'On-Trend' for Fall

I happened to turn Good Morning America yesterday right as they started talking about putting together a capsule wardrobe for fall. I've heard the term - capsule wardrobe - but I wasn't really clear on what it is, so I settled in to watch.

They took six basic pieces, mixed them and matched them, and created an entire wardrobe good for everything from work to a casual night out with friends to date night. Overall it was quite interesting and has me thinking of going through my closet - which has way more than six basic pieces - to see what I can mix, match, and coordinate. It would be extremely handy when it comes to packing for a trip. (We just traveled to Utah at the end of September, and even though I packed quite a bit less than I normally do when we drive, I still took way too many clothes.)

I can't say that I was a huge fan of the outfits they came up with for the GMA story. I really did not like that sweater (especially not belted over the dress) or the robe coat (and I would never pay even close to the price these pieces all sell for), but it did have me thinking of some of the pieces I already have in my closet and how I can combine them. Of course, I have a pair of black pants (or 2 or 3 or 4, who's counting?), a white blouse, and I even have a red blazer - 3 of the pieces used in the story. The one outfit I did like was the first one that combined those 3, except I think those pants are too short. But, I can do that! (with the pants I have that are actually long enough)

Apparently, red blazers are 'on-trend' this fall so I really should pull mine out and see if I can wear it at least once.  (with my leopard print shoes, which are 'on-trend' too - wow, I am going to be so stylin'!) Of course, since I spend most of my time at home and don't go out if I can help it, I'm not sure exactly when I'm going to be rocking my 'on-trend' outfits - but it will still be fun to see what I can come up with.

Not that I usually worry about fashion or what's 'in style'... In fact, there are many times I look at the clothes in magazines or even the weekly store ads and wonder who decided that looked good. Nobody is dumb enough to wear that, are they? But if you ever go out in public you know there are people who will apparently wear absolutely anything.  I find myself wanting to ask them if they have a mirror in their house - because they could not have looked into a mirror and believed for one minute that they looked good enough to go out in public...

Perhaps they just went shopping and picked up some of these new fashions available at your local Target. Oh my, what in the world are they thinking?

Who's ready to be 'on-trend' for fall?

Stylish Legwear is No nonsense

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
 
I recently received some No nonsense tights and leggings to try.  I used to wear No nonsense panty hose all the time, but then I pretty much stopped wearing panty hose at all.  My style has been pretty much bare legs and sandals in the summers and long skirts or pants with socks and boots in the winter - and that's just when I'm dressing up a bit.  The rest of the time I like my jeans and sweaters.

The leggings I received were a denim color, so they were kind of like wearing jeans - only a bit dressier, and they tucked into my boots so nicely.  I kept hearing in my head, "Leggings are not pants" so I wore a long top with them, one I've had for a while but haven't worn much.  It was a very cute and comfy outfit, and I'll be wearing it again.

The tights I received are a black lace net openwork design.  I haven't had a chance to wear them yet, but I've been thinking I need to wear them with a shorter skirt and boots, so the pattern can be seen.  Either that or a long skirt and ankle boots.  Either way, the tights should be seen, right?

I'm thinking something like this - above the knee dress and mid-calf boots:

I'm also wishing I hadn't gotten rid of my black velvety jumper, because I think that would be nice with these tights.  I like the solid dress or skirt with the patterned tights, but I think it's OK to mix and match patterns and textures nowadays.  I'm just not sure how to do it.

I just learned that fashion expert Jill Martin has teamed up with No nonsense as Brand Ambassador and Style Expert and that she'll be sharing style tips and educating women like me on how to wear the latest trends that include tights and leggings like I received as well as all the colorful tights offered by No nonsense, as featured in the following video:

Be sure to Like No nonsense on Facebook and follow No nonsense on twitter to get all the lastest tips and information.  I know I will!  I can use all the fashion help I can get.  Maybe I'll figure out how to mix those patterns after all.

