Mama's Bloggin http://mamasbloggin.com Fri, 16 May 2008 16:03:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Five minutes to a new look http://mamasbloggin.com/2008/05/16/five-minutes-to-a-new-look/ http://mamasbloggin.com/2008/05/16/five-minutes-to-a-new-look/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 15:31:39 +0000 Emily http://mamasbloggin.com/?p=1286 Take your shiny silver glasses frames, one brown sharpie, and be sure to color inside the lines.

Alcohol wipes do a SPIFFY job of taking the sharpie off the lenses, but it also takes the sharpie off the metal - so wipe caaarefully.

Before:

Silver Glasses Frames

After:

Adjusted Glasses Frames

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  1. Track :: fast
  2. Snake :: in the grass
  3. Assignment :: completed
  4. Blockbuster :: party
  5. Bombastic :: simpleton
  6. Adventure :: explore
  7. First time :: for everything
  8. Aged :: cheese
  9. Grip :: and rip
  10. Shortcut :: taken
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Dressing Room Madness, originally uploaded by MamasBloggin’.

It was time to buy new pants for work and shorts for the summer. I can’t wear anything from last summer, and my work pants are officially too big.

For those interested in the weight loss aspect, I cannot in any way shape or form tell you how many pounds lost - I do not weigh myself. When my clothes get too big, I buy the next size down. When my clothes get too small, I buy the next size up. However, I will tell you that when I went back to work (August 2007) my pants were a size 22. These reasonably decent-fitting pants are a size 16. I am not following a diet program of any kind - I eat what I want when I want it.

Also? I’m not frowning, I’m squinting - the lighting in there was painfully awful AND it was uncomfortably loud in that particular retail establishment.

Now that we’ve got the introductions out of the way, let’s just write a letter to the clothing manufacturers of the world, shallwe?

Dear Clothing Manufacturer:

I write to you today with an engineering challenge. Generally speaking, if I find a pair of pants that covers my bubblebutt, the belly is hanging out - and vice versa. I need a waistband that can handle both, since neither is going away anytime soon. I need a waistband that isn’t going to show the whole world my granny panties, and won’t dig TOO horribly into my belly (because really? all waistbands dig in.) Could you possibly get some Real Women With Curves into your fitting program? Waistbands like this should.not.happen. We can rebuild it; we have the technology.

Yes, I know I could probably pay a tailor to correct that small problem in the back. But Clothing Manufacturer? If I buy the pants, I don’t have money left over for tailoring. I may as well buy fabric and sew my own, and that’s a path that we simply do NOT want to go down!

So please, please. Have mercy on my coworkers and the rest of the world. Fix my pants.

Sincerely,

Emily

I feel much better now

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    Creative and cute, but why not use a jigsaw instead of a boxknife? It’d be much faster AND safer…
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    “Whatever happened to lusciousness? To the curvy, fleshy softness of women?”

    I’m riiiight here, honey!

    (tags: curves women)
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    Her Dictionary is a collection of quotations (both her own and of other motivational speakers), arranged by associated word. My favorite thus far?

    Quiz
    No one passes every test or quiz life has to offer.

    So this is my official order: go sign up. Sign up now. There’s no such thing as “too much” encouragement.

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    Wait, let me guess. You want pictures, right? Of COURSE you do!

    But I don’t have any yet. I’m going to finish my coffee first.

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    It’s also helpful to call the laundromat and find out when they’re not packed. Also? to pay a babysitter instead of taking the kids with you.
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  • Psychology Today: Keen Cuisine: The Sandman Dineth
    Lousy diet = lousy sleep, which then perpetuates itself. When you’re sleepy, you’re more likely to choose convenience foods that are horrible for you.
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    Why make it easy for the forgers? There are plenty of “handwriting” fonts available online.
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    Not mentioned: clear instructions for handling your “online life”
    (tags: emergency organization)
    • ]]>     http://mamasbloggin.com/2008/05/08/links-for-2008-05-08/feed/     Cute and sweet, but smart? http://mamasbloggin.com/2008/05/08/cute-and-sweet-but-smart/ http://mamasbloggin.com/2008/05/08/cute-and-sweet-but-smart/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 05:12:22 +0000 Emily http://mamasbloggin.com/?p=1272 He asked me what time I got off work.

    He was in the parking lot waiting when we locked up.

    We talked, we held hands, we hugged.

    We kissed.

    He walked me to my car.

    He gave me a last hug goodnight.

    Sounds great, right? Y’know what he DIDN’T do?

    Ask for my phone number. Or give me his.

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