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[Genie27]

I'm on my second pair of teva tirras for summer travel-walking - they have Velcro straps across everything so they're great for swollen feel at the end of the day /long flight.

My friends made fun of my footwear but I was also able to walk 15-20 Kms per day on concrete pavement.

Alternate days I wore my camper micros - which are more comfortable than any of my Prada sport soles. A little nicer looking for urban environments than the tevas. Some friends love mephisto but I've never found them a good shape for my foot.

Ecco used to be good for walking city shoes, but now their quality is pretty bad.

Geox were ok too, but a bit clunky.

 

[Chloesam]

Hi everyone! After a very long hiatus from the Purse Forum for personal reasons, I am happy to be back. I'm a bit rusty and I can see lots of things have changed but I see lots of familiar usernames as well! Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this question but here goes. I have been trying to find the leather color swatches being offered this season A/W 2017, but to no avail. Could one of you lovely people point me to the correct thread pretty please. Thank you so much!

 

[etoupebirkin]

I wear Chucks everywhere. The kind that you just have to slip on and not lace up. I have three pairs of them and will probably get a fourth pair (simple black).

Prepster, I may take your advice and build my travel wardrobe around a simple black Chanel jacket. I also just picked up this Brunello Cucchinelli skirt. It is absolutely fantastic on. I can definitely build some fun fashion forward outfits with it. With the built in leggings, it is very comfortable to wear. Plus, I've always wanted a tulle skirt. It's the frustrated ballerina in me.

 

[Cygne18]

Hi everyone! After a very long hiatus from the Purse Forum for personal reasons, I am happy to be back. I'm a bit rusty and I can see lots of things have changed but I see lots of familiar usernames as well! Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this question but here goes. I have been trying to find the leather color swatches being offered this season A/W 2017, but to no avail. Could one of you lovely people point me to the correct thread pretty please. Thank you so much!

Hi, @Chloesam! I found that there are examples and swatches of the latest colors starting around here for A/W 2017:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/sms-back-from-podium.802218/page-335

 

[Meta]

Welcome back @Chloesam! Good to 'see' you back here!

 

[Mindi B]

EB, you fashion rebel, you! That skirt is darling--so flirty and fun.

 

[arabesques]

But, but. . . guys, why does it always further damage my feet when I remove the dang things? It IS me--tissue paper feet.

Are you using the Compeed (I forget the spelling) or French/European kind? Because yes, when you put them on the blister, they pull off skin when you take them off. The pharmacist told me to leave it until it falls off itself—days, if necessary. Unfortunately they never last that long (getting wet in the shower weakens the bond), so it generally takes 2 or 3 of these blister aids to protect the wound until it heals. You're not crazy!

 

[HavLab]

I tried wearing asics on one of my trips and it was wonderful. Try the metro walk style! They are less "running shoes" like and I got my kelly offered when I was wearing them!

Toms are also great but not fun to get wet on rainy days.

And Vince slip ons. I swore I would never wear slip ons and I am obsessed with these now

thanks for the tip about the asics!
I wear a lot of skate sneakers. H are the best IMO. I also like lanvin for comfort and durability, but lately their styles are a little strange.
I think H discontinued their slip on sneaker, but hopefully they will bring back something similar.

I have one pair of Vince that I bought to put on after tennis practice but they are not as solid compared to the H or Lanvin. But they are comfortable otherwise. I am going to put a new insole in and see if that helps.

 

[Mindi B]

Yes, it's the Compeeds--Thank you, arabesques! I just figured I was uniquely foot-unfortunate. Very glad to hear it's not me!

 

[Chloesam]

Hi, @Chloesam! I found that there are examples and swatches of the latest colors starting around here for A/W 2017:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/sms-back-from-podium.802218/page-335

Thank you so much!

 

[millivanilli]

We don't have kids so maybe we know nuttin about nuttin.
Say at a dinner where people rarely see each other, is it appropriate when an adult is in focused conversation with another adult, is it appropriate for the latter to stop the conv whenever the kid (say 12 years old) bounces over repeatedly every 5 minutes or so interrupting with a question? It was really hard to carry on a conversation with that sort of interruption. The parents would have killed me if I complained. I dunno, maybe this is normal behavior.

