The Girl Stuff Thread

kuwisdelu said:

And here I was being super-lazy about my running and trying to work up the motivation to run more lol.

Click to expand...

With boobs, it's a tradeoff.

Maryn said:

May I join you in the corner?

Click to expand...

Sure, just lemme twist to the side a bit to make room. *is only half joking*

Perks said:

With boobs, it's a tradeoff.

Click to expand...

Oh, the boobs aren't the problem there. Sports bras are fine for that.

Re-learning to run without testosterone has been pretty tough though.

But I'm more proud of my slow girl times than any of my fast boy times.

And eventually, I'll be a fast girl, too.

Perks said:

I'm so conditioned to the titholster that I feel bizarre without one. So, unless I'm naked, I'm bra-ed.

Click to expand...

First thing off when I get home is the bra. Sometimes I don't even take off my shirt first - y'all know how to take off your bra while leaving your shirt on, right? First time my husband saw me do that he was amazed.

kuwisdelu said:

Re-learning to run without testosterone has been pretty tough though.

Click to expand...

So you can actually tell a difference? Does it just feel like more of an effort? Is your speed really affected? Interesting stuff.

juniper said:

First thing off when I get home is the bra. Sometimes I don't even take off my shirt first - y'all know how to take off your bra while leaving your shirt on, right? First time my husband saw me do that he was amazed.

Click to expand...

Lol. That was, like, one of the first things I learned to do.

Now putting a bra back on without taking your shirt off? That would be real wizardry.

Edit: Well, I guess it wouldn't be *that* difficult, but more trouble that just taking off your shirt to do it.

So you can actually tell a difference? Does it just feel like more of an effort? Is your speed really affected? Interesting stuff.

Click to expand...

Oh yeah. I mean part of it was just coming back after a long break, but even so, my endurance and speed aren't coming back as easily as they improved when I first started. My testosterone is at the very lowest end of normal female levels.

Last year (pre-HRT), I got faster than one of my female runner friends within a few months. I'm now slower than her again.

My brother's family is visiting, which means I get to see my niece again!!

It's kind of weird being at almost the same stage of physical development as my almost-13-year-old niece, but kind of cool too, lol.

Though I did notice I was the only girl in my family lounging around the house tonight without a bra. Lol. Well, whatevs.

Wow, I'm fascinated to hear how different running is with different testosterone levels! I never knew that was a thing. :O

juniper said:

First thing off when I get home is the bra. Sometimes I don't even take off my shirt first - y'all know how to take off your bra while leaving your shirt on, right? First time my husband saw me do that he was amazed.

Click to expand...

I'm going to have to look up a tutorial or something after work tonight, because whenever I try this it's an awkward mess of fumbling and then dragging an underwired bra carefully out the sleeve of my shirt. I've stopped doing it because it's less effort to just take my shirt off.

...I suspect I'm doing it wrong.

Hi Ladies!
Sorry I have been away so long... dealing with the divorce which was final finally in April, moved in January, dating again blah blah lol

Can I just say what a difference it makes finding a perfect fitting bra?

After I lost a bunch of weight I knew my bra size would change, when I finally went bra shopping and discovered my new size and tried on new bras I actually felt like my boobs thanks me and felt a sigh of relief lol
I feel sooo much better!
If you haven't been sized in awhile and hate your bra do it! you may just be wearing the wrong size

In other news I have a new found love in goucho capri pants... I got lucky and found the cutest pair but there was only one pair in the entire store and they were my size and they are so cute and flowy and comfy... I feel like they were meant for me lol
I wish I could find some more...
I may try a pair of palazzo pants next

Maryn said:

Writing question: Is there a period of recovery, such as irritation or soreness, after a Brazilian wax?

Click to expand...

I've been doing it for the last five months and there is only very mild tenderness, almost nothing. The skin itself will be a little red and you can see the follicle beds for a day or two. It looks almost like a little rash, but it's just the residual evidence of where the hair was ripped out.

