tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996566617043488147.post1752262925018356349..comments2024-02-23T01:43:35.828-07:00Comments on Prairie Home Therapy: More Palatable Arm CandyAlana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996566617043488147.post-50008146457112760052007-11-22T15:00:00.000-07:002007-11-22T15:00:00.000-07:00Right on, Wende!!!Right on, Wende!!!scbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048966584552769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996566617043488147.post-40093001726066533052007-11-22T11:09:00.000-07:002007-11-22T11:09:00.000-07:00Kathryn will be insulted again, but I see the auth...Kathryn will be insulted again, but I see the author of that book as one of the people whose advice discourages many women from looking our best.<BR/><BR/>Once you've been told that you "need" a handbag that costs more than your mortgage payment... do you get excited and go shopping? Or do you sigh, figure "fashion" is out of reach in your life, and go back to schlepping the same old bag? (Or do you figure the whole fashion game is silly and continue to buy basic black on sale?)<BR/><BR/>The problem is, no one other than a 24-year-old fitness instructor looks good in a jogging suit regardless of accessories, whether the suit came from K-Mart or Juicy Couture. Most women's money would be better spent replacing the jogging suit with casual pants and a casual top in a Joyous Color. If people are focused on your face and thinking that you're looking healthy and happy, they're NOT pricing your handbag.drwendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583869876969470655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996566617043488147.post-1050634169911797932007-11-22T07:37:00.000-07:002007-11-22T07:37:00.000-07:00What Wende said. If I bought an expensive tote ba...What Wende said. <BR/><BR/>If I bought an expensive tote bag like that, I wouldn't have any money left to buy anything to tote in it...<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about some of the advice that budget fashionista is giving...<BR/><BR/>(I'm also not sure which is your favorite of those bags. Either # 3 or # 4?)<BR/><BR/>I think you could make yourself a much nicer and more useful totebag, and still have money left to buy groceries.scbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048966584552769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996566617043488147.post-30835194429490667922007-11-22T07:32:00.000-07:002007-11-22T07:32:00.000-07:00Maybe I'll just think she spent waaaay too much mo...<I>Maybe I'll just think she spent waaaay too much money on a bag--or I'd assume it's fake.</I><BR/><BR/>Yup. I always assume the jogging-suit-with-pricey-bag ladies spend all their time sitting in front of the TV, shopping QVC for bargains and stuffing themselves with Cheetos, since they clearly don't know how to dress to go out in public. (And I don't assume that about everyone who's badly dressed -- just the Bag Ladies!)<BR/><BR/>You're far better off having people assume you're a creative person who spends your time with a sewing machine! (Assuming they think anything more complex than, "Oh, pretty bag, pretty fabric!")drwendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583869876969470655noreply@blogger.com