tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post4036110342125806919..comments2024-03-14T07:19:36.919+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: 22nd Day in a Chic SeptemberFiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-73447378410066096392011-09-24T07:10:18.759+12:002011-09-24T07:10:18.759+12:00Cindy, no offence taken whatsoever! It's just...Cindy, no offence taken whatsoever! It's just hard to type how you're saying it sometimes. My thoughts were the same as yours, if I ate normally I could stay as I am, still having lost some weight, which I am happy about, but not going for the skinniest weight that I THINK I want to be. I know that you meant someone in general.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-63753369382821861462011-09-24T00:14:51.532+12:002011-09-24T00:14:51.532+12:00I am so glad that you caught the melanoma, doctors...I am so glad that you caught the melanoma, doctors really need to listen when a patient has a gut instinct that something is wrong. This could have ended up going terribly wrong if you hadn't had the forsight and financial ability to have a biopsy on your own.<br /><br />Also, I fear I may have offended you in my last post when I said if you eat normal amounts you will have a normal figure, I should have written if one eats..... one will have a normal figure. I never meant to make it seem as if I thought you needed to lose weight. If I did offend you I sincerely apologize.<br />I have to go now and try to pry my foot out of my mouth.<br /><br />CindyGracie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828791475661605932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-74638661544182253752011-09-23T21:52:16.496+12:002011-09-23T21:52:16.496+12:00LunaStitches, mine was on the back of my thigh too...LunaStitches, mine was on the back of my thigh too, just above the knee. I'm glad yours is fine. I'll be doing regular checks too now. Enjoy your chic October!<br /><br />Jean, I was never a sunbather and do use sunscreen, but I did sunbed in my twenties. Those things should be banned. I really don't know if I could keep up the chicness until the end of the year!<br /><br />Ani, yay for you, you went up though. It's quite fun to do things that you would never do otherwise. I know what you mean about going to sleep. I often play a relaxing spa cd really, really softly because it stops the chatter in my head.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-81324112114468770492011-09-23T14:34:18.583+12:002011-09-23T14:34:18.583+12:00So glad you got the spot checked out and went with...So glad you got the spot checked out and went with your gut instinct. Better safe than sorry, especially when it comes to your health!<br /><br />I love Mireille Guiliano books too. <br /><br />Your outfit sounds very chic!Lacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061515113823754281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-73295486143752551172011-09-23T14:29:47.694+12:002011-09-23T14:29:47.694+12:00haha...I tried doing a head stand and hand stand i...haha...I tried doing a head stand and hand stand in yoga the other day...did not happen...but the instructor did help guide my legs up during the head stand...but I couldn't hold it!<br /><br />I LOVE audiobooks, too. Listening to them is the only way I can get my mind to stop going in circles and unwind before sleep. ;) I used to love reading actual books before bed, still do, but for everyday...my eyes are just too tired from studying/sleep deprivation.Aninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-68633020794862649512011-09-23T12:59:47.867+12:002011-09-23T12:59:47.867+12:00Fiona, I'm SO LOVING your chic month.. keep it...Fiona, I'm SO LOVING your chic month.. keep it flowing till the end of the year please?.. and don't forget to, (like the Aussies say, slip, slap, slop).. slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat, he, he.. adieu - :) j Ps..GlamGirlsLuxTravelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937931489637178146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-85396410932007746652011-09-23T11:56:52.485+12:002011-09-23T11:56:52.485+12:00I'm sorry to hear about your skin cancer! Hop...I'm sorry to hear about your skin cancer! Hope all is well and that it was a little spot, in situ. I had one removed from my thigh years ago and have been fine since, but I do get yearly skin checks by my dermatologist. <br /><br />Your chic month has inspired me to try a chic October. Am enjoying your posts so much.LunaStitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148358880396801009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-70565389358304604112011-09-23T06:29:38.683+12:002011-09-23T06:29:38.683+12:00Rebecca, love your bullet-pointed list. Handstand...Rebecca, love your bullet-pointed list. Handstands are so good for you. They help the immune system as well as lots of other good things I've forgotten.<br /><br />Marsi, me too. And I love 'holy crap' if one is lost for words. It's very Batman, but less PG.<br /><br />Bliss, I don't mind being covered in little scars, but so far I only have one.<br /><br />Adrienne, I know, scary! When I said to the plastic surgeon 'hmmph, my Dr said it was nothing a year ago, I'm not very happy with him', he said every so often there are melanomas that don't look like melanomas, and if they're going to test a biopsy they may as well cut it out and test the whole thing.<br /><br />Juhli, 'uncertain science' indeed. For photos I use Google Images with keywords like Paris, Parisienne etc.<br /><br />Sunny, your circulation would have been fabulous as a child! And all that blood to the brain would have made to do well at school, not sure if that's true but it sounds like it should be. Maybe it's time to bring back the handstand. That's one of the first thing my yoga teacher asks people - 'did you do handstands as a child?', 'Yes? well then you will be fine'.<br /><br />Leslie, when I see someone sitting quietly with a book, it always looks so chic. I'm careful of what I take though, just in case others see the cover. Maybe those are the unchic books.