https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:48:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633473 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:30:14 +0000 Anonymous 633473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you have lots of good stuff going on. Good luck with your writing and getting yourself and hubby all healed up. Enjoy your summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633421 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:03:56 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 633421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey Moochi. Good to hear from you. I totally understand the "enjoy the summer while you can" concept. After being cooped up all winter, we all want to kick off the boots and play in the sand without care.</p> <p>Enjoy the time away and come back to the real world refreshed and ready to take it on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633409 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:19:32 +0000 citygirldc 633409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi - Glad to see you post. I was wondering where you were. Sometimes life gets in the way style and that's okay. Have a great summer and take care of yourself and you husband. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633398 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:54:05 +0000 Anonymous 633398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mochi, it's so nice to hear from you. I am really glad your writing has taken off. You are quite a talented writer, I'm sure your efforts will be rewarded. Im glad you and your hubby are on the mend heathwise. Enjoy your carefree summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633394 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:26:53 +0000 ButterflyLady 633394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you and your husband are mending, Nancy, and the novel sounds very exciting.</p> <p>I think, like Claire says, that this is just the cyclical nature of things. I know I've only just managed to get myself back on track after everything else seemed to take priority - sometimes we just have to roll with it. YLF isn't going anywhere, it'll be here when you're ready.</p> <p>And like Mander, I really don't like the heat, so I can't get that excited about summer clothes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633386 Thu, 31 May 2012 08:45:07 +0000 Mander 633386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always find summer dressing difficult. It's one advantage of having moved out of a desert and into a damp, chilly climate -- I generally only have to worry about what to wear in the heat for a few weeks each year! And I'm definitely more concerned about comfort than fashion.</p> <p>Enjoy your summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633350 Thu, 31 May 2012 06:12:36 +0000 catgirl 633350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, I miss you but I completely understand! And how I miss summer in New England - Cape Cod and fresh corn and ice cream at the park and all the thunderstorms and the smell of actual HEAT. Summer is not my dominant season here, and I'm either in uninspired work clothes or full-on camping/hiking/running gear, neither of which feel particularly fab-worthy. </p> <p>ENJOY! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633330 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:03:22 +0000 CocoLion 633330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Miss your posts Mochi, you have such a way with words and a unique perspective. Forget fashion. Focus on your health and your novel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633329 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:01:11 +0000 AJ 633329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sweet of you to update us on your whereabouts. Glad to hear that things are looking up for you and hubby.</p> <p>No worries at all! You keep on doing your healthy, happy, creative things and enjoy your summer hiatus from YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633322 Thu, 31 May 2012 04:35:33 +0000 christieanne 633322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi back to you and glad you checked in. You sound busy and in a positive place so that is very good to know. Enjoy your summer fun and work </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633238 Thu, 31 May 2012 02:45:38 +0000 Jaime 633238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great to hear from you and glad you are keeping the ebb and flow of things in good perspective. Sounds like a lot of good stuff is happening and please say hi whenever you have a chance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633067 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:47 +0000 Jewell 633067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you popped in to say hi! I had been wondering for weeks where you were and how you were doing. Have fun savouring summer, and best of luck on that novel! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633058 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:43:19 +0000 Jjsloane 633058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Always nice to hear from you Nancy. Glad the bodies are on the mend. We'll be heading up to the Cape for July 4th and I can't wait. It is the best time (with the possible exception of fall) to be in NE. </p> <p>Hugs to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633052 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:38:23 +0000 Janet 633052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had been wondering how you are! Glad to know you and your husband are both on the mend. Sounds like things are going well, and we all get busy sometimes. We're here whenever you can drop in! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633048 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:41 +0000 Amy 633048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, so glad to hear from you! It sounds like ypu're having a splendid time right now in the great outdoors. I wouldn't worry about fashion then either. I'm glad things are going so well. Don't be a complete stranger </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633044 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:25 +0000 rae 633044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, I had wondered about you, Mochi! Glad to hear you and DH are on the mend. Sounds like your other priorities are coming along very well, too, so high five! Please update us on everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633042 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:21 +0000 Anonymous 633042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Nancy, it's great to hear you're doing well! I totally hear you on having to