Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[sprinks]

:lol: I didn't notice it.
My lips keep drying out and cracking and no lip balms are helping :(

[Nightshade]

Ijust wanted to say Ive just slipped and landed on my backside on a patch of black ice on the way into uni just now,...ouchie!! luckeyli maged to a) not spill the cup of tea I was drinking andb) get my dodgy anckle out from under me before I fell on it, but Ive hurt my wrist, someone pass the tea!! Im gonna be studying all day today - no more all essay all nighters for this nightie! :(

[sprinks]

Ohh oh no! Poor Nightie! :( *passes lovely cup of tea*

[Niamh]

Oh poor Nightie! (((hug)))
I'm off! got to go to work!
la gra
Niamh

[sprinks]

Okay Niamh, have a nice day! :D

[Nightshade]

I did itt got 3 hours of solid uniterrupted work done and a few other bits and bobs... which all led to a grand total of 39/3000 word being written :bawling:...bring on the tea! actually I just happen to have a great big pot bside me!:D

[*Classic*Charm*]

I'd love some tea if there's any left!

It's BITTEERRRR cold here! The wind is awful!

[Nightshade]

what kijd would you like cureently I have rose tea, gree ea, arbic loose tea, early grey, lady grey and bog standard english ( all fairtrade of course!) :D

[optimisticnad]

I've joined the gym! I'm not fat but I've started putting on weight and I'm not as fit as I used to be. So I go gym now 3-4 times a week. Which means I've got stop coming to this coffee shop - all these lovely cakes and biscuits... virtual food = real weight!!

[optimisticnad]

P.s Mind over matter - I wonder if you can just think yourself skinny.

I've not double posted in so long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

what kijd would you like cureently I have rose tea, gree ea, arbic loose tea, early grey, lady grey and bog standard english ( all fairtrade of course!) :D

ooh Lady Grey please! With milk and sugar...

[*Classic*Charm*]

I've joined the gym! I'm not fat but I've started putting on weight and I'm not as fit as I used to be. So I go gym now 3-4 times a week. Which means I've got stop coming to this coffee shop - all these lovely cakes and biscuits... virtual food = real weight!!

I hear ya, Opti! I call it my "winter weight" :lol::sick:

[Joreads]

Ijust wanted to say Ive just slipped and landed on my backside on a patch of black ice on the way into uni just now,...ouchie!! luckeyli maged to a) not spill the cup of tea I was drinking andb) get my dodgy anckle out from under me before I fell on it, but Ive hurt my wrist, someone pass the tea!! Im gonna be studying all day today - no more all essay all nighters for this nightie! :(

Oh I hope you feel better soon. I am glad you didn't burn yourself with your tea.

[Nightshade]

ooh Lady Grey please! With milk and sugar...
Lady grey with milk ..eeeeeewwwwwwwww...but if you are sure here you go!
( you do realise lady grey is a citriony early grey don't you?

Oh I hope you feel better soon. I am glad you didn't burn yourself with your tea.
I am better thanks apparntly hard work and loads of junk food make everything OK in nightie land! :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Lady grey with milk ..eeeeeewwwwwwwww...but if you are sure here you go!
( you do realise lady grey is a citriony early grey don't you?

Yeah, I do! And it's excellent! I drink all my tea with milk and sugar...it's a habit (except green, which I don't drink).

Thanks, Nightie! And I hope you're feeling okay!

[Niamh]

Lady grey with milk ..eeeeeewwwwwwwww...but if you are sure here you go!
( you do realise lady grey is a citriony early grey don't you?

I am better thanks apparntly hard work and loads of junk food make everything OK in nightie land! :D

Lots of junk food makes everything OK in Niamhie land too! :D

Hope you are alright...

[Nightshade]

yupp just another day of running around today, althoughIve already manged to get 40 minutes of work done this morning so its all good :D

[Tournesol]

Hi girls!

I'm a little sad today.

Yesterday I saw that the cute, rustic bistro where my fiance and I had our first date has relocated to a major, impersonal, cold, mall foodcourt!

Imagine how upset I was, I called my fiance and told him! I had so hoped to return there again and again...*sigh* my only hope is that the next owner opens a similar establishment, cause I just love the spot...

[Weisinheimer]

Aw that's too bad, Tournesol. :(

[Niamh]

i hate when things like that happen. One of my all time favourite places to drink tea, read and write was The Winding Stair Cafe that over looked the River liffey. It was a really cool two story cafe that was above a books store (with the same name) and the staircases walls were lined with pages from books and all the walls where floor to celling in old books. They did the best soup ever. Then it shut down and a few years later it was announced that it was reopening and i got excited and i dragged my friend Mel with me who also loved the place. When we got there we were so disapointed because the new owners had turned it into a trendy wine bistro. We walked right back out again.

[Niamh]

*yawns* anyone fancy pouring me a mag of coffee? am soooo tired! its 11.32pm and i've been up since 3.40am...
*sinks into giant budda bag and drifts off*

[sprinks]

Oh wow that mustn't be fun Niamh! :(. I was up at 6am to get ready for work, but come 10 minutes to the time I had to leave, no one else was awake yet!! :eek:! Luckily I got there, early! :D

[Niamh]

Yeah i was up at that time because i was in work for 5am. Went to bed at midnight, woke up at 10.50am this morning. still tired.

[sprinks]

Oh that sucks :(. I remember one time years ago I woke up at 5am and got to watch the sunset, and from then on was convinced I could wake up at 5am every day to watch it. I didn't realise it was a one off occurance :lol: I really didn't manage waking up at that time every day!!

[Niamh]

thats what alarm clocks are for! :D

[sprinks]

yes but I would wake up to it, then turn it off and fall back asleep for even longer than normal!! :lol:. Either that I or I would sleep through it :p:lol:

[Niamh]

i'm use to crazy hours now. but it has fecked up my body completely.

[sprinks]

Oh that can't be good :(. Talking about things like that, I put my back out today, moving my bedroom furniture around!!

[Niamh]

Ouch! poor sprinks! you okay?
My toe dislocated the other night while i was trying to sleep. fun.

[Niamh]

Just floating around and saw this
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc281/Duckiegirl15/Love/god-3.jpg
and i must say i like it...

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hey ladies...hot chocolate anyone?

And an ice pack for my thighs?
I went to the gym yesterday and got a massive runners high and then did waayyy too much of a workout after. I hurt:bawling:

[Shalot]

Hey ladies...hot chocolate anyone?

And an ice pack for my thighs?
I went to the gym yesterday and got a massive runners high and then did waayyy too much of a workout after. I hurt:bawling:

ibuprofen might help...

I'm going to start waking up at 4 or 5 am and walking everyday. I am going to work my way up to jogging.

I've been planning to do this the past three days. It hasn't happened yet.

[Riesa]

Isn't anyone here a ****ing lush?

[Shalot]

Isn't anyone here a ****ing lush?

21 days here and no alchohol Seriously, it was beginning to be a problem. I've got to run off some blubber and keep my thoughts clear for a while. Then next fall, I'm going to have a pumpkin ale and get nice and giddy after just two. Or maybe in the summer. I''m a big fan of the summer ales....hmmm....

[MataHari]

Hi,any coffee for a newbie? Need a few cups before I adventure into the literature section.:D

[sprinks]

Just floating around and saw this
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc281/Duckiegirl15/Love/god-3.jpg
and i must say i like it...

Aww yeah that's sad but like in a nostalgic love kinda way.

And I'm okay, it still hurts sometimes but I'll be back at the chiropractors soon anyhow :rolleyes:


I hope you've recovered by now, Classic!!

and welcome, MataHari! :)

[Nightshade]

Sprinks you are too young to put your back out! esopecailly if you are goiung to work in a library, ( everyone at work has devveloped job related back problems :eek2: ) the jkey not to bend when shelving but to crouch, or simply give in and sit on the floor! :D

[Niamh]

You should crouch regardless. That means you are using your legs and not your back.

[sprinks]

I have Hypermobile Joint Syndrome - I put everything out in seconds! I sit at the chiropractors and everytime I move I crack, and then I'm told "You're not meant to do that, it's my job!". Yes I've learnt to kneel at work if I know it'll be a bit of a job on the bottom shelves, and I do often end up sitting on the floor doing it :D. I do okay there, and it's actually helping me strengthen up. I did a year and a half or so after my knee ops of physio, and I really shouldn't have stopped, but I did. So doing my job at the library is actually a really good thing :D.
The job helps my confidence too, my condition will pretty much only get worse (my hips are starting to get a lot worse, they crack often now.) so I was worried I'd never be able to manage a real job, because it gets worse each generation and my mum is only in her 30s and is already classified as disabled because of the condition.

[Nightshade]

Humm no worries sprinksy keep up with libraries ( esp as as far as I can tell australia is the promised land and the frontier of public library invoation) its the twisting that generally is the danger ( oh and pushing and riding on heavy book trollies or spinning them round and round ans stopping them with one hand which ends uup with you being jerked right around, isnt too good for your back , fun yes good no!)

Im in the danger bracket for slipped discs and chronic back pain myself so Ive been thinking about doing some excersise to strengthen my back , also I really need to lose weight, any ideas aanyone?

[sprinks]

Yeah I got warned about trolley dangers :p, and mostly I just have to watch my wrists, from pushing too many books at once.

Not really, I'd suggest going to a physiotherapist or the like for back strengthening things, because things like that are better off tailored to the individual because they can cause damage if you do ones unsuitable to yourself. I can't do much physical activity due to my HMS, so mostly I just do bike riding (exercise bike though :D), swimming (I had to do hydrotherapy anywho) and walking, mostly with the dog.

[Nightshade]

Banned from swimming for a year due to the ear :bawling: my mum is a physio but yeah.... cant ride a real bike, cant afford a gym and phobic of dogs :D
I think Imight take up running ( ran for the first time since I was 6 a couple of weeks ago and it was such a fantastic stress relief I kind want to do it again!) or race walking :D

[Niamh]

you do a lot of walking around anyway nightie. Have you thought of investing in an exercise ball? can get them for a fiver and they can be used to strengthen your back, tone up and correct posture. I use one. They are used in the alexander technique and Palates.
I noticed this week with the aniseed balls, that everytime i felt like a munch (which is when i usually raid my house) i sucked on one of them instead and i didnt eat as much crap! been great. so everytime you fancy a munch suck on an aniseed ball!!! :D

[sprinks]

That reminds me a little of a girl I know who was trying to stop biting her nails last year, and so she carried around toothpicks to chew on instead. Which is fine and all, but it was so funny when she'd look at you and say "Would you like a toothpick?" :lol:.
I'm pretty good at breaking habits if I want. All I have to do is one night think "I must stop biting my nails" and I don't do it again. But then they break and I bite them again. If they didn't break I'd be fine!

Speaking of which, I'm going to paint my nails green and yellow for Australia day :D. Well... maybe just green if I can't find yellow :p

[Niamh]

Very Patriotic! Although i'd represent yellow more with Oz than green.

[sprinks]

Yes but I only have fluoro green nailpolish! I'll have to hunt around and see if we have a yellow one. I know we have orange... Hmm... I'll find something :D
That's like how we get people all decked out in either blues and reds or green and golds, it gets all confusing because green and gold are what we recognize best, but our flag is blue, red and white, so stores stock a lot of things in those colours!

[Niamh]

you do a lot of walking around anyway nightie. Have you thought of investing in an exercise ball? can get them for a fiver and they can be used to strengthen your back, tone up and correct posture. I use one. They are used in the alexander technique and Palates.
I noticed this week with the aniseed balls, that everytime i felt like a munch (which is when i usually raid my house) i sucked on one of them instead and i didnt eat as much crap! been great. so everytime you fancy a munch suck on an aniseed ball!!! :D

Oh and another thing i'll add to this is eat slowly.

