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Most of my weights are the rubber ones, too. As I am adding to my set and getting heavier weights, though, I am switching to metal ones so that I can use platemates to go heavier when I need to. I do like the thickness and feel of the rubber weights, though--I like the grip on them. But...

I love the cute little tops and outfits at Ann Taylor Loft, but if I wore that stuff to work, I would freeze my butt off. The AC just blasts away in my office. Last summer I wore summer clothes for my commute and as soon as I got to work I would layer on sweatpants and a fleece top--or I would...

This is great--thanks for posting the link. I may print out the essay and post it next to my scale to read the next time I start to obsess over my weight.

This is great--thanks for posting the link. I may print out the essay and post it next to my scale to read the next time I start to obsess over my weight.

You definitely need to block up the holes they use to get in your house. Stuff the holes with steel wool. Other than that, I have a friend who swears by the ultrasonic mouse deterrent things. We have one of them, with mixed success. We've had a few mice brazenly walk right past them, but haven't...

I agree with Marie--my first reaction to your post was that you should find a good physical therapist, maybe at a place that is known for working with athletes. That way, maybe you can learn what it is about your body that causes the problem, what exercises to avoid, how and what you need to...

Hi Deb--I'm no expert (and not Cathe!!), for me at least, the levitation holds involve physics, not just pure muscle. If I put my hands slightly forward--slightly more toward the knees than my butt--I can do them. I think that it balances out the weight of the body better so that I can get my...

It's the guilt. My mother may be dead nearly 10 years, but her guilt-infliciting talents live on! You're right, though, Nancy: It's ruder to go to someone's wedding and be miserable and pissed off that you're there than it is to simply decline the invitation. Thanks for helping me sort this out.

It's the guilt. My mother may be dead nearly 10 years, but her guilt-infliciting talents live on! You're right, though, Nancy: It's ruder to go to someone's wedding and be miserable and pissed off that you're there than it is to simply decline the invitation. Thanks for helping me sort this out.

My relatives are all either much older or much younger than me. I'm the only one even remotely in my age group, and I really don't have anything in common with 99% of my extended family. The people I do feel a connection to, I keep in contact with regularly. So I don't feel an obligation to go...

My relatives are all either much older or much younger than me. I'm the only one even remotely in my age group, and I really don't have anything in common with 99% of my extended family. The people I do feel a connection to, I keep in contact with regularly. So I don't feel an obligation to go...

Just an update on this: I found some Dansko shoes at the local store today--tried on the "Babette" style. Wow!! They're so unbelievably comfortable! I've never put on a pair of heels that felt like that before, much less shoes that were that comfy. Of course, they're also kind of ugly from the...

Just an update on this: I found some Dansko shoes at the local store today--tried on the "Babette" style. Wow!! They're so unbelievably comfortable! I've never put on a pair of heels that felt like that before, much less shoes that were that comfy. Of course, they're also kind of ugly from the...

Thanks for the suggestions--I think I'm goibgn to return the Aerosoles I bought (they hurt a bit at the straps) and look for Dansko shoes. By the way, two days after wearing my heels, my feet *still* hurt.

I'm glad to hear that most peple think it's ok not to go. I get a lot of pressure and guilt from my family about going to these affairs--everyone else in my immediate family goes to every one of them, no matter how much trouble and money it is for them. Family get togethers have always been...

How rude is it to not go to the wedding of the daughter of a first cousin? I get along with my cousin, we sometimes have nice talks at the family functions I do show up to...but I hate going to family functions as a rule. Plus, this wedding starts at 4 p.m. on a Sunday and it's at least 2 hours...

I have pictures of my dad's garden and my now-departed cat in my cubicle. I usually don't decorate my office, but when I took this job I went from a window view to a disgusting grey cubicle with an orange desktop. Blech!! I had to put up something pretty to counteract it. Strangely, I don't have...

<<I only wear Dansko shoes and clogs for work. I've tried so many shoes and always ended up in pain by the end of the day until I found these. I own at least 11 pairs.>> I LOVE Dansko clogs! 11 pairs--wow! I thought I was being obsessive. I have 4 pair, though two of them are so old and...

I will absolutely post a review of theinsolias when I get them. Another woman in my office is trying them, too, so I will let you know what she thinks. As for the shoes that hurt, they weren't cheap--Ann Taylor. Do I have to go to, say, Sacco, and spend $185 to get shoes that don't hurt? I...

<<I once saw on some "Prepping for the Red Carpet" show that the actresses often go into the PS office to get injections in the balls of their feet so that they can tolerate the higher heeled shoes!>> Wow! That's really unbelievable. Anyhow, I wound up talking to a friend of mine about it...