Post by eponinepontmercy on Apr 8, 2021 12:52:53 GMT -5
My sister is getting married next April. She picked a color/ fabric for the BM dresses from one store, and then we can pick basically whatever we want. I love that she wants it to be easier, but I'm pretty sure I'd rather her just tell me what to wear. I don't know how to decide. There are hundreds of dresses on this site.
Post by mrsukyankee on Apr 8, 2021 13:41:55 GMT -5
taratru, how is the school handling this? I'm pretty sure every international school has had these issues in the past and will try to help/ hold your job.
My sister is getting married next April. She picked a color/ fabric for the BM dresses from one store, and then we can pick basically whatever we want. I love that she wants it to be easier, but I'm pretty sure I'd rather her just tell me what to wear. I don't know how to decide. There are hundreds of dresses on this site.
ummm, you post here and ask smart people here to tell you. obvs.
My go-to from my bridesmaid days (so many...so so many) is usually just whatever style looks the most like the Lands end fit n' flare dress. LOL A line skirt, knee length, highish but not empire defined waist, v neck. It's what I know works on my body. So look at your favorite dresses, decide what they have in common and narrow it from there.
My sister is getting married next April. She picked a color/ fabric for the BM dresses from one store, and then we can pick basically whatever we want. I love that she wants it to be easier, but I'm pretty sure I'd rather her just tell me what to wear. I don't know how to decide. There are hundreds of dresses on this site.
ummm, you post here and ask smart people here to tell you. obvs.
My go-to from my bridesmaid days (so many...so so many) is usually just whatever style looks the most like the Lands end fit n' flare dress. LOL A line skirt, knee length, highish but not empire defined waist, v neck. It's what I know works on my body. So look at your favorite dresses, decide what they have in common and narrow it from there.
I love the LE dress too ... did they discontinue it or remodel it? I went looking on the site recently to possibly buy another maxi version and I don’t see the one I have.
My sister is getting married next April. She picked a color/ fabric for the BM dresses from one store, and then we can pick basically whatever we want. I love that she wants it to be easier, but I'm pretty sure I'd rather her just tell me what to wear. I don't know how to decide. There are hundreds of dresses on this site.
LOL I tried to do this for my bridesmaids and it didn’t work! I really wanted them to pick dresses they liked, and I didn’t care if they matched. But in the end they made me pick a dress! It’s kind of funny.
Are the dresses from Azazi? My SIL did that and I got to pick a dress from one color/fabric. It worked out great! I picked a pretty A line dress.
taratru, how is the school handling this? I'm pretty sure every international school has had these issues in the past and will try to help/ hold your job.
They said it's not ideal, but there's a worst case scenario. I get that they can't do a thing to help with the US state dept, but maybe when we get our stuff to the UAE embassy?
I keep reminding myself that we have a lot of safety nets in place right now and are extremely privileged to have choices, and that the decision to leave happened before the decision to choose Dubai. We will be okay. I'd just like it to go a little more smoothly. 😂
ummm, you post here and ask smart people here to tell you. obvs.
My go-to from my bridesmaid days (so many...so so many) is usually just whatever style looks the most like the Lands end fit n' flare dress. LOL A line skirt, knee length, highish but not empire defined waist, v neck. It's what I know works on my body. So look at your favorite dresses, decide what they have in common and narrow it from there.
I love the LE dress too ... did they discontinue it or remodel it? I went looking on the site recently to possibly buy another maxi version and I don’t see the one I have.
Noo!! Did they? I haven't bought a new one in ages.
I’m undergoing a background check for top secret clearance again, and there’s a lot to it. I’m pretty sure Jared Kushner never did half the stuff I did today alone.
If anyone remembers my freak out over a haircut about 5 weeks ago, it happened tonight. On the plus note, small talk was limited to dogs. I’m ... meh on the haircut itself. 🥴
I’m annoyed at social media algorithms (and also my lack of capacity and skill to do more engaging promo).
Yesterday I posted a cool gif like thing that I made on Canva encouraging people to become a monthly donor for my new nonprofit (you get a cool enamel pin! Yay!). On insta, only two people liked it other than me - my husband and my co- founder. On FB, only 2 people liked it (54 viewed it).
Today, I posted a pic (from another org) and typed the caption they used because two of our members were involved in a new course offering they just announced. That one got 21 likes on insta.
