OOTDs: Little Birdies and Sketched Trees. And a Cloche.

Day: Thursday, January 10, 2013.

Where: Preschool and Little Gym.

Ease of Wear: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) 3. Felt great, but the belt was not made for Little Gym activities, so I ended up having to take that off to participate fully.  :)

The Signature merino cardigan by Garnet Hill is wonderful, nice and soft, and perfectly sized (this is a small).  They have had this particular cardigan for years, and they always go on deep sale (this is how I got mine).  The current line has some cute prints, especially the scenic one of a European village.

Cool Factor: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) 3. Well, not especially chic, but the mixed patterns and matched colorways are pleasant enough.  And somehow the pointed toe flats that J. Crew made way back in 2006 are coming back in style.  I guess that goes to show...take care of your stuff and eventually you will be able to wear it again (even if it is a bit tongue in cheek like my "Hammer don't hurt 'em" pants from New Year's Eve). 

Anecdote from the day:  I usually bowl on Thursdays, but had to pre-bowl that week.  I took Angus to his little gym class and to my favorite coffee shop.  And that's it.  Very easy, relaxed day.  I wish they all could be like that!

Day: Friday, January 11, 2013.
Where: Hanging out with my girl Monica and her husband.

Ease of Wear: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) 4. So relaxed and easy to wear.

The Printed Silk Blouse has little birdies all over it.  I originally reviewed this back in October.  It is now on clearance for $82, which is probably as low as it is going to go (Pure only deeply discounts things that are clearly not selling).  This shirt is so lovely and pretty, and I hope to wear it more "dressy" the next time I pull it out, since I don't think the minnies did it justice.  (Those minnies are so big...everywhere.  I thought the 8 long would be perfect, but I should have bought the 6 long, since they are horribly baggy, especially through the calves.  Ah, well, live and learn.)

Cool Factor: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) 2. The poor little birdies are sad because this is sort of a pathetic outfit.  :-P  I really think had I put on a pair of more fitted pants (or gone the opposite direction and worn a pair of trouser jeans) this would have been a better look.  I also think, though I adore my cloche, a better choice for my head was possible, like my other favorite, the beret.

Anecdote from the day:  I loved being able to see Monica twice that week (the first time was at Whole Foods Wines-day).  That day we just hung out at my house and ate yummy Krispy Kreme donuts and drank some delicious Nespresso.  After we went to grab Rex from school and before the pickup ate at the KFC right next door.  I hadn't been in that KFC since I was 15, BEFORE it became KFC (it was Kentucky Fried Chicken way back then, lol).

Okay, that's it for this morning.  I have the Boden Weekly Review Roundup planned for posting tonight, with a big emphasis on clearance items (though there are a handful of new arrival reviews).  If you have any reviews for me (written or photos or on your blog) and you think I may miss them, would you mind e-mailing me at dinagideon AT aim DOT com?

Have a great Friday!

Boden Weekly Review Roundup: Jessie Spano Edition.

Hi, everyone!

It seems our Boden Spring 2013 packages are slowly coming in...surprisingly, I am receiving my pre-orders with quite a bit of haste, but the couple of clearance orders I made at the end of December are still nowhere to be found.  In fact, if the one package doesn't arrive on Tuesday, I will e-mail Boden and ask them, "yo, yo, wat up?"

How have you all been finding the shipping for the new arrivals?  Have they been quick to come or on the slow boat?

I will be starting up the "normal" BWRR schedule next week, with the new arrivals first in the order for the post, with any clearance items at the bottom.  So even if you want to send me reviews that are from the clearance section, please do, as I definitely will use them.

Also, before we get started, many of you will recognize the outfit I am wearing in this post because you all saw it at my facebook page two days ago.  I had a blog friend comment that she was interested in the off-duty sweatshirt, and I told her that I was wearing it that. very. day., and would put a photo of it on facebook if I couldn't do the review roundup that day.  Well, as it is (so very often), I couldn't get the blog post done as my children's schedules are pure madness, but I was able to take a smart phone photo and upload it to facebook.  Anyhow, the long and short of it is that if you want some early previews and early info, "like" the facebook page, since it is updated more often than my blog.