No nonsense tights and leggings can be found at food and drug stores and most retail stores.  They're an easy and affordable way to update and change out any look.

The Lace Comfort Bra

I recently ordered some bras I saw advertised in the coupon section of my paper.  They were $6.99 each, and I got free shipping if I ordered 3 or more.  So I ordered 3 - a black one, a white one, and a nude one.

The bras promise to stretch to fit any cup size from a B to an E, to be very comfortable and supportive without underwire.  There were no reviews (or even a place for reviews) on the website, but I figured they were worth a try.

Do they follow through on all those promises?  Well, they do stretch, though the material is very thin by the time it stretches - and very see-through.  They are comfortable, even comfortable enough to sleep in, because there is nothing to pinch or poke.

As far as support goes - I think they'd be fine for someone with young, firm breasts or someone who's had breast augmentation montreal (or elsewhere) and has very firm breasts.  I think the biggest problem is that the shoulder straps are a bit longer than they need to be, and there's no way to adjust them.  If I could tighten them up a bit and get a little lift, I think these bras would be quite nice. 

As it is, they do work for what I actually bought them for - wearing under a t-shirt or pajamas on those weekends when we have company or when we're in somebody else's house.  When I just need something, and these are perfect for that.

I suppose I could sew the straps to make them a bit shorter.  I might eventually get around to trying that.

Baby Gifts for the Sports Fan

I've noticed that people like to dress their kids and babies up in cute little outfits that support their favorite sports teams.  The babies have no choice - they're born fans!  In our family that always meant University of Illinois Fighting Illini clothes.  (Basketball; not football)  You should see how many Illini outfits Jason has!

Here in Wisconsin, most babies wear Green Bay Packers outfits, and in Texas I bet they all wear Dallas Cowboys Baby Clothes. You have to admit, they're really cute.  Onesies, sleepers, sweatsuits, all kinds of adorable fan clothes are available as well as things like hats, bottles, bibs, and even a storage unit for baby's room.  And, of course, those cheerleader sets for little girls.  Nothing is cuter than that!  Nothing.  I don't care what team it is.

They'd make great gifts for all the sports fans in your life and their new little fans.  According to this site, baby fans - "Once a fan, always a fan." - so you know they want to get them started off right!  The site has baby and toddler clothing for the littlest fans of not only professional football, baseball and basketball teams, but college teams, too.  They'll even wrap your gift in team-colored tissue!

If you're shopping for the holidays, be sure to order by December 18th for guaranteed delivery.

No More Deodorant Marks on Your Shirts

I use this tip every day, so it deserves to be repeated.

If you’re like me (or anyone, for that matter) you hate getting those white marks on your shirts.  It seems that, no matter how careful you think you are, deodorant rubs off onto your shirt, causing those embarrassing white marks.  And then you have to figure out how to get them off – or change your shirt!

Here’s a super simple tip for avoiding those marks in the first place.  Roll the hem of your shirt up two or three times before putting it on:

When you pull it over your head, you might still get deodorant marks on the shirt, but they will be on the inside of the shirt.  Simply unroll the hem to hide them, and you will not have any embarrassing white marks on the outside of your shirt!

If you forget to roll the hem of your shirt and get white deodorant marks after all, try rubbing a clean section of the shirt on the marks.  They will go away!  I’d rather avoid them in the first place, but it’s good to know how to fix them, too.  I read somewhere that rubbing with a clean white sock takes care of them too, but I haven’t tried that.

Do These Pants Make My Butt Look Fat? Errr, Flat?

I always thought the question was - "Do these pants make my butt look fat?"  But now it seems women are worried about their butts looking flat.  They can even buy Padded Butt Enhancer Panties to 'give your figure a sexy shape' and make that butt pop.  Some of them are even called Booty Pop!  And here I thought I was exercising to keep my butt small...

So, what do you think - do these pants make my butt look fat?  Errr, flat?