I realize in the grand scheme of things, none of these numbers are great, but I need more people to see and like the donation one, darn it!
When you post new IG posts, are you sharing them as a story as well with a gif or caption that you have a new post? I run a page as well for an org and I always wondered why influencers share a story with their new post, but the algorithm is why and so you can get the engagement. I usually choose a gif that says ‘new post’ and superimpose it over the post pic so they have to click to see the full story and then maybe will like or comment.
Yeah I do that also. Didn’t help with this one 🤷🏻♀️.
Are the dresses from Azazi? My SIL did that and I got to pick a dress from one color/fabric. It worked out great! I picked a pretty A line dress.
That's the site!
She picked royal blue, and the fabric is lovely.
wawa, (and anyone else who feels like weighing in) Here are the few I keep coming back to. I'm roughly a size 16-18, with a belly I'd prefer to camouflage a bit. I'm also 13-15 years older than my sister and her friends. I'm matron of honor, but I don't want to look matronly.
He reaches out to set up informal meetings...hours or even a day away. I, an anxiety ridden obsessive mess, always assume the worst. So then I try to ask him what its about, and he will at least clarify "nothing bad" but I still am going to think about it for the next 5 hours. WHY CAN"T YOU JUST ME WHY WE ARE MEETING?!?
Are the dresses from Azazi? My SIL did that and I got to pick a dress from one color/fabric. It worked out great! I picked a pretty A line dress.
That's the site!
She picked royal blue, and the fabric is lovely.
wawa , (and anyone else who feels like weighing in) Here are the few I keep coming back to. I'm roughly a size 16-18, with a belly I'd prefer to camouflage a bit. I'm also 13-15 years older than my sister and her friends. I'm matron of honor, but I don't want to look matronly.
He reaches out to set up informal meetings...hours or even a day away. I, an anxiety ridden obsessive mess, always assume the worst. So then I try to ask him what its about, and he will at least clarify "nothing bad" but I still am going to think about it for the next 5 hours. WHY CAN"T YOU JUST ME WHY WE ARE MEETING?!?
That is the worst! Just give me a topic please!
my old boss had a thing where he would call you to the office with something like “come see me.” Then you walk in all panicked and everyone was in there with a birthday cake. I worked for him for 12 years and it still gave me the panics, every time.
In house hunting news, I think “spring market” finally hit. So many listings this week. Apparently, everyone waited til Easter. I have 6 in my queue for this weekend, 2-3 with potential. It’s been at most 2 per week since December.
He reaches out to set up informal meetings...hours or even a day away. I, an anxiety ridden obsessive mess, always assume the worst. So then I try to ask him what its about, and he will at least clarify "nothing bad" but I still am going to think about it for the next 5 hours. WHY CAN"T YOU JUST ME WHY WE ARE MEETING?!?
Seriously. I hate those kind of meeting requests from my boss. I’ve gotten to the point where now I tell my boss - hey, I need some detail here or else I will be anxious until the meeting happens. I know my boss thinks I’m crazy, but I usually get the detail I need.
I'm enjoying the Q documentary Into the Storm. Partly to learn more about the bonkers of the movement, but mostly because the 'documentarian' (Cullen Hoback) is kind of a biscuit.
(ETA: Documentarian in quotes because while he got some great footage, it doesn't seem like he's fully by-the-book, legit, traditional documentarian)
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
out of your options, as long as you have a bra you feel confident in, I luuuurve the one shoulder one. the v neck one is really pretty with the pleating but seems a bit high and could read a little conservative/older as a result. (though the back kinda balances it) the other v neck with the cross back I suspect that waistline would not do what you want it to. I suspect i'd be fielding "when are you due" questions in that. and the strapless is the most "eh, it's cute, and bridal" to me.
*whispers* we submitted an application for a puppy we saw on petfinder today. It is a brindle pug/terrier mix. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 no idea if they will pick us but I figure if it is meant to be...
I have been missing our pugs SO much recently. I need snuggles.
Are the dresses from Azazi? My SIL did that and I got to pick a dress from one color/fabric. It worked out great! I picked a pretty A line dress.
That's the site!
She picked royal blue, and the fabric is lovely.
wawa, (and anyone else who feels like weighing in) Here are the few I keep coming back to. I'm roughly a size 16-18, with a belly I'd prefer to camouflage a bit. I'm also 13-15 years older than my sister and her friends. I'm matron of honor, but I don't want to look matronly.