tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post864938904978694111..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: The Thing Every Woman WantsKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-38247432693289213532007-09-14T19:42:00.000-05:002007-09-14T19:42:00.000-05:00Duke,You are right. Thanks for the male insight.B...Duke,<BR/><BR/>You are right. Thanks for the male insight.<BR/><BR/>By the way, tomorrow will be fun!<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-71489986326952700612007-09-14T14:33:00.000-05:002007-09-14T14:33:00.000-05:00Christie,You girls are way too worried about body ...Christie,<BR/>You girls are way too worried about body parts, anything storebought is never as good as the real thing. Life is hard enough, worry about something you can change, and make sure it is for the better.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805016958846461474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-83344631756874951762007-09-13T06:23:00.000-05:002007-09-13T06:23:00.000-05:00Okay Kathy,Everyone here lost the right to whine a...Okay Kathy,<BR/><BR/>Everyone here lost the right to whine about the pregnancy bulge. Girl, I just can't imagine carrying three. <BR/><BR/>I think it brings a whole new meaning to super mom.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-29508002993913650822007-09-12T20:46:00.000-05:002007-09-12T20:46:00.000-05:00Talk about extremes in body image. When I was in ...Talk about extremes in body image. When I was in my twenties and a cop, I weight-trained (when it wasn't really cool for a woman to pump iron) and ran daily. I was a lean, mean, fighting machine. When I reached my thirties, pregnant with triplets and bedridden in the hospital, the last time I agreed to be weighed, I topped the scale at 210 pounds. I cried a lot that day. <BR/><BR/>Let me tell you, carrying that many babies at one time does a number on the bod. Fortunately, caring for three preemies and a two-year-old helped the pounds come off but I was never the same.<BR/><BR/>Still, I gave birth to three healthy, wonderful, beautiful babies so what's a stretch mark here and there (okay, maybe more like a road map)compared to the joy my children bring me daily.<BR/><BR/>And a lot can be said for inner beauty.<BR/><BR/>~Kathy~Kathy Bacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-87229369727634731412007-09-12T13:42:00.000-05:002007-09-12T13:42:00.000-05:00RachaelfromNJ,Thanks Rachael.Crime Scene ChristieRachaelfromNJ,<BR/><BR/>Thanks Rachael.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-66850766645102822552007-09-12T12:13:00.000-05:002007-09-12T12:13:00.000-05:00Great story!Great story!Enchanted by Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939494712100587128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23369237545712895782007-09-12T07:24:00.000-05:002007-09-12T07:24:00.000-05:00Hi Nancy,I hope you enjoyed the Bunko group. And ...Hi Nancy,<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoyed the Bunko group. And girl, you are so right. While I still whine about self-image, I'll even admit I'm more comfortable in my skin now than I was when I was young and honestly looked better. Age does bring some wisdom.<BR/><BR/>And wouldn't you agree that there is something very attractive about women who are comfortable in their skin. One of the most beautiful women I know is in her sixties and it's Jody Payne. She's the woman in Great Agent hunt video. Now, ladies, I don't know if it's all a front, but she eludes a sense of contentment in her appearance. I totally want that.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene Christie<BR/><BR/>P.S. Pray Jody doesn't shoot me for telling her age!!! Yikes.Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-41936663420402027062007-09-12T07:04:00.000-05:002007-09-12T07:04:00.000-05:00What a great post, Christie! I'm a day behind, but...What a great post, Christie! I'm a day behind, but that's because yesterday I traveled across town to play Bunko with my old Bunko group (you met them!) from Midland--all now in Houston. Last night, I found myself envisioning us twenty years ago when we started. You know how they end Cold Case--you see the character now and in the past? That's what I was doing in my imagination. And you know what? Each other of us is equally older, and we've all aged in different ways... wrinklier, saggier, fatter, grayer, etc. We weren't hurrying home to babies and hubbies. We weren't worrying about anything. We talked about kids some--but we talked about US mostly! Each one of us is way wiser and lots happier! I think we're more beautiful in a way we couldn't have imagined in our twenties and early thirties.Nancy Kay Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676393552416733984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-17705491763252035222007-09-12T06:42:00.000-05:002007-09-12T06:42:00.000-05:00Liz,I have a friend and she talks a lot about the ...Liz,<BR/><BR/>I have a friend and she talks a lot about the glasses being a negative thing when she was really young and in school. To this day, she says when she wears glasses instead of contacts, she feels subconcious. <BR/><BR/>About disguising bulges. Oh, man! Just take comfort in knowing you are not alone. Oh, and congrats on the ephipany. I hope it was a good one.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80635678136437178062007-09-12T06:35:00.000-05:002007-09-12T06:35:00.000-05:00Terry,I swear, I would have given you a cup back t...Terry,<BR/><BR/>I swear, I would have given you a cup back then if I could have!<BR/><BR/>But your story reminds me of how we are hard on ourselves, even when we shouldn't be. I hated my boobs even when I wasn't heavier and when the boys rather liked them. I hated it when boys said something suggestive. <BR/><BR/>And now that you are blessed as well, you can see...boobs are not always blessings. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-62232582931872621942007-09-12T01:25:00.000-05:002007-09-12T01:25:00.000-05:00I loved your post, Christie. I think the self-ima...I loved your post, Christie. I think the self-image thing is a universal problem. Mine started when I had to wear glasses (then a patch over one eye). It sure wasn't helped when I stood in a mirrored cubicle last weekend trying to find some outfit that would disguise all bulges. The really hard thing is knowing that the remedy is in my own hands (well, not the glasses, I've learned to live with them), that fixing it it down to me.<BR/><BR/>Having a bit of an epiphany moment about that myself. :)<BR/><BR/>And I'm really glad your friend took the cruise.