[LadyWentworth]

Sprinks you are too young to put your back out!
Not really, though. My brother was about 16 when he did it. I can remember when it happened. He was a paperboy. He was outside the house with a friend of his and they were going to deliver his papers together. He dropped one. He bent over to pick it up and that was it. He couldn't stand up. So he had quite a few visits to the chiropractor after that.


the jkey not to bend when shelving but to crouch, or simply give in and sit on the floor! :D
When I worked at the bookstore (10 years ago already :eek2:), I always sat on the floor. I even opted to lying down sometimes! I didn't care! :p


Have you thought of investing in an exercise ball? can get them for a fiver and they can be used to strengthen your back, tone up and correct posture. I use one. They are used in the alexander technique and Palates.
I have to agree with the exercise ball. I love mine! :D I do suggest pilates with or without the ball, though. I lost a lot of weight with that alone. I admit to having gained some back now. :blush: But that is mainly do to the fact that I haven't been doing any exercising. I've had to quit dance for the moment. I could practice at home, but, like with "regular" working out, I have just been too tired this past year to do much of anything. It seems that whenever I decide to start again, something happens to me physically that will prevent me from doing too much of anything that calls for any real effort from me (right now it is my arm). But I have my mind made up! I want to lose that weight that I have gained and maybe a little extra. So I need to do this religiously again. Some exercise routines call for a little everyday, or every other day. Whichever you would choose, just make sure you have that day or two to rest because that is essential with getting into shape, also.


Oh and another thing i'll add to this is eat slowly.
Yeah, I agree with this, too. But I also try to follow a diet plan. I admit that I don't necessarily watch what I eat as much as when I eat. I don't gorge myself, but if I want a piece of chocolate cake, I am going to have it! :D Anyway, when I lost that weight before (I admit that the way my schedule has been, I haven't been following the plan :(), this is what I did (I read it somewhere):

Breakfast (I generally only eat a bowl of cereal): within an hour of rising
Snack (I make it something light): 3 hours later
Lunch (again, I make it light - if I eat something big, I won't want to eat supper later): 3 hours after that
Supper (I eat whatever I want then): 5 hours later
Snack (again, light): an hour before bed

It worked for me (hopefully it will work again). I also followed my grandmother's doctor's advice that he gave her. Eat what you would normally eat, just cut the portion in half. So it all worked. It is just a matter of keeping up with it. :) Of course, I know everyone is different, but it DID work for me until I messed up! :(

[sprinks]

Not really, though. My brother was about 16 when he did it. I can remember when it happened. He was a paperboy. He was outside the house with a friend of his and they were going to deliver his papers together. He dropped one. He bent over to pick it up and that was it. He couldn't stand up. So he had quite a few visits to the chiropractor after that.

Ohhh I can sympathise with that :(. I'm 16 now and have had regular visits to chiropractors since I was about 6 due to my HMS.

[Niamh]

6! poor you sprinks!

[LadyWentworth]

Ohhh I can sympathise with that :(. I'm 16 now and have had regular visits to chiropractors since I was about 6 due to my HMS.
6? Oh, I feel so bad for you. :(

[Nightshade]

I do walk miles everday, don't I. Excersise ball Ill think about Ive wanted to do pilates for agews but cant fins anywhere to do it. Last time I lost weight I did it by eating lots of smaller meals and cutting out the snacking, and if I got the munchies I did have aniseed balls and chewing gum. I also only ate with chopsticks which sloweed me down then but then I got so good with them I can eat just as fast with chopsticks as with western cutlery :rolleyes: :D

[LadyWentworth]

I do walk miles everday, don't I. Excersise ball Ill think about Ive wanted to do pilates for agews but cant fins anywhere to do it. Last time I lost weight I did it by eating lots of smaller meals and cutting out the snacking, and if I got the munchies I did have aniseed balls and chewing gum. I also only ate with chopsticks which sloweed me down then but then I got so good with them I can eat just as fast with chopsticks as with western cutlery :rolleyes: :D
Yeah, for me, it is smaller meals (the cutting the portions in half). I don't eat snack food that much at all (for me, the "snacks" on the list might involve something like crackers or fruit or other "light" things). I eat it but not that much. But you mentioning gum chewing is kind of funny. I was addicted to gum chewing. I would chew gum ALL the time. I even would chew it at work, which was forbidden. But I was so good at hiding the gum that nobody knew I was chewing it. I always said that gum was my cigarette. I was terrible with it. But I think it helped with maintaining my weight. Unfortunately my jaw got so bad with TMJ that I had to go cold turkey with it. :( Too bad, really, because I knew it worked.

Chopsticks could be an option if I didn't have arthritis in my hand. But if I could hold them, I probably would get too good at it, too. ;) Another thing that I heard that someone did once was hold the spoon/fork with the opposite hand. I guess that if you do that, you eat slower automatically. But I would think that you would get used to that, too, eventually. Wouldn't you think so?

One thing about the exercise ball is that it is kind of odd the first time that you sit on it. Prepare yourself. I don't know how it was for Niamh, but I know how it was for me and other people I have seen. It is really just a balance thing. So you have to know that you will definitely be unstable at first. But now I can sit down like I am sitting in a chair. :)

[papayahed]

Hey ladies, I have a question i've been burning to ask. (OK not burning I've actually just thought about it but it is something I've been plagued with for quite some time) How often do you have to unclog the bathtub drain due to hair? I haven't done a study but I'm estimating 1.5 - 2 months.

[motherhubbard]

That's a job for the husband!

[pussnboots]

Hey ladies, I have a question i've been burning to ask. (OK not burning I've actually just thought about it but it is something I've been plagued with for quite some time) How often do you have to unclog the bathtub drain due to hair? I haven't done a study but I'm estimating 1.5 - 2 months.

I used to have that problem at least once a month. It would drive my husband crazy. Thankfully it hasn't happened in quite sometime.

[papayahed]

I used to have that problem at least once a month. It would drive my husband crazy. Thankfully it hasn't happened in quite sometime.

How did you fix the problem??

[pussnboots]

it's weird, it stopped on its own.

[Shalot]

Hey ladies, I have a question i've been burning to ask. (OK not burning I've actually just thought about it but it is something I've been plagued with for quite some time) How often do you have to unclog the bathtub drain due to hair? I haven't done a study but I'm estimating 1.5 - 2 months.

Oh no! I thought you were going to ask about something icky....you know, with the burning and all. But my drain clogs up A LOT. I keep drano in business.

[amanda_isabel]

hmm. does pouring acid down the drain work?

[Delta40]

I've done it once with draino and twice with Easy off BAM! In ten years. I'm all for a bushy administration.........

[*Classic*Charm*]

I unclog the drain every two weeks, but thats because I live in house with four long-haired girls. I actually have to pull the clog out by hand (EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW) and then pour Liguid Plumber of Draino down and let it sit overnight. Gross...

[papayahed]

hmm I may be pretty lucky then. My hair seems to clog quit near the top of the drain all Ihave to do is dig it out. I have a special pen I use. Why a pen you may ask? It was the closest object the first time I had to unclog.

[Niamh]

Have i missed something that you are all going on about smelly clogged drains???? :eek:

[qimissung]

I use bleach. Just pour some in, then wait for a bit, then follow with water that's as hot as you can get it.

[Tournesol]

On another note, my sister baked brownies last night - with NUTS!

She knows that I HATE nuts in my brownies, and yet she still loaded them with the thing!
Why, you may ask - 'So that you won't eat any, so you could stick to your diet', she says...
Imagine my extreme frustration, having to go through the delicious scent of baking brownies wafting through the house, and not have a morsel to eat! Hmph!!!

[it worked, and now I'm glad she DID put the nuts..that girl knows me!]

[dramasnot6]

On another note, my sister baked brownies last night - with NUTS!

She knows that I HATE nuts in my brownies, and yet she still loaded them with the thing!
Why, you may ask - 'So that you won't eat any, so you could stick to your diet', she says...
Imagine my extreme frustration, having to go through the delicious scent of baking brownies wafting through the house, and not have a morsel to eat! Hmph!!!

[it worked, and now I'm glad she DID put the nuts..that girl knows me!]

:lol: I relate to that.

[subterranean]

Had real coffee with Chava this evening. Lovely conversation in a very cool cozy cafe!

[Niamh]

Ummm brownies! I love brownies! :D

[vheissu]

I want to bake brownies...but I don't trust the oven we have (tried to make muffins, they came out a disaster!!)

[Nightshade]

NIAMH! I want that chocolate cheesekccake brownie recipoie you promised me!!!
:nod: :D

[maraki16]

tournesol that was awful! you know, whenever i try to go on a diet my mum starts cooking every yummy thing you can imagine and she also buys or makes sweets etc. i am sure she is doing it on purpose for she knows i will succumb into these sins!!! i hate her for doing that!!!!!!!!!!!!

[papayahed]

argghhhhh!! I bought some new eye cream and tried it out last night, I woke up this morning with dry flaky eye lids. This is not my best look!!!

[subterranean]

argghhhhh!! I bought some new eye cream and tried it out last night, I woke up this morning with dry flaky eye lids. This is not my best look!!!


Perhaps you have sensitive eyes? Sometimes those products' descriptions are just matter of writings in packages. I had Clinique mascara which said waterproof, but it totally is not

[Shalot]

Perhaps you have sensitive eyes? Sometimes those products' descriptions are just matter of writings in packages. I had Clinique mascara which said waterproof, but it totally is not

sometimes Clinique products irritate me - they cost a lot and then they're not so great. Like the 3 step skin care set you can buy for like over $30 bucks? Lye soap works as well as that soap, the astringent BURNS my face and the lotion makes me break out. But my roommate in college swore by it. I do like the Clinique Bonuses though - you know where you buy a certain dollar amount of stuff and then you get a free make up bag and a lipstick usually, a brush set, a trial size cleanser or something. And there's usually some eyeshadow in shades that you will never ever wear. I have a collection of bonus eyeshadows upstairs

In fact I have a lot of makeup that I don't really use, but it's there with hte rest of my make-up and I just root past it every morning while I'm getting ready...I can't bring myself to throw it away until I've had it at least 2 years or so.

[subterranean]

sometimes Clinique products irritate me - they cost a lot and then they're not so great. Like the 3 step skin care set you can buy for like over $30 bucks? Lye soap works as well as that soap, the astringent BURNS my face and the lotion makes me break out. But my roommate in college swore by it. I do like the Clinique Bonuses though - you know where you buy a certain dollar amount of stuff and then you get a free make up bag and a lipstick usually, a brush set, a trial size cleanser or something. And there's usually some eyeshadow in shades that you will never ever wear. I have a collection of bonus eyeshadows upstairs

In fact I have a lot of makeup that I don't really use, but it's there with hte rest of my make-up and I just root past it every morning while I'm getting ready...I can't bring myself to throw it away until I've had it at least 2 years or so.

I totally have the same thing. First, I also love the bonuses. Second, I got more stuffs than I need for every day use. Some of them are from bonuses too, that's why they are like piling up. I'd love to give them away to my friends, but most of them have different skin type and skin shade. And you're also right, Clinique is costly and some products are not worth the money. Say, do you mix products or you just stick with one brand? I use Clinique moisturizer and powder, but I use Murad for sunscreen.

Papaya, perhaps you want to try Body Shop Vitamin E eye cream. I used it everyday for almost a year now and it really reduces fine lines around your eyes. Also, it really helps for puffy eyes. I have sensitive eyes myself and I have no issue using this product.

[papayahed]

I totally have the same thing. First, I also love the bonuses. Second, I got more stuffs than I need for every day use. Some of them are from bonuses too, that's why they are like piling up. I'd love to give them away to my friends, but most of them have different skin type and skin shade. And you're also right, Clinique is costly and some products are not worth the money. Say, do you mix products or you just stick with one brand? I use Clinique moisturizer and powder, but I use Murad for sunscreen.



me too. I was on a clinique kick for a little while, but now I'm using this vitamin C serum from a recommendation from another site.

I love me some samples, last weekend I got a make over and ended up getting a some decent samples now the trick is to try to use them.


Papaya, perhaps you want to try Body Shop Vitamin E eye cream. I used it everyday for almost a year now and it really reduces fine lines around your eyes. Also, it really helps for puffy eyes. I have sensitive eyes myself and I have no issue using this product

I may try that out, I just bought some neutrogena eye cream so I'll give that a try first.

[Equality72521]

me too. I was on a clinique kick for a little while

Oh, I love clinique. My mother always goes to the mall and spends so much they end up giving free stuff and it all goes to me! Loves it!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Random question, but...

has anyone ever had a piercing start bleeding for no apparent reason?

