A week or two before the birth of our son, Hubs told me about a morning talk show interview he had just seen with Jessica Alba featuring her new venture: The Honest Company. Always on the lookout for stylishly sustainable products, I checked out the website. Not only does The Honest Company offer premium plant-based wipes and disposable diapers in...
A Seattle Punk Rocker Tells Us How to Make Safety Pins Office Appropriate
Joan Jett may love rock and roll, but thirty years after the hit single’s debut, her female compatriots are still eerily absent within the punk genre. When people think punk, they think of The Ramones and The Sex Pistols – or Green Day, if their iPods don’t predate 1995. But they don’t often think of anyone without a Y chromosome....
Make-Over Your Relaxation Routine: How One Woman Finds Fulfillment Through Her Weekend Hobby
As the Director of Sales and Marketing at Live Work Play, Corey Woodard spends her days networking with local service-providing professionals. Her nights offer little opportunity for restful relaxation: post-office hours are prime time for her to promote Raleigh, NC based restaurants and the bar scene. Still, despite her blistering schedule, Corey calls working with Live Work Play a “dream...
Let The Focus Be On Your Work, Not Your Inappropriately Short Skirt
The general rule of thumb for skirts in a professional setting is nothing that is more than an inch or two above the knee. You want the focus of the people in the office to be your work, not your inappropriately short skirt. Some industries are a bit more liberal than others, even those, the recommendation would be to err...
Be Careful What You Reveal To The Boss – Literally.
Susan was enjoying her day…until she got a call to meet with her company’s CEO. In the early 70s, I began my career at Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (now CIGNA). This was before the The Women’s Dress for Success Book was a published. As a matter of fact personnel departments were still debating whether women could wear pants...
Don We Now Our Gay Apparel: The Dos and Don’ts To Dressing For That Holiday Office Party
As December steams steadily towards the holidays, we are once again faced with that age-old question: What should we wear to the holiday office party? Choosing a professional-but-not-dowdy look is hard enough during the workweek – add festive to the equation and outfitting yourself suddenly seems impossible. However, festivity and professionalism do not have to be mutually exclusive. Somewhere...
Denial is Not Just a River in Egypt
Why do we deny the plain truth of what we hear? “You know,” my Iranian boyfriend said as we lay squished together on his twin bed. “I don’t think I’m the kind of man who could ever marry an American. I just wasn’t raised that way. I always believed that one day I would return home and marry one...
Is Your Perfume Causing A Stink In The Office?
Ok, so we all know that one should refrain from wearing perfume to a job interview for personal olfactory reasons (maybe the interviewer doesn’t like the scent or it reminds them of an unpleasant experience). But this also goes a step further into the workplace AFTER you land that perfect job! Did you know that ‘strong scents’ are grounds for...
“Hey, What’s In the Bag?”
Did you ever think that by recycling water bottles you could get the coolest tote ever? Saving the environment may not be high on your list of priorities (yet!), but there is always room for a snazzy new handbag. In 1995, Inder Bedi, founder of Matt + Nat, discovered a great way to reduce our carbon footprint with sexy, sustainable...
Business Travel: Pack Right and Carry-on!
More airlines are charging upward of $25 to check a bag, even more for the second bag. The combination of rising gas prices, the cost of getting to and from the airport and the price of an aiport bottle of water makes saving on baggage fees a big relief. Follow the packing tips below to help keep all of your...
Affected by Heels
We love the feeling we get when we find the perfect pair of heels to complete an outfit. However, many of us refuse to admit how those high heels will affect our bodies in the long run. A survey conducted by the American Podiatric Medical Association showed some 42% of women admitted they’d wear a shoe they liked even if...