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[Dogmama]

At age 62, I walk a fine line between no makeup and too much. I need a little but overdone is definitely bad. For foundation, I use a tinted sunscreen. Eye makeup must be very light, otherwise it looks hard. I do find myself skipping the makeup routine more often...

[ny biker]

I'm 5'7" and I also look for skirts that fall just at the knee, though I have a couple of summer dresses that are a bit shorter. Below the knee looks dowdy on me too! Years ago I had lots of long flowy floral skirts with flowy tops to wear with them, because most of the women at the small company I worked for dressed like that. But that job ended up being miserable and I was glad to leave it. Then one day I was watching Stacy and Clinton on What Not to Wear, telling a short woman to get rid of all her floor-length skirts. And I thought yes! Even at my height they don't look good! And I ran to my closet, took them all off the hangers and put them into a bag, and donated them to Good Will.

I generally buy most of my clothes at JJill. At one point I was in their store so often that the women who worked there recognized me. Some of their clothes are too shapeless for my taste, but I'm able to find more than enough things that I like that fit well. I own a ridiculous amount of clothes, especially sweaters. This is something I inherited from my mother. I do tend to wear most of it though. I go through phases of certain things being my favorite, but then I'll see something I haven't worn in a while and start wearing it again.

Somewhat related to cosmetics -- I just started getting the local newspaper delivered on Sunday. Yesterday I was going through all the coupons and sale papers. There was one from Macy's that was all about sales on perfumes, and many of the pages had those scented panels. And they were all awful! Just chemicals, not at all something I would want to spray on myself. But I've always felt this way about perfumes. There are a few men's colognes that I think are pleasant but most women's scents are terrible.

[Dogmama]

Somewhat related to cosmetics -- I just started getting the local newspaper delivered on Sunday. Yesterday I was going through all the coupons and sale papers. There was one from Macy's that was all about sales on perfumes, and many of the pages had those scented panels. And they were all awful! Just chemicals, not at all something I would want to spray on myself. But I've always felt this way about perfumes. There are a few men's colognes that I think are pleasant but most women's scents are terrible.

Agreed. Some of it smells like bug spray.

[ny biker]

Taking a day off from work to try to deal with the long pre-holiday to-do list. Trying to print a few copies of a photo so I can put them in a frame to give as gifts. The HP printer can't seem to deal with the 5x7 HP photo card paper, it thinks there's no paper there unless I move it over so that it's not centered right for printing. And then the ink smudges off the paper all over my hands and soap and water won't wash it off.

So let's add "buy 8x10 photo paper" to the long pre-holiday to-do list.

HO HO HO

[Crankin]

Ha, ha.
I always feel like I am on the outside, watching the whole world go crazy. Since I started in my new career, the amount of holiday hoopla in my life has decreased considerably. We always shop locally for our kids' Chanukah presents, as well as for the one couple we exchange gifts with. Since my younger son is here from CA this week, we gave them their gifts Sunday, and they seemed to go over well. The babies liked their rattles and bears...
My only conundrum is since the first night of Chanukah is on Christmas Eve, we haven't scheduled our annual Chinese food dinner. So, I have to figure out if my son will come over, or we should go out. Our friends who moved to western MA will be coming later on Christmas day, after visiting with an older professor of his who is in ill health. We will have dinner and they will spend the night, which will be fun, since there is no work on the 26th.

[Crankin]

Pic of me and the 2 granddaughters.

[emily_in_nc]

Adorable photo, Crankin. They are so beautiful! I know you are a very proud grandma!

[Sky King]

As self employed folks we've had ACA since it's inception. Yes, I have had to change our plan every year to higher deductibles but (knock on wood) we are healthy folks. With that though, we each get a physical every year - covered. We both are of colonosopy age and those are covered, mammograms are covered, the occasional meds have been very inexpensive. What I find so frustrating and baffling is since its inception the republicans in congress have refused and blocked any attempts to modify and correct it's issues so that now they can gleeful throw democrats under the bus. So many of our government officials do not have governing in mind. Disgusting.
I will go to the Idaho Women's march. One of our state government representatives just proposed a state law that would convict Doctors and women who choose to terminate a pregnancy of murder... Lovely

[smilingcat]

My gut feeling is that it is cheaper for me to just pay the penalty and forgo the health insurance. I'm in a position where I can absorb the cost of most major medical expense. I'm very fortunate in this way. Furthermore, my family medical history is such that, most likely, I will not need any medical care except for dental and my prescription glasses till near my end.

Gosh, my father didn't bother seeing a doctor until he became confused and forgetful, then he was "forcibly" taken to a geriatrics specialist by family where they determined he had dementia.

With that said, we really do need a national medical care where we expand medicare to all and cover all illnesses, healthcare, preventative and maintenance. Get rid of HMO and for profit health care. Idea of HMO was pushed onto Nixon by *****. His pitch to Nixon was that it was going to save lots of money... Till that time for profit hospital was not allowed if I remember correctly.

Getting really fed up with certain segment of our ill informed populace. Their core belief stems from self-reliance, independence and false belief in what it means to be macho. Little do they realize, they benefit from ACA but are vehemently against it saying such thing as "we don't need no government." (can't even speak correctly but I do get the gist of what they are trying to say).

Hi Skyking,

When is the march and where in Idaho? If they want to call it murder, they will have to issue a birth certificate first to the fetus. Without it, how can you issue a death certificate to say that it was murder? or put it another way, how can they say its murder without a death certificate? JUST CAN'T THINK THROUGH OF ALL ITS RAMIFICATION.