[1n50mn14]

Random question, but...

has anyone ever had a piercing start bleeding for no apparent reason?


Totally not good. Yes, I have, it turned out it was slightly ripped on the inside. Sometimes, it's just a minute scab that's peeled away. But othertimes it can actually be a tear in the fistula. Go to your piercer and get it checked out.

Just to add to the Clinique discussion... I've never used it. I SWEAR by Vichy, which is even MORE expensive ($20 cleanser, $20 toner, and roughly $10 for the moisturiser), but it makes my face look absolutely perfect, and I have pretty terrible skin. :bawling:

[*Classic*Charm*]

Totally not good. Yes, I have, it turned out it was slightly ripped on the inside. Sometimes, it's just a minute scab that's peeled away. But othertimes it can actually be a tear in the fistula. Go to your piercer and get it checked out.:

Ack, really? That's what I was afraid of...It's my belly button piercing and it just started bleeding the other day so I took the ring out and cleaned everything but when I put the ring back in it didn't seem to go through properly and now it's kinda sore. Not bleeding at all, but I can't pull on it or move it around or anything like I could before. Does it matter that the piercing is over a year old?

p.s. ironically, the Piercer was Stigmata downtown haha

[Niamh]

I'm not one for body lotions or face creams. I very very very rarely use them. Every now and then i use my mams neutrogena (think its neutrogena) face scrub but thats seriously once in a blue moon.

[Niamh]

Oi! Stop hogging the tea! *waves empty cup*

[1n50mn14]

Ack, really? That's what I was afraid of...It's my belly button piercing and it just started bleeding the other day so I took the ring out and cleaned everything but when I put the ring back in it didn't seem to go through properly and now it's kinda sore. Not bleeding at all, but I can't pull on it or move it around or anything like I could before. Does it matter that the piercing is over a year old?

p.s. ironically, the Piercer was Stigmata downtown haha

Ewww Stigmata!! They hate me there... use Mark at Nighthawk! He's fantastic, and friendly, and doesn't make you feel like an insignificant piece of dirt who doesn't belong in the shop... </endrant>

Just don't touch it for a while. Don't take it out anymore, and sea-salt soak it twice a day, and you SHOULD be okay.

[Eugenie]

I used to break out from just everything. No matter how expensive.
So I took a course in cosmetology, learned about the ingredients and what they actually do to the skin and I began to make my own.
It was miraculous. And always fresh, chemical free and so nourishing and effective for me at least.
I was not impressed with what I found out about almost all products on the market, one company, well several actually used spermaceti, from whales! Whales, that staggered me. No thankyou. To kill a what for my face is a no no.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Ewww Stigmata!! They hate me there... use Mark at Nighthawk! He's fantastic, and friendly, and doesn't make you feel like an insignificant piece of dirt who doesn't belong in the shop... </endrant>

Just don't touch it for a while. Don't take it out anymore, and sea-salt soak it twice a day, and you SHOULD be okay.

Haha may I ask why? I actually really liked them. The guy was really nice and the place was CLEAN. I don't get pierced very often (aka, only a hole in each ear and my belly button), so I doubt I'll be having anything done for a while (though I've considered my nose...), but if I do, I'll check out your guy!

Yeah, it's looking a lot better now. The skin is moving over it more easily and there's no soreness, so I'll just keep cleaning it. Thanks for the advice!!

[Nightshade]

wait Becca and classic live in the same place? :confused:
.... niamh have some tea...
ok, question suits ..Im going to need to buy a suit jacket top thing only in the past whenever Ive tried them on Ive had trouble because of my shape...how do you find out what tyope to go for and how do you size them? :confused:

[Niamh]

Nightie, i'd suggest a Pin Stripe for you. It will add shape to your figure. Also a single breast, one button.

And thanks for the tea! :D

The live in the same area in canada but i reckon they both like to shop in the same city. :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

wait Becca and classic live in the same place? :confused:

Yeah, we just realized the other day that we live in the same small city.

[Nightshade]

Cooool :eek2:

[subterranean]

Just to add to the Clinique discussion... I've never used it. I SWEAR by Vichy, which is even MORE expensive ($20 cleanser, $20 toner, and roughly $10 for the moisturiser), but it makes my face look absolutely perfect, and I have pretty terrible skin. :bawling:


First, I didn't know that Vichy is more expensive than Clinique. Second, I never thought that it would give much better result since, well, I thought it is less expensive than Clinique, which I assumed it would give less better result.

[sprinks]

I remember when I was younger and my aunt gave me a Clinique set. Now I just use a designer imposter perfume, which smells exactly like Happy, and is very cheap :p

[PoeticPassions]

I think that spending a lot of money on make up is silly (maybe because I am poor since my job pays dirt and I got out of college not too long ago, heh)... and I rarely use perfume, and have never ever bought some for myself (all perfume I have ever used I received as a gift).

I do think Vichy is better than Clinique.. I had some Clinique stuff that I got as a gift, and some of it smelled really bad. This blush made my skin smell awful, and no one would even kiss me!

[Sapphire]

Just new here :D Big fan of coffee, so I thought I'd drop in ;) Can't do that without bringing something of course, so for all you thirsty girls:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/PicturesToLinkTo/pub/coffee-2-1.gif

Sorry, not the right girl to ask about make up :brickwall I could do a clowns face, but that's about it...

[Tournesol]

Hey girls! It's been a while since I last posted...I've been exquisitely busy!

Hope all are well...Thanks for the coffee Sapphire!

[LadyWentworth]

OK. I admit to being naive about this. I seem to wake up with more and more gray hair everyday. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that I have such dark hair. The gray is very obvious because of this. It isn't even like my hair is gray. It is turning white. I was using this crayon that is meant to touch up roots. That really works well when there is a small amount to cover. Now it is getting harder to do that with because I have these incredibly long white strands that are popping up all the time.

Well, I don't know what to do about dyeing my hair. The only time that I ever did this sort of thing was years ago when I put blonde highlights in my hair. That was it. That was obviously choosing to make parts of my hair lighter and a different color than what it is. I don't want to do that. I love my hair color. I want to keep it this dark. I have nobody to ask about this because I don't know anyone that has dark hair.

So, here is my dilemma. If I could afford it, I would, of course, go to a salon to get it done. But at the moment, that is out of the question. So, I have to give in to the at-home dyes. I don't know what I should do to buy a dye that will keep my hair the same color. Now, say, for example, I wanted a "Golden Brown" color. Say it matched my hair exactly. But on the box it says that it is recommended for someone who has "Dark Brown" hair. Would it not look the same on me? Or, how on the box it will show how hair would look with this particular dye if your hair was both a shade of blonde or brown or even black. After all, it is making the other colors change and would be keeping mine the same. Now, I know anyone could use it. But here is my question. If the color of the dye is pretty much MY color, will it work? Will it basically give the appearance of a color similar to mine (if not exactly the same) or will it change the color of my hair? Basically, if I am hoping to use a dye that will match my exact color just to cover the grays, how much should I trust that the color will match mine, or should I assume that it will end up a different shade?

I hope that made sense. But I really don't know what to do with this. If anybody can help, thanks a lot!!

[Niamh]

Most hair dyes have a colour guide to compare how the colour will look against certain natural colours. you could hold a piece of your hair against the one closest to your natural colour and see what it will look like.
If you want to keep your hair to its natural colour, get a dye close enough to it.

[LadyWentworth]

Yeah, I was wondering if it was close enough to my color, would it work and I guess you answered it for me. :) Thank you. :) Now, you just have to wish me luck that my hair will look the way that it does now and it won't turn out orange or something. I would be good for making some sort of mistake like that. :p

[lys]

im in for a coffee

[Sapphire]

On hair deying (I can't believe you would write it as dying as someone told me :eek2:!): I've always deyed my hair myself, but never tried to come near my natural colour. I just plunge some "everlasting" red on it, to find out it only holds for 2 weeks or such :rolleyes: The colour changes after that period of time are interesting :p I guess that is the chance you take when you buy the cheapest in store ...
I hope it works out for you. If your hair is dark brown and you put something dark brown on it, I think the worst that can happen is that it is slightly different than your natural colour. Something would really be amiss if it turned orange ...

For the coffee:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/PicturesToLinkTo/coffee/cafe10qe21.png

[optimisticnad]

:lol:I heard something quite funny today. A new and fabulous diet! 'THe sea food' diet - where you see food and must have it! :lol: :lol:Thought that was hillarious.

[sprinks]

Sounds like a great diet :p


It's 2 weeks until my Year 12 Ball, and I was hoping to get rid of some weight before it, and today I weighed myself for the first time in months, and the result wasn't too bad! I was generally around 72-73 kg before, but today I was a little over 71 kg. It's been my aim to get to 65 kg for YEARS now, so it's actually looking like it might be possible!! (After my ops when I was 14 I got to about 80kg, I never want to go there again, not at this age especially.) So if I can get to 70 kg for the ball, I don't care if it doesn't show, 'cause I'll be happy and confident knowing it!

And I have a hair appointment tomorrow, just a quick trim and layering. I'm hoping to get it re-dyed as well, luckily my mum can do that type of thing :). I think I might go dark again for the ball, but then afterwards get it cut shorter and perhaps go back to blonde?
I hope your hair turns out good LW! :)

[dramasnot6]

Sounds like a great diet :p


It's 2 weeks until my Year 12 Ball, and I was hoping to get rid of some weight before it, and today I weighed myself for the first time in months, and the result wasn't too bad! I was generally around 72-73 kg before, but today I was a little over 71 kg. It's been my aim to get to 65 kg for YEARS now, so it's actually looking like it might be possible!! (After my ops when I was 14 I got to about 80kg, I never want to go there again, not at this age especially.) So if I can get to 70 kg for the ball, I don't care if it doesn't show, 'cause I'll be happy and confident knowing it!

And I have a hair appointment tomorrow, just a quick trim and layering. I'm hoping to get it re-dyed as well, luckily my mum can do that type of thing :). I think I might go dark again for the ball, but then afterwards get it cut shorter and perhaps go back to blonde?
I hope your hair turns out good LW! :)

So exciting!!! My yr 12 ball was wonderful,I hope yours turns out wonderfully too!
Do you have your dress yet?

[sprinks]

Yep! It's bright yellow and purple! :D (Which is likely to really make me stand out from all my friends in their dark red/green/champagne dresses! :p) I'll be sure to post photos afterwards :D

[Niamh]

Bright colours to go with a bright personality! :)

[sprinks]

aww thanks :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Yep, we better get photos Sprinks!

I'm guessing this is what we North Americans call prom? The big fancy dinner and dance that goes with graduating from high school?

Mine was a good time. I went to a horse show the next day:sick:

You'll have so much fun Sprinks! Getting ready for it is half the fun!

[Niamh]

I reckon its the same as a prom...

[sprinks]

There's one of my friends... actually a few... that are all guys, that keep referring to it as a prom. Anyone near them just turns around and hits them :p. It's the Australian equivalent of a prom, yeah. We graduate in November. We also have a kind of Year 10 formal, because (back in the day) people could drop out in Year 10 if they so wished (things have changed). So they'd do a "formal" as a kind of ball opportunity for those people, only it was never as big as the ball. We had a Year 10 formal, but the school didn't like it, because they didn't want to encourage to people to think that way, like "Oh I've had a ball type thing, I can get a job and leave school now".

The only thing that sucks is that my knees are bad enough, and I'm wearing heels! :eek:. Then, I'm meant to DANCE in these heels! I feel bad for my partner, as I won't be able to do it. It's too dangerous. However, he has known me 6 years and knows all about my condition, so he'll have to deal with it.

[Annamariah]

The only thing that sucks is that my knees are bad enough, and I'm wearing heels! :eek:. Then, I'm meant to DANCE in these heels! I feel bad for my partner, as I won't be able to do it. It's too dangerous. However, he has known me 6 years and knows all about my condition, so he'll have to deal with it.
Can't you go with flats and forget the heels if it's that bad? Or is your dress too long to be worn without?

[sprinks]

Can't you go with flats and forget the heels if it's that bad? Or is your dress too long to be worn without?

