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by Lara on September 22, 2010

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  • I really like this scarf concept by Symmetry which consists of doubled up wool fabric, 6 grommets and what looks like a 20″ length of chain with toggles at the ends. The scarves are selling for $200 at Richmond’s own Need Supply but I’m not a fan of the price or the fabric choices. This would be a great DIY project! It looks like they’re long wide rectangles (measurements?) with the grommets at each corner and at the centers of the longer edges.

  • This post about t-shirts that glorify sleeping with/raping wasted drunk women pissed me off so badly. I left a comment on the site showing the first tee and I filed 3 formal complaints with and started a discussion on Amazon for the second tee. I’m hoping Amazon will quit allowing their Marketplace sellers use of the site to peddle garbage. What the hell is wrong with people?! I am all for freedom of speech. I’m also for the good old-fashioned boycott.
  • Topshop? Am I missing something here?
  • Hoodies. There has been a bit of talk about the horror of hoodies lately. There comes a time in every woman’s life where she’s dressing herself for a casual Fall day and instead of reaching for the beat up hoodie, she grabs the blazer or cute jacket instead. I just cleaned out my closet again and got rid of about 10. Ten hoodies. I’m still hanging onto a few for those days where I just don’t give a damn.

  • Super serious talk – my mom got her first bedsore. Considering she has been bedridden for over a decade, it’s a miracle that it’s taken this long. I called her nurse practitioner who came over, who then sent over a wonderful wound care specialist who will be coming a few times a week to help me until this is cleared up. I cried in front of both of them. There is so much guilt involved with being someone’s caregiver. I was reassured of the good job I’ve been doing, was given 2 long hours of great advice, and I now have access to professional supplies and techniques that are going to fix everything. She’s going to have to get a special bed to prevent this from happening in the future. I’m also having to step up my game on being a hardass with her getting a ton of protein to help the healing process. She’s having to stomach crappy tasting protein shakes and just generally eat more when she’s not hungry. I’ve also had a huge talk with my dad about what he needs to do in the evenings and on weekends. He’s being surprisingly receptive. Honestly, it was his casual attitude combined with my mom’s stubbornness when I’m gone that caused this crap. They’re both on notice.
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Naked Without Lipstick September 24, 2010 at 12:52 AM

I’m so sorry for your mom. That’s got to be rough on her — and you! Hope she gets it all healed soon, and this is not your fault, so don’t even cry anymore about it!

The hoodie thing…I never owned a hoodie until a couple of years ago, and I love them now. They never substitute for a blazer for me. I’m either in the comfy hoodie mood or the polished blazer mood. There is no in between! But since I wear blazers or suit jackets to work every day, usually my weekend running to the store garb is a hoodie these days.

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Lara September 24, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Thanks so much. It’s been ridiculous getting everyone on board with the new routine. I actually snapped at both of my parents yesterday. I keep waking up in the middle of the night thinking about it all but there’s nothing else I can do other than what I’m doing now.

Same here with comfy or polished moods. No in between. I’ve gotten soooo lazy! Trying to snap out of it!

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terra September 24, 2010 at 12:38 PM

First, about hoodies – I’m all for grabbing a stylish cardigan or blazer when I’m out and about during the day, but nothing beats a cozy hoodie on a cool night at the beach or on late nights spent talking outside on crisp fall nights.

And I’m sorry to hear about the bedsore issue. Don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re doing an amazing job and I think it’s pretty impressive she’s been bedridden for 10 years and hasn’t had a bedsore.

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Lara September 24, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Yeah! The beach wand bonfires were exactly what I was thinking when I saved the few hoodies that I did!

And thanks. I know I’ve been doing a good job… it just sucks when the hard work I do gets undermined on the evenings and weekends when I’m not here. I always feel like I should do more, give up even more of my life to come here on the weekends. I refuse. My parents just need to get with the program and they’re so insanely stubborn. I have to talk to them like children sometimes. UGH!

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