And the part that makes it a Brazilian, not just a bikini wax, actually hurts less than the rest during the procedure and not at all five seconds after it's done.

The only noticeable soreness after waxing that I notice is in my armpits. There's a very slight bruised feeling for a couple of days after wards. (Only discernible if you put pressure to the area, when showering or applying deoderant, or if you're somehow the sort of monkey that rubs its armpits compulsively.) It makes me wonder if the armpit hair isn't more deeply rooted that the pubic hair.

EMaree said:

Wow, I'm fascinated to hear how different running is with different testosterone levels! I never knew that was a thing. :O

Click to expand...

And pretty much all athletics, really. Why did you think men and women compete in separate divisions? Testosterone is a helluva drug.

I'm going to have to look up a tutorial or something after work tonight, because whenever I try this it's an awkward mess of fumbling and then dragging an underwired bra carefully out the sleeve of my shirt. I've stopped doing it because it's less effort to just take my shirt off.

...I suspect I'm doing it wrong.

Click to expand...

I only pull the straps off through my shirt sleeve, and then pull the bra down and out from under the shirt, not through the sleeves.

Maryn said:

Today I realized that filling in with that deep purple liner doesn't work nearly as well. What's gnawing at me is whether I've gone out with purple brows in the past, when I don't take one final glance in the mirror.

Click to expand...

I was thinking the other day that with some people wearing blue, purple, or black lipstick then colored eyebrows might be a trend someday. You're just ahead of the crowd.

Hey, has anyone seen the "writing" emoticon in the AW list recently? I was looking for it and can't find it. I know it used to be there ... a little round guy pounding on his keyboard then pausing to think then pounding again. Couldn't find it. Had to use the "banging on computer with hammer" one instead.

juniper said:

I was thinking the other day that with some people wearing blue, purple, or black lipstick then colored eyebrows might be a trend someday. You're just ahead of the crowd.

Hey, has anyone seen the "writing" emoticon in the AW list recently? I was looking for it and can't find it. I know it used to be there ... a little round guy pounding on his keyboard then pausing to think then pounding again. Couldn't find it. Had to use the "banging on computer with hammer" one instead.

Click to expand...

do you mean one of these?

yeah - i remembered it wrong tho, combined them into one.

where are they hiding?


ETA


copying them in here so i can always cut/paste later. i wonder if there's a way to make a favorites list of those?

juniper said:

yeah - i remembered it wrong tho, combined them into one.

where are they hiding?


ETA


copying them in here so i can always cut/paste later. i wonder if there's a way to make a favorites list of those?

Click to expand...

They're in the emoticons list. You have to open it to get them all. There are quite a few, so it is easy for your eye to glaze over and miss the one you're looking for.

yeah - i was looking in the big list - most of which i never use - just missed those i guess. and i haven't even started on the wine yet ...

juniper said:

yeah - i remembered it wrong tho, combined them into one.

where are they hiding?


ETA


copying them in here so i can always cut/paste later. i wonder if there's a way to make a favorites list of those?

Click to expand...

You can use this one:

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/misc.php?do=getsmilies

What we really need is a naked mole rat smilie.

and failing that, a cream-pie trebuchet smilie.

AW Admin said:

You can use this one:

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/misc.php?do=getsmilies

Click to expand...

There's where I'm looking ... I obviously have a big blind spot that's blocking those 2 out.

Oh! Just found the writer with quill one, above . Now to find the typing one - I'm going row by row ...



Ah ha! Last row of part 2, cattycorner to .


Now was that so difficult, juniper? Really? Sometimes I wonder about you ...

Any suggestions on a good black nail polish? My blacks always seem to come off faster than my other colors.

Thanks. I'll see if Zoya is any better. Especially since black + accent nail is like my favorite nail combo.

Also, there's a Raconteurs song called Many Shades of Black.