Don’t buy this sweater (plus other random tidbits)

We haven’t had a randomness post in a while; it seemed like time for one!

1. Don’t buy this sweater if you’re built like me.

I saw this tunic sweater in a roundup of Amazon sweaters, and I thought it looked cute and comfy.

So I ordered one in small/medium.

And while it WAS comfy, cute is not a word I would use to describe the look on me.

The main problem is in the way the sleeves/sides are set up.

All that extra fabric settles in such unflattering ways on me when I put my arms down. I’ve worn oversized sweaters before and not had this problem, so I know it’s just a design issue.

Oddly, I think the famous flying squirrel sweater might actually be better than this one!

I’m guessing that if you are a curvier person, the sweater would hang in much more flattering ways.

So. Skip this one if you are built like me!

(If you read the reviews, you’ll see that for some people, it hangs fine, while for others, the batwing effect is a problem.)

2. What I think about boycotting

A little while ago, there was a bit a kerfuffle in the comments of a post where I mentioned getting Chick-Fil-A.

So I wanted to reshare a post I wrote a while back about boycotting.

As a general rule, I don’t boycott, and this post explains why.

3. How to pronounce Lisey

A reader asked me about this recently, and I figured other people are wondering too.

Her actual name is Elise, but ever since she was really little, we have called her Lisey.

And we pronounce it like Lee-see.

So now you can say it right in your head as you read. 

If you met her in real life, though, she’d introduce herself as Elise. That’s what she goes by at work and school. 

And we’ve told her that we’ll switch to using Elise if she prefers, but so far, she’s good with us calling her Lisey.

4. How to say Sonia

On a related note, another reader asked about this recently.

We say her name like Sone-ya, not Sahn-ya.

And Zoe’s name is awfully straightforward, so I don’t think anyone has ever asked me about hers!

5. A few pumpkins

I did a Snoopy. Of course.

Zoe did a Minecraft pumpkin.

Mr. FG did a Rocky and Bullwinkle pumpkin.

And I don’t have a photo of Sonia’s because she ran out of steam and did not finish carving hers. 😉

6. I have another blog

I’ve mentioned this before, but the other day a regular reader said, “Wait, what?? How did I miss that you have another blog?”

So in case you have missed it as well (!), I do have another small blog.

It’s called Kristen, Prompted and over there, I post short essays that I write based on a set of writing prompts.

I usually post Monday-Friday, and if you’d like to be notified when I post, you can subscribe to the Kristen, Prompted email list.

I write The Frugal Girl mainly to help and serve readers; I write at Kristen Prompted mainly for my own enjoyment.

But if you want to follow along, you are more than welcome! The prompts from Rustico are fun and varied, and readers enjoy answering them in the comments.

So, if you have fun hanging out in the comments here, you’ll probably enjoy it over there as well.

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And that marks the end of this edition of randomness. Thanks for reading!