I can’t stand the bindy-ness of having to wear another layer under a skirt- it defeats the whole purpose. But if someone has a solution for keeping cute circle skirts from flying up in the wind ala- Marilyn Monroe- I will give them my kidney. Thank god I wear cute undies, but I am tired of flashing people accidentally.

I hope you are enchanted, and your clothing is perfect for the weather we have been having (oppressive heat). You don’t have to worry about dressing up too often either, as NM is casual all the time.

And no I don’t work for the tourist board, I just love my state. Enjoy!

I’ve really been wanting to wear more skirts, but the necessity of wearing some godawful underlayer that will heat up more than just wearing pants has prevented me from doing so. I have some Spanx, but they get really hot and they’re too long (I won’t wear the bike shorts kind because my thighs are too squishy and they roll/squeeze.

I’m going to give the deodorant a try, because, goddamn, and without getting too graphic, could I do with a little more ventilation in the summer.

Also (cause I like to brag) I can fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and toiletries . They make one with wheels too!

1) A good bra. I don’t actually own a sports bra — just wear regular, full-coverage ones — but I’ve heard good things about Enell and Glamorise sports bras for the bodacious of tata.

2) High-neck shirts if I’m practicing in front of anyone else.

3) Not caring that much. Yeah, they fall out of the bra a bit when I go upside down, and I have quadriboob when I right myself. Since they don’t fall entirely out of the bra, I just shrug it off. And discreetly readjust where possible.

And sorry about making you spend money! But man, I want some kickbacks from Junonia and Terry! According to this thread, I’ve made them a lot of money in the last 24 hours!

Also, bag in the bag is a brill idea.

Oh, and I want to hear how those no-chafe undies work out, though I’m also really curious about this body glide stuff.

Also, YOU MADE ME SPEND MONEY. I just ordered this (it has pocketses!) and this (so I can once again wear skirts).

Re: packing. I learned to never overpack after I dragged a hockey-equipment bag through the Paris Metro and didn’t even use or wear half the stuff in the bag by the end of the week. Now, I’ll stick to one color scheme and use pieces that can be dressed up or down as appropriate. Black jersey separates are genius for this kind of thing mixed in with cardigans, tees and tanks.

And if I anticipate that I might buy stuff, I’ll pack a bag in my bag.

ARRRGH

Is it OK if I throw a question out to the posters? I’m in need of a pair of waterPROOF pants for a trip next winter. There’s a pair of windpants on REI that are WP, but they only run to size 22-24 and I wear size 28. Other than Junonia or REI, does anyone have any ideas where I might find some? I prefer not to wear mens ski pants as they are too long and to find a pair that fits over my thighs, the waist is usually about 6″ too big. Thanks, and feel free to delete if it’s inappropriate!