<br /><br />Eizhowa, thank you for your lovely comment! You are very thoughtful.<br /><br />Erina, thank you for your good thoughts and kind wishes.<br /><br />Charlene, I'm glad too. I don't like calling it a 'mole' because it's such a horrible word. Did someone say shallow? I happily go to yoga class (very happily) but as far as dvds go, well I've only gotten my mat out once. It just doesn't have the same appeal. Maybe in our new house where we have more than two square foot of living room space.<br /><br />Vanessa, that's the part that upsets me the most. We have a fantastic public health system here, but there are times like this that nothing will be done unless you start and pay for it. A lot of normal (not even poor) people wouldn't have $50 let alone $500 to have it checked out.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-65553767671287326822011-09-23T05:58:32.869+12:002011-09-23T05:58:32.869+12:00OMG Fiona! Melanoma!! Thank God you had the funds ...OMG Fiona! Melanoma!! Thank God you had the funds to pay for private medical insurance. I have the same here in Spain and the UK, but like always think what a lottery healthcare is; if you have the money fine, if not....??<br />Thank you also sweets for the lovely comments you left on my blog yesterday. I've left you a little reply xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-13522324865589921282011-09-23T05:10:09.828+12:002011-09-23T05:10:09.828+12:00So glad you were persistent in having your "d...So glad you were persistent in having your "dot" checked out!! I hope the rest are okay. <br />Your yoga experiences make me want to go to class again. I may have to look for one or get a DVD. I was never good at handstands though so I don't know whether I could do them again or not. <br />I love your new "C'est normale" mantra--so French. I may have to adopt that as well!Charlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-21490845360230045382011-09-23T04:43:44.786+12:002011-09-23T04:43:44.786+12:00What a wonderful post Fiona! So funny and well wri...What a wonderful post Fiona! So funny and well written about your hair, of course as I read farther I sobered up; I am very glad that you followed your instincts and had the spot removed. I'm sending you good thoughts that all others are benign. <br /><br />I've been very busy, (and unchic), but I've enjoyed all that you've shared this month; you are inspiring. What a big and exciting month too for you! So much to look forward to and so many new experiences. You deserve all that is good.<br /><br />erinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-34796389321571298762011-09-23T03:10:20.487+12:002011-09-23T03:10:20.487+12:00I found this blog yesterday, and I just wanted to ...I found this blog yesterday, and I just wanted to tell you that I think the world would be a better place if everybody made an effort to be chic, just like you are doing. I honestly do!eizhowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292145123717806530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-90718774523716332212011-09-23T02:16:55.801+12:002011-09-23T02:16:55.801+12:00Oh good for you to trust your instincts...
I could...Oh good for you to trust your instincts...<br />I could never do a handstand against the wall, and with a chic up do you must be the teacher's pet!<br /><br />I waited over an hour yesterday at the doctor's office fortunately I had my book The Paris Wife to read...it's very engaging and the time flew by.<br /><br />Hooray for normal.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-24191209561280233542011-09-23T01:58:06.496+12:002011-09-23T01:58:06.496+12:00I used to do handstands all the time as a kid - my...I used to do handstands all the time as a kid - my family would look for my feet against a wall then me right side up. Must try that again :)<br /><br />I love, love, love your perspective on "normal".... love it.sunnyhttp://sunnysblog.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-21853028058908453322011-09-23T01:24:55.713+12:002011-09-23T01:24:55.713+12:00So glad you got the spot removed and followed your...So glad you got the spot removed and followed your hunch! I read an article the other day that referred to medicine as the "uncertain science" and I totally agree. We have to advocate for our own health.<br /><br />Love these daily posts, the normal food in normal amounts reminder, and the photos! Where do you find them?Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-90661047074945048172011-09-23T01:14:10.375+12:002011-09-23T01:14:10.375+12:00That melanoma diagnosis is very scary! I hope you ...That melanoma diagnosis is very scary! I hope you gave your regular doctor a firm reprimand for not getting a biopsy when you brought it to his or her attention. And good for you for being persistent.Adriennehttp://therichlifeonabudget.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-43389133951627010192011-09-23T00:22:26.131+12:002011-09-23T00:22:26.131+12:00Good for you and your persistence in getting that ...Good for you and your persistence in getting that mole removed. I have had a few removed...so far so good. I am probably going to be pock-marked by the age of 50 but if that means catching melanoma when it can be treated...so be it.xxBlissAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-18157463901616145152011-09-23T00:04:27.893+12:002011-09-23T00:04:27.893+12:00Holy crap, Fiona. I'm so glad that the melanom...Holy crap, Fiona. I'm so glad that the melanoma was caught in time. Here's hoping this is the end of it!<br /><br />xoxox --<br />MarsiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-14585124463219505322011-09-22T23:53:07.107+12:002011-09-22T23:53:07.107+12:00* I'm liking the "normal" perspectiv...* I'm liking the "normal" perspective you espouse.<br />* Thankful that you got that spot taken care of!<br />* I like the chic-ness of having a bag packed in anticipation of both the expected and unexpected in your schedule.<br />*I'm thinking about trying a handstand against a wall, thanks to your enthusiasm.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com