(And remember, anyone who "likes" my facebook page, follows me on blogger/google friend connect, or on blog lovin' can enter my gift card giveaway for my blog's 4th blog-o-versary!)

Regular Boden:

Off Duty Sweatshirt and Long Leggings.

I purchased this in a size 6, which is my usual Boden top size.  I probably should have gone with a size 4 since this top runs very large.  Having said that, I am not going to return it because I kind of dig it a bit large, since it allows me to wear it with the Johnnie b. long leggings.  (It covers my bottom very well, thank you very much.)

The long leggings are a size 15-16, which corresponds to a size large in the old Johnnie b. sizing.  The fit great, but are a bit loose in the elastic waistband.  However, since I have swimmer thighs (read: large) the 15-16 is the right size since the size down would be too freaking tight.

If you have slender thighs, you can definitely size down.

From the back.  See how long that sweatshirt is?  If I were to buy another color (which I won't, unless it is 10 dollars--for that price, the blue would be a lovely addition to my wardrobe), I would buy the four and wear it with regular pants and denim.

The color is a tad more purple/mauvey than it appears on-line.  Right now this poor (yet lovely) sweatshirt has a ONE STAR (of five stars) rating for being poorly represented in color and size.  I agree that the color is misrepresented, and that the size is large, but I wouldn't give it one star, in fact, I will probably go on there and give it four stars today because I think this sweatshirt deserves more love than that.  :)  (BTW, I almost never leave reviews there because I do this.  Can you even imagine if I did that, too...I would have literally. no. life.)

The sweatshirt is super cozy, with a soft terry lining, and deep kangaroo pockets (they are cotton).

The leggings are made from a cotton/elastane blend, so a bit different feeling than what my other leggings feel like (they usually have spandex in the blend).  They are not as stretchy, but in no way uncomfortable.

The ditsy floral print, btw, is why I named this blog review roundup the Jessie Spano edition.  My brother and I were out running around that day and he definitely agreed that my outfit was channeling our favorite overachiever from Saved by the Bell.  ;)

It was really chilly that day so I threw on the cashmere purl-stitch snood from J. Crew.  This one FINALLY went on deep sale (with an additional 30% off), so I grabbed it.  I have to say, I can see why the cost was so high initially, this baby is well made, very thick, super soft, and very large.  I was shocked at how big it was when I took it out of the package.  (I am also over the moon that I got it at such a great price!)

It is so warm, that if the day has the right sort of temperature, I could just wear the snood with an outfit like above and be fine.

But the day wasn't warm, so I threw on the very thick (almost stadium cloth thick) reefer I bought from Boden a few years ago.  The Velvet Trim Coat is a different style, but appears to be of a similar weight and has the darling velvet detailing that my reefer has, plus it is on super sale right now.

Off Duty Sweatshirt and Long Leggings.  The off-duty sweatshirt is on backorder in the color I am wearing, but the other shades are all still available.

Right now the long leggings are on super sale, with an additional 15% applied (as long as you use the sidebar coupon or the one at the very bottom of this post).  At $12, it is easy to justify, if you will wear them.

(Note on the images, normally these take you directly to the Boden site because they are affiliate links, but the affiliate program has not uploaded the spring items.  Once they do, I will start using them, but until then, click on the name of the item to go to its item page.)

Leather Folded Clutch.  Joanna loves hers so very much, that she has it in both sunset and driftwood. :)  I believe Johnnie has done well, incorporating a line of beautifully hued clutches in his accessories line for women. 

Adelaide Dress.  See it on the beautiful Louise here. I love how she winterized it and will do the same for mine.

I have the pewter version, which I love, but need to add a warning...I thought the spots were going to be cream, but in reality it is a light yellow, almost the same shade as this cardigan.  I am not returning it, but if I didn't like that color, I would be pretty ticked (not enough to give it one star, but I would send it back right away).  The dress also runs a bit large, and I should have bought the size 6 long.  However, I don't mind it a little loose, since it gives my hips breathing room, but I do know that the 6 long would have been just fine.  ;)

Okay, that's all!  Talk with you all later on this long weekend.  

Below you will find the link for 15% off and free shipping.  Don't forget, it also takes 15% off all the weekly 20% off offers--like these for womenswear--and these for mini Boden and Johnnie b..  (The weekly offers end tonight, with a new crop on offer tomorrow morning.)