Well no shoes that are flat go with the dress. It's hard to find purple shoes in general! Besides, they look amazing :D. I'll be able to do some dancing, just not like crazy dances with lots of jumping and moving etc :p

[*Classic*Charm*]

Just ditch the shoes as soon as you hit the dance floor, Sprinks! That's what we did.

[Niamh]

See if you can get a wedge heel. They'll give you height and are so much more comfortable than stillettos.

[sprinks]

Just ditch the shoes as soon as you hit the dance floor, Sprinks! That's what we did.

that was my plan! But I think a few of my friends have some issue with that...



But I love my shoes! They're really pretty :D. I'll just deal with it, my partner annoys the heck out of me anywho, so I don't mind dancing with other people that are a little less annoying and more willing to be relaxed and not mind if I can't dance the exact steps!

[Sapphire]

Exact steps?

I can honestly say, that I have never known the exact steps to any dance - and it never stopped me from having a good time.
On the other hand, I never went to a ball like that - so I guess I can't really make a stand on that subject ;)

About the shoes: that is often the promblem, they're so pretty! :D Your mind just focusses on appearance, instead of comfort :p

Just go for it and have the time of your life! I am sure it will all work out ;)

In the mean time... have some coffee :)


http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/PicturesToLinkTo/pub/BN6541_033Serving-Greek-Coffee-at-C.jpg

[Niamh]

In need of a sleeping draught. Anyone got a good herbal remedy for me? the one i have isnt working. :(

[Scheherazade]

Take Night Nurse. It will make you sleep like a log for 12 hours.

[dramasnot6]

Yep! It's bright yellow and purple! :D (Which is likely to really make me stand out from all my friends in their dark red/green/champagne dresses! :p) I'll be sure to post photos afterwards :D

Ooo...I can't wait to see it!

[Remarkable]

Sprinks,don't worry,once you're in the dance floor,heels won't bother you as much as when walking.I personally found dancing twist and ronck n' roll much easier and fun with heels.And I am officially a heel-hater:p!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Agreed, Remarkable, some thing are easier in heels.

I'm a self-proclaimed heel lover though!

[Niamh]

heels...dont like heels...

[Sapphire]

Did you girls know that apparently (and on average), women walk 51 years on heels. Ok, that is not put correctly: from age 12 to age 12 + 51 = 63 women can walk on heels. (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-s-Obsession-with-Heels-Lasts-More-than-50-Years-104907.shtml)
Before I read about that research, it never occured to me that there might be a day when I would not be able to walk on heels any more :confused: The thought just never crossed my mind, though it is quite obvious...

I did not start wearing heels untill age 19 or such. I like it and think they can be comfortable: from a principle, I do not wear shoes I can not run on. I would never catch a train if I would do so :D Thus no stilhettos (until now), but 10cm is possible.
I can however imagine that people dislike heels. Every one should follow their own taste.

Enjoy the party to the fullest Sprinks - and when your feet tell you they are done with the heels, just kick them off and keep dancing ;) You can worry about getting them back the next day :)

[Scheherazade]

I like heels but mostly wear them in the evening because during day time there is too much running around. Having said that, in my 20s I used to wear them more often because my job required me "dressing up" and being tip top shape at all times.

Heels sometimes do show an outfit, though.

[Annamariah]

I wear heels relatively seldom, especially as for the last two years I've had to walk or bicycle to school, and that wouldn't work in high heels :P Even regular flat shoes can be really uncomfortable to walk in for long distances, so I have a pair of really expensive shoes which were literally made for walking. They're really comfortable and frankly the best shoes I've ever had.

I do like heels, though, in parties and other special occasions. I don't own many pairs, but I like those I have. Maybe if I'll get a nice indoor-job somewhere sometime (and don't have to walk several kilometres to get there) I'll start wearing heels more often.

And on Friday I'll have a chance to really dress up, unless the party is cancelled... I should find out today. But it would be really nice to have a chance to wear my best dress I made for my "vanhojen tanssit" ("the dance of the old" - it's the ball for people in their second year of upper secondary school when the oldest class leaves the school to study independently for their matriculation examinations. They second-year-students celebrate becoming the oldest students of the school) I haven't had a chance to wear it ever since, and as the sewing took so much work, it would be a pity if I never got to wear the dress again.

[*Classic*Charm*]

I've been wearing heels since I was 14. I had to wear them every day in high school (with the uniform), so moving to more difficult heels like stilettos was easy. I can run as easily in heels as I can in flats haha. I don't wear them often, but if I'm going out I will. Otherwise I'm in ballet flats.

[dramasnot6]

I generally don't like heels but I am a sucker for a beautiful pair of stiletto boots.

[motherhubbard]

I wish every heel was made like a high heel tap shoe, not the tap part. I can go all day in tap shoes but with regular heels I'm only good for about three hours.

[higley]

Heels are rotten. Unless the heel is thick I wobble around like I'm doing a bad John Wayne impersonation.

[Sapphire]

It is nice to read what sort of parties are going on in different countries :)


North Americans call prom? The big fancy dinner and dance that goes with graduating from high school?


About Year 12 Ball:
It's the Australian equivalent of a prom, yeah. We graduate in November. We also have a kind of Year 10 formal, because (back in the day) people could drop out in Year 10 if they so wished (things have changed). So they'd do a "formal" as a kind of ball opportunity for those people, only it was never as big as the ball. We had a Year 10 formal, but the school didn't like it, because they didn't want to encourage to people to think that way, like "Oh I've had a ball type thing, I can get a job and leave school now".


"vanhojen tanssit" ("the dance of the old" - it's the ball for people in their second year of upper secondary school when the oldest class leaves the school to study independently for their matriculation examinations. They second-year-students celebrate becoming the oldest students of the school)

I especially like the idea that people in their second year celebrate becoming the oldest students of the school. I do wonder though: is this a party for both the oldest class and the second class, or do they celebrate seperate or do the oldest leave to another party place or... Well, I just wonder how it works :)

[Delta40]

I have fat feet and heavy calves so unless they are chunky platforms, I don't go much for heels. I haven't been treating myself much to doses of SA lately though. It's all work work work and no play with me. I curl up with fluffy slippers at night

[sprinks]

I've been wearing heels since I was 14. I had to wear them every day in high school (with the uniform), so moving to more difficult heels like stilettos was easy. I can run as easily in heels as I can in flats haha. I don't wear them often, but if I'm going out I will. Otherwise I'm in ballet flats.

you had to wear heels with a school uniform?! :confused:

[*Classic*Charm*]

you had to wear heels with a school uniform?! :confused:

Not stilettos, but heeled dress shoes yeah. Good times...;)

[pussnboots]

why is is that every time I buy a pair of dress shoes they feel so comfortable when I try them on in the store but when I have to really walk around in them they kill my feet!!!

[Annamariah]

I especially like the idea that people in their second year celebrate becoming the oldest students of the school. I do wonder though: is this a party for both the oldest class and the second class, or do they celebrate seperate or do the oldest leave to another party place or... Well, I just wonder how it works :)

No, the party is just for the second-year class. First they have a course in which they practise dances like Polonaise, Pas d'Espagne, Tango, Salty Dog Rag, Virginia Reel, Cicapo, Gay Gordons and Viennese Waltz. The actual ball is in the evening and the families and maybe friends of the students watch them performing these dances. The next they they perform the dances again, this time at school so that the younger students get to see them.

The dresses are formal - boys wear tail-coats or tuxedos and girls wear long evening gowns, nowadays often quite modern, but sometimes also old-fashioned ones (which used to be more common earlier).

These photos are from my old school, though two years after the ball I danced in :) The first picture is from Virginia reel, the second one looks like Pas d'Espagne, and the third is Cicapo.
http://www.vink.helsinki.fi/images/vanhat_08.jpg

http://www.vink.helsinki.fi/images/vanhat09_24.jpg

http://www.vink.helsinki.fi/images/vanhat09_42.jpg

The oldest students leaving the school have their own party called "penkkarit", which is nothing as formal and fancy as the second-year-ball :D I can tell more about it in another post, if anyone's interested.

[*Classic*Charm*]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

That's by far the most awesome thing I have ever seen!! That's not at all what our prom was like, but that's how I would have wanted it!

Where are you from Annamariah?? I need to move there ASAP!

Ah, I love formality!

[Annamariah]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

That's by far the most awesome thing I have ever seen!! That's not at all what our prom was like, but that's how I would have wanted it!

Where are you from Annamariah?? I need to move there ASAP!

Ah, I love formality!

Welcome to Finland then :lol: It really was a great day, I looked forward to it for YEARS and I had my dress designed before I even finished comprehensive school :D And the dance course was great fun, too. Three times a week 75 minutes of practising all those formal dances, I loved it.

[sprinks]

That looks really cool!


I'm trying to type this while wearing false nails, my mum did a test run with them this arvo, the ball is this coming Friday!! :eek:! And I'll have to work while wearing these nails tomorrow :lol:

[Remarkable]

Oh,sprinks,I feel your pain:p!Well,keep us updated!

Girls,I have found my perfect match!Alas,he is just a character...

[Sapphire]

Three times a week 75 minutes of practising all those formal dances, I loved it.
First, thank you for those pictures and explaining it. :) We did not have a formal party either in our last year of high school, we did have much fun at our examination party though - but it was more like a "normal" party. We just went to a bar with a dance floor :p

Secondly, in high school I would have hated to learn those formal dances (not a great fan of rules ...) - but I do regret sometimes that I am not able to dance properly :lol:

Sprinks, as I have never had false nails I have no idea how it feels - I can imagine it is quite awkward though. Try not to break them ;)

Remarkable, you do make me wonder what character :)

[Annamariah]

Girls,I have found my perfect match!Alas,he is just a character...

Every man I've ever loved has been a fictional character :lol:

I did get a chance to wear my fancy dress yesterday :D I went to this "Finnish Border Guard 90 years" party with my father, who works in the Coast Guard. I worked there in the headquartes too last summer, so I knew some of the people there and had more fun than my mother would have had if she went with my father instead (which she didn't want to do, so I got to go :))

Too bad the photos my mother took before we left look quite horrible :sick: But if I can get any of them to look at least tolerable (I have to at least remove some red eyes, I look pretty scary), I might post it here :)

[sprinks]

I broke one of the nails at work :p. I was filing dvds! But mum glued it back on when I got home :lol:. They'll have to come off tonight, school doesn't allow them! (although we are allowed to get them done thursday and wear them through friday til the ball!:D) I got some fake nails for the ball and the tip of them looks really pretty, like pinks and golds... You'll all see pictures later :p:D

[*Classic*Charm*]

you're not allowed to have fake nails at school Sprinks? How come?


Every man I've ever loved has been a fictional character :lol:

I did get a chance to wear my fancy dress yesterday :D I went to this "Finnish Border Guard 90 years" party with my father, who works in the Coast Guard. I worked there in the headquartes too last summer, so I knew some of the people there and had more fun than my mother would have had if she went with my father instead (which she didn't want to do, so I got to go :))

Too bad the photos my mother took before we left look quite horrible :sick: But if I can get any of them to look at least tolerable (I have to at least remove some red eyes, I look pretty scary), I might post it here :)

Please do! I want to see your pretty dress!

[Janine]

Every man I've ever loved has been a fictional character :lol:

I did get a chance to wear my fancy dress yesterday :D I went to this "Finnish Border Guard 90 years" party with my father, who works in the Coast Guard. I worked there in the headquartes too last summer, so I knew some of the people there and had more fun than my mother would have had if she went with my father instead (which she didn't want to do, so I got to go :))

Too bad the photos my mother took before we left look quite horrible :sick: But if I can get any of them to look at least tolerable (I have to at least remove some red eyes, I look pretty scary), I might post it here :)

Annamariah, I had to do this with the eyes just recently; take out the 'red eye'; hope your program is better than mine. I had taken these photos of my grand-daughter who was 9 months old and just crawling. The thing is my son had given me this camera he no longer wanted and I used it for most. When I viewed them my little Brooke looked like an alien. Now my friend, Lily Adams, would like that, hehaha; but really it was quite scary. I reminded me of "Rosemary's Baby" at the end. Needless to say only a few good ones came out ok with that camera. I hope you can correct yours better than I was able to do mine. I would love to see your lovely dress. I bet you looked beautiful. The party sounds like great fun; so nice of your father taking you. I think my son will be this way with his daughter someday. That is really sweet and will be such a wonderful memory for you in the future.


why is is that every time I buy a pair of dress shoes they feel so comfortable when I try them on in the store but when I have to really walk around in them they kill my feet!!!

