Comments on: Every good thing takes time and hard work, and is thus repugnant to me http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/11/18/every-good-thing-takes-time-and-hard-work-and-is-thus-repugnant-to-me/ Where ooof isn't just an onomatopoeia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bea http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/11/18/every-good-thing-takes-time-and-hard-work-and-is-thus-repugnant-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67960 Bea Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:59 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1832#comment-67960 Late to the party on this one, but OH! this is so close to my heart. I've been trying, REALLY TRYING, to get my act together on my wardrobe since I can't really justify buying more with the recent lack of income. I have been addicted to the flickr group The Working Closet <a href="http://(http://www.flickr.com/groups/theworkingcloset/)" rel="nofollow">(http://www.flickr.com/groups/theworkingcloset/)</a> because they are real people, and I can pick out those that have body shapes some-what similar to me and try to put something similar together in my wardrobe. No joke on this - I have 10 outfits that I have written down (accessories as various options on each one) for my recollection. OCD? Maybe. But getting ready in the morning in less than 10 minutes. PRICELESS. Get a girlfriend to come over and do this with you! A year ago I bit the bullet and at the ripe age of 35 I spent $70 on a make-up lesson with Bobbi Brown. For someone who always hated makeup, I have a morning routine down to less than 5 minutes that makes me presentable to the rest of the world. Also, BRAS! I could talk for days about these. I am an E cup (E for Egads those are Enormous) and I HATE HATE HATE parting with so much cash for a decent bra. I would sign myself up for a breast reduction today if: a) I had lost 15 pounds through my own effort b) I had a private medical plan that would pay for it. Just imagine how great I would be at running with smaller boobs! BLISS. Amy is right though - you could love you as you are, just like we do :) Late to the party on this one, but OH! this is so close to my heart. I've been trying, REALLY TRYING, to get my act together on my wardrobe since I can't really justify buying more with the recent lack of income. I have been addicted to the flickr group The Working Closet (http://www.flickr.com/groups/theworkingcloset/) because they are real people, and I can pick out those that have body shapes some-what similar to me and try to put something similar together in my wardrobe.

No joke on this – I have 10 outfits that I have written down (accessories as various options on each one) for my recollection. OCD? Maybe. But getting ready in the morning in less than 10 minutes. PRICELESS. Get a girlfriend to come over and do this with you!

A year ago I bit the bullet and at the ripe age of 35 I spent $70 on a make-up lesson with Bobbi Brown. For someone who always hated makeup, I have a morning routine down to less than 5 minutes that makes me presentable to the rest of the world.

Also, BRAS! I could talk for days about these. I am an E cup (E for Egads those are Enormous) and I HATE HATE HATE parting with so much cash for a decent bra. I would sign myself up for a breast reduction today if:

a) I had lost 15 pounds through my own effort

b) I had a private medical plan that would pay for it.

Just imagine how great I would be at running with smaller boobs! BLISS.

Amy is right though – you could love you as you are, just like we do :)

]]> By: Amy http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/11/18/every-good-thing-takes-time-and-hard-work-and-is-thus-repugnant-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67948 Amy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:48 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1832#comment-67948 Or you could just learn to love you as you are... Or you could just learn to love you as you are…

]]> By: Shannon http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/11/18/every-good-thing-takes-time-and-hard-work-and-is-thus-repugnant-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67861 Shannon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:13 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1832#comment-67861 I hear yah on the outfits thing. I can throw together a mean sporty outfit, including ball cap and tracky pants and look fab, but make me wear work clothes? Oh boy, I'm a mess. I feel like I look so old. I just can't pull off the fashionable stuff, I feel like I'd look like a dork. I have forever coveted a pair up black boots that go to the knee...but I think I'd look so silly in them...and I don't have anything to wear with them anyways! Bra - have you had a proper bra fitting?? I've heard MANY good things about the store at Westgate mall (Marianne's I think??). I plan on going once I'm done breastfeeding and getting a proper fitting. That could solve all your lift/hold/squish problems. Just a thought! I hear yah on the outfits thing. I can throw together a mean sporty outfit, including ball cap and tracky pants and look fab, but make me wear work clothes? Oh boy, I'm a mess. I feel like I look so old. I just can't pull off the fashionable stuff, I feel like I'd look like a dork. I have forever coveted a pair up black boots that go to the knee…but I think I'd look so silly in them…and I don't have anything to wear with them anyways!

Bra – have you had a proper bra fitting?? I've heard MANY good things about the store at Westgate mall (Marianne's I think??). I plan on going once I'm done breastfeeding and getting a proper fitting. That could solve all your lift/hold/squish problems. Just a thought!

]]> By: Rhona http://ooof.ca/blog/2009/11/18/every-good-thing-takes-time-and-hard-work-and-is-thus-repugnant-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67847 Rhona Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:17:08 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/?p=1832#comment-67847 I hear you Jummy. It is really difficult to keep oneself together. I fail miserably most times but the other times, I try & I think succeed. I find that little things really make a difference. I hate makeup but think it adds something to the face so I throw on a light application of base and blush. Finish off with a whisk of lip glass-Done! I am way too lazy for anything else. With the accessories, I actually started buying a few classic yet inexpensive pieces and I gotta tell ya, they really make the outfit. Throwing on a ring or some cute earrings take no time at all and really make me feel good during the day. As for exercise (sigh) I started on that horse again and I hope I stay on this time. I have to still lose some pounds. Taking care of oneself I find is either really hard (like with myself) or really easy (like with my sister). The secret is catering your lifestyle to incorporate what you feel is important. Trust me (who is lazy admittedly) that dressing up an outfit is easy. Now, ironing-yuck!, I still hate but try to do it once a week to get it over with. Don't be too hard on yourself. I am sure that those girls at your job might seem so put together but in reality, you are probably light years ahead of them in other avenues. I hear you Jummy. It is really difficult to keep oneself together. I fail miserably most times but the other times, I try & I think succeed. I find that little things really make a difference. I hate makeup but think it adds something to the face so I throw on a light application of base and blush. Finish off with a whisk of lip glass-Done! I am way too lazy for anything else.

With the accessories, I actually started buying a few classic yet inexpensive pieces and I gotta tell ya, they really make the outfit. Throwing on a ring or some cute earrings take no time at all and really make me feel good during the day.

As for exercise (sigh) I started on that horse again and I hope I stay on this time. I have to still lose some pounds.

Taking care of oneself I find is either really hard (like with myself) or really easy (like with my sister). The secret is catering your lifestyle to incorporate what you feel is important. Trust me (who is lazy admittedly) that dressing up an outfit is easy. Now, ironing-yuck!, I still hate but try to do it once a week to get it over with. Don't be too hard on yourself. I am sure that those girls at your job might seem so put together but in reality, you are probably light years ahead of them in other avenues.

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