When is the best day to email someone? Reader M wonders about this when she’s had a job interview and needs to send her follow-up email… Imagine that I’m corresponding with someone about a job — potential boss, hiring manager, whomever. The ball’s been in their court for a week. It’s now Friday afternoon. Am…
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Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Oooh: great skirt from Elie Tahari. While I suppose it is on trend with colorblocking, I like the softer, more artistic (Rothko?) approach to the color blocks. I also think the vertical nature of the pattern would be really flattering….
I have a million totes like this because they’re so functional — they’re especially perfect for carrying reading materials and work papers on to an airplane. (I always keep the whole “reading bag” packed in my rolling bag until I get through security, and then pull it out before I board.) I like this fun…
I’m in college again. Months ago, I signed up for a class — maybe a complicated math class, but more likely a class with lots, and lots of reading, such as a study of Shakespeare’s entire works, or perhaps it’s Dostoyevsky. And here’s the thing: I meant to drop the class. I realized early on…
