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Does the boldness/faintness of the line on the test indicate anything? I’ve not heard this before.

I can take this question over to the dating thread if it’s not appropriate here since that seems to be more of an anything goes thread these days, but has anyone tried those Halara dresses I keep seeing in my targeted ads?

Ugh. Hope you guys are feeling better soon, @Wendy. And that none of you end up with long-lasting symptoms.

Air travel looks so nightmarish right now based on what I’m seeing on the news (even before factoring inclement weather). We’ve stayed within driving distance so far this summer, but have flights booked to see my family on the west coast in September. Hoping things improve by then.

So I meant to mention on this thread, but don’t think I did, that mask usage on transit noticeably dropped for awhile between when I came back into the office in spring and now. However, with the new variant spreading as it has been, I did notice today that almost everyone in my train car was back to masking. In my area at least, they’re back to recommending masks indoors again, so that may be why. Yesterday vs. today on the morning commute was like day vs. night.

And on the subject of clothes, I’m wearing a top that my mom gave me this past spring that she bought for herself but didn’t like the more narrow fit on her. My frame is slightly smaller than hers and I am a little shorter, but we can sometimes share or swap clothes. It’s from Talbots, which I always thought of as a total mom store. I’ve never thought to shop there, don’t own anything else from there, but I’d browse their selection for work wear based on this top alone. My mom also LOVES shopping sales at LOFT. She loves finding lightweight summer t-shirts for like $6. I find LOFT hit or miss for me in terms of fit, but I do have a few items from there that are heavy in my work wardrobe rotation.

I prefer Ann Taylor over LOFT, but LOFT is a bit more budget conscious. I think Ann Taylor is overall nicer and they have more polished professional wear. I haven’t been into a BR in years. I used to shop there often when I lived near one. I know a lot of my gal pals like Zara for trousers and blazers. I have tried on the trousers and they were a hard no for me.

Kind of interesting that a Canadian is invested in U.S. right-wing political conspiracy theories. I have some close friends who aren’t American/don’t live here and I am frequently peppered with questions about why things are unfolding here as they are. They think America is nuts. (I do think sometimes they’re naive to think that what’s happening here — e.g., abortion rights being stripped away — couldn’t happen where they are, but that’s a different story.)

I still have no clue if I’ve had COVID. I haven’t gotten very sick (by which I mean, sick enough to be completely bed-ridden) in years but have had some minor cold-like symptoms and test at home frequently any time that happens. Or even after I’ve been exposed to someone sniffly. Always negative. But maybe I’ve had an asymptomatic case or bad test results. IDK. I do know a handful of people who have it right now or who are getting over it.

I am a little under 5’3″ and like to compare the fit of regular vs. petite items — depending on item/cut/fit, I sometimes prefer one over the other. I’ve never loved shopping in stores for petite items since often they had limited selection in stores, but it has gotten worse and we’ve had a lot of store closures here as well. Last month I had a conference and needed some last minute items since my pre-COVID wardrobe is still every so slightly snug and I wanted to feel confident in something that fits great as I am now. I also got a little panicky but found a dress I really like that fit without any alterations on sale at Ann Taylor Factory of all places. It opened during COVID so I’d never been inside and somehow didn’t close. I even got compliments on it at the conference! So that was nice and lucky for me.

@ktfran Have a great trip! Hope you guys stay healthy and have a great time. That’s one of my bucket list destinations.

@ktfran Yay! So exciting! And I’m sure a huge relief for the parents/family!

So we had a work conference about two weeks ago, 500+ people. We spent 3.5 days straight in conference rooms, basically, and in the evening there were social events. To my knowledge, nobody has gotten sick and I think there’d be chatter if we’d been a super spreader event. I wore a mask and did test myself several times in the week that followed.

One of my friends has COVID for the THIRD time right now. Omg. The first time, she and her husband got it at a small, family-only funeral for her aunt in late 2020. The second time, their infant caught it literally on his first day of daycare and she and her husband got it again. This time she’s not sure where it came from, she goes into the office once/week and otherwise mostly sees her family. She thinks maybe daycare again, but who really knows.