A GF has a 4 year old kid and it's possible to have a really good conv. with her without the kid interrupting and wanting attention every 10 min. It must be the way she's trained the kid. I don't see her very often so the conversation is important to moi.

Switching back to the first entry, is it ok for 15 year old boys to chew an entire dinner with their mouth open? That really grossed me out but the parents would have killed me if i said anything.

Also,

German mother speaking: nope! First interruption: listen if it's something really important like " I lost my finger in the kitchen machine". In this case, answer to the question / statement. If it's NOT important, answer in a nice, but very clear manner, pointing out that interrupting people is not. acceptable. If child goes on, repeat less nicely: " what did I say?" and end the discussion with " end of discussion".

Second: sure if the boy sits in a barn. If not, not.
It's endemic over here, that putting the own children on a throne. I know parents don't like it, when others complain

 

[millivanilli]

When we first bought our country house, we went to shop for a fireplace and they had this lovely out door pizza oven on display. My SO actually thought about buying it just so he can install it in our garden. And guess what, we never made pizza from scratch ourselves, ever! I don't think he knows how!

easy. The trick is, to prepare the dough and let it rest for at least 24 hours in the fridge ...mind to wrap it firmly into plastic foil. You will get best results if you wait for 5 days. Very brave people wait for 10 days. It will start smelling strange, but then it's ok. That's all.

 

[millivanilli]

Theoretically, I don't disallow anything. But on a practical level, I don't eat desserts unless it is something totally spectacular. It has to be really worth it, because I know I will pay for the indulgence. I'd love to be able to be moderate about sugar, but if I start eating it, it seems to work like a drug in my system, and it is excruciatingly hard to put on the brakes. Amazing. And the crazy thing is that no amount would satisfy me. I would eat nothing but junk all day long if I let myself get started. I'm not like a normal person that can eat a piece of cake and then quit. I could very easily eat the whole cake (if it was good)--and want to. You'd give me a piece of cake and I would be thinking, boy, I'd really like more cake!

I can eat a square or two of dark chocolate, like the little Ghirardelli squares, and I'm fine, but milk chocolate sends me on a binge and it's hard to break out. Then like you, it takes a few days to detox and start eating like a sane person again. Popcorn doesn't seem to do that to me, but I have to watch it with bread and white rice too. I think it's very cool that QE2 can eat one slice of cake every day. The only way I could do that is if I lived in a castle and my suite was a mile from the kitchen. Then I'd just order the servants to only bring me one piece no matter how much I beg!



That's really good that you don't skip meals. I should set an alarm on my phone so I remember to go eat.

don't worry, I's run that mile in a minute if I'd live in that castle. On a regular basis. And I would remember having TWO hands, so eating one, taking 2 slices with me. Repeat.

 

[lulilu]

German mother speaking: nope! First interruption: listen if it's something really important like " I lost my finger in the kitchen machine". In this case, answer to the question / statement. If it's NOT important, answer in a nice, but very clear manner, pointing out that interrupting people is not. acceptable. If child goes on, repeat less nicely: " what did I say?" and end the discussion with " end of discussion".

Second: sure if the boy sits in a barn. If not, not.
It's endemic over here, that putting the own children on a throne. I know parents don't like it, when others complain

This "lost my finger" test is one that I applied to my chldren calling me at the office. Some women entertain dozens of calls from their children at the office. If mine called, I'd say "are you bleeding?" "is the house on fire?" Well, ok, I will talk to you when I get home. Maybe it's mean, but I could not be interrupted all afternoon with calls about bickering with their siblings, where's X, or other things they could easily handle. They knew that work was work and had to be respected.

 

[etoupebirkin]

My kids knew better than to contact me at work. If the school/daycare called that was another story. That's how "a roll and a bowl of peas" was born Chez eb. Once the daycare contacted me that DS was misbehaving. I spoke to DS and disciplined him. The next day same issue. So when we got home that night he was sent to his room with a roll, a bowl of peas and a glass of water. No further issues at the daycare.

However, with DD, the same punishment did not work out so well. DD ground the peas into the carpet. She was such a challenging kid. Now she's such a great adult.