Giveaway: Celebrate. Good Times. Come On!

I recognize that a photo of Johnnie Boden in a bathrobe would probably be more fitting for my blog's fourth "blog-o-versary," but I figured most of you would prefer this gif of DJ Lance Rock doing his thang on Yo Gabba Gabba instead.

Okay.  So this is year number four.  Wow.  This blog baby of mine is as old as my daughter.

I have lots that I want to write about, everything from gratitude and appreciation for those of you who read this little corner of the internet daily to my near daily amazement that this is what I ended up doing (even partially) with my life.  If you had asked me at twenty (the height of my "I don't care how I look, only how smart I am" period of my life) if I would have ever had anything at all to do with fashion, I would have snarkily laughed in your face.  I am glad I found my way out of my know-it-all self and stopped taking it. all. so. seriously.

(I was that stick in the mud girl in college that sneered at people when they dared to be louder than a titmouse in the library.  Yeah, I was not especially pleasant.)

It has been interesting to see where these years have taken me, my blog, and my family.

I feel so happy and chill right now.  I think in the beginning, I didn't allow myself to just enjoy the process of this blog and let the overwhelming, nagging voice in my head that kept saying, "what in the world are *you* doing writing a personal style blog," take over far too often.  Now that I have four years gone, I don't even hear that voice anymore, I just think, "I have a personal style blog."  It's just a bit of fun and fluff that I do nearly every day and for the foreseeable future, anticipate continuing!

(But even with the fluff, thanks to this blog and all you great readers and your suggestions, I found out that my debilitating migraines were in fact mini-strokes caused by a hole in my heart.  So in some truly awesome bit of serendipity, I needed this blog to help me fix me.)

Anyhow, as per usual, I just had to go on and on...

ONTO THE GIVEAWAY!

Since it is four years, I have FOUR gift cards to give away to four followers of this blog (one per follower, lol, let's be clear).

1. Each gift card will be for $25.

2. The gift card can be from these stores: Boden, J. Crew, Madewell, and Anthropologie. 

3. Although I mainly have American readers, I have a definite set of followers from Canada, the UK, and throughout Europe.  You all are welcome to enter, but clearly you will be unable to receive the Madewell gift card.  I can work out the arrangement of getting you a gift card (same value, just in your currency) from the other three somehow.  But please do enter!  I have a strong feeling a lot of my high view numbers on the Boden posts are from non-US people.  :)

4. The giveaway will be closing on January 22, 2013 at 11:59 Eastern Time.  I will announce the winner on January 23, 2013.

5. To enter, make sure you follow this blog either at Facebook, at Bloglovin', or through Blogger.

6. Comment directly below this post with a link to your favorite item at one of these four stores.  (If you can't make the link work, you could also just say the name of the store and the name of the item.)  Also make sure to tell me how you follow this blog.

You all are the best, and I cannot wait to give out these four gift cards to the lucky winners!

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A GREAT FOUR YEARS!  Here's to a {few} more...

OOTDs: Festive. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.

Day: Monday, December 24, 2012.

Where: Grocery Shopping for Christmas Day Dinner at Whole Foods and Harris Teeter.  Is anyone surprised?

Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) The combo of eased pants, soft soft soft Pure Collection Gassato Cashmere Polo Neck Sweater, and ballet flats equals pretty without pain.  Even the belt is elastic, so no pinching.

Cool Factor: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.)  I think the Oxford Jacket makes for a special addition, as does the sparkly Loft belt, but broken down, this outfit is *just* a step up from the regular old SAHM uniform I usually wear.

Anecdote from the day: It was so crowded at the supermarket.  I usually shop in the morning on weekdays, so I am typically the only person there under 85.  On that Monday, I was joined by everyone left in the DC metro area.  Surprisingly, even with the crowds, it was fairly pleasant.  I like to think that it's because the locals are all that are left, and the uber-ambitious types that come to DC from all the other areas of the country have gone back to their hometowns, but in reality, it is probably me that's different.  I have learned over the past year that irritation has nothing to do with the person irritating you, it has to do with the fact that you are allowing yourself to get irritated.  Since learning that I have decided to take a moment whenever I get irritated and remind myself that it is ME that is getting upset, not the other person doing something to ME.  (Because, I mean, really, who walks around a supermarket looking to piss off someone else?  Right?)  LOL.