That has always been the same problem I have had, pussnboots. Let me ask you, do you think they shrink when you put them into your closet?

Heels are murder when you get older. I used to wear them when I was younger and then I made this bad mistake, buying a pair of black dress boots with slightly taller heels, than I had gotten used to in my later years. Ok, so about 3 or 4 yrs back, I went Christmas shopping in them - wrong thing to do! I was at one big mall store, but decided I had to venture into the mall to pick up a gift certificate for my daughter-in-law. I went the wrong direction, then met up with a friend and her daughter and they directed me to the other end of the mall. By the time I walked that distance and back to the anchor store, then to my car, I was nearly a cripple. Needless to say, I was in dire pain the next day and for weeks after. I had a less than perfect holiday that year due to my fashionable boots. I had bad sciatica running down one leg; very painful. In Jan and Feb, I had to go to physical therapy for 6 weeks; let's just say I haven't worn heels since. I may wear a little elevation, but not much. I am terrified of a relapse. It is ashame, because my boots are quite fashionable; they are not stiletto style, but I should have realized they were not for holiday shopping. So, beware all those who wear high heels. They might make your legs look great, but eventually the height will catch up with you and it is not worth the pain in the long run or the damage to your back.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Poor Janine! The things women do for nice shoes..

I pretty much only wear ballet flats, and heels when I'm going out, which are the two worst possible shoe choices for my crappy knees.

This year I bought new winter boots. I decided that a wedge heel would be perfectly appropriate for walking across campus in the snow. They're tall, black suede with a wedge heel, and I love them, and I paid too much for them. Sad note: the zipper on one of them broke yesterday :bawling:

[Janine]

Annamariah, I agree with *Classic* that ball scene is just gorgeous. The dresses/gowns are wonderful and the guys look so classy. I am with her; wish I could move there; obviously, your country has a sense of style which is classic and lovely nowdays. I love formality, as well. I wondered what happened to that idea here in the USA. My prom was quite nice with gowns and we decorated the hall beautifully with a theme, very romantic; but we did no formal dancing like this. This is very beautiful indeed. It is like a big entertainment. Everyone must take formal dance lessons there. Am I correct?


Poor Janine! The things women do for nice shoes..

I pretty much only wear ballet flats, and heels when I'm going out, which are the two worst possible shoe choices for my crappy knees.

This year I bought new winter boots. I decided that a wedge heel would be perfectly appropriate for walking across campus in the snow. They're tall, black suede with a wedge heel, and I love them, and I paid too much for them. Sad note: the zipper on one of them broke yesterday :bawling:

Now my feet are in worse shape than the time I had the painful leg; I have this painful bone-spur now. I will definitely have to have it operated on soon. It seems only flip-flops are tolerable at this point and if I walk all day in some clogs I own, I am ok while I am wearing them, but literally I can hardly walk (I limp) when I take them off...strange...yes, bring on the sympathy....poor, poor pitifully painful Janine.:bawling: Actually, the sciatica attack was coming from my lower back; the cause of the sciatica was some 'old age' *winching* arthritis that got worse by walking in those silly heels; mine were kind of tall and wedgy, too. I love those boots; darn! :( Sorry about yours, *Classic*...how disappointing. Can you take them back or can you get them repaired at a shoe-maker/repair shop? We used to have one not far from my house and I understand it moved. I should go there myself to have some shoes resoled. I heard on TV this is the trend now; with the recession and funds tight, people are going for shoe and boot repair. I would think they could install a new zipper. Maybe the zipper saved you from leg injury, *Classic*. ;)
My sciatica is pretty good now, but I have to sleep with my left leg propped up on a small pillow and my knee on another small one, which is comfortable but a bit of an annoyance. I have those ballet type shoes, too. I think they are cute and they are basically comfortable. I am down to about one pair, that does not rub my bone-spur. I guess that minor operation is in order soon like I said. eek. I have been putting it off. I guess I might be able to wear my tall boots if I wear them to some place I know I will walk very little and sit mostly. *Classic*, do you have painful knees? You're too young for ailments.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Now my feet are in worse shape than this; I have this painful bone-spur. I will definitely have to have it operated on soon. It seems only flip-flops are tolerable at this point and if I walk all day in some clogs I own I am ok while I am wearing them but literally I can hardly walk (I limp) when I take them off...strange...yes, bring on the sympathy....poor Janine.:bawling: Actually, the sciatica attack was coming from my lower back - the cause of the sciatica was some arthritis that got worse by walking in those silly heels; mine were kind of tall and wedgy, too. I love those boots; darn! :( Sorry about yours. Can you take them back or can you get them repaired at a shoe repair shop? We used to have one not far from my house and I understand it moved. I should go there myself to have some shoes resoled. I heard on TV this is the trend now with the recession and funds tight - people are going for shoe and boot repair. I would think they could install a new zipper. Maybe the zipper saved you from leg injury, *Classic*. ;)
My sciatica is pretty good now, but I have to sleep with my left leg propped up on a small pillow and my knee on another small one, which is comfortable but a bit of an annoyance. I have those ballet type shoes, too. I think they are cute and they are basically comfortable. I am down to about one pair, that does not rub my bone-spur. I guess that minor operation is in order soon like I said. eek. I have been putting it off. I guess I might be able to wear my tall boots if I wear them to some place I know I will walk very little and sit mostly. *Classic*, do you have painful knees? You're too young for ailments.

You poor thing! You just can't catch a break, can you? For all the crap you've weathered Janine, I can't even begin to fathom the good things that must be coming your way!

Somehow I doubt the break saved me from injury. I wore them through the heavy snow this winter with no problems. I'm sure my grandmother will be able to put a new zipper in. She is a seamstress after all and has done work on suede riding equipment for me in the past.

I ended up wearing my favourite flats instead, so of course I slipped in the mud and got them all disgusting:(. Yesterday was a charming day :rolleyes:

Yes, Janine I do have painful knees (not at the moment though!). I have patella-femoral syndrome, which basically means that my quad muscles aren't strong enough to support all the weight and pressure on my knees, so they get sore. I also have arthritis running in my family (my mother limps when it rains, and my older brother has his knees operated on when he was 20) which has already started taking effect (they get swollen when it rains or there are drastic changes in the weather). Riding horses doesn't really help the situation either...

[Sapphire]

Hmm... reading the above I think I might start listening to my mother. She is telling me I should by decent shoes or will destroy my back/knees. Somehow I never thought she could be serious :( I guess I am still in the "no way a parent can be right" phase :lol:

Sorry to hear about your boots-experience Janine. I hope an operation will not be too much of a bother and help you walk again.

And *Classic*Charm* - I hope your grandma can fix the boots. They sound comfy :)
Keep strong.

For the daily amount of coffee:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/PicturesToLinkTo/coffee/z3.jpg

[sprinks]

Yes, Janine I do have painful knees (not at the moment though!). I have patella-femoral syndrome, which basically means that my quad muscles aren't strong enough to support all the weight and pressure on my knees, so they get sore. I also have arthritis running in my family (my mother limps when it rains, and my older brother has his knees operated on when he was 20) which has already started taking effect (they get swollen when it rains or there are drastic changes in the weather). Riding horses doesn't really help the situation either...

So much pain being mentioned lately! :( I hope all you lovely ladies start feeling good soon!
A part of my joint condition means bad knee problems, I had 2 lateral retinacular releases because of patella-femoral problems. My physio would always tell me about how the pain I feel in my knees just from walking is equivalent to what a marathon runner feels after a long marathon, or a football player after a long, hard game. I used to have to have acupuncture after the ops just for my knees, trying to get the outside muscles to loosen up. (When I first started physio when I was 13, the inside muscles of my knees would have been dead and useless in a few weeks, I got in just in time!). So although I don't know your exact pain, I sympathise! *hugs for you all* :)


you're not allowed to have fake nails at school Sprinks? How come?
We're not allowed false nails, unnatural hair colours (and when it is a natural hair colour you can only have one colour, with few highlights), we can't wear our hair down or have a long fringe, any hair clips must be the colour of our hair, we can't have overly braided hair (plaits are fine, braids aren't.), we can't wear any jewelry other than one pair of plain sleepers or studs or a plain chain with a cross on it or a watch, we're actually meant to have height restrictions on our heels on our shoes (which are to be black lace-up shoes only), we can't wear makeup of any sort apart from clear lip gloss/balm, and we can have clear nailpolish and that is it.

They like to crush and stifle our creativity :).

I go to a private school, ergo massive reputation to uphold. In winter we are always to be wearing our blazer to and from school, and if a student is caught at the shops or anything, after school, with their shirt out, tie undone, anything like that, they are given detention. However there is one school that actually does have punishments for students that wear their socks too low.

[*Classic*Charm*]

We're not allowed false nails, unnatural hair colours (and when it is a natural hair colour you can only have one colour, with few highlights), we can't wear our hair down or have a long fringe, any hair clips must be the colour of our hair, we can't have overly braided hair (plaits are fine, braids aren't.), we can't wear any jewelry other than one pair of plain sleepers or studs or a plain chain with a cross on it or a watch, we're actually meant to have height restrictions on our heels on our shoes (which are to be black lace-up shoes only), we can't wear makeup of any sort apart from clear lip gloss/balm, and we can have clear nailpolish and that is it.

They like to crush and stifle our creativity :).

I go to a private school, ergo massive reputation to uphold. In winter we are always to be wearing our blazer to and from school, and if a student is caught at the shops or anything, after school, with their shirt out, tie undone, anything like that, they are given detention. However there is one school that actually does have punishments for students that wear their socks too low.

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You poor thing

[1n50mn14]

Sprinks-y, I went to a school sort of like that for a bit. In case you can't guess, it didn't last long :lol: That is absolutely terrible, though!

[sprinks]

:lol: Yeah a lot of people drop out fast. My last school was like that too, but the one before that was a public school - they had a uniform but it was pretty optional. If you rocked up in other clothes they didn't care, as long as you showed up for the day!

[MattG]

This thread is like the forbidden fruit, I can't stop myself from posting herein because you, you bevy of beauties, have proscribed my participation!

Well, nyah! Here I am.

Here I am no matter how inconsequential (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=8591) my motivations may be

:lol:

[Annamariah]

Annamariah, I agree with *Classic* that ball scene is just gorgeous. The dresses/gowns are wonderful and the guys look so classy. I am with her; wish I could move there; obviously, your country has a sense of style which is classic and lovely nowdays. I love formality, as well. I wondered what happened to that idea here in the USA. My prom was quite nice with gowns and we decorated the hall beautifully with a theme, very romantic; but we did no formal dancing like this. This is very beautiful indeed. It is like a big entertainment. Everyone must take formal dance lessons there. Am I correct?

The dance course is optional, but most of the students take it. In my year only two girls missed the whole event (and one of them because she broke her leg), and only one of the boys. Actually many boys take the course two times, because there's usually more girls than boys in upper secondary schools, so girls ask younger boys to be their partners. In our year there were three times as much girls as there were boys, so we had almost all the boys from the first year dancing, as well as some of the older boys and a few guys from comprehensive school, a couple of boyfriends from other schools and even a teacher or two dancing with the girls who didn't get a partner from our own year. Some girls also danced with other girls, and some girls sat out a dance or two so that the rest could borrow their partners :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Alright, Sprinksie! Give us the whole story!!

[sprinks]

*takes deep breath* okay :D.

