General Discussion - January 01, 2021
We don’t understand the new post scheduler
Posted Jan 1, 2021, 7:37 PM UTC
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Happy Friday! And, Happy New Year!
I woke up, worked out, took down Christmas decorations, vacuumed, and put away laundry all in ~5 hours and I regret it. 0/10 I do not recommend trying to be your most productive self the first day of the year.
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Today I got to hug an excited puppy!! What a good start to the year ☺️
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Hi all! I think this is the place for my comment/question. I've always been told my magazine and fashion outlets that dressing for my bodytype (atheletic boyish rectangle no stomach hips or boobs lol) that I needed to focus on creating the illusion of having curves and wear aline or circle skirts and frilly tops that put emphasis on my boobs. It works and I feel good, but when I take it off I start to feel like a fraud. Like I'm selling a body or image that isn't me and feel bad about it. I know its all about self love but I want to start dressing for MY body and feeling good not dressing to create a body I don't have
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Let me ask you a few questions here...do you even like these clothes or are you more comfortable in something else? Are you dressing for you or for men? If for men, if a man is disappointed by what you're "hiding" then he's not worth it. There are plenty of great men out there who like you and your body just the way you are and they don't really care what you're wearing.
I would say we are all hiding some flaw...for me, I'm hiding my mom pooch belly. I can hide it well in clothes, but naked...nope! It is right out there. If someone doesn't like that then that's on them and speaks to how shallow they are, which is an instant turn off for me.
Love yourself first.
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I have a similar body type, though recently it’s gotten very slightly curvier. I’ve felt the same way, but literally everyone does this, not just us! Clothes create illusions. You’re not a fraud at all.
I’d also consider who you’re dressing for, like the other reply said. If you love what you wear obviously don’t do different because of something I say! But I felt a lot better about myself when I stopped trying to change my body type with clothes (which doesn’t mean I stopped wearing all of my more “flattering” pieces). But I actually found a lot more confidence dressing in clothes that are easier for us to pull off. For me, that’s 1920s and 1960s inspired dresses. The “sack” shape and drop waists are actually often really flattering on us (even with my short legs) and it’s unique because most people don’t find them flattering.
Yes, I probably look less traditionally sexy. But I’ve gotten lots of positive comments on the style that mean more to me anyway. I’ve gotten “Mad Men” comments so some people think it’s sexy anyway!
My advice is to step out of your comfort zone and try to find things that make you feel wonderful outside of people’s expectations of what your naked body should look like.
Good luck! I’m sure you look stunning.
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Every time I see someone talking about dressing for their body type, my brain automatically starts screaming 'highlight the parts of your body that you like!" which is entirely due to this video. No matter your body type, dressing for your shape. regardless of what it might be, always has the same (perfectly fine!) end result...which is not the end all be all to what's beautiful.
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Happy New Year! My 30th birthday is on Jan 6th and I have no idea of what to do. What did you guys do for your birthday during the pandemic?
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If the weather isn't nasty where you live, try having an outdoor event! That's what I did with my small group of friends (although my birthday was in August so the weather was warmer). We sat around a fire and ate cupcakes (cupcakes are great individually portioned covid dessert alternative to a cake!).
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I didn’t really do anything. During my birthday there were protests and burning in the streets. A week or so after I had a zoom happy hour. But that was a dark period of the year.
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We got delivery from our favourite local restaurant, drank a nice bottle of wine and watched the newest Jumanji film in our pyjamas.
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Hi all! I think this is the place for my question. Is it possible to remagnetize a magnet? I purchased one of the Ted Baker wrap coats - this one specifically
And while I love it, the magnet which holds the wrap closed at the top left corner has stopped working and limits the functionality of the coat. Is it even possible to get a magnet to start working again? I emailed Ted Baker customer support but they weren’t able to help.
Looking for some tips I can try. Thank you!!
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Yes you can, if you google it you can find a lot of guides
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One of my resolutions is to stop slacking of on cleaning. I always try to do it all at once and get overwhelmed and annoyed. I made a schedule, and queued it up to get printed and laminated at Kinko's. I'll put it up and use it as a reference. Totally worth 2 hours of planning/design and $4 for printing. :)
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Congrats! That sounds like a great windfall and a great way to start off the new year!
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You guys I had my baby yesterday! She is the sweetest, most precious, most important thing to me ever and I’m so happy. She ended up being a super emergency c section, and I’m still processing how scary and unexpected that was, but she is super healthy and doing great. When I got pregnant I was worried about balancing parenting with my professional goals, and now I know she’s only going to add great things to my life.
Congratulations! What a wonderful way to end 2020.
Congratulations—so exciting!
Congratulations!