seize the summer day! It was that way for me when I lived in Pittsburgh. It was cloudy all the time, but when the sun *did* peek out, everyone dropped what they were doing and ran to the park or the pool! Summer is our indoor season here. :(</p> <p>I'm so proud of you for working hard on your novel, and deciding to give your shoulder a loving workout. And DH is mending well, too? All good things! I will probably feel the need for a summer sabbatical from style once our humid portion hits in July/August. I know also though, that after I let myself go for a while, I'll get a hankering to dress up again when it starts cooling off. It's the cyclical nature of things, I think. </p> <p>You have some lovely fall/winter footwear tucked away, and some fab coats and jackets. I think style is probably like riding a bike, so we'll see you when your schedule permits. Thanks for checking in (and yes, I'm scoring some great, cheap finds)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633039 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:04 +0000 Transcona Shannon 633039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's all good Mochi - we're here when you're ready to come back and as Angie said, just pop in to say hi once and a while. It sounds like very positive things are happening for you and even more just around the corner. Take care! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633038 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:11 +0000 Angie 633038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad that your shoulder and hubby's tendon are healing, Nancy! I miss your warm heart, humour, candour, mischief and spirit. Please drop by more often - just to say hi. </p> <p>Enjoy your carefree Summer!! xoxo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633036 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:19:54 +0000 Suz 633036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, we miss you! But we understand. It is perfectly natural to have other priorities at different times! And healthy, too, to put your real life concerns first. </p> <p>Re losing weight: I didn't buy anything for a long time. And then when I did, it was mostly thrifted stuff for a while, very very inexpensive. About halfway through the process I bought a few tops and a new (not thrifted) pair of jeans. And it's only since the weight loss that I got back into fashion. </p> <p>So glad to hear you're healing well and hubby is, too. And the best news of all is your novel! YES!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/not-even-trying-to-do-the-style-thing-long-and-mostly-ot#post-633028 Wed, 30 May 2012 23:12:53 +0000 Mochi 633028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think about YLF and all you fab women every day. It's not that I'm embarrassed, but I haven't felt the point in posting here, even commenting, partly out of being in a busier summer groove but mostly because my outfits this summer are completely horrendous. I'm not even trying. I slap on a T-shirt, I wear the same two pair of jeans or some shorts, I have two or three pairs of sneakers I'm using. I did wear my cute Giveable flats a few weeks ago...what happened? I haven't broken in my nice patent red mary janes. Blah blah, you get the idea. </p> <p>And I don't really care that much. I feel grubby and sweaty half the time, I'm walking and sitting in sailboats and running out to the garden and I just have let it all fall by the wayside (style). That said, I could still use some t-shirts and I haven't even made a half-hearted effort to log onto a website and order them online. Pathetic, right? I am just feeling kind of divorced from looking stylish. I don't want to pick up anything at all well-made or workhorse-y for now also because I want to start Suz's weight-loss regimen next month and don't want to be throwing my money away...</p> <p>Life's pretty good. Summer is very special in New England and we tend to appreciate it and try and run out and grab as much sunshine and good weather as possible. My shoulder has come a long way--I'm still doing PT but have gotten back more range of motion than my doc had expected (at least it seems that way) and I won't give up. Next up is joining a kettle bells (weights) class in my neighborhood. I found a teacher who seems great and who says it's a very rehabilitative fitness routine. He also recommended his acupuncturist who has been successful in treating sports injuries. So all these good things are landing in my lap, and I'm feeling mostly positive. I'm really looking forward to joining the weight loss protocol in July. (One health downside is for some reason my asthma, which had been dormant for a long time, has come back fairly strong--I have no idea why. But it's definitely manageable. I don't need an inhaler; it's just that I feel it when I climb stairs, etc. Blah.) </p> <p>Husband is also improving steadily with his achilles tendon injury, but in his case that means he way overestimates his ability to jump back into various activities he was doing pre-injury. I think I really need to police him! Or rat on him to his doctor. But of course I'm happy that he's coming along. </p> <p>With my writing, I have had some major coaching, learned and had breakthroughs at a recent conference, and I am now solidly on a new and promising track with my novel, so that's thrilling on the one hand, but I feel guilty about spending time online...I'm feeling this sense of urgency to start treating my novel as a real project and not something I pick up and put down and let myself succumb to frustration over. I have a huge range of emotions over this but overall I am feeling very confident at the moment. And I mention this precisely because the more people I tell, the more accountability I feel. </p> <p>So I've decided to let my sub-par summer self off the hook, but I will be looking forward to fall, hopefully in a slightly smaller version of myself, when all my packed-away boots and jackets can come back out, hopefully to be joined by even fabber new wardrobe additions. </p> <p>As I said above, I miss everyone's posts, and simply feel overwhelmed at the moment and unable to follow the day-to-day triumphs, shenanigans, K/Rs and what not. BUT that doesn't mean I don't wonder what new, fabulous item Claire picked up for $1.25, or what's the latest mint-condition couture item Shannon discovered at a thrift store, or how Una's or Rae's latest iteration of UWP is coming along....you get the idea (and sorry I can't mention all of you by name!) </p> <p>And possibly I am coming off as manic or basically just crazy throwing this onto the forum (especially on the 3.5 hours of sleep I got last night!) But I just wanted to drop by and say hi! </p> <p>Y'all look great, by the way. Hope everyone has a lovely summer, whether chic or slovenly. I'll try to judiciously drop by more often. </p>