Day: Monday, December 24, 2012 (evening).

Where: Christmas Eve Dinner/Presents at my dad's house.

Ease of Wear: (2.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) Ugh.  I thought I would be fine in this outfit, but I wasn't.  Everything fit fine, even the pants, but the spanx I put on kept doing this roll down from the waistband thing.  After an hour, I gave up and put on the black leggings I had brought with me (because I never do anything without backup on Christmas Eve after this incident, lol).  I will give these pants another go when I have lost the last five postpartum pounds.

The Lands' End Long Sleeve Meridian Cable Crewneck Sweater was a super sale purchase.  I think after all the discounts were taken, I ended up spending $15.  I had intended for this sweater to be worn with the Dublin Tartan mini (you will see in the next outfit), but when I got it I realized the color was a non-match.  In the end the color was exactly right for the Collection graphic print pant, so I wasn't perturbed.

Cool Factor: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.)  I love the look of this outfit.  I think with edgier hair and boots, this could be a winner.  The Boden necklace is exactly right for the look, and if I added a black leather jacket, I think I could bump this outfit up to a 4.5 of 5.  (Even with a Lands' End sweater.  Ha.)

Anecdote from the day: My childhood home is really small and was built in the late 1920s.  Therefore when you put three children, one teenage girl, three adult women, and three adult men in the living room, it is going to be cramped and loud.  At one point, you couldn't see the dark wood floor through the ridiculous amount of wrapping paper everywhere.  I tried to stay on top of that, but the moment I put one bit of paper in the trash bag, another piece of wrapping paper appeared.  I gave up after a while and decided to drink wine instead.

Day: Tuesday, December 25, 2012.

Where: Christmas Dinner at our house.

Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) Ooh, very comfortable for being so dressy.  I love the city mini in Dublin Tartan.  It is a nice soft wool, with a bit of stretch (and a elastic waistband), and a very pretty plaid pattern. 

After I discovered that the color of the Lands' End sweater didn't work with the mini, I found this tee on super sale at jcrew.com.  It was about $11.  :)  It is also very smooth and easy to wear.  I sized up from my usual size xs to a s since I had read that perfect fit tees run small.  This was the right call, but if given a choice, I would want an inch lopped off the bottom since I think it runs a bit long.

Cool Factor: (3 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.)  Not especially cool.  It is great for Christmas, honestly, and it will be fab on my trip to Ireland (early April--yay air miles!), but again, not really anything special or edgy. :)

I do plan on wearing it with a navy sweater and no tights with a pair of boots, so maybe that will help "chic" it up?

Anecdote from the day: Woke up with a terrible migraine that morning.  Unfortunately I had a spate of bad headaches that week, and had run out of migraine medication.  I went to the pharmacist at the grocery store the day before (see the first outfit) and she said she couldn't get permission from the insurance to give me a refill just yet.  Sigh.  So I spent a good portion of the day in bed trying to get rid of the pain.  I did manage to wake up and open gifts with the kids, but as soon as I was done, I went back to sleep.

When I woke up, I got to cooking.  I like to think that when one bad thing happens, something good will happen to keep all the karma in proper order, so that day my bad was the headache and the good was my dinner, which turned out exactly right.  ;)

Day: Monday, December 31, 2012.

Where: New Year's Eve at our house.  We live on the edge.  I was surprised we didn't fall asleep at 9.

Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) Mmm.  This was SO COMFORTABLE.

If you look at the outfit photo, you will see that the pants are from the Limited Express circa 1992.  I was going through all my old clothing deciding what would be donated, kept, or packed away.  I decided to wash these pants because I saw the elastic waist was still in good shape (that is the first thing to go, usually).  After washing and line drying them, I tried them on, and OMG, so freaking comfortable. 

Everyone was all, "ooh, you can wear the same thing you did in high school?" and I was all, "people, come on, it has a freaking elastic waistband, of course I can."  If I could fit into my jeans from high school, that would be amazing.  I don't foresee that happening as I was at least thirty pounds lighter, which is a lot of weight to lose.

