We the Fitters of Boots and Brassieres…

We the Fitters of Boots and Brassieres…

My friend Stephanie and I were chatting on a sidebar at our book club a couple months ago about our jobs.  She’s a ski boot fitter and I’m a bra fitter.  I casually mentioned that I wondered if fitting ski boots was kind of like fitting bras, to which Stephanie declared, “It’s EXACTLY like fitting bras!”  I decided […]

Why I Love Being a Bra Fitter

Why I Love Being a Bra Fitter

A blog by Julie.   When I started at JOY in the spring of 2015, I just considered it a low-key part time job.  At some point I assumed I would get back to doing what I did before moving to Vermont.  It was what I studied in college and I had always loved my […]

Making Bad Girls Better

Making Bad Girls Better

 Race for the Cure is this weekend in Manchester and for the third year in a row, Courtney and I will be at our table in the sponsorship area. This “area” used to be a tent, but this year the event will be at the Riley Rink and I found out yesterday that the sponsor […]

DO NOT CRY

DO NOT CRY

  I stayed late in the shop last Friday.  We close at 6, but I was still there finishing up some things around 6:20 when I heard footsteps and laughter on the porch and a woman’s voice saying, “The lights are on, let’s try it.”  In they came – the three of them –  with laughter and a, “Are […]