Category: Clothing
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Garment workers
2 comments on Garment workersclothing, garment workers, reduce and reuse
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Check the manufacturer’s info
When I got my compression stockings I thought I did a good job learning about them. We went over measuring for them, finding ones that would stay up (silicone “beads” on the tops help) and hand wash only. Then I read the manufacturer’s Frequently Asked Questions and found they ARE machine-washable! D’oh…. I will be experimenting on some of my older stockings first, but yes, this may…
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I suppose I should be glad…
I look at clothes and think of how they’re like other clothes that I already have. Do I need more clothes? Or do I need to do laundry more often? Sadly, “just wash clothes more frequently” is the easiest option…
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Cold Cold Cold
It’s cold for the Seattle area, which is to say, below freezing for days at a time. Fortunately we don’t have to go out much – so far there’s been a few forays to the freezer in the detached garage, but that’s it. We have power and hot water. And yet I’m dressing differently. It’s colder around the edges inside, and also drier. To cope with the drier…
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Dating!
I’m Somebody’s Fetish I’d been married for years when I started this blog. That may be why I don’t post about dating much. But I ran across this blog post and it said a lot of things I agree with. [It’s] perfectly cool if you don’t find fat people attractive. Anyone who tells you that you are obliged to find any particular set of features attractive is…
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“We Love Colors” Tights
I finally got some “We Love Colors” Tights, and yes, I got them from Amazon. I was very pleased that they’re bright and not sheer. They definitely jazzed up my dress and got a lot of happy comments. I got the size “EE”, which is for “5’5″ – 6’0″ and 320-375 lbs”. I’m 5’8″, so smack in the middle of the height range, and about 430lbs, so…
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So…Clothes
The “What if you’re too big for Lane Bryant” post appears to be permanently hanging in the “Top Posts & Pages” list, I swear. Yes, I am still (mostly) too fat for LB, though I do sometimes get bras and tees there (and Seanan McGuire helpfully tweeted today that it’s “buy 2, get 2 free” bra time.) In other clothes stuff… I’m still getting things from Gwynnie Bee.…
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Secondhand Buyer Beware
Hopefully this isn’t really news to you, but … I dutifully logged into eBay to change my password — granted my address etc are still in the hands of hackers, but it seemed the thing to do anyway, so I did — and started looking for clothing because, hey, why not? I have had good finds on eBay. And I was thinking drawstring capris might be less…
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Wednesday Trying to be Monday
Good: Wearing nifty IGIGI dress from Gwynnie Bee. Bad: Turned my left ankle and fell in my driveway this morning. Good: Ankle feels okay. Bad: Right hip & knee, which I actually fell on, are sore. Good: Hubby brushed off dress. Bad: Headache. Good: Five compliments on the dress at work today. And it has POCKETS. Uncertain: What does this say about my “normal” clothing? In other…
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It Came From the Search Terms
how does 400 pound have sex 400 pound what? If you mean £400 I’m not sure. blogs about being obese Hi! what to do super morbidly obese What do you want to do? what size is 6x plus Oh dear, plus size sizing is NOT for the weak. For example, I wear 5x at Making It Big, except when I wear a size 4x or a size 6x. I…
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Quotes on Clothing
“If you don’t grow up ever seeing members of your community wearing suits or expensive clothes, it’s easy to see those who wear these things as members of an exclusive group you can’t break into.” — Kris Gale in the NY Times “[P]erception is often reality. If you dress, act, and sound like a competent professional, people will generally assume you are, until you prove differently.” — Mark…
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This Shouldn’t Give Me A Headache
But it’s trying. Dear, My name is Lisa. I have been following your blog from quite some time now and thoroughly enjoy every post of yours. Well, after reading through your blog, I think you would be interested in having a look at our recently launched infographic “America’s Battle With Obesity”([link to typical FEAR The Obesity Epidemic Because We Said So FEAR Booga Booga removed – Ed]). If…
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Thankful Thursday
[An occasional exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for…. I belong to a church where women wearing pants to church is common. As are women in leadership. 1-year anniversary at work. My signing bonus is now all mine, instead of something I have to pay back if I leave. Also I get another week’s vacation next year. My own office, without a roommate. Upcoming 4-day weekend. Letting…
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What If You’re Too Big For Lane Bryant?
Ah, the eternal question. What if you’re too big for plus size stores? In the US, LB is one of the most common plus size stores, going up to a US size 28. I’m too big for most of their clothes. Today I’m going to not just talk about places I can buy clothes. I’m going for places that someone larger than I can buy clothes. I’m…
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Superfat Fears
I’ve written before that I can’t always count on finding clothing in local, physical stores in my size. Last night’s dream? I was hours from home and somehow didn’t have my pants. I had bra, panties, and a top – but no bottoms. And no stores had my size*. In the dream I was in strip-mall hell and didn’t even see any clothing stores. There was a…
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Thankful Thursday
Things that I am thankful for: 1 The man of the house packed a yummy lunch for me today. He also cooked each night I was home this week. 2 AC. Most houses in Seattle don’t have AC. I don’t regret installing ours, even if we barely used it last year. 3 A job where showing up in shorts one day and a dress the next is…
Living ~400lbs 