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[flowmom]

I do have to be careful about "overdoing it." It's frustrating--all the threads advise looking SOOO great when you meet up--waxed, polished, hair, etc...but here in the Great North where I live, you are dressed up if you are wearing your new Carhartts with your new Sorells! so just a little bit of dressing up goes a looong way.

<nodding> I live in Canada too and where I live "dressing down" is the norm. Dressing up without looking like you're trying too hard can actually be pretty tricky. I'm focusing on my hair (taking care in styling it), wearing natural-looking makeup every day (don't normally), and making sure my casual momwear is on the attractive side. A critical girlfriend can be gold when it comes to getting feedback on your look. I know my sister doesn't pull any punches when it comes to my outfits and she would let me know if an outfit wasn't "me". Accessories can be a great way to pull off the "not trying too hard" look. Well-fitting jeans and a t-shirt can look really sassy with the right boots and jewelry or scarf, for example. Anyway, here I am giving fashion advice when I don't have any business doing so (as you'd know if you knew me in real life ). I wasn't trying to discourage you from buying or wearing the blouse...just make sure that it feels like you.