Cool Factor: (2.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.)  No.  This is not cool.  This was my attempt at being festive without being in anything that had anything binding.  The Natalie studded sweater is the coolest bit of this particular ensemble.  My brother's girlfriend really liked it, and she has a neck piercing (ouch).  So that is why this outfit gets the 2.5.  Without that sweater, this outfit would have received a 1.

The "please, Hammer, don't hurt 'em" pants are so uncool.  Unless of course they are cool because they are so uncool.  But I am not twenty, and I am not seeing these pants as anything other than stretchy harem pants that happened to be living in my closet for longer than perhaps they should have.  I have seen the blogs that have the uber-stylish fashionistas* wearing retro 90s looks, but since I actually wore them un-ironically when they were actually really and truly in fashion, I can't really get away with it and call it cool.  Unless someone has invented a time machine that will allow me to go back to 1992 and be thirty pounds lighter.

*You know, the ones who go to Fashion Week for free and wear copious arm parties and tulle in the daytime.

Anecdote from the day: My brother usually starts his day at 4 am and is in bed at 9 pm.  His job has him working at 6 am most days.  On this Monday he had started at 6 am, but because finds my "purse" wine irresistible, by 11 pm, he was upstairs on my couch in the playroom asleep.  His date took it well, but the next morning, he apologized to her for not being there for her at the stroke of the new year.  I have no idea if there is bad juju from not being there for your special lady friend at the start of the year, but maybe he will get a pass since he was contrite and works hard?

Okay.  That is it. I think the festive outfits are done.  :)  My resolution for next year is to be more timely in outfit postings, but since I am the age I am, I know that if I don't keep my resolution it really isn't that big of a deal.  LOL. 

Madewell: Inspiring Me Now.

As I mentioned in yesterday's post (featuring the world's two brightest neon colors--hot pink and flaming orange--side by side), I was truly inspired to try out the look because of an e-mail that Madewell sent out a couple of months ago.

I really do prefer Madewell's older sis, J. Crew, but I have always found at least a piece or two to enjoy from Madewell each season.  This current season has some really fine examples of what Madewell does best...making the hipster look more accessible to the masses.  (If that's what you want...I know quite a few people who wouldn't touch the hipster look with a ten foot pole--but me and the fedora, yeah, we're friends.)

(BTW, speaking of hipster, definitely go over to Madewell and download their current summer playlist, it is in a zip format and has nine songs that are delightful and fun and unique.  I really am digging the last song most,  Rewards by Equal Dreams featuring Solange Knowles, very cool.)

Okay, here goes, enjoy the hip...

See, this bright pink obsession of mine is just continuing and continuing.  :)  Likely I would try this look in the winter with a boyfriend blazer.  Honestly, this would be far too much clothing for our humid and hot Virginia summers.

I actually have this top and since I own three fedoras, I can recreate this look without too much issue.  There is no way in heck I will go near those shorts, so I will improvise something that will look more reasonable on my frame (I may have had those hips at age 12, if then!).

I love this dress, how pretty!

Now this is how a SAHM can do the hipster look without looking like she is trying too hard.  :P

My first style spin created this look for me.  I actually really want to try it.  I am sure I will give it a go one of these next few weeks.  I especially like the idea of using a peep-toe wedge with shorter shorts.

And there's a fedora. ;)

 Really want to use this image in a polyvore set.  Love the fun mix of 80s shades all together.

I have the crisscross boardwalk sandals (worn here), so again, thought this may be a fun polyvore image.

Another look at the crisscross boardwalk sandals, including the pink and brown versions.

And of course, the image that started this whole desire to be inspired. 

Are you inspired by anything at Madewell now or is the style too hipster for you?

A Tale of a Tunic, a Top, and a Swan Butt Skirt...

First thing...I FORGOT to add links to my last few posts, and I just feel terrible. Both of these lovely ladies have worn outfits or pieces that I had in the posts, and I really want you to go check them out. They looked amazing, of course. :)

Debye reviewed the Boden Knitted Dress and the Textured Cotton Shift here. Summerilla wore the Campo de Fiore sweaterdress here.