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4809480338911686102007-09-11T21:26:00.000-05:002007-09-11T21:26:00.000-05:00ok you asked for this. You know i have this friend...ok you asked for this. You know i have this friend who i went to school with and she and i would go to football games. For some reason we tought that a football game wasn't for just sitting up in the stands and watching the game. No, my friend and i spent our Friday nights walking around the outside of the field round and round to see who we could see. My friend and i were both short but she was a little shorter than me. But she was very blessed up top and more than once i heard comments as we passed by groups of guys. I was so jealous , so i prayed and prayed and the unpatient person i am i prayed and prayed somemore. Well now you should see me. <BR/>You know that saying you should be careful what you pray for. Well. <BR/>Hey and since i dont trust doctors at least i didnt have to go get a boob job. <BR/><BR/>Oh and about guys not worring , you never met my cousin. he is 2 months older than me . In jr high school he decieded he didnt want to be fat anymore. He pretty much starved him self. and lost lots of weight. He is 47 now and if you tell him he looks like he is putting on a little he kringes. <BR/><BR/>Men are just good at hiding some of there feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23650652572235720912007-09-11T19:57:00.000-05:002007-09-11T19:57:00.000-05:00Stacy,Ugg. Have faith that you are not alone. I ...Stacy,<BR/><BR/>Ugg. Have faith that you are not alone. I keep doing the chin exercises. Stretch that neck back.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-14024315754337494512007-09-11T18:56:00.000-05:002007-09-11T18:56:00.000-05:00Great post!! I'm pretty happy with myself. I would...Great post!! I'm pretty happy with myself. I would like to lose more weight ( get rid of double chin). I liked your advise on the picture taking. Will have to remember that.Stacy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057427848452822949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-39360303237616545782007-09-11T17:42:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:42:00.000-05:00Awesome, Christie! Now I know why it seemed so fa...Awesome, Christie! Now I know why it seemed so familiar. You have some of her other work on your website.<BR/><BR/>FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-3150295516747010112007-09-11T17:37:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:37:00.000-05:00Faye,That's my daughter's artwork, Nina Craig Make...Faye,<BR/><BR/>That's my daughter's artwork, Nina Craig Makepeace. I'm proud mama. Isn't she great? I photograph all her work for her portfolio so she offered to let me use any of the images on my website and blog. <BR/><BR/>She has art shows four or five times a year and sells very well. All her work has a feminine angle to it. <BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74487540492316594282007-09-11T17:32:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:32:00.000-05:00Maggie,I think we all feel that way.Crime Scene Ch...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>I think we all feel that way.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-20689724450425068532007-09-11T17:25:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:25:00.000-05:00Christie,I also wanted to say that I loved the pic...Christie,<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to say that I loved the picture you included with your blog. It looks familiar but I can't place it.<BR/><BR/>FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-37766082067134448402007-09-11T17:20:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:20:00.000-05:00OMG, thanx for the advice Christie... and I have t...OMG, thanx for the advice Christie... and I have to say when I turned 40, picture taking was not the same thing as before, when I had nothing to hide and skinny jeans were part of everyday life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4424551957613647592007-09-11T17:02:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:02:00.000-05:00Maggie,Okay, there is a few things you can do to h...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>Okay, there is a few things you can do to hide that ten extra poundage that doesn't really exist. Stand to the side, hold the head high, so no double chin will show. And if all else fails, only let them shoot you from the chin up.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-57307760827837683662007-09-11T16:53:00.000-05:002007-09-11T16:53:00.000-05:00I am glad I am not the only new one here... Hi Lau...I am glad I am not the only new one here... Hi Laura and Lily!! and I like the interactions here too... and I am going to come back often :)Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127290110025040083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-86994739250434849082007-09-11T16:47:00.000-05:002007-09-11T16:47:00.000-05:00Christie... thanx for the warm welcome... I really...Christie... thanx for the warm welcome... I really like the interaction here and the articles are really interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-77151804024654350582007-09-11T16:43:00.001-05:002007-09-11T16:43:00.001-05:00Laura, I know exactly what you mean, and I am 21. ...Laura, I know exactly what you mean, and I am 21. Sometimes there is some shirts that have no backs... and I feel uncomfortable without a bra - and I have a small cup!! but I can't buy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-26305736627131299002007-09-11T16:43:00.000-05:002007-09-11T16:43:00.000-05:00Nathalie,Okay, you have me by two and half inches....Nathalie,<BR/><BR/>Okay, you have me by two and half inches.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you like our blog. Come back often.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChristieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-15723285200811011562007-09-11T15:52:00.001-05:002007-09-11T15:52:00.001-05:00Christie, thanks for the welcome!And Lily, oh I'm ...Christie, thanks for the welcome!<BR/><BR/>And Lily, oh I'm not talking about all the time. But I cannot count the number of times that I've seen the CUTEST SHIRT EVER and had to put it back on the shelf because it just wasn't made to go with a bra and I just can't go without. Sometimes, just sometimes, I'd like to be able to actually wear a shirt like that.Laura Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776681931868495656noreply@blogger.com