Well, we got there and had photos and whatnot, although one girls partner wasn't there because he was going with another group.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp186/samhaminkneehighsocks/Image115.jpg

My corsage that my parter got me is the purple one, my friend's one is the white one :)
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp186/samhaminkneehighsocks/S7305992.jpg

Our limo was the 2nd one there, and so we got to see everyone arrive :D
So we ate and had photos etc. This was the dancefloor most of the time:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp186/samhaminkneehighsocks/S7306142.jpg

But we did have a jive competition. The couple on the far right are my partner and one of my besties, because I wasn't able to do that dance, and neither could her partner :)
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp186/samhaminkneehighsocks/S7306084.jpg

I had a drink spilt on me, and I was the first to trip over ones own dress. Apart from that, things went pretty well :)

[kevinthediltz]

I came to look at sprinksys pictures.... and I feel like ive wandered into a girls bathroom. :lol:

[a_little_wisp]

Sprinks, you're gorgeous, and you look like you had a lot of fun!!! :D What a neat ball! I really, really love your dress, it looks so much fun!

Kevin, you ARE in the girls' bathroom. Whole new world, huh? :D

[kevinthediltz]

Its all so scary and sudden.
boys, and shopping, and bands, and OH. MY. GOD. SHE. DID. NOT. WEAR. THE. SAME. THING. THAT. I. DID!!!!

[a_little_wisp]

LOL

... But wait, I don't think we're in the same girls' bathroom!

[kevinthediltz]

Maybe not... I'll leave before I get pepper sprayed.

The last time I was in a girls bathroom (well not really a girls bathroom but in a bathroom with 3 girls) I got stuck judging the makeup they were putting on. I wanted to jump out a window.

[a_little_wisp]

:/ That sounds awful. But I bet there was no window, was there?

[kevinthediltz]

There was. But they held me back and we all went and played beer pong as irish people. :lol:

[sprinks]

:lol: Thanks :D. Last night girls mostly went off to the bathroom to fix each others dresses :lol:. Speaking of which, I really have to take this strapless bra off before it becomes embedded in my skin! (Sorry guys, to turn the conversation all girl-bathroomy again :p:lol:)

[a_little_wisp]

:lol: Totally understood, Sprinks! It was actually hair that was the problem at my prom - I had an elegant up-do that I kept messing with. (And now, my hair is short, so no one can ever put me through such torture again!)

[kevinthediltz]

I'm staying away from here. Hair and bras. Uhhhhhh....

[a_little_wisp]

(Once he leaves, ya'll, we can go back to talking about horses, guitars, and puppies named Magic. Shh.)

[kevinthediltz]

NANANANANANA! Im not listening!!!!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Sprinks, glad you had a good time! Your corsage was beautiful!

Man, a jive competition would have been sweet. Nothing like that at my prom. The most excitement came from the girl who got kicked out because she had a mickey of vodka strapped to her leg under her dress and it fell out haha.

And yes, strapless bras are death:D

[sprinks]

Yeah, I felt so lucky that my partner picked such a beautiful corsage for me :).

:lol: we think one girl and guy did manage to bring something in. They were a little off their heads, really really crazy.

[Niamh]

yeah the corsage was beautiful. I think for my debs my date got me a pink orchid. It didnt go with my clothes what so ever.

[dramasnot6]

Love the corsage! Both of them :p

We had a break dancing competition for the boys,haha.

[motherhubbard]

I hate going to the grocery store. I haven't been in two weeks and I'm having to get creative at this point. I'm going to try to put it off until Friday. Anyone do their shopping for one month at a time?

[a_little_wisp]

I used to, when I lived in Myrtle Beach. Costco was the key, because ... I mean, tourist grocery store lines!? Absolute h*ll. I mean, I generally try to make friends in long lines, but there are some days when all you need is butter and milk and you just want to get out of there and onto the beach.

[Annamariah]

I hate going to the grocery store. I haven't been in two weeks and I'm having to get creative at this point. I'm going to try to put it off until Friday. Anyone do their shopping for one month at a time?

How is that even possible? Not the hating grocery shopping part, but the shopping just once or twice a month part... I go to grocery shop twice a week, because milk doesn't stay good for longer than a few days, and it's not exactly something you can put in the freezer like you can do with bread. I don't enjoy grocery shopping either, mostly because I hate carrying all the heavy food back home and all the time I can only imagine "ah, again another five kilograms that are just going to get stuck on my waist for ever" :rolleyes:

[Niamh]

I went today...i'm not a fan of grocery shopping because its expensive here and i usually have to buy products that are suitable for me because of the IBS but todays was a surprise. see blog.

[papayahed]

How is that even possible? Not the hating grocery shopping part, but the shopping just once or twice a month part... I go to grocery shop twice a week, because milk doesn't stay good for longer than a few days, and it's not exactly something you can put in the freezer like you can do with bread. I don't enjoy grocery shopping either, mostly because I hate carrying all the heavy food back home and all the time I can only imagine "ah, again another five kilograms that are just going to get stuck on my waist for ever" :rolleyes:

yeah, I'm on the 1-2 times a week plan. But I don't have a garden and rely on fruits and veggies from the grocery store.

[pussnboots]

There are times when I go grocery shopping 2 - 3 times a week because not all the stores have the same items on sale each week. I usually stock up on chicken and fish and then just get the essentials each week if I am running low.

[qimissung]

I go once a week, on the weekend, and run to the store once in the middle of the week for milk.

It takes me forever. My oldest son is twice as fast as me, however he sometimes leaves out essentials. The last time he went he did not get the cookies because they "were on the other side of the store."

[Chris Marie]

I just returned from Venice and Milan, Italy. 11 days of fun. Expensive but fun.
The espresso coffee there was the best and I found at some cafes it cost 1-1.50 euro (or about 1.20-1.80 in dollars.) Venice is a trip, for sure.:thumbs_up:idea:

[motherhubbard]

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.

[Niamh]

The last time he went he did not get the cookies because they "were on the other side of the store."
:lol:

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.

Thats great MH! :banana:

[papayahed]

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.

Allllllll Riiiiigghhhhtttt

[papayahed]

Have you ever realized you may have bad taste?

[motherhubbard]

Yes. You asking makes me think you've realized I have bad taste and you wanted to see if I already knew or if you needed to have a little talk with me.

[Niamh]

bad taste in what? have i missed something?

[papayahed]

Yes. You asking makes me think you've realized I have bad taste and you wanted to see if I already knew or if you needed to have a little talk with me.

:lol: I was talking entirely about myself.

Picture it: sometime last fall I was in a department store. I turned a corner and there it was: the best purse in the whole wide world.:D I loved this purse, I didn't buy it because it was a little pricey. Then about a week later the department store was having a sale - 30% off all purses!!!:banana::eek: Soooooo I went to pick up my new purse and they were out of the color and style I wanted. I went to the other department store across town and they were out also.:bawling:

At work we have this annual shutdown which requires long hours and is generally pretty stressful. Anyways one sunday while at work I was surfing the net and I found the purse on sale so of course since I shop (and eat) when stressed I ordered it. I got it a few days later but didn't get a chance to play with it until last week (really long hours). I've been carrying it around for about a week and I love it!!:D However, it's purple patent leather and could very easily look like a hooker would own it.:lol:

I have hooker taste!!!

[Niamh]

:lol:


yet! its all the fashion these days!
So i got myself a bargin yesterday...a really nice teal green pencil skirt for €8!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

:lol: I was talking entirely about myself.

Picture it: sometime last fall I was in a department store. I turned a corner and there it was: the best purse in the whole wide world.:D I loved this purse, I didn't buy it because it was a little pricey. Then about a week later the department store was having a sale - 30% off all purses!!!:banana::eek: Soooooo I went to pick up my new purse and they were out of the color and style I wanted. I went to the other department store across town and they were out also.:bawling:

At work we have this annual shutdown which requires long hours and is generally pretty stressful. Anyways one sunday while at work I was surfing the net and I found the purse on sale so of course since I shop (and eat) when stressed I ordered it. I got it a few days later but didn't get a chance to play with it until last week (really long hours). I've been carrying it around for about a week and I love it!!:D However, it's purple patent leather and could very easily look like a hooker would own it.:lol:

I have hooker taste!!!

Do hookers carry purses? I wouldn't have thought so. Or at least, I don't think any of the ones I've seen have...

Papaya, who cares? If you love it, then that's that!

[sprinks]

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.

Yay! :D

[Niamh]

I wanna see a picture! If its anything like what i've got in my head well then its completely fashionable right now, and so not a ten dollar hookers purse...

[Janine]

:lol: I was talking entirely about myself.

Picture it: sometime last fall I was in a department store. I turned a corner and there it was: the best purse in the whole wide world.:D I loved this purse, I didn't buy it because it was a little pricey. Then about a week later the department store was having a sale - 30% off all purses!!!:banana::eek: Soooooo I went to pick up my new purse and they were out of the color and style I wanted. I went to the other department store across town and they were out also.:bawling:

At work we have this annual shutdown which requires long hours and is generally pretty stressful. Anyways one sunday while at work I was surfing the net and I found the purse on sale so of course since I shop (and eat) when stressed I ordered it. I got it a few days later but didn't get a chance to play with it until last week (really long hours). I've been carrying it around for about a week and I love it!!:D However, it's purple patent leather and could very easily look like a hooker would own it.:lol:

I have hooker taste!!!

Papayahed, I love purple and purses in purple are great....patent leather would be even more fun. I was just looking through spring folders and saw every color imaginable. I love having various colors. My sister is a 'purple freak' too, and loves to buy purple colored purses and shoes. Hey, I don't think they look like a hooker purse at all. All colors this year seem to be in-style. Enjoy that purse!!! :D So glad you found it and could buy it.:thumbs_up Why of course, don't we all shop off our stress? :lol:

[K.K.]

Papayahed, its all in the way you carry it! If you don't act like a hooker, then I'm sure a purple purse won't make you look like one.

[sprinks]

^ good point!

[papayahed]

haha, thanks you guys.

Here's a quote from a very wise woman:

"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap" - Dolly Parton

Carrying the purse isn't so much the issue as is the notion that I may possibly have bad taste. I think I've always known but it's still tough to come to grips..

[Scheherazade]

Carrying the purse isn't so much the issue as is the notion that I may possibly have bad taste. I think I've always known but it's still tough to come to grips..We love ya, good taste or not!

:D

And I am sure we have all have a few items that go under "what am I thinking?" section in our wardrobes but still enjoy wearing them.

[IJustMadeThatUp]

papayahed: If you carry it with confidence you can pull anything off! And bugger anyone who doesn't like it.

This thread is tops! So very girly.

[*Classic*Charm*]

haha, thanks you guys.

Here's a quote from a very wise woman:

"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap" - Dolly Parton

Carrying the purse isn't so much the issue as is the notion that I may possibly have bad taste. I think I've always known but it's still tough to come to grips..

Oh Dolly and her infinite wisdom!;)

What is good taste anyway, Papaya? You can pull it off!! Anways, it's only a purse, it's not like you're walking around in a fluorescent pink onesie or something!

[Niamh]

Still waiting on a pic! :D

Purple is a great colour!

[Shalot]

In my opinion, all the purses they're selling right now look like hooker purses. It's this eighties fashion resurgence. I saw purple, pink and flourescent yellow acid washed jeans in the stores recently. I'm also seeing girls in leggings and high heels and those boots that are scrunchie...

I'm sure the younger people are reading this and thinking that I'm such an old lady, but to me, these fashions are just regurgitated 80's. Oh, and gold lame leggings...(there's supposed to be an accent on that e in lame but I can't figure out how to do it).

I miss the 90's. I'm a 90's girl all the way.

Oh, and I saw a purse I wanted yesterday. It was $98 so I didn't buy it. But it was Fossil brand so that explains why it was so expensive. It was this canvas messenger bag type purse that with green and pink and yellow designs on it. I wanted it, but I can't spend $98 on purse right now.

[papayahed]

Anways, it's only a purse, it's not like you're walking around in a fluorescent pink onesie or something!

uh oh, so that's bad?:p:lol:

[*Classic*Charm*]

uh oh, so that's bad?:p:lol:

Oh Papaya! *shakes head* I SERIOUSLY hope you're joking!

But you're right, this is clearly a resurgence of the 80's, and I didn't even live through the 80's to know that!

[Eugenie]

I love making my own purses. I have a gold card from my favorite fabric place. So I look for rich rich fabrics from the bin where there are only little amounts left, or from the back where the other season stuff is and is really reduced in price. Only if I definitely fall in love with something current will I pull out the cash.
I like to work a long time on one, first draw it out and then start. That way I can make it out of season along with the coat and such I want for the next year and it is fun. I search forever for just the right beads or whatever or do needlepoint. I love searching on google for clothes and accessories of the Victorian era or medieval and go from there.
At any rate I know I have one of a kind stuff and it kind of fills that need to be creative.
Papaya, every time I see your name I just have to have some kind of melon later. Must, just must.

