Hello! Thanks for asking how it went! We went for a week at the end of July, and overall it was a good trip. Thank you all for your advice. I took it to heart, and when I was having moments of insecurity, all of your words would come to mind. I only bought clothes that I really liked and felt comfortable in-- and I think I looked the best I could. More importantly, I tried to just relax and have fun. My little boy had a fantastic time playing with his cousins, swimming, and going to the beach. I actually had quite a bit of relaxation time because he was so occupied with the kids. There was the usual level of drama (family disagreements, one SIL going through an ugly divorce, too much drinking) but I tried to ignore it and not get involved. The only shopping I did was at the bookstore :) and I didn't see anyone famous this year! My SIL saw Sarah Jessica Parker one day, but I wasn't there. Thanks again :) Jen

This has got to be one of the most stupid products ever marketed. The commercial was the first thing I saw when I turned on the TV this morning. What a thing to wake up to. Pooh Bear

online shopping is doing strange things to what employees in stores are told to do. I like to talk to them about what the company insists will keep stores going. Online shopping is superior for most people but I don't want the kind of warehouse semi slavery that bezos has created for Amazon and that is the future for those employees if things keep on as they are. The attempt to survive and make profits, fabrics get thinner and cheaper. Clothes are discarded after a short time so that they must be replaced. A typical garment sewer in Los Angeles makes 4-5 dollars an hour or less if they don't get paid which happens frequently. Mostly it's Korean run sewing rooms using Latino sewers. I shop the garment district fabric wholesalers that supply these sewing rooms. It's all the same fabrics used in the clothes everywhere from high priced to low. Stuff coming in from China is exactly the same but sells for half the price. Race to the bottom. As long as people buy it, nothing will change. I sew for myself and many times I buy something inexpensive and take it apart to make a pattern so i can use better cloth. Some of the better quilting cottons make beautiful shirts. Qualitymen's shirts can be cut down as well. Menswear seems to be made to last. I think they view women as discarding clothes and replacing them as compared to men. Silk knits are very nice and soft and don't shed. I do love angora sweaters though shedding and all. Acrylic is super soft but pills right away so I never get that if it's blended with wool. Linen is my favorite. Its cool, it lasts, it's classic. It wrinkles.........can't have everything.

I ordered some Toad tees, fingers crossed. (Remember when the company name was Horny Toad?) Thanks for all the great suggestions, I'm still looking at all the helpful links and options. I was just plunking around my favorite magazine website and saw this. The internet has been reading my mind. https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-white-t-shirt-for-women.html