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I'm Not That Busy!

slmsia — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:00:27 GMT

The way the hosts describe all these places you can go to and trips and on an island somewhere or skiing in the Alps! I don't know when management started this trend of hosts having to give us places and ideas where to go when selling a piece of clothing, but I'd be tuckered out if I went to that island, the Alps, the dinner party, the wedding, the lunch with the girls, house of worship, some beautiful sunny happy place, the beach, on a cruise, etc. etc. I'm too old and tired! I call it a good week if I go to more than the grocery store, the pet food store and my house of worship!

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Kachina624 — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:44:00 GMT

I wonder how much the wardrobe for Leah's much anticipated hayride is going to cost her? I'm afraid she going to be disappointed, sitting on dusty bales of hay with a bunch of overly excited kids.

I see an AM Style with a "what to wear on a hayride" theme along with a recipe for an appropriate hay ride mocktail.

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Desertdi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:45:53 GMT

@slmsia The one I "love" the worst is THE BOARDWALK. Do they understand that most places in the U.S. don't even have a beach????

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maximillian — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:46:00 GMT

@simsia

My favorite places are: my Family Room with my recliner and my bedroom with my rocker!

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Kachina624 — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:52:53 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
@slmsia The one I "love" the worst is THE BOARDWALK. Do they understand that most places in the U.S. don't even have a beach????

@Desertdi. We have a strip of sand in the city along the Rio where kids can fish. I don't think it counts although it's called Tingly Beach. No boardwalk.

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Desertdi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:02:10 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Desertdi wrote:
@slmsia The one I "love" the worst is THE BOARDWALK. Do they understand that most places in the U.S. don't even have a beach????
@Desertdi. We have a strip of sand in the city along the Rio where kids can fish. I don't think it counts although it's called Tingly Beach. No boardwalk.

@Kachina624 Yup. And my NEXT "least favorite" is HIKING. At least where we live! The PHX Fire Department spent the summer rescuing sorry souls off the mountains and hauling them off to the hospital. di

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Kachina624 — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:06:45 GMT

@Desertdi. same here. Every tourist who comes to town wants to immediately climb our Sandia Mountains, not realizing the crest is 10,300ft high and a whole different climate with thin air.

Then hikin' may involve rattlesnakes too.

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D Kay — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:07:44 GMT

Don't forget the beloved pumpkin patch.

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slmsia — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:06:09 GMT

Thank you, ladies! I mean I'm sitting in my LazyBoy watching QVC and I'm thinking I'd be physically exhausted if I did everything they suggest just for a shirt or a skirt or a pair of pants!

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chrystaltree — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:13:03 GMT

It's just chatter and sales talk. You aren't supposed to take it seriously.

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Junebug54 — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:20:02 GMT

@chrystaltree I think they do want us to take it seriously. Why else would they spew such nonsense.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:45:32 GMT

Reality check...I have essentially two bedroom sets and two closets. The dresser in our bedroom is for most of my current stuff. Those in the spare bedroom/guest room are for off season, big sweaters, and overflow. I was organizing things this morning and I barely had enough room to get everything put away. For my simple life, I should be ashamed of having so much. If I had half the amount it would still be more than enough. I am committed to not buying any more clothes until I have a true need.

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Desertdi — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 01:26:12 GMT

Oh yeah.....you can "dress it up"... HERE??? That means "clean".

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lgfan — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:23:34 GMT

Don't forget with a strategically placed scarf and brooch you can take the hayride ensemble to a wedding or a fancy birthday celebration.🤔

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Parischic — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:21:10 GMT

I think I am very capable to know where to wear a sweater, top or blouse. Some of the places the host suggest are laughable.

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AuntG — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:25:33 GMT

How about something for my lifestyle? It would have to be perfect for digging up flower bulbs, hosing down the garage floor and cleaning the greasy grill. That was pretty much my weekend. I did wear JR pants and a SG shirt to church so I wasn't a slob the whole weekend.

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NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:41:53 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
Reality check...I have essentially two bedroom sets and two closets. Those in our bedroom are for most of my current stuff. Those in the spare bedroom/guest room are for off season, big sweaters, and overflow. I was organizing things this morning and I barely had enough room to get everything put away. For my simple life, I should be ashamed of having so much. If I had half the amount it would still be more than enough. I am committed to not buying any more clothes until I have a true need.

@JeanLouiseFinch I need to do this too. 🤞🏼

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Catch71 — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:47:01 GMT

@D Kay wrote:
Don't forget the beloved pumpkin patch.

I live in a semi-rural area and the traffic from the city coming to our pumpkin patches is insane! I can't even drive to the supermarket without sitting in 30 minutes of traffic on the weekends. I'm praying they run out of pumpkins soon! Haha Then there are the apple orchards too. Same city people coming to pick apples. Hope they all have the proper outfits! Oh well; by Nov. 1 it's over!

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FancyPhillyshopper — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 06:12:54 GMT

Well, I love hearing all those ideas, and yes, if I had the money and the time, and a full-time pet sitter, I would certainly be off and enjoying more great trips and activities. Once can certainly be as busy as one chooses to be. (Yes, I did just run up and down my steps six times in ten minutes chasing two of my cats.)

It is now Fall, and we usually try to go to Lancaster this month to buy pumpkins, mums, cornstalks and straw bales from an Amish farm to decorate our house, and also we plan a Halloween activity, such as going to a haunted house, or something similar. (There is now a new hayride where you can shoot zombies with paintball guns!) On those days I wear some warm casual clothes/boots.

This weekend we have tickets to the ballet, so I have to dress up a bit.

There are two great charity events this month, both of which I really want to attend, but they are very big bucks, so I am going to pass. One requires cocktail dresses, and the other gowns and tuxedos (Laurel Hill Cemetery Gravedigger's Ball).

Husband usually starts skiing around Thanksgiving, and he has an annual pass for a ski resort in the Poconos.

I am already planning a cruise for next Summer.

However, the truth is I really do not need any more clothes, as my collection is quite sufficient.

Life if short, and there is so much to see, do, and enjoy!

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Carolina925 — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:00:48 GMT

I've watched QVC for decades and they always suggested where I could wear certain clothes and it always struck me as strange. I'm an old woman, although I was much younger when I started watching, but having the hosts tell me where to wear something has always grated on my nerves. Apparently this is a good sales pitch since they keep it up.

BTW, I grew up around a beach but never, until my early 20s when I moved to South Jersey, did I know what a boardwalk was! I know the "Under the Boardwalk" song but didn't have a clue what it was. We don't grow pumpkins way down here, nor can we grow apples, so those "hints" are always lost on me. The last hayride I went on was when I was in junior high! And I never plan on going to "the city". I just hope whatever I want to wear for a certain day is clean and easy to put on and looks semi-good on me!