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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
I'm frumpy
I'm not sure what happened. I used to be stylish, thin, had nice clothes, makeup, hair. Not so much anymore. I'm chubby and my clothes are all either ill-fitting, stained or ripped, or they look good, but I'm just sick of them. I have no cute shoes anymore. Desperately in need of a hair cut, style and color. My make up is all old and needs to be updated. My nails are hideous. I need a makeover or a shopping spree! I feel like I'm 50 but only 33! LOL
Re: I'm frumpy
My husband's term of endearment for me is "Frumpy" or "McFrumpster".... so I hear ya! I just don't get how to put effort into looking nice-- I'll get my hair cut and will try to work with it (blow dry it) for a few weeks and then it goes back to buns and pony tails!
I do the same thing! I cut off 7 inches of my hair in Nov because all I did was wear it up. Yeah...for about a month I did it every day, but now I wear it up all the time again.
Wait until you have a kid!!
I used to, I thought, have great style.
Now I'm constantly stained with spit up, and look like a mess.
And I want new stuff but am so strapped for money that I can't get stuff.
Ugh, I hear you all - and, no, I don't have any kids yet. I have always been a super-casual gal at heart, but was forced to dress up for work, wear heels and jewelry, do my hair, attempt makeup application on occasion. Now, with my innkeeping job, I am living my "dream" of wearing jeans, sneakers, flip flops, etc. I wake up early and hardly ever do anything with my hair - it's just sooo long and hangs there and then I wind up throwing it up to get out of the way. I'm dying to get a cute pixie cut, but I'm sooo nervous and still need to find a salon in Portland. I used to get manicures, or at least do my own nails...now, I really shouldn't have nail polish on anyway because I cook at work, but I barely even file them nicely. My wardrobe is just the worst and I think it seems even more awful because I essentially wear the same clothes to work as I do when I'm not working. I have a closet full of nice pants, dresses and tops and a rack of heels that I never wear and it has cut my wardrobe in half. And with the pay cut I took to have this "dream" job, I have no extra money to buy clothes with.
Rant over. I really do love my job at heart!
ugh...yeah money to buy nice things for myself would be great!
I'm glad it's not just me.
I almost never buy clothes because I'm oddly shaped (Not really...it's not like I have a third arm or something.) and nothing ever fits right, and so I show up to work about 50% of the time dressed like a hobo or something. Yesterday was the first day in months that I didn't pull my hair back in a knot (which it's not really long enough for = crazy pieces sticking out everywhere), and I just got frustrated with a broken nail and cut them all super-short. I always imagined that one day I'd miraculously turn into one of those girls who always looks put together, but so far that hasn't materialized for me.
Of course, hitting the big 3-0 on Saturday isn't making me feel any better about any of this. :P