And does it really matter?  It's not like I'm signing up for free online dating at Zyngle.com or trying to impress anyone, right?  I'd like to think my husband likes me the way I am.

Of course, before we got married, I made him promise me he'd love me even if I got fat.  I didn't think to ask him about the booty pop thing...

How about you - what do you think about these padded enhancements?  There must be people buying them.  Are you one of them.  Come on, you can tell me!

Sharp Dressed Man

David Tennant (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)Cory came home for the weekend, not because he wanted to see us, but because he wanted to go shopping.  He's been wearing all his jeans for a while, and they're starting to wear out and wear thin in some very bad, potentially embarrassing places.  And I think he did want to see us just a bit, too.  He hadn't been home for a couple weeks. So we picked him up Saturday evening and got to hang out with him all evening at home while he got his laundry going - another good reason for coming home.  Beth & Tim and Jason came over for a while, too, so we had the whole family together for a bit.

Then today we went shopping for jeans.  Cory found some he liked at Target.   They weren't on sale, but he liked them well enough that he got them anyway.  Hopefully they'll go on sale in the next few weeks so we can get a price adjustment.  He also got two pair he liked at Penney's.  They were on sale and we used the $10 off coupon from the front of the ad - $10 off a $25 or more purchase.  One pair was eligible for the coupon by itself, and I found some really nice bracelets to add to the other pair so it was eligible, too.  So we rang up two transactions in order to use two coupons and save $20.

Besides jeans, Cory got a nice pair of dressy boots on clearance at Kohl's.  We also went to Goodwill where he got 3 pairs of Converse shoes, two of them leather, another pair of jeans, a nice shirt, and a new suit - brown with stripes he says looks just like the suit worn by David Tennant's Doctor Who and that he has been looking for for ages.  The pants need altered a bit, but since the whole thing only cost about $10, he just couldn't pass it up.  He's going to have a nice suit for a little bit of nothing - pants, jacket, vest.

The great thing about Goodwill is that you can get all these great things, Levi jeans, Converse shoes, marmot jackets, etc. for such good prices.  Cory was especially happy with those Converse shoes, because he always wears Converse, and he usually pays about $25 for them at the outlet store.  The $25 is still a good deal compared to regular retail, but Goodwill was even better.  He looked up one pair that he got online, and they retail for $75.  $75 for shoes?  Yeah, we're too cheap for that.  These cost about $5 after all the discounts - I had a 25% off coupon, and I also got 5% off because we spent over $25.  The other two pair cost about $7 each.  It was quite exciting to find all those Converse there - and every one of them in his size!  Seriously, they must have been sitting there waiting for him.

All in all, I think the boy came out pretty good.  He's going to be looking quite sharp!

They Grow So Fast

Beth posted a video on facebook yesterday. Jason figured out how to roll from his back to his tummy. It took him a bit to do it, but he did. Then today she posted another video. This time Jason rolled over right away, so she rolled him back onto his back and he promptly rolled back to his tummy. He's got this one figured out!

How in the world did he get so big so fast? Who told him he could grow up? Yeah, I said that with my kids too.  I told them to stay little, and look what happened with them - they didn't listen! And they grew up.  Though I suppose if Beth hadn't grown up, we wouldn't have Jason...

It really is amazing how fast these little people grow and how much they learn and change in a few short months.  Jason has grown out of so many clothes.  Thankfully he had a lot of clothes in practically all sizes, but it's always sad to have to put away a particularly cute outfit because it's too small.  Sometimes it seems like they only get to wear an outfit once or twice, and then they're out of it.  I guess that means most baby clothes and children's clothes don't get worn out, they just get passed on to the next baby. 

