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So in my quest to not have a closet full of skinny jeans, I finally tried Abercrombie jeans after hearing good things about their Curve Love line. Ordered a handful of pairs in various sizes and lengths because I wasn’t sure. The ankle length straight leg jeans were great on me in the short length but there’s not much stretch to the fabric, so I will be returning them. I need more give at the waist. I’d maybe try one size up to compare. I also tried the 90s relaxed jeans in the same size that were more comfortable around the waist despite being more rigid denim (per the website). Also felt too long in the short length. In any case, this pair is too distressed for my personal preference but I see they have the same style with no distressing, so may try in XS length. No waist gap with either pair, which is a huge thing for me when shopping for jeans. There’s a store just a few blocks from me that opened recently so probably easier to go there and try a bunch on than order online as I did, but of course I didn’t go that route to begin with.
Ugh. That sucks, @hfantods. Hope your sister and her fam continue to feel okay (considering…), recover quickly, and have no long-term side effects.
My mom got another booster earlier this week. Not sure about my dad. He hasn’t mentioned it and I haven’t asked but because he participated in clinical trial, during which he did receive his first dose of the vaccine, he’s been on a different timeline than everyone else. Like he’ll be offered doses of whatever’s coming next quietly a few months before others in his age group/risk category.
Yeahhh, had this been a different crowd of young women, I’d not have said anything. I assumed they’re college students at the university we were near, who probably had a fun boozy brunch. I love boozy brunch, too, but I can have bottomless mimosas without acting a fool on the el. But yes, I also worry more these days and probably shouldn’t even engage with drunk college kids. I even worry about people like those young women making themselves easier targets for something bad to happen. Armed robberies are up here and I am more wary/vigilant on public transit than I was pre-COVID. Last fall on a bus, a man had music blaring and another man yelled at him to turn it down. The back and forth that ensued got heated and aggressive and I was getting nervous to be on a bus in a less familiar area of the city with hot tempered men who were threatening to kill each other.
Alright, took public transit downtown over the weekend for maybe the second time since our mask mandate was lifted. Masks are still required on mass transit. Most people were in compliance but I did notice that the younger crowd (like, college-aged) folks on the trains didn’t seem to think that the rules applied to them. At one point, there was a group of young women who were (I assume) drunk, playing music aloud, and filming each other dancing. They were loud and obnoxious and not a single one was masked. I guess I was giving them the stink eye because one announced to her friends that “that lady over there doesn’t like us” and telling me I could add her on Snapchat to see her dances. Her friends tried to shush her. This happened as we were approaching my stop and maybe I’m old and crusty, but I said something curt to them about masks as I passed them getting off. I have felt for awhile that it’s time to learn to live with COVID and I know that will mean things to different people even if they agree with that sentiment, but COME ON. I am frustrated that people won’t even wear masks where required.
Looks like my company will be moving to a hybrid approach on 4/18. More specific details to come at a company-wide meeting but sounds like we’ll just work out our new schedules/expectations with our managers. Time to find out if any of my work pants still fit!
Work recently announced that a coworker I really like and looked forward to seeing again in person will be leaving the company. She’s one of our mid-level directors, she’s been with us for 10+ years and is great. They also just announced a new hire who would’ve been the departing co-worker’s supervisor had she elected to stay. Kinda curious if she was pushed out/if there’s more going on that I don’t know about. I don’t prefer shake-ups at work.
I follow an esthetician on TikTok and Instagram who raves about Korean and Japanese sunscreens. European ones, too, but I guess Korean and Japanese ones are more accessible to us in the U.S. I guess they generally use newer/better filters for sun protection, work on a wider variety of skin tones, and leave minimal to no white cast. Once I use up what I have at home I was planning to check out some of the brands she recommends.
(ETA: The person I follow is @charlotteparler, in case anyone else likes following this kind of content on social media, too.)
@Ktfran Sorry to hear! Hoping everything goes well with both your BIL and your mom. The lung surgery sounds scary. Not sure if this is helpful, but I had my gallbladder removed awhile back and the procedure these days is fairly noninvasive… patients are often discharged same day and she should be feeling way better soon. Sending good thoughts your family’s way and hoping for full and speedy recoveries for both!
I have been feeling not great and tested twice for COVID and was negative. Realized in the wee hours of the morning that I’m pretty sure I have a stomach bug that I’ve heard is going around Chicago. Preferable to COVID IMO but still not much fun. I have a work meeting this a.m. (because why wouldn’t I on a Saturday?) and can’t wait to spend the rest of the day reading under a blanket.
This is probably gross but a lot of my makeup is 2+ years old at this point since I haven’t bothered with it as much while working full-time remote. One thing on my to-do list this weekend is to go through all of it and toss anything that’s old/gross or that I simply don’t reach for. Like for someone who barely wears lipstick, I have a little container full of lip colors. Don’t even know where most of ’em came from.
Thanks! I’ve used the Hoola bronzer for years but have wondered if my dry-as-a-cornhusk skin would be better with cream products, so just looking to try something new to see how it goes. I used to use the Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush ages ago but it was discontinued and I eventually settled into a Milani blush that I’m just kinda meh about.
Anyone use cream blushes and/or bronzers that they like?
Yeah, people can get it twice. One of my cousins had two breakthrough cases just a few months apart, the second being not all that long after her booster.
Finally went to the grocery store last weekend. I’m still opting into masks and I’d say it’s about 50/50 at the one I went to, though it was not my usual store. I think my usual store will actually be a bit better but we’ll see.
Still no return to work updates from work, which I am a little disappointed about.
Saw my therapist earlier this week and while the building she works in requires masks still, she told me we had the option of unmasking, which I was fine with. She picks up on a lot of nonverbal cues in sessions and never found teletherapy as useful for that reason. I also spent most of that hour crying, which is less of a snot-y situation without masks.
