offend anyone, unless you are pregnant, if your tummy sticks out more than your bust...don't wear it.

[Sigmund]

Hi!
Is everybody ready for bathing suit season?
Carefully considering my body I chose the perfect bathing suit!

http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/c/0/0/76/1/AAAADJ_okioAAAAAAHYXNg.png?v=1254350266000

[LadyPain]

Bathing suit? Oh gods, no. I don't go out swimming anyway now because I have issues with chlorinated water and I can't be out in the sun. I sink like a stone, anyway. Years ago, I used to go to a secluded little beach and just wear a pair of panties. That was it. I was never into the crap they make bathing suits out of anyway. Now? No, nope, nada, nicht, nein, nyet, non. I know better than to have this 43-yr old butt flapping in something inappropriate.

[arista]

It seems that some people just don't have mirror or a reallly healthy sense of body image or just don't care.

[Timmy]

I just wanted to see what ya'll were talking about...

[Anna Rose]

yay! time to get new bikinis!!!!!! :biggrin2:

timmy.....snooping, now are we? haha

[StoryTellerRose]

Bathing suits...before I had my little one, it actually was sort of fun to shop for those. I've never been a small girl, but I could still rock some pretty cool suits. Now that I'm a mom and have all the battle-scars to prove it? Just throw me in a nun's habit and save the world a lot of eyesore. :oo:

[Sigmund]

yay! time to get new bikinis!!!!!!

You sweet, little, young, tight, umblemished, untouched by the ravages of gravity, pregnancy, breast feeding, un-varicosed-veined young woman, you! :glare: :laugh:
Bikinis! 25 years ago....maybe.


timmy.....snooping, now are we? haha


Bathing suits...before I had my little one, it actually was sort of fun to shop for those. I've never been a small girl, but I could still rock some pretty cool suits. Now that I'm a mom and have all the battle-scars to prove it? Just throw me in a nun's habit and save the world a lot of eyesore. :oo:

Hi Ms. Rose! Nun's habit? Now, that's an idea! I have been having trouble finding a one piece, turtle neck, half-sleeve, flirty skirt that hits just above the knee bathing suit! In black. :oo: :laugh:

[MelissaConstantReader]

Bathing suits? If I got in one, someone could stand beside me and tan from the radiant light shining off my white winter skin LOL

[Sigmund]

Yay! I found the thread!

This might be a tad too personal/delicate so I will wrap a spoiler around it.

Ladies, have you ever been living in close quarters with other women and find that slowly but, surely, you all wind up getting your 'time of month' around the sane time? It's called "synchronous menstruation".

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/532/do-the-menstrual-cycles-of-women-living-together-tend-to-synchronize

How did that affect you? Or did it?

Peace.