And that's how Jason got all his cute little clothes - the little boy Beth watches wore them first.  They've just had to buy him some Fall/Winter clothes because most of the clothes they were given in the size he's going to need are summer clothes - so they needed some outfits with long sleeves and long pants.  We gotta keep the little guy warm!  Plus, every little guy deserves some new clothes, and there's always that particularly cute outfit that he just has to have.  There are so many cute little baby clothes.  I find myself looking online and whenever I'm in a store just because.  The little man may not really need any clothes, and he may grow out of them way too fast, but I may just find that outfit I can't resist.  It certainly doesn't hurt to look...

Youngest Doctor Ever

I was just checking out the site at http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/ and noticed the picture of the little guy in scrubs.  OK, first I was looking at scrub hats and thinking that some of these might be handy for bad hair days - not that I'm planning on bad hair days with my new haircut!  They do have some cute ones, and I was wondering if you actually have to be a doctor or nurse to wear them.  I think medical uniforms have come a long way from just white lab coats and ugly scrubs.  Doctors and nurses probably appreciated them no matter how ugly because they don't have to mess up their 'real' clothes - but nobody else would ever consider wearing them.

Blue Sky scrubs have fashionable stitching on both back pockets of the scrub bottoms and matching stitching on the pocket of the scrub top. The pants are somewhere between a flare-leg and a boot-cut, and their scrub tops are tapered at the waist to flatter every figure.  Since I don't buy scrub sets, I'm not sure how the prices compare to other brands or styles, but they do offer free shipping on orders over $155 as well as free returns and exchanges.  And you can subscribe to their newsletter to get email discounts.

Then there's that little guy - youngest doctor ever.  Or just a little guy in scrubs.  They have children's scrubs too.  They say they're perfect for the child who wants to dress up just like mommy or daddy - for those kids whose parents are doctors or nurses.  Or just great for dressing up and pretending to be a doctor.  Comfortable and durable just like the adult scrubs.  And isn't he cute?

Two Pairs of Mossimo Gauchos for $12 w/ Free Shipping

Today only at Target.com you can get 2 pairs of Mossimo Gauchos for $12 (Buy one/Get one Free) with free shipping.  That's $6 per pair.  There are several colors available.  I got some of these last summer, and I really like them.  They are so comfy, and look really cute with a t-shirt and flip flops.  With a nicer shirt and sandals, they can look quite dressy.

I got black and white last year, wanted brown, but they didn't have it in my size.  So, this time I grabbed a brown pair, and one in gray. To save even more, go through Shop at Home and get 13% cash back.

Hurry, though, because this deal is only for today and only while quantities last.  It looks like some of the sizes in some of the colors are already gone.

Save Money on Back to School Fashion

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bealls for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

When the kids were little, we could do all their back to school shopping at Goodwill, and they were happy.  Then Beth started Middle School, and she started to think she needed name brand clothes and the same kinds of jeans, tops, and everything else that 'everyone else' was wearing.  Last year's fashions from Goodwill were no longer acceptable.  Which, of course, meant that back to school shopping was going to cost more from then on.  She didn't get as many new clothes, either.

Cory's main fashion requirement is Converse shoes and lots and lots of t-shirts.  And he loves his ties.  Sure, some college students go to class in their pajama pants, but the boy likes to dress up and look nice.  He's learned to look for good deals on all his clothes - partially because he grew up with me, and I'm really cheap, and partially because he's spending his own money now.  I think mostly because it's his own money!
Same with Beth.  Even though she doesn't need back to school clothes now, when she does buy clothes, she likes to find the best deal.  That means always checking the clearance racks at stores and looking for good deals online at sites like Bealls. They've got some really cute stuff and offer savings like free shipping on orders over $50 and $10 off orders over $50 with code 10MORE, so it's a good place to find those must-have back to school fashions and still manage to save some cash.

For the Baby Who has Everything

Beth has been working as a nanny for a couple with two kids, a 4-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl.  She was pregnant when she first started working there, and the people she works for have been unbelievably wonderful to her.  They don't plan to have any more kids, and they were ready to get rid of all their baby stuff.  Guess who got it?