[Shalot]

I love making my own purses. I have a gold card from my favorite fabric place. So I look for rich rich fabrics from the bin where there are only little amounts left, or from the back where the other season stuff is and is really reduced in price. Only if I definitely fall in love with something current will I pull out the cash.
I like to work a long time on one, first draw it out and then start. That way I can make it out of season along with the coat and such I want for the next year and it is fun. I search forever for just the right beads or whatever or do needlepoint. I love searching on google for clothes and accessories of the Victorian era or medieval and go from there.
At any rate I know I have one of a kind stuff and it kind of fills that need to be creative.
Papaya, every time I see your name I just have to have some kind of melon later. Must, just must.

that's awesome. I wish that I could sew or make something halfway decent. I would probably never buy a purse if I could make my own.

[Eugenie]

you can honestly Shalot, I love that name, I totally sucked when I started. But then I just did it by hand while sitting watching teli or whatever when I had a spare moment. The stitches just get better and you find yourself getting really skilled. Oh and you know what is fun as well- go to a thrift shop, a good one with nice clothes at rock bottom prices and find a dress way too big that has gorgeous totally fabulous material that you love in just the right color. Then you take it home , rip it apart with your little seam ripper and place a new pattern you love on it and cut it out. You end up with a dream of a dress or pants or whatever at about one fiftieth what you would pay for it and no one would ever guess.
I grew up rich, left home , and was poor poor poor. But I never lost my taste for nice things even if they were totally off the wall like during my psuedo goth period. And the sitting and creating has helped my nerves a lot. I got some horrifying virus back a while and nearly died. Just like that, one day I was fine, the next thing I remember it was a month later. Needless to say I nearly had to learn to live over and it left me with really freaked out nerves. So this, besides a lot of excercise helps.
Has anyone ever made their own makeup and creams? I was against using animals and such for cosmetics so took a course and learned and was appalled at what is in the usual makeup and creams, etc. So I started my own line and kept them in the fridge since I didnt' use anything to preserve. Little batches at a time.
And wow did I save money and see my skin improve like ninety per cent.
So that is another little adventure I went on. I am just curious I guess.

[Sapphire]

Eugenie, that is wonderful :) I tried to make my own clothes ones, needless to say I did not fit in that skirt at all :lol: I guess practise makes perfect, but I just do not have the patience :redface: I want it to be perfect straight away ... silly me ;)

And ough, that virus sounds like a horror movie! Any idea how you got it? Glad you found a way to get you through (besides the necessary medical attention I presume).

For the make up: is there any information about that online, or a book you could recommend? I think it's a wonderful idea, though I do not like cooking (= not great with recipes) and would like things to work out wonderful the first time I try. I do not know of any courses like that in my area... None payable at least :brickwall:

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[qimissung]

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.


Congratulations! That is a good feeling, isn't it? Now I have to decide, give up chocolate and 'work out' at least a little, and lose 5 pounds, or not? (ponders longingly a 'last' Hershey bar...putting on that first swimsuit seems so very far away!)

Eugenie, you sound incredibly resourceful. May I ask, were you alone when you got ill? Did you have to be hospitalized? I'm glad you made this astounding recovery!

You sound very creative. I'm not sure I could make purses. I actually flunked the sewing part of Home Ec when I was in the 9th grade. It was very depressing.

Making beautiful purses of one's own does sound kind of fun, though. Can you post a picture or two of ones you are particularly proud of?

[Eugenie]

If you go to Google, then print out bestincosmetics.com you will get some receipes, more or less as I prepare them, but I will check mine against them and let you know. I did a ton of research on it.

Here is some free stuff from that site:



Home :: Homemade Moisturizer

Homemade Moisturizer - Make your own moisturizer at home
Here are few recipes for making Homemade Moisturizer
If your skin is extremely dry and super-sensitive , here's how to make your own moisturizer:

Mix 1 cup liquid oil,such as avocado almond, with 1/2 cup beeswax.
Place over low heat until the beeswax melts, remove from the heat, and whisk until cool.
Add the content of three capsules of Vitamins E and a few drops of pure essential oil for aroma (lavender, sandalwood, rose, whatever you fancy), pour into a sterile jar, and store in a dark cool place.
Homemade moisturizer for normal skin.
Take a rose water get 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of fresh rose petals and in a saucepan heat the water and rose petals just until boiling. then cool it and strain out the petals and add glycerin and aloe vera juice. store this in the refrigerator, now your homemade moisturizer is ready to use.
Jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin
Ingredients in jojoba homemade moisturizer

6 tablespoons jojoba oil
1 tablespoon vitamin E oil
2 tablespoons grated beeswax
1 tablespoon pure Aloe Vera
2 tablespoons rose water
8 drops sandalwood essential oil, & 4 drops rose essential oil.
Preparation of jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin

Combine jojoba oil, vitamin E oil and beeswax in a small bowl.
Place bowl in a shallow pan of boiling water and heat, stirring occasionally until the wax melts. Remove the bowl and let cool to room temperature. It will thicken and become cloudy as it cools.
In a blender or small food processor combine Aloe Vera and rose water. Add the cooled oil and blend on high until it becomes thick and cloudy.
Add sandalwood and rose essential oils and blend mixture into colored glass jar.
Apply a very small amount to your face every evening instead of your usual moisturizer. If you have very dry skin you may wish to use this also in the morning.
Homemade Moisturizer for Oily, acne-prone skin
Mix 1-1/2 teaspoons honey, the juice from 1/2 of a lemon, and 3-tablespoon yoghurt. Stir in 1 whipped egg white. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Then wash off with lukewarm water.
Combine 2 tablespoons of ground almonds with two tablespoons of olive oil, apply to face in a gentle, circular motion, rinse well, pat dry and add moisturizer.
You might interest in more homemade beauty products:-

Homemade Face and Facial masks
Homemade Fairer Complextion mask
Homemade Body Scrubs
Beauty Face Packs
Homemade Face Cleanser
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[Eugenie]

About my illness,

It was a terrible thing, I still tremble to think of it, and perhaps what I share can protect you.
We were in unseasonable weather, so that a lot of wet and damp began to creep into the house. This was at the end of summer and who bothers with the heat , right?
Well some sort of mould, but not the horrific black mold, just some microscopic stuff gathered here and there. I cleaned it right up but then we all started feeling wierd.
Then a virus hit our city and people started falling by the wayside. Every business has someone ill and the clinics were swamped.
So we should have at that point left and turned the heat way up and that would have done the trick. The dry plus the bleach solution we used would have more than done the trick. but that costs a lot of money. We did stay away a week, but that was not enough and we did not turn the heat way up.
So in addition to catching the scarey virus that was going about, from the China area it was surmised, someone from there carried the virus via plane, and I began to feel rather ill.
But since I dont' have a history of being really ill, I did the usual and carried on.
My family started worrying about me , they could see what I could not. They were terribly ill, but I nursed them through it, and they were fine. I actually went to doctor and was put on antibiotics and seemd to be a little better.
Then about a week after I finished I suddenly collapsed, could not breathe or walk or anything. I remember having waves of fear wash over me, not for me really, but my family needs me still. And so I went over my will, I have had it since a very young mother. And then I prayed fervently and a little after I felt a prompting to look up acid alkalai balance. I could see I was very acidic and illness breeds in that climate of the body like wildfire. So I went very alkaline and miraculously I started to heal most dramatically. I was weak for quite a while but I took one day at a time.
Now I am careful to keep my body sixty per cent alkaline and fourty per cent acid. And I am feeling stronger now. Thank you for asking.

Oh and remember ladies, if melting beeswax you MUST use a double boiler or make one up with two pots. My girlfriend got badly burned by a beeswax incident. And never ever subsitute paraffin, it is deadly horrible to skin.
Also, dont make up large batches unless you are sharing with a bunch of friends, you can all contribute money. And keep it in the fridge. But oh the richness, the wonder of it on your skin. apply , wait thirty seconds and press a tissue lightly against your skin to absorb extra lotion.
If you like, only use it at night and in the morning just put on sunscreen and makeup. You will look so dewey and youthful.
I used to do facials for ladies of advanced age and who were really wrinkly. In days their skin began to improve so dramatically people commented and they felt so good. Remember, deep massage is what strengthens the skin tissue and it eventually binds better to the underlayers and the result is firmer less wrinkled skin. Although I have no wrinkles I noticed a couple on my hands from all that dishwashing and it worked.

[qimissung]

Some scary viruses do come out of China. I'm glad you are better, and even more importantly, took steps to stay that way.

[Sapphire]

Scary indeed. Thank you for taking the time to share that story. You sound like a brave woman to me.

And I'll look into the cosmetics stuff, though I admit that warning on beeswax kinda scared me away - I am quite the clumsy one and if anything can go wrong I'll make it go wrong. Can't count the times I spoiled hot water on my arms while making tea :brickwall.

[Tournesol]

Good Day Ladies!!!

I hope that this day brings good things and smiles!! :thumbs_up

[Niamh]

hey tour! getting closer now?

[subterranean]

Girls, why are we cling to the bad boys? Why good ones seem boring...

[Sapphire]

Girls, why are we cling to the bad boys? Why good ones seem boring...
Maybe because they make us ourselves feel good? While with good boys you sometimes feel you yourself are being the cause of all trouble... OK, that sounds very egocentric :eek2:

It all depends on the definition of "bad boy" ;) Sometimes the bad attitude is really too much, and I would take a good boy over it any day :)

[Tournesol]

I'm gonna quote Anne Shirley from Mongomery's 'Anne of Green Gables'

In her discussion with Marilla Cuthbert about Diana Barry's betrothal to Fred Wright, Anne said
"Roly poly Fred Wright?!"
Marilla:"What's wrong with Fred Wright?"
Anne: "Well, nothing. He's just so...GOOD"
Marilla: "Would you want to marry a wicked man?"
Anne: "No. I think I would like it if he could be wicked, but wouldn't"

I think that, in a nutshell, that's most of us ladies.

We like that a guy [I]could[I] be naughty, and perhaps even be a little naughty with us, but not too much...like not bad enough to get in trouble with the law..lol


hey tour! getting closer now?

Yes Niamh, today, April 16th makes it 79 more days! Yikes...but I am ready for this, and we're so in love with eachother!

[Sapphire]

Wow, I totally forgot about that part (in Anna of Green Gables)! Thanks for reminding Tournesol - that's the point in a nutshell indeed :)

[Niamh]

Girls, why are we cling to the bad boys? Why good ones seem boring...

I dont like bad guys. I think they are muppets.


Right i'm going to pass on the tea tonight peeps! someone pass me a straight. and some pain killers. My shoulder is in agony!

[Scheherazade]

Girls, why are we cling to the bad boys? Why good ones seem boring...Not here... I like goody-two shoe types (hence my preference of Superman over Batman ;)).

However, I have friends who always end up with guys we could describe as "no good". After many times watching the same thing over and over again, I think it is more to do with the self-confidence level of the girl. I am aware that it is a very superficial remark (a little paperback psychology? ;)) but more confident women usually are more demanding and expectant when it comes to relationships.

[Shalot]

bad boys have a certain appeal, but I don't enjoy getting treated like crap. A pseudo-bad boy would be good - someone with a wild side and a sensitive side. Too much sensitivity is also a turn off. I guess it depends on how you define "bad."

[Niamh]

Now you see, i'd go for batman because hes more tall dark and mysterious than a bad boy...

[1n50mn14]

My boyfriend is a reformed bad-boy. :p. He used to be right bad, too... but he always was a perfect gentleman, and opened doors for me, pulled out chairs, escorted me down the street, etc. It was just his lifestyle choices that made him a bad-boy... ;).

[MissScarlett]

Girls, why are we cling to the bad boys? Why good ones seem boring...

Sometimes the good boys can have too much of the feminine in them. They can seem too much like girls.

