https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:45:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2235487 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:21:59 +0000 Suz 2235487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So great to see you back, and I'm excited that you've been writing!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234897 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:09:44 +0000 Tanya 2234897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back!&nbsp; I have always enjoyed your writing and you book sounds like a great adventure.&nbsp; &nbsp;These have been challenging time for most of us, hopefully things will be turning for better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234627 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:23:41 +0000 Jenni NZ 2234627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Approprio I missed you and thought of you occasionally. Writing a novel sounds amazing!<br /> I can’t really relate to your style as mine is far more… shall we say “ordinary”, but always enjoyed your writing on the forum. In the interim, I have turned 60 as per my avatar! And I gave up on ever learning to high heel sashay. Kind of alas. But I don’t want to fall. Shoe collection has reduced from 50 to 36 which was quite a wrench but at least more of them get worn now! xx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234517 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:28:40 +0000 Anonymous 2234517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back, appropio, a new&nbsp;day is dawning, or at least I feel that way..people want to. Eat in person and I hope I am ready for that. I hope children are vaccinated soon, &nbsp;that would help me feel better about resuming teaching and seeing grandchildren. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234411 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:42:35 +0000 Peri 2234411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Urban Fantasy! Are you going to let us know when the book comes out? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234409 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:35:04 +0000 Anonymous 2234409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay re: the book I'm quite familiar with Inanna too.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234398 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:29:31 +0000 rachylou 2234398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome sauce. I’m down for it(!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234373 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:31:32 +0000 approprio 2234373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, you guys… I wish I could hug you all. Yes, it’s been a veritable descent into the Underworld, like Inanna of the Babylonian hymns. According to the Jungians, that’s the female equivalent of the Hero’s Journey. Not sure I fully agree with them, but it’s an interesting idea.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Runcarla</b>: thanks for the welcome! Let me say once again, how lovely is your lilac trenchcoat?</p> <p><b>lisap</b>: now you have me thinking. Is it an abstract noun or a proper noun? Or a verb: to menopause? Are we menopausing?</p> <p><b>Angie</b>: as we both know, writing is a disciplined exercise. Not sure if anyone really likes doing it, but it feels really good to get it done!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Rachylou</b>: the adventures are all in my mind, unfortunately. Where, incidentally, you and I are sitting in a castle LARPing <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/president-star-royalty">Yulia Tymoshenko and Condoleezza Rice</a>, feasting on radioactive cupcakes and setting the world to wrongs.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sal</b>: had to cross check for Kiwigal. It’s been far too long!</p> <p><b>Firecracker</b>: you’re right, i did indeed trade one for the other. Haven’t done any sewing for a long time, but planning a customization or two. Looking forward to seeing some of your awesome creations though.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Style Fan</b>: it’s good to see you too!&nbsp;</p> <p>And <b>shevia</b>, I may just take you up on that. Once I’ve got my ducks in a row, I’ll DM you.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234330 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:40:28 +0000 Jaime 2234330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back! Just responded to your forum post and detoured here to see what's up. I am excited - let me know if you need early readers! Anyway, yes menopause is quite the monkey wrench. Five years in and I would say I am just coming out of the hormonal storm on some level and adjusting to the new normal. So glad to hear from you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234315 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 23:33:17 +0000 Style Fan 2234315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is lovely to see you again!&nbsp; I am another who admires your writing, and I've taken some breaks from the internet when I felt the need.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234285 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:51:43 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2234285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Welcome back. I admire your writing, and I also admired your amazing clothing designs. Have you exchanged one creative pursuit for the other? <br /></div><div>I can relate to the felt need for removing oneself from the internet. I've broken away occasionally as well. I look forward to seeing more of you back here again. </div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234263 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:33:55 +0000 Sal 2234263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back - lovely to see you again. It sounds as though you have experienced hard times but maybe wonderful things will come from that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234252 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:57:30 +0000 rachylou 2234252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Approprio! I’m so happy you have returned. You sound full of excitement and adventure!</p> <p>(and you’re right about family, funerals and tragi-comedies!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234232 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:06:08 +0000 Angie 2234232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Rio,</b>&nbsp;good to hear that you've found light at the end of the tunnel. I bet that gives you much peace and satisfaction. As does writing a novel! You write beautifully, and with a lot of detail and humour. Something that comes naturally, and I bet is cathartic too :)</p> <p>Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Make the most of new adventures as they present themselves! Best of luck. Thanks for sharing.</p> <p></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234215 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:32:57 +0000 Anonymous 2234215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been doing some of the same , minus the part about writing something , ha . I needed to back away , restore myself and my health and my body , and not listen to the clothing and shopping chatter . I always smile when I hear /read Brits use the term “ the menopause “ too - over here in Can we know it as just “menopause “ . It reminds me of that joke “quickest way to annoy your kids is to add the word *the* to things like TikTok , Instagram etc” . Anyways - I hear you and am interested in your experiences and viewpoint ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234207 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:00:24 +0000 Carla 2234207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, hello again, approprio! &nbsp;Sounds like you’re coming out of a dark tunnel into the light. &nbsp;Put on your most stylish sunglasses and stay a while! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-beginnings-1#post-2234199 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:47:11 +0000 approprio 2234199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ll spare you the explanations, and simply say I’ve been away. I needed a spell away from the Internet, away from any public space, a space to hide like an ailing cat. To put it another way, in a gracious retreat from challenging circumstances, I could claim to have cancelled myself. Or I could blame the menopause, which hit me like a freight train. But that was not the half of it, because a novel idea presented itself, an epic of urban fantasy to be precise, and I gave myself permission to try. In which case, may I gently push back, and point out that YLF is where I realised I had something to say, and that I could write about more than just fashion.</p> <p>Even so, this is not a move I recommend to anyone who values their sanity. This is the kind of writing one does under duress. There comes a point in the process when stories and characters emerge as ends in themselves, when not writing them becomes unthinkable. And if I do say so myself, it all seems to be inching towards something well worth reading at last. If it was no good, I’d have quit already, but by now I need to know how it ends, assuming it ends at all.</p> <p>Am I off my rocker? Maybe the rocker only needs changing. Maybe all I need is a pit stop. Never mind the men in the white coats, call in the lads in the greasy overalls with the torque wrenches. A new set of rockers and she’ll be right as rain. </p> </p>