Car seat, stroller, swing, Pack 'n Play, crib sheets, blankets, baby clothes all the way up to 4T, even maternity clothes.  It's amazing how many things a brand-new little person needs, and they gave Beth and Tim practically everything they could possibly need.  It's really been a huge blessing.

Of course, it also means that darling little boy doesn't need a thing, and I really don't need to go shopping for cute baby boy outfits.  I'll probably still have to get him something now and again - when I see something incredibly cute for a good price.  I did buy him a bath towel with a puppy hood, because it was so darn cute.  Never mind that he already had 7 or 8 of them.  Maybe that's an exaggeration, but they do have plenty of baby towels.  Yeah, they have plenty of everything.

I'm sure I'll find some way to spoil that baby boy!

Review: Robe and Chemise Set

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Like most men, my husband likes lingerie.  I still haven't figured out how, when or why he expects me to wear it.  Also, the lingerie I feel good in isn't necessarily the sexiest.  I like something that is comfortable, looks better than an old t-shirt, but isn't overtly sexy.  To quote, "What is sexy? Sexy is a feeling, it’s an aura; it’s the all around confidence one exudes."  If I don't feel comfortable or confident in something, then it's really not sexy, right?

That's why I was happy to try this robe and chemise set from lingerie.com.  It's not super sexy, but it's nice.  I really like the shiny satin material and color.  I like that the robe has a tie on the inside as well as having the tie belt - so it stays put.  The chemise is fairly simple in the front with nice detail created by the ties in the back.  Because of the ties, it is entirely adjustable to get the right fit.  That's a good thing, or it will be once I figure out how I want it to fit - lower, higher, tighter, looser...  Yeah, I'm lingerie challenged.  Once I get it adjusted properly, I think I'm really going to like it and feel good in it.  Of course, after Jeffrey gets his hands on the ties, it won't really matter, will it?

I'm also thinking the robe, even though it matches and goes with the chemise, will be a perfect cover-up and robe for other things.  And I forgot to mention, the entire set comes with a matching purple padded hanger!  For this purple robe and chemise set and plenty of other lingerie items, be sure to check out lingerie.com. There are plenty of styles, fabrics, and colors to choose from, including plus size lingerie.  They offer free shipping on orders over $50 and a 30 day no-hassle return policy.
 
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You Really Need to Buy a Mirror

I think every bedroom absolutely must have a full length floor mirror. I've stayed places that had either no mirror in the bedroom or just the mirror on the dresser. Do you know how hard it is to tell if the entire outfit looks good when you can't see the entire outfit? I mean shoes and all.  It just doesn't look the same when you have to stand on one foot and hold the other up to try and get a glimpse of it in the mirror.

For those of you who know me and the fact that we do not wear shoes in the house, I'm really only talking about dressing up and putting on dressy shoes that haven't been worn outside for ages and, therefore, will not track dirt through the house if I slip them on in the bedroom to see how they look with the dress.  If I'm just putting on jeans and a top to go out to the store or something, I still like to see myself head to toe, but I'm not too worried about the shoes.  I do want to look presentable, though.  Unlike some people.

Have you seen how some people dress when they go out in public?  I would be too embarrassed to leave the house!  I don't know if they just don't care, don't have anything better to wear, or just don't have a Decorative wall mirror, let alone a full-length mirror, so they just don't know how they look.  Is there a good way to go up to someone and suggest she start looking for some mirrors for her house? If this is you, consider this a gentle nudge to start looking for some mirrors.  You can thank me later.  Then you can go out in public without embarrassing your friends and family.  The mirrors will look nice in your house, too.