Good boys can also smother a woman in a relationship. I don't want to be treated badly, so while I can find the bad boys attractive, I married one that more good than bad, but I do need time to myself. Down time from the relationship. Just a few hours a day or a day or two now and then. I don't like constant attention and gifts, or even daily "I love yous." I know he loves me. If he tells me ten times a day, it'd be like he's trying to convince himself.

[Sapphire]

My boyfriend is a reformed bad-boy. :p. He used to be right bad, too... but he always was a perfect gentleman, and opened doors for me, pulled out chairs, escorted me down the street, etc. It was just his lifestyle choices that made him a bad-boy... ;).
Good for you! :thumbs_up I have to say though: guys that open doors for me or pull out chairs... they give me the creeps :blush: There is just something in me which makes me wanna run towards the door and get there first, or wonder whether he might draw that chair away from me the moment I try to sit down... Not sure, but for some reason I like to have control over those things myself :lol: I also feel kinda awkward that they are doing such for me and not me for them...

And yes, not too much "I love you" please! My heart will stop every time it is said so unless the guy wants to kill me he should really be careful :p Not sure whether that is a good guy or bad guy thing though - bad guys can be pretty slick with words... And giving a girl time for herself, not sure whether that is good guy or bad guy behaviour either. I just know it is good boyfriend behaviour :D

[Scheherazade]

tall dark and mysteriousOh, got one of those at home so no need for Batman! ;)


Sometimes the good boys can have too much of the feminine in them. They can seem too much like girls. *blinks*

I think we need to define what *good boy* as well, then... I don't think good boys are "sissies".




And yes, not too much "I love you" please! My heart will stop every time it is said so unless the guy wants to kill me he should really be careful :p :D

I don't have any rules about expressing feelings... Sometimes hearing it makes one feel good and even 10 times a day does not feel enough. Or, if one feels it, why not say it (or if one does not feel it, why feel obliged to say it?)? I usually prefer to be guided by my mood and feelings rather than sticking by so-called rules.

[Niamh]

Sissies are mammys boys.

[Scheherazade]

Just for clarification, I went by this definition of sissy:
a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or interested in activities girls usually like, or a person who is weak and cowardly:http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=73944&dict=CALD

[Virgil]

Geez I haven't been in here in a while and since the girls have been barging into the guys thread I decided to step in here. Whoa, a discussion of bad boys. :D


Sometimes the good boys can have too much of the feminine in them. They can seem too much like girls.


Did you know I'm Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know? ;)

[MissScarlett]

I know now, Virgil, but I've no idea why. You seem pleasant enough to me.

Scheherazade, I don't think good boys are necessarily sissies or mama's boys.

We all have some masculine and feminine in us - animus and anima, and it seems the feminine is prized in both sexes. Men generally (not always) go for the very feminine women. A lot of women love the men who'll take care of the kids, cook, do the laundry, aren't mama's boys, but are nurturing in a way society usually ascribes to females. (Macho men are not nurturing at all, I don't think.)

But sometimes, I think the good guys just seem too much like the girls. Too nurturing can be a turn off to some women. I really don't want a guy buying me flowers every Friday or telling me he loves me ten times a day or cooking my dinner every single night. That makes me feel smothered. I need some space - at times.

I guess I like a basically good boy, with a dash of bad boy in him.

[Sapphire]

The problem is always in the definition: are good guys sizzies and bad guys brutes? Then I would say "neither", thank you. But that's not all there is to it.

I googled "define: bad boy" and got (besides many songs ;) ) this description

The bad boy, cad or bounder is a male who behaves badly, especially towards women. Being a promiscuous rogue may be as successful a reproductive strategy as being a reliable provider. Women are especially attracted to such bad boys when they are ovulating. According to an article in The Independent, there is a "dark triad" consisting of narcissism, thrill-seeking, and deceitfulness.

The attraction of beautiful women to the "bad boy" archetype is attributed both to his confidence, intriguing mystery, seeming indifference (suggesting an abundance of sexual options) and unavailability, which challenge them to chase him. This contrasts with supplicating men who seem needy and desperate to please, suggesting lower value, and so are less attractive.

The bad boy is a common archetype in romance novels. Erm... that's not really putting the bad boy in a good light, is it?! :lol: I do wonder though, why is there an "article" (or some sentences) about "bad boys" but not about "good boys"? :p

Oh, and Scheherazade - you are quite right in saying there should not be rules to follow. :D That is what makes love so exciting, but also quite confusing most of the time ;)

[Silas Thorne]

I know now, Virgil, but I've no idea why. You seem pleasant enough to me.

That's precisely why he's dangerous.Gotta' watch these ones! :lol:

[Eugenie]

Thankyou both.
Sapphire, a good thing to do is just boil the water on the stove, remove and put another pot on top and then grate the beeswax. It will still m elt but it won't be on the stove. I too am a clutz sometimes, honestly I don't even know how I do it, but so far I have never hurt myself. :) The cool thing about making your own stuff is you can customize it and see what it does for your skin with little money outlaid.
And you know you can make a nice batch of skin cream without the beeswax at all, it is not imperative to have it. Just make sure you put your stuff in a clearly marked bottle or jar and put into the fridge.
Speaking about clutzyness, I just read this very morning that actor Bill Murray was so terrible yesterday on the golf course that one of his balls he hit sailed across the street and hit a woman sitting in her own yard. how embarrassing, right?
Do any of you have an absolute favorite food or foods that are comforting to you , good times and bad and you just love, love , love?
I am not the grab a chocolate or icecream person, you will laugh when I tell you.
I have no idea why I do this unless it is from all the years of my family members owning restaurants, but if I have the time and am stressed I make chicken, stuffing, yes stuffing, creamy mashed potatoes and salad with homemade dressing. I eat it slowly and have obvious ten million pounds left over for eighty more stressful days. I think it reminds me of my childhood and the special days when we ate that stuff. It is totally time consuming but it is what I do.And then all that washing up. sigh. Why could not I just eat a pizza or a bag of chips which I love? who knows. :)

[Sapphire]

Thanks for explaining again :) Sounds like you've got quite some experience with cooking - I always try to stay away from that as far as I can :lol: So, needless to say that my comfort food would be pizza ;) My favourite food over all would also be pizza (with salami, cheese and pine apple) any ways, so why not use it as comfort food? :D

Fruit is also grand - you can really put your teeth in an apple and chew full of anger :D

[Eugenie]

I never thought about the apple thing, how true, I will try it. I usually make bread and knead and knead and knead to punch out the anger and pain. It is great therapy and the bread is oh so light.

What sort of books comfort you, you know the only ones you find you could read a hundred times and never get tired of them?

[MissScarlett]

For me, it's the light stuff, but still well written, like the Alexander McCall Smith Mma Ramotswe series (not so fond of Isabel Dalhousie), the Agatha Christie Miss Marples, even an occasional Inspector Lynley mystery by Elizabeth George. Also Jane Austen because things always work out in those. They are comforting.

[Eugenie]

lovely, I too like some of those. On a rainy day, snuggled up in something warm and blankety and with a hot cup of wonderful tea I love to read them again, and again and I just sail back to other times that were precious and it is most comforting.

[master chief]

hi im new to this thread... you may not have guessed but i AM a girl... a girl who likes to play violent games....but nonetheless, still a girl.


so whats going on these days? *sips coffee*

[Eugenie]

So you're a girl are you , hmmmmmmmmmm, I know how to tell. what is your favorite scent and color of nail and toe polish. And what do you really think of guys.? ;)

Everything is new really.

I love love love this thread, because I don't have to apologize for being very feminine or having feelings like a woman. It is a sanctuary, a tiny internet sanctuary, but one all the same.

When any of you think about the ultimate feminine outfit to wear to a posh dinner, and I do mean posh, what does it look like, and hair and makeup as well.
So for summer what would it look like, or spring or autumn or winter.
I love to visualize that sort of thing, it is so very enjoyable to me when I am taking a break from work or whatever.

Oh, and .............a very sincere welcome Master Chef.

[Sapphire]

Welcome indeed :D What about some coffee while we're at it? :p

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww121/aqmalbaikk/Coffee.jpg

Eugenie, I have no favourite scent, nor a favourite colour nail polish :lol: I know some guys that have pretty strict ideas about that though regarding their girls ;) So I am afraid that won't do as a "girl test" :p. I can not help you on how to dress posh either... I know however that a perfect "comfort book" is all of the the comics on Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterspoon. They always make me smile again :D

[Tournesol]

Sapphire, I totally agree...Calvin and Hobbes gets me laughing in no time, and my stresses melt away..
If I want a lengthier read though, I read a charming and seldom-known novel called 'Charley' by Joan G. Robinson.

It's about a 12 yr old girl who runs away from home, and lives in a hen house in the woods for about 2 weeks!

Which 12 yr old girl hasn't dreamt of running away!!
[of course I would never consider something like that now, nor would I condone it....gosh, I hope there aren't any 12 yr olds reading this thread!!]

[motherhubbard]

I sure couldn't live in a hen house for 2 weeks. Maybe I just need to clean mine out. :)

[Tournesol]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Sapphire]

Ow, that sounds like a wonderful adventure Tournesol :)

I think for books without pictures (:p) I would like to read Terry Pratchett and mostly his books about Discworld. And I can always, always read Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Always. It kinda blends in my head with the movie though ;)

A hen house... I wouldn't know where to find one :lol:

[Tournesol]

the story 'Charley' is actually set in an English Countryside...of course here in Trinidad, to stay outside at night is suicide - because of the mosquitoes!!!

[Sapphire]

Well, I got some nasty stings when I was on holiday there... I guess it all depends on the time of year ;) I am pretty sure I would not last long outside when it is freezing or boiling...

[master chief]

So you're a girl are you , hmmmmmmmmmm, I know how to tell. what is your favorite scent and color of nail and toe polish. And what do you really think of guys.? ;)

Everything is new really.

I love love love this thread, because I don't have to apologize for being very feminine or having feelings like a woman. It is a sanctuary, a tiny internet sanctuary, but one all the same.

When any of you think about the ultimate feminine outfit to wear to a posh dinner, and I do mean posh, what does it look like, and hair and makeup as well.
So for summer what would it look like, or spring or autumn or winter.
I love to visualize that sort of thing, it is so very enjoyable to me when I am taking a break from work or whatever.

umm yeah about that... im more into what guys are into... so weird.... but i think guys are pigheaded slobs.... always disrespecing me when i kick their butt in halo...

[Sapphire]

always disrespecing me when i kick their butt in halo
You go! I would say they can not disrespect you if you manage to beat them, but I guess they can always find some excuse ... They just feel threatened ;) I bet there are quite a few guys out there who would respect you for it :D Maybe not exactly the moment you beat them though... :p

[master chief]

You go! I would say they can not disrespect you if you manage to beat them, but I guess they can always find some excuse ... They just feel threatened ;) I bet there are quite a few guys out there who would respect you for it :D Maybe not exactly the moment you beat them though... :p

:D ty that mean alot!!!

[LostPrincess13]

on the guy thing, i think some women are attracted to bad boys because they see them as a challenge, a conquest if you will. if they get these guys to 'change' for them, that seems to be saying something. it boosts the gals' ego.

[master chief]

hmmm that makes alot of sense...

sapphire... do you think they are jealous when i beat them?

yeah i know that there are a few who do respect me....
the ones who are respectful are true men, if you ask me....

favorite starbucks item? (this is a question for all..." mine is strawberries & cream frappachino

[Sapphire]

Wow, you're into posting now MasterChief :lol: you know, there is an edit button ;) That way you can add something without making too much posts in a row :)

And as an answer to your question: I guess so. I know that if I am beaten in anything, the moment I am beaten I feel disappointed and wish I was the one to win. I get rid of that feeling pretty soon when it is a not so important match ;) But I guess those guys might jealousy will definitely play a part in it ;) Though I don't think they would be much nicer if you sucked at Halo... not sure what the cause of that would be though... masochism? :p

And favourite StarBucks? We do not really have a StarBucks here, but my favourite coffee is just regular black :D Though I do really enjoy an Irish Coffee every once in a while ;)

@LostPrincess13
Definitely - that will be the attraction for some girls :) I do wonder though - how long will they still want him after they've "changed" him?! Is the change for the better? I guess in some cases...