<p>wnp, get a second opinion. And maybe even a third. Learn as much as you can.</p>
<p>I agree with VH. With something as major as breaking your jaw, I would closely examine all the downsides if something should go wrong. If you were in pain now, or had great difficulty chewing food I could see doing it, but if not it seems rather drastic to me. YMMV, of course.</p>
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<li>Agree, just do your research for the jaw thing. But if you get a great chinline in the bargain, cool.</li>
<li>I also own a coat I’ve had since I was 22. Black cashmere, from Saks. I’ve had the lining replaced, and a little reweaving done. </li>
<li>I’ve got short legs and long body, so I’ll be sending any clothes along to the similiarly figured:). However, at this point, I swear I’ve cleaned out almost everything I didn’t wear from my closet except sentimental favorites. That’s what having a daughter can do for you…</li>
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<p>Thank you very much for saying I have good taste. I will have to tell my mother. She will know it came from here if I have any! I’m dying to go to Santa Barbara and see if she still has any of the clothes I remember. I’ll photograph them and put them on the blog. For her wedding to my stepfather she wore a peach Chanel shirtdress, oooh, so beautiful! So keeping some things, I’ve decided, just for the memories, is OK.</p>
<p>wip, Both my kids had jaw problems. When they got braces, the orthodontist put a Herbst appliance in their mouths to correct the jaw issues. I think they kept the Herbst in for about a year. It’s not a lot of fun but might be preferable to having your jaw broken. You can google Herbst Appliance and see pictures and details.</p>
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<p>Alumother, thank you for your generous offer! Yes, I live north of Seattle, so if you need anything picked up in Seattle, just PM me! I hope to be able to stop by the store in a few weeks when H and I will be in SF (shhhhhh… don’t tell my H), so if I don’t succeed, I’ll need help because that shirt is fabulous :).</p>
<p>Please tell the store owners that a certain generation of women loves the classics with just the right amount of zing. The over the top stuff - not so much. And their website needs to be toned down a bit. Too much Java! :)</p>
<p>Tano fan here. I love their styles and the fact that they have so many different compartments/pockets. One word of warning though: the bags with a metallic sheen do not clean well. I bought one that was cream colored with a sheen, sort of pearlescent, and I still love it but H says it is too dirty to use anymore! The darker colors are probably not an issue.</p>
<p>Mousegray, I have a very soft leather Burberry bag also with a metallic sheen and it is very delicate. If I had realized that nothing could really touch it, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it, although it is beautiful - a dark, shimmery plum color. I do like some durability in a bag, because I hate even a spot of discoloration or wear.</p>
<p>I found an on-line shoe polish shop that carries leather polish in almost every color imaginable. I have a pair of strawberry colored leather driving shoes that had a little scuff where my right foot rides the gas pedal and nothing matched, until I found this place.</p>
<p>I’ll post the link if anyone is interested.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your sage advice. Believe me, I was blown away when the orthodontist suggested removing four teeth, breaking my jaw and told me I had a “shadow” under my wisdom tooth. I will proceed very, very cautiously. Since I had to have my wisdom teeth removed (actually only two, but since I was going to be under anyway I opted for all four), I am definitely NOT getting four more teeth remove. </p>
<p>The whole jaw thing was a shock, but I do clench my teeth at night, I have a lot of headaches, my bite is terrible, and it may contribute to mild sleep apnea. I am not rushing in - I just wish my daughter hadn’t told me I looked younger with the slight change in position - dang, the whole vanity thing reared its head!!</p>
<p>I am too old for the appliance. It helps during the growing process, and I think I passed that a year or two (or thirty) ago :(</p>
<p>I do intend to get a second opinion. My idea was to get invisalign, but that wasn’t even given as an option. Believe me, I will be cautious.</p>
<p>How about a night guard to help with the clenching? I just got fitted for one. My dentist tells me that after a while, you can’t sleep without it.</p>
<p>^^^I’ve worn a night guard for – oh, maybe ten or 12 years. I still clench, but now I clench on the night guard, so my teeth aren’t being worn down or shifting. Very useful appliance.</p>
<p>I finally got braces in my 30’s after listening for years to my dentist’s warnings that my bite and clenching would cause all my teeth to crack eventually. It made a huge difference, and helped so much in the headache realm. But I didn’t have to have my jaw broken - I guess that really changes the decision-making process! Good luck with it.</p>
<p>Pardon me while I hijack this back to the skin treatment subject!</p>
<p>Has anyone tried the Vichy line of retinol products? I’m wondering about the Liftactiv Retinol HA SPF 18. Is there enough Retinol to make a difference? I don’t handle the prescription strength well, so I’m wondering.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t know about the retinol products but I have to chime in on the skin care topic. D and I got pedicures on Friday night and was so afraid that he would rub off all my Jergins tan off my lower legs!</p>
<p>I’ve been using SkinCeuticals Retinol 1.0, but my esthetician gave me a container of GlyMed 5.0 Retinol in an emollient base to try. I’ve used if for a few days, and far I haven’t had any adverse reaction. The creamier base is nice - I don’t seem to need as much moisturizer. </p>
<p>Mafool - check online to see the retinol concentration of the Vichy product. It should be at least .5% to be effective.</p>
<p>Attention purse lovers, Zappos has some nice Kooba bags on sale.</p>
<p>Hijacking this thread again–Someone here recommended under-eye patches (Esthederm) from an overseas retailer (Sasa). I ordered the patches and am having trouble getting the order to go through. I got a message from customer service asking me to fax a copy of my credit card. Seems like a strange request for a retail purchase. Sorry, but I can’t remember the name of the poster who recommended these. Is this common practice when ordering from an overseas retailer? Has anyone ordered from this retailer? Am I being paranoid?</p>
<p>Bromfield, I did a quick search of the forum - that was oldfort who recommended it:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1064313685-post12.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1064313685-post12.html</a></p>
<p>That is really bizzare to say the least. I just ordered a bunch of clothes from an Italian site, but they have a distribution center in NJ, and my order is currently sitting at the UPS warehouse in Redmond… I’d proceed in caution if I were you.</p>
<p>Anyone has any opinions on skinny jeans on a chubby middle aged matron ? :o</p>
<p>munchkin, that’s a Don’t! Bootleg jeans are much more flattering. Skinny jeans don’t even look good on young, thin girls IMO.</p>
<p>^I get carried away and forget myself sometimes. I think I have a couple of nice boot cuts in the closet somewhere. It’s just that all these woman I saw looking so fresh and nice in skinny jeans recently. </p>
<p>Thanks for saving me a few bucks. :)</p>
<p>eta: Oh, saw the daughter this weekend on a home visit, she rocked her skinny jeans, as the saying goes.</p>