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Clean is NOT an Option

I don't know about you, but this commercial always bothers me. First of all, if the dad doesn't want his daughter to leave the house in a short little skirt, he should tell her so - or at least HIDE the skirt so she can't find it.  Yeah, I know.  We had a teenage girl in this house, and no matter what we tried, she insisted on wearing the shortest, tightest, etc.  It wouldn't have mattered if she was wearing a nurse uniform or jeans and a sweater, she insisted on showing what she had. There were at least a couple items of clothing that just didn't find their way back into her closet...





What really bothers me about this commercial is the statement that 'Style is an option.  Clean is not.'  Hey!  I want the option to have clean clothes.  Tide doesn't seem to want to give me that option.  I can choose style.  I can't choose clean.  And here I always thought getting your clothes clean was the point of using a laundry detergent...

I think what Tide really meant to say is that style is optional, while clean is not.

I Got These from CSN Stores

When I was offered the chance to review something from CSN Stores, I jumped at the chance.  The hardest part really was choosing what to order.  With 200+ online stores, CSN Stores has plenty to choose from.

I decided to use my gift code and order from a couple different stores - since no matter how many different stores you shop, you can check out in one transaction, and I just had to try that.  So, I ordered a Bodum Brazil 8-Cup French Press coffee maker because I've wanted to try one of these for years.  I've really been enjoying it.  I think it makes really good coffee, and when they say 8 cups, they mean 8 4-oz. cups, so it makes about the perfect amount of coffee for me in the mornings.  The only thing I don't really like is that it's a bit harder to clean up than my Mr. Coffee where I just have to remove the filter and toss it in the trash.  But that's OK.  I think the coffee is good enough that I'll deal with it.

I also got some of these Closet Shelf Dividers.  I really really like the idea of these, because my closet shelves could really use some help. The stacks of sweaters are always leaning and falling on each other.

After the divider:

Yeah, the stacks are still too high, but I think the dividers are going to help.  That is, if we can get them to stay.  The hooks on the bottom of these dividers aren't really big enough, and there's not enough tension in them to hold them securely to the closet shelf.  We tried pulling them apart so they'd spread apart a bit more, and that helped a bit.  Still, they don't work as well as I'd like.  The idea is great, but the design could use some work.  I'm going to keep them anyway and maybe tweak them a bit to get them to stay more securely.

It was hard deciding what to order, but I had fun doing it!  Gotta love CSN Stores and all they have to offer.

Twins?

While we were in Lexington, Beth posted a few pictures of herself and her pregnant belly.  Cory was sure she looked bigger than she should and that she was having twins.  Twins.  Wouldn't that be fun?  I always wanted to have twins - and then I had one baby at a time!  I don't know of any twins that run in our family, so it really would have been something if she was having twins.  But she's not; the sonogram only showed one baby - and one's enough.

It's been so long since I was pregnant that I couldn't really remember how big I was back when I was pregnant with Beth or when I had to start wearing Maternity Clothes - so I couldn't tell Cory that there was definitely only one baby in there.  And everyone's different, of course.  I should probably dig out some old pictures, just to see.

I'm not sure if Beth's wearing maternity clothes yet or not, but she's got this thing called a Bella Band that lets her wear her regular clothes a bit longer.  It looks like a really handy thing, and I wish they had this back when I was pregnant.  I had to go from regular clothes to some bigger sizes in regular clothes, not exactly plus-sized clothing, but bigger than my normal size - before I could find any maternity clothes that would actually fit me.  When she is ready for maternity clothes, the lady Beth works for is about the same size and has a bunch of clothes she says Beth can have.  And since she had her baby last May, everything should be for the right season, too.  She may not need to buy any maternity clothes at all.  So that's a real blessing. 

After the baby she might want to be able to buy some updated clothes, clothes more appropriate for a young mom than those skin-tight jeans and low-cut tops she always liked to wear, and start putting together a complete wardrobe that will last her for years.  Then again, maybe not.

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Shabby Apple: Dresses for Every Woman

I recently received a dress from shabby apple to review.  I had never heard of the site when I first got the email asking me if I'd like to review one of their dresses, so I had a look around and found several dresses I was interested in.  I love wearing dresses, especially in the summertime.

