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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 11:18 am
Love the flats.....another shorty here that does not wear heels over 1". Broke both ankles in an auto accident during my "wild & crazy" days when I was in my 20s. Now they're shot in my "mild & lazy" days! LOL
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 4:37 pm
Does anyone here take probiotics? I have been having digestive problems and I'm thinking about taking some. If you take them, which one? Do they work? How long do they take to work? TIA
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 7:25 pm
Not currently, but I have. My son took Acidophillus for a long time when he was on continuing antibiotics. I know that Whole Foods carries some probiotics in their refridgerated vitamin section that are supposed to be good. Have you tried that yogurt that helps with digestive problems?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 7:33 pm
Yes, I have, but I want something stronger. LOL. I think the Whole Foods stuff is really really expensive, isn't it?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 8:15 pm
i haven't priced it in a while so i am not sure. when my son was having all his gastro problems i research probiotics alot and found that the one starting with a B (long name/going blank) was the best. let me see if i can find my research it does take a while for these to work.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 8:28 pm
Bifidus, i think that's it.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 9:37 pm
Whole Foods is expensive, but all things are relative. If you are having digestive problems that you think probiotics might help, then go to Whole Foods and pay a little extra. Pretend you are in Australia. In Australia, all food costs four times what it does here. So, that expensive food will be about one third what it would be in Australia, lol, and therefore is a bargain.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 4:26 am
Tishala, I take them daily in the form of a probiotic yogurt drink and so does my husband and two of my daughters. I am not going to stop for the time being but last week some big study was released that apparently showed no benefit at all to probiotics. If I can remember the source I will post it in the health section and perhaps save you some money. Question for Canadians... has anyone seen Murphy beds being sold in a store? I have been searching but can only find internet sites where you can order them or have someone come to your house with a sample package. I HATE being trapped in my own home with a salesman, bad enough when they follow you around the store. I have tried Leons, The Brick, Sleep Country, Sears.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:07 am
Rissa, I googled Canadian Murphy Beds and a ton of sites came up.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 1:39 pm
I don't know how much advice I need other than...I'm clueless. Help! And quick, lol, cuz I'll only be around another half hour. Darren's company is hosting a recognition dinner tonight, employees and their spouse/so. Never heard of the restaurant so I asked Darren a few days ago what it was and was it dressy/casual, etc. He said casual. I believed him. Last night I thought I'd better check it out, just in case. Checked the website which didn't offer much except it's expensive. Reviews I read online though say it's dressy, but not super dressy (no jackets, for example.) I don't do dressy. Seriously, the last time I dressed up was for a funeral four years ago! Darren has dress up clothes, slacks, shirt, tie, shoes (needs it occassionally for work/school and a funeral he attended earlier this year.) I've been tearing through my closet, finally found my dressy top. Sheer long sleeve over shirt, silky tank for underneat, mostly black (has some designs in white, but not much.) Four pair of black shoes, which shocked me, what the hell do I have so many shoes for????? All I can figure is I buy them, wear them once, toss them in the closet and forget them next time I need them. One a pair of sandals, one a pair of pointy toed high heel (maybe 1/2 an inch) ankle boots which I love, one a pair of slip on dressy shoes I can see my elderly aunt wearing, and one a pair of black shoes that I'll wear with my jeans happily. I'm going to have to run to buy some pants or slacks, and I'll probably go simple with black so I don't have to worry about buying a new top. Will that be ok???? And what shoes do I wear???? And what about jewelry???? I like silver and don't own much gold. I have my beaded jewelry, but none dressy enough for tonight. Can I get away with buying a cheapie set of jewelry if I'm just planning on wearing it tonight? If I had more time, I'd plan out a better outfit and make more dressy jewelry, but I don't have time as I have to be dressed and out the door in three hours! Help, please!!!!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 2:39 pm
