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A good book on the topic

Candelaria Silva — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:35:11 -0500

Creating Community Anywhere discusses all sorts of comunities including intentional ones (like co-housing).

Thanks for this post.

http://blog.candelarisilva.com

http://examiner.com/x-2478-Boston-Domestic-Issues_Examiner

Good and plenty!

Dude...

sylinthecity — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:56:58 -0500

Trust me, I could post a million pictures like this to jog your memory!

http://www.somewherethesunisrising.com

THIS...

Denise — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:44:54 -0500

Fascinating. Really.

You've got me thinking back to my brief visit to Japan - alas, it was too long ago, it's all fuzzy.

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Agreed, but what to do?

DrMom — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:57:29 -0500

I am with you both! I like trendy fun clothes, but when I try them on, I feel like a poser. Every time I go shopping, I want to cry. It seems like the only choices are FRUMPY or teen. I am not overweight, but I am a mom, so I have hips. I want to look casual and comfortable, but I am not ready for all cotton sweatsuits all the time. My mother has not worn jeans in my memory, but I am not ready to give them up. Is there anywhere to try?

We canNOT be the only ones!!! Should we start a clothing line? Surely someone has. We just have to find her frustrated 30 something self!

First off I want to thank

JamiSings — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:29:21 -0500

First off I want to thank you and Kar for giving nice replies. Normally when I talk about something like this I'm viciously attacked. That's why the tone of my original blog is kind of nasty and defensive. Cause even when I say this stuff in a nice, calm tone people will tear me to pieces and call me stupid and all sorts of other names.

I have to agree that taking something in is better then letting it out.

It's not just the stuff made in China though - it's just the fashion designers period. Like it or not, they still make stuff for their stick-thin models. If you go over to Myitthings.com and check out the winner of their fashion design contest you'll see the women are so thin they could be used as toothpicks. The clothing made for them looks okay on them, but on a normal size woman it would make her look like she's overweight, and on someone fat like me it would look like a clown's costume. Frankly, I don't know how she won as her designs are really ugly.

http://www.smashingdarling.com/store/it-designer

There's one I saw that makes the flat chested model actually look like she has breasts hanging down at stomach level. I even said so.

Like it or not, clothing is still not being made for the average, everyday woman. It's being made for the fashionably aneroxic looking women. It's not fair. I also happen to think it's lousy business practices. Since the majority of women can't disapear if they turn sideways they can't really wear the clothing being designed.

~Jami JoAnne Russell~

www.jamisings.com

I have guns

blindedbyblonde — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:14:30 -0500

I am polish. I have big booty and muscles in my arm that show my roots of a past farming generation that halled water to the farm.

I mainly wear a size two but I buy mostly sleeveless because the size two button down with long sleeves, squeeze my upper arms in like sausages.

The problem with buying clothes made in china is the model form they use. They do not account for the array of different proportions to a body.

The best thing to do is buy sleeves that fit and have the bodice sinched because the way they manufacture clothes these days, there is little allowance to expand.

This is also a good rule to follow when large boobs are in play. By something and have it altared in. You can always have it let out. If you buy a dress for a special occassion thinking you will lose weight in time.....think again. buy smart!!

Didn't know about that....

JamiSings — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:36:06 -0500

I actually have a seamstress that has been doing my stuff since I was a little girl. So I suppose I could find something and have sleeves added. Though I wonder if it would look strange - especially if I couldn't find an exact match in the materials. It's just frustrating and depressing when you look for something good for you and don't find it. I tend to blank out on other options.

You would think though, with everyone saying that Americans are getting fatter that the fashion industry would be concentrating on better fashions for fat women rather then making larger versions of the skinny girls clothes - especially since a lot of the skinny girls stuff isn't that attractive either. I mean, horizontial stripes alone are not good for anyone unless they're so thin their chest is concave.

~Jami JoAnne Russell~

www.jamisings.com

I saw a doco about a dress shop in Sydney

kazari — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:24:36 -0500

that caters to the Lebanese muslim community. They do mostly formal wear and wedding dress, but do a lot of alterations ADDING sleeves to the dresses - for modesty reasons. And they deliberately sought out new-fashion stuff with sleeves. So maybe if there's a muslim community near you there would be similar shops?

But even if thats not an option, it's often easy for a dressmaker to ADD sleeves to a store-bought dress.

(The documentary was an owner, who wanted to start a chain of shops for muslim women - she rocked)

ps. i think that Igigi dress is awesome too.

vitamin D and rosacea

kthmcgv — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Hi,

After realizing that my rosacea got a bit better in the summer (when vitamin D is generated more in the skin) and knowing that vitamin D is beneficial for skin healing, I began taking 1000 IU of vitamin D per day. After just a few days my inflammation was almost 100 percent reduced and the pustules were gone. This is after a year of taking metrogel with only slight improvement.

I suggest everyone should look into taking vitamin d supplements and discuss this possiblity with you dermatologist.

Great roundup

shoalswriter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:33:34 -0600

Thanks so much for a fun mix of how to get through the rest of winter -- stylishly -- and what to look forward to this spring. I really enjoyed the Omiru winter capsule wardrobe and look forward to seeing more combos. When money's tight and closets are sparse, it's especially gratifying to be able to play with clothes in cyberspace -- less expensive that way!

Cathy

cathylwood.wordpress.com

thumbs up

Ron Robinson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:42:52 -0600

I agree Sandra looked great. Mermaid dresses were the big trend at the show and she had one of the best.

http://www.beautystat.com

Loved Sandra Bullock's Hair

Megan Smith — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:31:29 -0600

I wasnt' so crazy about Sandra Bullock's dress but her hair was spectacular. Elegant while still being youthful.

Megan
BlogHer Contributing Editor, TV/Online Video

Megan's Minute

It is cool

Denise — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:40:54 -0600

But very pricey.

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Similar to AcroYoga

Cherre — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:46:27 -0600

AcroYoga is a totally fun style of yoga that requires the utmost presence as you balance your partner in the air and use thai massage techniques to give them loving guidance into deeper poses. Sounds very similar to what you are describing. My favorite studio in boston is South Boston Yoga and they offer 2 AcroYoga classes per week.

http://doesabodygood.blogspot.com/2008/01/so-what-did-you-do-this-weekend.html

green works

rachelsarnoff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:16:44 -0600

I absolutely see your point! But I do think that they are taking a big step in the right direction, and that they might put green in front of people who might not otherwise see it. Thanks for reading the post!