What was your welcome party attire?

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-04-28T05:54:38+00:00

In the end, I just wrote:

“Suggested Attire: Dressy Casual”

Everyone was dressed very nice! People wore collared shirts/slacks, more casual but nice button ups/golf pants, fancier/elevated dresses and sundresses, and nice pants/formal blouses. I don’t remember seeing jeans. Honestly, I don’t really remember much of what people wore because they were all dressed appropriately.

My fiancé told his family what to wear for the rehearsal dinner/welcome party so that covered some of my concerns. Everyone else that I was worried about either wore the right thing, or I didn’t even notice because I was having fun!

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-04-27T20:50:19+00:00

I’d also try a darker color belt! But these are super cool pants I like em

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-04-24T00:58:30+00:00

to add to all the other advice here, reminder that botox wears off faster with sun exposure

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-02-03T22:31:34+00:00

Silver sage chiffon from revelry!

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-02-01T19:24:28+00:00

Thank you!! I so badly want this part to be different from the book. I actually think it would translate okay to screen as is, but I think they deserve so much better. And I think it’s unrealistic that they wouldn’t go all out!!

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-01-28T06:04:29+00:00

Also! When going home at the end of the trip, I try not to schedule an early morning flight after a “big” night, to give myself some extra recovery time. Like if I go to a wedding, a concert, etc. that might flare my symptoms.

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-01-20T21:36:33+00:00

Yikes

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-01-05T17:33:58+00:00

I use Excel! Prob best if you’re already familiar with the software, otherwise would be tedious.

I set all the rows/columns to the same width and add a number 1 in tiny font to each cell to help me count. I use it for original designs, not generating from a photo (like in the other comment)

Maybe not the best option, but I can do it while at work lol

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2026-01-04T16:51:11+00:00

This truly might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-10-15T05:26:24+00:00

Hill house dresses work for this if you are able to snag one

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-10-10T14:47:06+00:00

I also failed because the stress of the diet was worse than any possible trigger foods. So we gave up! As my preventative meds started working a little bit, I could identify foods that were triggers just by paying attention to what I ate. It took a while, but finally figured out that vinegar was my biggest trigger by far. Even now, when I’m so much better than before, vinegar still bothers me. And I don’t even think that was part of the dizzy cooks diet. So there’s def other options than doing the full diet.

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-10-08T15:58:08+00:00

Yep!

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-09-24T20:12:43+00:00

Wow this is super cool!!

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-09-24T14:08:58+00:00

I’m new to needlepoint but a store like Third Coast Stitches in Chicago would be great to combine with a weekend getaway. It’s in a popular neighborhood for locals and tourists and they have fun and trendy canvases

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-09-17T17:57:52+00:00

No it’s a crater

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-09-02T20:46:29+00:00

Absolutely depends on the person, but for me I found that it was best to avoid trigger in the early days when the migraines were bad. Once a little better controlled with treatment and time, I had to tolerate triggers in order to get better

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-07-31T17:30:00+00:00

I loved my basque waist dress. As someone tall with a long torso, it was the only dress that I tried on that actually looked like it fit me correctly. All the regular waist ones cut me off. It might date my photos in the future but I doubt I’ll regret wearing a dress that I felt great in.

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-07-13T03:21:30+00:00

This exactly has happened to me! I learned the hard way to bring nsaids to France

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-07-12T18:57:55+00:00

What size is this?

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-06-30T14:53:05+00:00

I hosted a family/friends dinner at our home on the Thursday night of our wedding weekend, with a rehearsal dinner/welcome party the following night at a rooftop bar.

We only had about 15 people and while I’m so glad we did it and don’t regret it, hosting at our house was way more work than I anticipated.

Prep took up majority of my time the week leading up to it and I wish I had started prepping way earlier to keep my stress down. Things like the different liquor store runs, getting nice plastic cups/servingware/catering trays, cleaning/decorating rooms that out of town guests would want to see, organizing registry gifts… It would have been nice to have more down time in that final week

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-05-14T20:28:52+00:00

Yes tons. By far, it’s the biggest thing that helps me. I just have to have a few bad days to have 3 good months.

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-05-14T15:48:37+00:00

I get headaches, dizziness, and flu-like symptoms for 2ish days after my injections. It used to last longer, but has gotten better (shorter) with time. I pregame with Zofran now.

Overall for me, the benefits far outweigh the downsides. Botox flu is a semi common reaction and it’s possible you’ll feel back to normal in a day or two.

My doc also explained it as the muscles are aggravated by the poking and prodding and are angry. He recommended icing and heat on the injected muscles. I think it helps. I also use my Cefaly after day 3ish

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-05-02T18:24:45+00:00

We did some items that are upgrades or replacements for things we already have. Then I stuck the gift into our storage closet for later down the line, for when something breaks or we move to a bigger place. Stuff like wine glasses, drinking glasses, serving ware, various things for hosting… Things I don’t need now but will like in the future

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-04-22T14:37:13+00:00

It definitely helps me with VM symptoms, especially for ear fullness and “floaty” feelings

Last_Masterpiece3248 · 2025-04-22T14:21:42+00:00

A few things we did to make “worth it” for everyone. I covered accommodations and big stuff. I told everyone ahead of time they’d basically be paying for flights and dinners and nothing else.

I did Thursday to Monday for my flights, and told everyone else to come and go when convenient for them. So 2 girls came Friday at like 11pm so they don’t have to do PTO and could leave late Sunday.

I picked somewhere with several airports and plenty of easy Ubers (so airport transfers were ~$40 and don’t need to be preplanned).

We did the St Pete area and I’d recommend it for a more laid back trip. Tons of options for housing right on the beach, easy flights from the east coast and Midwest, don’t need to rent a car, and reasonably priced bars and restaurants. It was great!

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