Post by UnderProtest on Mar 6, 2015 13:53:41 GMT -5
Ha, yes I don't get the absolute love for Nandos, but I don't get the hate either. My son loves it because the kids meal comes with ice cream/frozen yogurt and there is a large elephant in the place near us. I do get tired of it so when RockNVoll comes around, I use her as an excuse not to go.
I would not go with white, which will glare under a sheer blouse. I'd go with a color that matches your skin tone.
Frankly, white is probably the closest match. I really am that pasty white... (if there is much colour to me, it's more pink than anything resembling what I saw being called "nude" today)
And, at this point, these will have to do for the trip. My schedule before I leave is too darn tight to get out to go looking for more tops before I leave, and there's no time to get any more shipped.
Honestly, I'll be in tech meetings all day with a bunch of dudes who aren't going to care what I'm wearing, so it really will be OK for me to wear the white shells...
I was going to say this the other day. I can't wear nude as it shows up more against my ghastly white skin more than white or ivory. I'm sure whatever you pick won't be noticed by tech dudes.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 24, 2015 15:08:28 GMT -5
Eeehh, there really isn't anything special for the kids at that age. We took our twins across country (6 hour flight) at 7 months and it was the best time to fly with them. They had their own seats and we left them in their bucket car seats. They pretty much slept the whole way. Just make sure she is organized with enough diapers. formula/milk, food, and extra set of clothes. Now, at 3, they are horrible on planes. They do not want to sit still or sleep so transatlantic flights suck.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 21, 2015 17:29:01 GMT -5
Sweaters! And Scotch! We are in Scotland now so are stocking up on all things Scottish (although somehow neither of my sweaters was actually made here).
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 15:45:51 GMT -5
@audettte, yeah, that is a wide range. Are there any places you can go that sell a range of them so you can ask? I would love to have one here too. I didn't realize how much my body hates hard water.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 15:15:43 GMT -5
It isn't UPS, it is the USPS that sucks. I hated when things came via SmartPost. BUT, all shipping/postal service is better in the US than the UK. One UPS/FedEx type company has tracking, but it is always wrong.....by days. And since we are in a big city, no one will leave packages if you aren't home. The Royal Mail regularly loses things.....I'm still waiting to see what happened to my wellie socks that I ordered in November.
If you look at the family gallery on his website, he seems to favor those poses. So while it was indoors instead of outdoors due to the weather, I think it's the style you don't like.
This is a good point. I personally don't think I like his style. My sisters both scoped out the website before we committed and they were happy with his work, so I'm not sure if that's their issue or not? If so, I agree that's their fault for not thinking that part through.
Yeah, I kind of think you are stuck here. Even if you get a new shoot with him, I doubt you will like it. I would pick the couple pictures you like best and just consider it a(n expensive) lesson learned.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 12:35:41 GMT -5
At least the money is going to family? My FIL wastes it all on random women and their delinquent children and now is expecting his kids to bail him out of financial trouble.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 12:27:08 GMT -5
If you look at the family gallery on his website, he seems to favor those poses. So while it was indoors instead of outdoors due to the weather, I think it's the style you don't like.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 12:23:34 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't think the pictures are bad. They are studio pictures which are really different than outdoor candid type shots. While I'm not a fan of beige/khaki in general, it's a lot better than a mottled grey background. If anything, maybe see if you can pay for another photo shoot (less than the original price) and get the prints from that.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 11:06:28 GMT -5
I'm really not looking forward to traveling tomorrow. Taking two toddlers by myself just does not sound like fun. I've been having anxiety about it all week. I really wish I could just stay at home by myself.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 18, 2015 7:20:25 GMT -5
So I had to google my kids' names. The girl is apparently a semi porn star (or at least the google pictures appear it to be) and the boy is an English golfer. Both names are VERY popular here (UK) and much less so in the US. We had no idea we were moving to the UK when we named them.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 17, 2015 10:25:08 GMT -5
We always knew that he had a career and I had a job. Partly because we knew I would be a stay at home mom and partly because he is very career driven. I do occasionally miss my job (the one I was in right before I had the kids), but we wouldn't be where we are now if I was still working. He wouldn't have been able to take a cross country project or move to London. I am proud of his work achievements, but I am a little bitter about being the trailing spouse right now.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 17, 2015 5:42:52 GMT -5
We didn't have a large span. I can't remember what it was now. But I would definitely follow the recommendations of the manufacturers/installers. The house we have now has a frameless shower door thing, instead of a shower curtain, on the bathtub. Someone didn't install the master bath one correctly and it already has issues.
Also, make sure your shower head is NOT pointed at the door. Well, unless you like cold sprays of water all over you or the bathroom.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 16, 2015 17:30:38 GMT -5
We had a frameless shower put in when we renovated our last house. I absolutely would recommend it. We never had any leaking issues and had it 4 years before selling the house. It did have the plastic/rubber sweep at the bottom which was the original and still intact when we left. It made the bathroom look so much nicer than a framed shower. We had to recaulk one part, but that was no big deal, it wasn't leaking much and was easily fixed.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 16, 2015 14:00:25 GMT -5
We had a U Line wine fridge, but it was much smaller than you are looking at. I think it was around 50 bottles. Well, I guess we technically still have it, but its at my parent's house (which is a scary thought). We had it built in under a staircase so we needed one that was considered under counter mount. It was very quiet and we had no issues with it.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 14, 2015 6:22:15 GMT -5
Happy to see the update. Sorry about the lack of valium. I will say I was prescribed less valium for the lasik than what I got at the dentist (and I'm not afraid of the dentist, just have a small mouth). So the valium only just took the edge off.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 13, 2015 10:01:19 GMT -5
Lasik was the best thing ever for me! It has been 7 years (holy shit) since I had it and it is still the best thing I've done. I had no issues, no dry eyes, nothing. I hope you have the same!
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 13, 2015 9:36:11 GMT -5
I have no advice but just sympathy. When I was in accounting, I was told that all my work tasks where number one priority and just to get everything done NOW. I was also made to do reconciliations for YEARS prior for a company that was purchased by our company. There were no work papers and a manager in the group had already attempted it and failed (I was staff). The other managers were also told not to help me. It's giving me anxiety just thinking about it. Anyway, just commiseration that accounting people are unreasonable.