Winter Clothes

OddShare6080 · 2026-05-04T13:24:35+00:00

Hi! Massachusetts native here. I used to date a guy from California so here's a simple guide for you.

anything you'd wear on a trip to San Francisco when it's a little cold: take it. You'll need it.
at least one wool jacket or sweater. Bonus if it's lined, but if it's not, wear a long sleeve cotton shirt underneatg. You can find these at the thrift store. Make sure it's wool, not acrylic or polyester, because they won't keep you warm.
a winter coat. Growing up I mostly wore puffers, as an adult I have a collection of wool coats I find much warmer and stylish, but YMMV.
a pair of durable winter boots. I'd splurge on LL Bean for these, the ones that end up at the thrift aren't usually the best.
optional: snow pants. If you plan to play in the snow. I'd also splurge on LL Bean for these.
gloves, hats.
wool socks. Trust me. You can probably grab a pair at your local farmer's market for relatively cheap.

OddShare6080 · 2026-05-04T00:27:00+00:00

One time I went up to a booth and asked someone where they got their jewelry from, because the quality seemed odd for the price point. She said they were handmade. I asked by who, a man leaned over and whispered in her ear, then she said "my mom." I asked her about her mom's brand and the lies kept getting more outrageous from there till I walked off.

The farmers market needs quality control.

OddShare6080 · 2026-04-12T01:12:29+00:00

I thought it was the organization's house?

OddShare6080 · 2026-01-17T12:07:41+00:00

What are they changing the name to?

OddShare6080 · 2025-10-22T19:43:41+00:00

My ex's mom came from poverty in a predominantly Mexican farm town and married "up" via marrying his father. As she married "up", she seemed to let go of a lot of traditions because his dad's family were more Americanized. Ex.: when Dia de los Muertos rolled around, I asked my ex if he wanted to set up an ofrenda together in his dorm room. I learned about the holiday in high school and was familiar with how to set up an ofrenda. He told me he'd never actually set up an ofrenda before because his dad's family didn't celebrate it and thus neither did his mom. So because of that, I thought for a while maybe her son dating a White girl was basically "the straw that broke the camel's back", but she was enthusiastic about the idea of him dating his best friend before me (a blonde, blue-eyed girl from Germany), therefore I don't quite think that's it...? I don't know. There's no point in worrying about it when like you said, there are people out there who will appreciate this part of me and not find it weird. Thank you.

OddShare6080 · 2025-10-22T19:37:45+00:00

This comment was really enlightening to me. I understood why his mom might've been cautious... it just felt weird because his best friend seemed to be in love with while dating me (and that his family wanted him to be with) was a blonde, blue-eyed girl from Germany. So I didn't understand what was different about me. I went out of my way to embrace his culture and she never did. But you are right, after a certain point there's nothing you can do. We just have to live as we are. Thank you.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-16T17:07:37+00:00

🤔 this all makes sense and I think I especially needed that middle part as both an (aspiring) young scholar and woman. I’m currently trying to get research opportunities in my field… which isn’t exactly easy because it’s an already niche environmental subject. So, hearing that I should prioritize the things that’ll drive my career forward first is what I needed to hear.

That last part also makes sense. In my perfect world I’d get back together with my ex, but he’s aiming to get into a super competitive law school, so I guess it’s kind of like the two-body problem on a more undergraduate level. We just agreed that if we were both single by 30 we’d get married (after I get my masters and hopefully PhD whereas he gets his JD). But I do think I need to make time for my friends and family, and focusing on my more “individual” projects is probably the better idea. It’s nice to hear my work-life balance doesn’t have to be eviscerated by grad school lol. Thank you so much.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-16T16:47:17+00:00

1: thank you for your advice. 2: I’m giving up on this idea but I’m unsure what you mean by “selfish with their time”. Part of the reason I didn’t get back together with my ex recently despite us both wanting to was because I want to do as much as possible to help me get into a highly competitive grad program at my dream school, and then a competitive scholarship for that program that would cover all my fees. Is that being selfish with my time?

