Gone for a bit…now I’m back

I just needed a break. I suppose I could have asked other bloggers to pitch in and help write a few posts…I have certainly done that for a few other folks…but honestly, I thought it would be OK to just hang a “Gone Fishing” sign in the window and that you would understand.

This Lush Life redesign and relaunch

This Lush Life will look very different soon and it is oh so exciting! Lots of very technical stuff has been going on behind the scenes here at Lush Life corporate HQ (the dining room table) and I know you are going to love the new look of the site. Lots of new plus size clothes and an easy to use search function. I’m bringing the full-figured fashion and rocking the internet to bring your wardrobe needs straight to your closet.

Some Information about Full Figured Fashion Week

If you were out of town, or even if you were in New York and just couldn’t make it, I can tell you that you really didn’t miss anything. I dropped out a couple of days before the event. This was in no way a fashion industry event, there were no well known designers or manufacturers affiliated and the closer we got to the first day of “events” the more I realized that this was just another fat girl fashion show put together by an event promoter in order to make money.

I am completely in favor of people making money, and I am certainly always happy to see fashion designers, particularly those who are designing for women with fuller figures, have their work shown to the public. I feel that the name of the event was completely misleading because this really had nothing to do with with the fashion week that happens in large cities around the world, showing a designer’s new line and selling product to retailers. The big name designers didn’t even know about it so how could this possibly be considered “Fashion Week?” Major retail buyers weren’t invited, and wouldn’t have come anyway since they go to large trade shows to buy inventory for their outlets.

I feel badly for the those people who own boutiques who flew in from around the country. They would be much better off in the future attending larger, garment industry wholesale/retail events.

Cancer happens

My mom has a rare form of lymphoma. She starts chemo in about a week. I’ll provide updates but I’m going to be driving back and forth to help her out and I really don’t know anything more than that right now. The oncologist says that no matter what type of lymphoma you may have it is still better than having carcinoma and that it should be highly treatable. We are staying upbeat and hopeful.

Good Things Happen Too

I’ll be updating more often now and in a couple of days I’ll post pics of the addition that we are building on our house. Woo hoo renovation!