Dear So and So

[jessmarimba]

Dear body:
Come on, it's not like I've been trying to lose weight. Now most of my jeans are huge on me, and the two I can fit into are too tight in the thighs--only slightly, but it's more than "I haven't worn these for three months"-tight. I can't really do only two pairs, even if I wear them multiple days in a row, and I'm too poor to afford new ones!

Dear TE women:
How do you all find jeans?! If I rode any more, I don't think I'd be able to fit into any!

Dear fashion industry:
When did you decide that "bootcut" jeans means "this far away from being skinny" jeans?

Dear deer:
Running in front of cars is not very nice, for you or me. Please modify your behavior accordingly.

Gap ones seem to now stretch to fit me fairly well, but the fabric is thinner so they won't last as long. And I'm a thrift store expert. I have two favorite pairs right now and a few more that occasionally rotate in. I have a much harder time finding khakis, which I'm "supposed" to have for work. (Fortunately, "khaki" means "any non-denim pants" and since I usually wear them while wandering around in the woods, I have a few REI pants that work)

[jessmarimba]

Dear coffee maker:

I was upset with you for quitting on me, but you've been forgiven. And forgotten. Now that I've been forced to start using a french press in the morning...I will never go the way of a drip coffee maker again.

Blissfully yours,
Ms. Over-caffeinated

[VeganBikeChick]

Dear coffee maker:

I was upset with you for quitting on me, but you've been forgiven. And forgotten. Now that I've been forced to start using a french press in the morning...I will never go the way of a drip coffee maker again.

Aren't French Presses great? Same thing happened to my coffeemaker, and I finally got a burr grinder that coarse grinds perfectly! No more "soot" in the bottom of my cup

[maillotpois]

Mimi - also try over the counter uristat or EZO, which are the pyridium painkiller and are a godsend for me if I get a UTI over a weekend, etc.

[OakLeaf]

Pure cranberry juice is expensive and very tart, but it cures the majority of UTIs I've had. OTC Cystex has an antimicrobial as well as an anesthetic. Hope you feel better soon ... and go to urgent care if those remedies don't work, you don't need to be miserable any longer than necessary.

[Biciclista]

it's not THAT bad, I don't need urgent care or painkiller
but I never heard of Uristat or EZO, thank you I will check that stuff out today!!
got the cran juice already thanks again. I think serious flushing (drinking) will get me through the next 24 hours easily.

[channlluv]

It's AZO, and it's great stuff. They have a treatment that works great for yeast infections, too. Good luck knocking out this infection.

Roxy

[Owlie]

Gap ones seem to now stretch to fit me fairly well, but the fabric is thinner so they won't last as long. And I'm a thrift store expert. I have two favorite pairs right now and a few more that occasionally rotate in. I have a much harder time finding khakis, which I'm "supposed" to have for work. (Fortunately, "khaki" means "any non-denim pants" and since I usually wear them while wandering around in the woods, I have a few REI pants that work)

I like Gap's jeans--in fact, I bit the bullet and bought some today, as well as some "nice" pants, at a discount. My only problem with the fabric, since I'm relatively gentle on my clothes, is you have to buy at least a size down. I have 8s (granted, from two years ago) that are a little loose straight out of the dryer, but will fall off if worn for more than an hour. My 6s are fine (at least, as far as I know), and the jeans I bought today were size 4!

[Biciclista]

I tend to shop at good will and value village for jeans because they are pre-shrunk. Anymore, I get men's jeans because I can't stand the tight cuts and short rises on women's jeans anymore.

[Owlie]

Heh, I like lower-rise jeans. My torso is so short that if I wore regular-rise jeans, the waistband would be somewhere around my rib cage!

[Biciclista]

To whom it may concern
very funny. What I need on the Sunday before DH checks into the hospital for treatment is the first bladder infection I've had since 1971??????
Yes, ladies, I am drinking LOTS and LOTS now, since MY doctor takes Sundays off. (as well she should)

[NbyNW]

Heh, I like lower-rise jeans. My torso is so short that if I wore regular-rise jeans, the waistband would be somewhere around my rib cage!

Me, too.

Actually I've had really good luck with Levi's over the years. Especially now that they have this new Curve ID thing going on.

ETA: (((Mimi))) Take good care of yourself! UTIs are no fun.

[Crankin]

I could never wear any pants that go around my waist again. I love low rise.

[Owlie]

Dearest grad program--
While I can see that you have the best intentions and that you're all busy doing other things, can you please see fit to somehow get us the information that we need? I don't appreciate being told two days in advance when safety training is, or that we'll get an e-mail (which never actually appears).