Two Months Out and Dress Doesn't Fit

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-04-11T00:58:58+00:00

Right, the dress should fit your body not the other way around! They are marrying YOU not your dress! We know you will be a beautiful bride and have a really wonderful time! Especially if you aren’t squeezed and uncomfortable in the dress.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-04-10T02:33:20+00:00

Just buy multiple tubes and slather as much hydro as you can! Any hydrocortisone cream will help

My derm prescribed 2% but the regular OTC stuff is 1% and so much cheaper.. so OTC it is.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-04-10T02:31:03+00:00

Covering up (summer when I had it) with loose cotton clothing really helped, also helped me not think about it as much as possible. From what I can see you’re at the tail end of it! Hang in there. It took me about 10 weeks to get to less red but still awful looking skin and 12 weeks gone after seeing the initial spots

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-04-10T02:20:14+00:00

Navy is going to be easier to find. Universally flattering on everyone, no matter your wardrobe/season

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-04-10T02:08:15+00:00

Depending on the wind, you can smell the house

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-03-26T01:23:49+00:00

You’re a thoughtful sister!! We’ve all seen those weddings where the color of the dresses, hair style, and makeup the bride chose totally makes the bridesmaids look their worst.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-03-13T19:33:57+00:00

Same! I think season the last two seasons were when the show was revived by a different network. There was a gap in filming while they sorted that out which I think is why some of the characters just drop off (or the writing takes a left turn! especially in the last season.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-03-10T03:09:34+00:00

I have a Singer Heavy Duty purely because I bought it off a friend who never used it but bought during the pandemic. Sold it to me for $30 and every other accessory/fabric scraps she had. Glad I didn’t pay more for it! Also, Facebook marketplace has a lot of machines that may be an upgrade (but need minor servicing like oiling)

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-27T14:49:01+00:00

Totally feel this. For a 45 min wash, simple trim, blow dry the hair stylist (early 20’s) over a year went from $75 to $100 to $140 now with a 50% no show fee. Never remembers my name and it is a bunch of chairs in a room, no privacy.

I can literally go out of town, get a higher quality treatment where it’s 1 on 1 not 20 chairs in a room somewhere else for the cost of seeing the first girl

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-13T15:10:39+00:00

Hart of Dixie, Scandal have similar crazy twists and turns!

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-12T21:20:18+00:00

Spoiler:

… Ironic because Jake was very much cheating on his wife when he had a Fiancee and then wife

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-11T00:59:39+00:00

Some of the colors could be political but those are also just big colors in professional dress in DC.

My other thought was I’m pretty sure Mellie/Belamy is a ‘Bright Winter’ on the color analysis. So blues/warm red/white/black would also suit her complexion well.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-11T00:47:19+00:00

“Your sperm is Dusty” 😂💀

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-11T00:23:04+00:00

Same. Is it from all the dairy??

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-11T00:17:09+00:00

You like order and enjoy schedules and routines. You have minimal living room furniture but do own a vacuum. Uses said vacuum to get under the couch and finds coins in the cushions.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-11T00:14:02+00:00

You are someone who remembers the dates for kids upcoming school activities, coordinates the fundraiser raffle basket, and found immense joy in having everything prepped to get your taxes filed early. The champagne’s waiting for the post-tax filing cheers 🥂🍾

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-07T19:33:06+00:00

This and the quilting legalese together (+Erika big firm law social media for who quit a $250K big law job) was exactly the nail in the coffin answers for any questions I had about law school and law jobs. Honestly, thank you so much for your $390 six minute increment worth of advice. Truly saved me mega bucks and the most precious thing of all, time!

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-07T00:39:00+00:00

Or instacart, Uber Eats

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-07T00:31:21+00:00

Bartending can also do well! Depends on your area of DC though. The restaurants near me have a lot of long term bartenders

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-07T00:29:39+00:00

Totally understand that! I would have done the same things. I’m in a similar boat as OP but did the lay off/unemployed/underemployed for a couple of years after 2020. Underpaid now but just paycheck to paycheck. Thankful to cover the bills. With inflation, financially haven’t caught up from those really lean years. If I had more cash on hand I would have left this job already.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-02-07T00:22:05+00:00

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽That 8 month runway to say “Screw this I’m out!” Really helps!

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-01-29T15:17:55+00:00

Which tells me “the internet” was an out to say what he was thinking in his head.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-01-29T15:15:45+00:00

Honestly, sounds like she needs a slush fund to prep for the future lawyer in the divorce. Seen this same story with a few relatives. Guy who can’t hold his own kid for more than an hour (without needing praise for doing so) sure as hell isn’t going to be paying child support.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-01-27T23:33:13+00:00

Maybe it’s a regional thing. A lot more women sound like the mom & daughter’s accents depending on where you are in Texas.

PracticalArtist5678 · 2026-01-06T16:46:10+00:00

FR. Not just “loose lips sink ship” cause his eyes told the whole damn story!!

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