I love the dress that wawa linked, in part because the back is simple, but still a great back. The first one shoulder dress you linked is great too.
Some of the others have backs that don't seem to go with the fronts. I like interesting backs, but some of them just seem to be trying too hard, and are very distracting. Theres a fine line there...and sometimes less is more.
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.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
PDQ My work is imploding and it’s ugly. My boss is handling a conflict between two colleagues really really poorly and I feel very stuck in the middle and uncomfortable because both parties keep talking to me about it. It doesn’t feel like my job to navigate this and my boss is MIA
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
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.
I love #1 and think off the shoulder looks youthful but flattering. I like it better with the empire waist than the other off the shoulder option. #2 would be my second choice.
eponinepontmercy , my experience with Azazi was great! I was 4.5 months pregnant at the wedding, so I had mine custom made with their advice on guesstimating the measurements. It fit perfectly! I had it hemmed and they reimbursed for that. It was hard to pick a style, but I narrowed it down to 2 and ordered samples to try. The dresses were really nice quality, which was amazing with such inexpensive prices. All the bridesmaids loved their dresses.
The dress I got was very similar to the PIERRETTE but short. Although I don’t think the neckline was quite so high.
Good luck, erbear. Can you say anything to the two about not wanting to be in the middle?
Kind of. It’s a little unusual since I am a teacher - we’re not a typical job site in that normal professional boundaries get blurred sometimes. And usually that a a good thing - I love my colleagues and love that we are friends. But this is tough because both are my friends but not really friends with each other (they’re very different, and one is new and in a pandemic year, they just haven’t had a chance to build any trust). So I can step out but I’m not sure it would make any difference when they are both so upset. They need someone to mediate this. I just don’t think that someone is me, but my boss boss is actually MIA (haven’t seen him in 2 weeks) and my kind of boss, who is also my best work friend, is just so swamped with trying to do the boss boss’s job that I can’t put another thing on him.
It’s just frustrating (and typing it out makes it all sound ridiculous, but the conflict is actually really deep rooted and racism-based and is a pretty big deal).
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I am looking for new kitchen towels and am reading reviews. One review complained that the towels caught fire when they touched the open flame of a gas range and described this as a serious design flaw of THE TOWELS.
I am looking for new kitchen towels and am reading reviews. One review complained that the towels caught fire when they touched the open flame of a gas range and described this as a serious design flaw of THE TOWELS.
Post by mrsukyankee on Apr 10, 2021 13:24:21 GMT -5
erbear, I get you. I was a teacher/counsellor for many years. Can either of your friends (or both of them) be gently given some hard truths? I think that might be what would be useful if you aren't really able to extricate yourself. I like using the kindness sandwich - compliment/hard truth/compliment (or something like that).
Speaking of clothes...can anyone recommend work pants that are actually comfortable? *Lots* of my current teacher wardrobe won't work in Dubai, so I'm thinking of just multiple pairs of the same pants. Bonus points for tall sizes and forgiving waistbands (thanks, perimenopause and wine!). I've been eyeing those Betabrand yoga dress pants, but there models are...not me, so.
what are the modesty requirements (both official and unofficial)? Do you know what temperature the classrooms generally are? (I’d assume both differ from your current situation). Do you have a contact at the school who can advise?
Good luck, erbear. Can you say anything to the two about not wanting to be in the middle?
Kind of. It’s a little unusual since I am a teacher - we’re not a typical job site in that normal professional boundaries get blurred sometimes. And usually that a a good thing - I love my colleagues and love that we are friends. But this is tough because both are my friends but not really friends with each other (they’re very different, and one is new and in a pandemic year, they just haven’t had a chance to build any trust). So I can step out but I’m not sure it would make any difference when they are both so upset. They need someone to mediate this. I just don’t think that someone is me, but my boss boss is actually MIA (haven’t seen him in 2 weeks) and my kind of boss, who is also my best work friend, is just so swamped with trying to do the boss boss’s job that I can’t put another thing on him.
It’s just frustrating (and typing it out makes it all sound ridiculous, but the conflict is actually really deep rooted and racism-based and is a pretty big deal).
Ugh, this happened to me once, where my boss was promoted to VP, and the other VP really had it out for her (racism and jealousy had a lot to do with it, IMO). She tried to rally everyone else in the organization, all of whom I worked with closely, against my boss, and the president did absolutely nothing about it. It’s so hard to navigate when you actually aren’t actually the person with authority, but you can make sure you never violate your own principles.
We are writing house offer #5. While we were walking around the outside, I overheard the previous tour talking on the driveway. She said “so yeah, [10% over ask] no inspections.” All I can think is 1) maybe she knew I was listening and trying to scare me off and 2) she is really going to regret the no inspection part. I am generally 50/50 on getting a home inspection, for... reasons I got flogged for on ML. But this is a 55 year old house with aluminum wiring and a 55 year old septic system. Septic drainfields have an average life of 40 years. When I got home, I checked the public records, and the neighbors replaced theirs in 2002. And there were trees all over the drainfield. So... 90% chance it’s dead.
And that’s before the roof and wiring.
So yeah, our offer will be with inspection. Mostly for the septic, but also to see what else major is wrong. Luckily, we didn’t see any structural issues.
Good luck rubytue. How's your port surgery recovery going?
We had an amazing day today, it was the first social thing we've done in over a year. We volunteered at a ymca camp getting it ready for the summer. Everyone was distanced and masked, but it felt so good to interact with other random humans. I'm exhausted and sore and happier than I've been in ages.
Good luck rubytue . How's your port surgery recovery going?
Thanks! I think my H is having second thoughts. I’m kinda at the point of “what’s the worst that can happen, we get the house?”
Port is ok. I have a lot of scar tissue, so it feels like the port is still there. But wound is fine. Mentally, I’m still raging that I had to do it unsedated, and I let them know in the follow up survey.