I ended up choosing the Oh La La with the red and white striped top and black skirt.  Though it looks like two pieces, it really is a one-piece dress.  Unfortunately, there was a problem with the zipper when I got the dress, so I had to take advantage of the shabby apple return policy - "Sizing concern? Not the right dress for you?  Return your dress and Shabby Apple will ship you a new dress for FREE!" - and send it back.

Returns are fairly simple.  You just print the form available on the site, fill it out and send the dress back - and shabby apple sends a new one.  The only thing that would be better would be if shabby apple would pay the postage for returning a defective dress.  For a different dress or different size,  I think it's fair for the customer to pay return postage.  I did change my mind and my size while I was at it, but still...

Notes on the dress say that it 'Fits Generously' and I took my measurements and ordered the size I needed according to those measurements, but it was a bit tighter than I liked - so I ordered the next size up when I sent it back.  And I ordered the La Tour Eiffel, which is the same dress just with black and white stripes on the top instead of red and white.  What do you think?
 

So it's not the best picture ever, but isn't the dress cute?  It's comfy, too and even has pockets!  I've only worn it once, but when I did, my son told me I looked nice.  Can't beat that!

Take a look around the shabby apple site and see if they have something you like.  If nothing else, look at the pictures and read the stories - every dress has its own.  You can shop by body type, shop by categories such as flirty, sophisticated or essential, or simply browse their collections.  I've already added several more shabby apple dresses to my Wish List - like this one!

I received this dress free of charge from shabby apple in exchange for my review.  All opinions are 100% mine.

Re-Imagine Wool

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

Would you wear wool underwear? Well, would you?  You're probably thinking, 'No way!  Wool is way too scratchy to wear as underwear.'  At least that's what I'd be thinking if someone asked me.  When I think of wool, I think of sweaters that are hot and itchy.  They're great for keeping you warm in winter, but you better have something on underneath.  I had a pair of wool pants once, but I rarely wore them because they made my legs itch so bad.  I tried wearing pantyhose underneath them, but that didn't seem to help much.  I'd certainly never want underwear made from that wool!

Why am I even asking about wool underwear?  Because the folks at Ramblers Way have completely re-imagined wool and made it possible to wear wool right next to your skin, comfortably.  Imagine - soft, comfortable wool that you'll want to wear every day.

Ramblers Way garments undergo their "WINDspun" technology which offers the smoothest, most luxurious wool yarn in the marketplace.  Here's an explanation of what makes Ramblers Way yarn superfine, free of those pesky, itchy loose ends and also much lighter than traditional wool.  Ramblers Way garments are not itchy, not heavy, not hot.  They're soft and comfortable, warm and equally cool because they breathe naturally (did you know wool was a year-round fabric?), completely natural and chemical-free, durable, moisture and odor resistant, machine washable and dryable, and completely American made.  This is not the same wool I've always known.

I may not be ready for wool underwear, but I'm thinking a nice wool shirt would be nice.  Short or long-sleeved?

What Kind of Pajamas Do You Wear?

There are so many styles of women's pajamas, it would be hard to pick just one, wouldn't it?  I remember having a flannel nightgown on some of those winter nights when I was growing up, but what I really wanted was some super-warm footie pajamas - the kind babies and toddlers wear.  Do they make those in women's sizes?  

I was thinking a different material, but these flannel ones would be nice.  I found them at womenspajamas.com where you can buy women's pajamas, and only womens' pajamas.  Men have to get theirs somewhere else.

Speaking of men, my husband probably wouldn't like these flannel footie things, but I'd only need them for those nights he's not home.  The bed is a lot colder when I'm the only one in it.  Of course, now that the winter is over, that really isn't an issue.  Now I need something a whole lot cooler (womenspajamas.com has those too), that is, if I'm going to wear womens pajamas at all. 

How about you?