Second...I have a great Boden story to tell. I was shopping at Springfield Mall a week or so ago and I was picking up my statement necklace (Boden's from the winter roll-out that I blogged about here) from the repair shop (a minor repair, a connection was broken between two of the bits). We then head to Gymboree to buy CW some winter clothing, and in the midst of me trying to prevent her from shoplifting some tees (they are so sneaky at this age), I threw my bag and envelope (with the necklace in it) on the floor and ran out to grab her and the fifteen tees she five-finger discounted. In the process of all of this, my Campo bag was remembered but not the necklace I had come to the mall for in the first place. :P

The ladies at the store saw the envelope (after we were long gone), saw the Boden info, and called their customer service number, and reported to them that my necklace was at their store. I remembered about fifty minutes later that I had left the envelope in the store and grabbed it...obviously with a million thanks to them, and was on my merry way.

Well imagine my surprise when I get home and Mr. Dina says there was a message from Boden, calling to let us know that our necklace was at the Springfield Mall and that we should go and get it!!! This is AWESOME. I always love J. Crew's customer service, but this is the BEST example of customer service I have ever encountered. Amazing. (Now, if I could just get them to send me the boyfriend cardi I ordered in their sale over 21 days ago, I would be the happiest camper with Johnnie and co. Although knowing Boden, Johnnie himself will go to the FedEx depot here in Alexandria and chew them out for making me wait for my package.) :)

Third...today is a day of three reviews...two are Boden, and one is Urban Outfitters. (I know, Urban Outfitters...it is NOT a typo.) In fact the only thing in any of these photos that is J. Crew is the starfish printed cardigan in the last photo that I bought recently from Mint Condition.


Sizes:
Tunic: UK Size 10R, US Size 6R. I chose to go with a regular as opposed to a long because I don't want the empire seam to hit me at my waist. That would just ruin this tunic for me. I know this is S-H-O-R-T, but I am not planning on wearing this as a dress, this is either a cover-up for my bathing suit this summer or as a tunic this spring.

I think this was the VERY FIRST thing I fell in love with when I saw the Boden Spring Preview all the way back in October. I said it looked very Lilly Pulitzer then, and I stand by my estimation. What a gorgeous print. Does anyone else see the bird in the center of the tunic?

This is linen and prone to wrinkling, but on the plus side, this is a comfortable material that stretches with you and will never confine you. Just lovely for the warmer months of the year.

Printed Tunic available here. This print is currently on a huge backorder, but really, are any of you going to wear this in the next 5 weeks? Well, outside of Ema, who actually is wearing it for real right now. Lucky gal! ;)


Sizes:
Top: UK 12, US 8. I always buy these more fitted tops by Boden in a size UK 12 or US 8 because they are close-fitting, and this is coming from someone without much up top.

I love me some hotchpotch. This is the current variation on the "hotchpotch" theme. This will probably be the only one I buy. The others just aren't singing to me. I do envision this looking darling with sandals and a pair of denim bermuda shorts.

Hotchpotch Top is available here. You can probably wait for a sale. (But once on sale, buy quickly...the hotchpotch and fun skirts always sell first and fast on sale.)


Sizes:
Cardigan: Size Small. Bought for maybe $15. Love consignment shops. :)
Skirt: Size Medium. This skirt was much discussed at gigiofca's Gigi's Gone Shopping. Well, not the Urban Outfitters version, but the Target version. Gigiofca is the one (maybe?) who named it the swan butt skirt. Whatever.

I love this pic, I cropped it just so...wanted you to see just how darling the mini-tiers of fabric look.

But I know you all, and you will prefer a full-length version...so fine, here it is (I am to please):


Ta-Da!

Urban Outfitters Kimchi Blue Ruffle Tiered Skirt is available here. They have it styled to sit on the waist. Unh-uh, I am over 14 (contrary to how I feel on the inside), so I placed it on my high hip. It is a much more reasonable version of a mini at this length.

BTW, I am stuck on how I really want to style this skirt. I like it with the cardigan and sandals, and so does Mr. Dina and my dad, but what about you all? Any ideas? Any polyvore addicts feel like taking a go with it???

Hope this helped some of you. If I enabled you, I am truly sorry or truly happy, dependent on how you feel about me enabling you. ;)