Weekly News Update

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yoga-at-office- Pinterest find of the week: Working Mother has a roundup of yoga poses you can do at the office.
- The NYT reports that low-heeled shoes are hot for spring.
- SheFinds collects a bunch of non-leather moto jackets.
- POPSUGAR Smart Living rounds up a bunch of cool life hacks.
- Jezebel takes an amusing look at a recent Slate article advising men how to shake hands with women.
- HungryGirl suggests some easy ways to diet at the office.

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how to hang a sweater- Pinterest pick of the week: Snapguide’s guide to how to hang your sweaters.
- SheFinds seeks a great trench for spring.
- On the hunt for a great white t-shirt? Grechen’s Closet and Ain’t No Mom Jeans both just did roundups.
- The New York Times has an interesting article about something we’ve talked about before on here: tattoos in the workplace.
- According to Business Insider, the most important life lesson that older people say you need to know is a career one: Do not stay in a job you dislike.
- Spring cleaning? POPSUGAR Smart Living lists 116 things to throw away.
- Mashable had a story a while ago about a new app (now renamed Simple Wash) that helps you clean up your social networking profiles — great if you’ve recently friended your boss or your mother in law.

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1- Buzzfeed rounds up some hilarious gifs that explain life in your early twenties vs life in your late twenties. (Yep.)
- SheFinds assesses how color theory can change your life and your wardrobe.
- Pretty Shiny Sparkly weighs in on the best concealers.
- The WSJ has an important article about how managers CAN talk about babies and gender in the workforce.
- Forbes Woman rounds up 10 phrases in your vocabulary that are holding your career back. (Um, but…)
- Ask a Manager (via The Fast Track) collects ten of the “best career advice I ever got” tips from her readers.  Meanwhile, Capitol Hill Style ponders lessons learned from her own career, including when to go to grad school.
- The Careerist wonders if women leaders really suffer from likeability problems.
- Huh: POPSUGAR Smart Living rounds up a ton of tax-day freebies that I had no idea existed.  Prevention handed out their “100 cleanest packaged foods” awards.

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1- SheFinds compares YSL Glossy Stain with L’Oreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain, since both are made by the same company.
- Forbes Woman suggests four ways to look your best at work.
- Lucky rounds up some fun printed blazers for spring.
- Lots of commentary for us crazy working ladies this week:  The Careerist reports on a flawed survey that “says” most Americans think women should work part-time.  The NYT points out how the IRS favors households where only one parent works. And Above the Law’s guest columnist, Legal Tease, has a hilarious take on this whole “marry men before you leave college” advice.
- Ask a Manager wonders if staying at the same job too long can hurt you.
- POPSUGAR Smart Living advises new grads on how to get a job.
- WSJ Juggle tells us why multitasking blocks our best ideas.
- Buzzfeed rounds up 35 “life-changing ways” to use everyday objects.  Meanwhile, Rodale has a round-up of products the food experts wouldn’t touch.

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- SheFinds is excited about the new $7 tool from Sephora that will “change your life” (ok, your home manicures).
- YouLookFab (which recently had a site redesign) lists the different “sit down checks” you need to do for clothing items. (Along those same lines: the Corporette mirror test for interviewing.)
- Vivia Chen at The Careerist examines how to find a career coach.
- Ask a Manager (via US News) looks at the red flags on your resume, and Lifehacker ponders whether the cover letter is useful anymore.
- The Little Pink Book advises how to avoid a layoff after a company merger.
- AOL Jobs lists five ways that school is different than work, particularly for women.
- Business Insider has an interesting slideshow of tips on how to read people.  Meanwhile, PopSugar Living has tips on how to destress during the workday.
- So interesting: The WSJ’s Juggle has an economist tell you how to space out your kids if you want to stay home with them.
- Put down whatever you’re drinking or eating — Buzzfeed has a new hilarious roundup of the 30 most hilarious autocorrect struggles ever.  I think my favorite is #24.  (Also on Buzzfeed: a kind of amusing roundup of absurdist #safetytipsforladies.  Example: ”Learn to clone dinosaurs so you can ride a T-rex everywhere you go.”)

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how-to-buy-a-great-blazer- Real Simple tells us how to assess quality in blazers.
- Temptalia has a good discussion on their “holy grail” makeup products under $10.
- SheFinds brainstorms ways to update your look for spring without buying a thing.
- Ask a Manager (via US News) has good advice on how to follow up on job openings, applications, and interviews.
- Forbes Woman lists nine ways being “nice” is holding you back.
- PopSugar Living ponders how to stay grounded when you’re super busy.
- Inc. Magazine reviews some new space-saving luggage.
- Finally: Lifehacker rounds up five good alternatives to Google Reader.  (I’ve used Netvibes for the past 2 or 3 years, ever since Bloglines went bust.)

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