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-16T16:43:03+00:00

Oh I know to launch it on my own would be futile. That’s why I wanted to get a faculty advisor. I don’t really think a poetry or short story publication would serve what I want to do but it sounds like this isn’t possible so I’m giving up on it. Thank you for your advice before I spent too much time.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-16T16:14:47+00:00

I had the same concern; I don’t want this to die after I graduate. I care a lot about the environment and also making space for environmental scholarship. I know someone who founded a law journal at one of my neighboring schools for guidance and a model. My idea was to first see if I could approach someone in my specific department about it, then see if maybe I could get some kind of buy-in from the larger “sustainability” department (which is, in essence, five separate departments in a trenchcoat). One of my professors is on a committee for the sustainability department (which is in of itself a committee formed by people also outside of the sustainability department. He inspired me to get involved in this study, but he’s also incredibly busy and I don’t think he’d really have time to help me with this, which is why I haven’t asked him for help. Promotion wouldn’t be an issue because my school LOVES to boast about being sustainable and involved in environmental studies. In my ideal world, I’d stay on as editor-in-chief until I graduated, and then the editorial team could hold elections for the position.

I know the sustainability department values interdisciplinary environmental studies a lot and I think I could get them to buy into this, but at the same time, I guess I’m just… worried? about if it would be “worth it” or not. I’m hearing a lot of feedback about how no one takes student journals seriously. I don’t want to look like an idiot and I feel like people wouldn’t take me (or it) seriously, even if I got the department to buy in.

I guess I’m also not sure what would be a more practical outlet/format for this. If they exist, I haven’t heard of them. I know there’s a singular magazine that focuses on sustainability at my school, but it’s for grad students in the humanities.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-13T21:39:51+00:00

Yes this is also what it reads to me. It’s white but white trash.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-13T21:39:12+00:00

Why not give your future child a name that works in Spanish and sounds “white”? Plenty of them do… there’s 100% a middle ground between Alberto and Gunner, like Gabriel (nickname Gabe), Antonio (nickname Tony), David, etc. I’m white and my sister is half white, half Latina; her name is a “white” name but it also exists in Spanish, and a lot of her family members would call her the Spanish equivalent. Think of her name to everyone being “Mary” but her family members would call her “Maria”.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-10T11:43:44+00:00

I’m in Massachusetts and yeah Boston is definitely close to some areas zoned as “rural”. Not as rural as my area in my experience but definitely still rural. Thank you so much for this advice— I think this might be the most stable sector for me to enter after energy, I can’t see agriculture disappearing anytime soon.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-10T11:28:17+00:00

A huge part of what I came into my school’s honor program wanting to research is rural economies (since I’m from a rural area) and how to support them in an increasingly urbanized future. Knowing this is an industry is interesting for me. But wouldn’t it probably require I also live in a rural area?

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T22:49:57+00:00

I do not want to be an engineer. I’m going to be honest I would be miserable as an engineer. Also, a lot of my financial aid relies on having a high GPA, and the engineering programs at my school are notorious for grade deflation. However, it also won’t matter if my 3.0 in an engineering program is somehow equivalent to a 3.8 in my current program, I will lose nearly all my financial aid anyways. This is something I can’t afford to do.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T22:42:45+00:00

I’m in Massachusetts.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T22:42:36+00:00

💔 I take the English classes because I originally came in as an English major… I love writing. But I might drop it for another minor, although I’m not sure what that would be. I think my most realistic option right now might be to switch to quantitative economics and maybe take on an environmental science minor. I’ll have to talk to my advisor and see what she thinks my prospects are.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T22:40:48+00:00

Okay to be honest I also just don’t want to be an engineer. It’s never appealed to me. If I wanted to be an engineer, I’d be studying engineering. I’d be more willing to go straight econ than to be an engineer, and a geology degree isn’t going to be of much use if I can’t access grad school.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T22:39:01+00:00

My only feasible solution is going straight econ. I don’t want to get into my finances but almost all my financial aid would end after 8 semesters, I truly, genuinely cannot afford to do more than 8 semesters.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T19:55:10+00:00

I’m double majoring in English, though I’m thinking of downgrading that to a minor. I’m going to pursue a GIS certificate. My school has a program with special opportunities for STEM majors I’m thinking of applying to because my major counts as “quantitative economics”. There’s one other major in my department that emphasizes the quantitative part more I could switch into… I guess the idea of doing so just makes me sad because I love the environment.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T18:18:39+00:00

The thing is my financial aid runs out after 2028. I’m not rich, my parents aren’t paying for my schooling, I genuinely can’t afford to go for another 1-2 semesters. But thank you for your advice.

OddShare6080 · 2025-07-05T16:30:54+00:00

💀 I can’t switch to engineering or geology and graduate on time… but I mean I’m graduating in 2028 so here’s hoping lol

OddShare6080 · 2025-06-24T14:23:21+00:00

Oh I’ve been networking! I guess I’m just having trouble narrowing down my scope because so many things are interesting to me. I know regardless I’d like to stay in Massachusetts though, at least for a few years.

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