I would say run to Kohls and buy yourself a new outfit with some basic pieces. Yes to the black slacks, what about a pinstriped collared shirt? Not sleeveless, maybe 3/4 sleeves.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:47 pm
Thanks Escapee! I wish I'd had more time earlier to put into it. When I saw the dressy thing last night I thought no biggie...I knew Darren had a dressy outfit and I thought I had a whole outfit. Had to take aunt to the dr this morning and was gone all morning so when I came home and tried to find my clothes I freaked...no idea what happened to the slacks I had (only thing I can think of is that was one of those give away items I rarely wore.) And by then I was really running out of time, had to get the clothes ready (ironed, lint brushed, shoes shined,) and get the kids to my sisters early because of the girls practice. And then all of a sudden having to go shopping, not my favorite activity...ack! Ended up hitting up Marshall's and a little tiny clothing shop and finally Walmart (dress socks for Darren, costume jewelry for me.) Black slacks, the top I had, the little boots. Sis threw me a silver chain belt (little part of chain dangles down the leg) for a bit of something different. Despite being totally clueless, I'm happy to say we fit right in. I'm always a bit iffy about that (am I over-dressed, under-dressed?) and that was a big relief.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:07 pm
War I am sure you looked beautiful!! but with your personality you could have worn a potato sack and no one would notice. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:08 pm
Thank you! These work events always make me nervous. They're usually attended by quite a few of the big bosses. I don't really know them and making a good impression is kind of important.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 5:44 am
Tishals, I still can't remember where I heard the results of that study. Maybe I would have more luck if probiotics improved memory. {sigh} Anyway, I did come across the wikipedia page which lists a bunch of brand names and at least the suggestion of their results. Might help with your shopping: Probiotics on Wikipedia
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 7:25 am
Four pair of black shoes, which shocked me, what the hell do I have so many shoes for????? seriously?? you wondered why you had so MANY shoes??!!!! i have more than that in black shoes alone! black casual, blaack dressy flats, black pumps, black sandals, black dressy sandals....... LOL
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 5:08 pm
LMAO, Texannie, I totally get where Wargod is coming from. This will shock you so don't be drinking anything while reading . . .I have no dressy black shoes. I have 2 pairs of black easy spirit walking shoes that I wear all the time. I have one shiney croc leather easy spirit walking shoes that I were for anything fancy!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 5:47 pm
can't even begin to fathom............LOL
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 8:16 pm
Ok, count me in the no shoe group. One pair black flats, one pair navy flats, (those are for work) one pair new balance for walking, one pair of sandals for walking in summer and all other times my flats do not work. I do have an excuse, my feet are very wide and so I have to shop at a special store.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 8:17 pm
Gives a gal the cold sweats, don't it, Texannie. Thank heavens Mocha is not here ... Yeah, I know, BAN JUJU NOW!!!
I have been down to the situation for years now of if I bring another pair of shoes home, I have to get rid of a pair. It is so bad that this week I GAVE AWAY a pair of Mephistos that had very little wear after I brought home a new pair of sandals.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 8:43 pm

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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 8:52 pm
someone had to post it, lol!
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 9:38 pm
i own 5 pairs of shoes: Birkenstocks, crocs, crocs flip flops, NB walking shoes, NB hiking shoes. i have a size 7 1/2 EEE so i have a hard time finding shoes that fit.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 10:17 pm
Count me among the shoe challenged. High instep, wide feet and terrible swelling. I have recently added some ingrown toenails to the mix as well. I dread the cold weather as finding a shoe, any shoe to wear has become almost impossible. Ugly crocs and some slip on flip flopish things are about all I wear. I haven't worn much more than an inch heel in years. In college I did have some killer dancing heels.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:22 am
If you had asked me Thursday, or even Friday morning, Annie, how many pairs of shoes I owned, I would have answered 2 pairs and a pair of slippers! I wear tennis shoes when it's cold, sandles when it's hot, and slippers (or barefoot) anytime I'm home.
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