Thursday’s Workwear Report: 100% Organic Cotton Cropped Cardigan
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Somehow, I missed the memo that Quince is now offering plus sizes in several styles, which is very exciting news! I just grabbed this slightly cropped cardigan to wear over summer dresses this year. The fit is a little boxier than I would normally gravitate toward, but I like the way it looks with a flowier skirt.
Quince has been a mixed bag for me in the past, but I’m really happy with the quality of this.
The sweater is $60 at Quince and comes in sizes 1X-3X in six different colors. It’s also available in sizes XS-XL.
Sales of note for 4/10:
- Nordstrom – End of Season Sale – Spring styles up to 50% off – lots of great deals from Natori, Boss, Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss, Spanx, True & Co., Hanky Panky, Commando, Tory Burch, Theory, Zella, CeCe, Eliza J, Halogen, Vince Camuto, and more.
- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters, and (4/10 only) 25% off dresses, skirts and shoes
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code
- Brooklinen – 15% off sitewide, plus up to 50% off bundles
- Brooks Brothers – Friends & Family Event, 25% off sitewide. Lots of cute florals and stripes in the sale.
- Evereve – 1000+ items on sale, including lots from Alex Mill, Michael Stars, Sanctuary, Rails, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Express – $40 off $120, $100 off $250
- J.Crew – Midseason sale: Extra 40% off sale styles, 200+ new styles just added!
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything
- Lands' End – 50% off full price styles and 60% off all clearance and sale – lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
- Loft – All jeans $41, 40% off entire purchase
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If u strength train at home, what equipment do you have? Do u do a program?
We have a mini home gym that we have built up over the years (starting in 2020 and still growing!). Dumbbells, plates, a bench, bands, a treadmill, bike and a power rack. I do the Madeline Moves App and have been doing her program for years. I’ve done her pregnancy and post partum program twice and do her Weekly Moves program consistently.
Adjustable dumbbells (5-25lbs in 2.5lb increments).
In the past I’ve done Ladder and Darebee programs, but now kinda make my own.
I have a few kettlebells, and three sets of dumbbells that I use regularly (plus a chin-up bar that I use more for stretching these days). I use the Pelaton app and it auto-schedules class options based on my preferences. I’m hooked and it’s a wonderful way to give yourself structure and accountability without leaving your home. You get the first month of the app subscription as a free trial. There are also plenty of free apps out there, but I only have experience with Pelaton.
Dumbbells with a tower. I think I have 5lb, 8lb, 10lb, 15lb, 20lb, and 25lb pairs. My spouse uses the heavy ones more than I do. Both of us do a pretty basic mix of standard free weight routines. I like free options from Muscle & Strength, Fitness Blender, etc.
I have a really simple setup, just dumbbells and some resistance bands. I work with a trainer who designs workouts for me to do at home, but I’ll also do the peloton strength workouts sometimes.
I follow Nourish Move Love mostly. She sends out the workouts got the week on Sunday.
Here to echo NourishMoveLove. The workouts are great and she is very encouraging. I have been following her for several years. Have dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, a step-up box, and an old school step. Also a Treadmill and recumbent bike that never get used. Cardio is typically done outside and/or built into weekly NML workouts.
Husband and I both lift at home. We have a gym in our basement. Squat rack, barbell, bumper plates, dumbbells up to 50 lbs, kettlebells, bench, box, mat, resistance bands. I currently use the app Stronger By the Day.
Weight rack up to 50lbs, bench, bosu ball, TRX straps, various bands, rower, treadmill. I basically re-created the orange theory set up.
Yes, I follow various at home programs. I have a mat, blocks, Pilates ball, foam roller, many bands (long and short), some wall anchors for said bands, and many different dumbbells. I also have a fitness deck, which is basically a step/bench combo that I can fit under my bed when necessary (like https://www.reebokfitness.info/fitness-catalogue/reebok-deck).
Debating going in-house. One step under GC, one step above their AGCs. I have a standing offer, technically need to get a letter with a dollar amount but have been told if I say yes, they’ll match my current comp. Current client, about 20% of my time now. Is it crazy to ask:
– If I can meet or kick the tires/work on something with any execs I haven’t worked with yet? I think I’ve met or worked with about half their leadership team. I’m wary of starting and day 2 finding out half my time will be with someone I have never met.
– I want a 2- month break between jobs. When’s the right time to bring that up?
– I’m most worried about something crazy happening and getting laid off my first 6 months (like a buyout situation where current GC or legal team also get laid off). Would a GC even consider a 6-month pay guarantee or if they let me go within the first six months I’ll get a few months severance? Is it worth asking? I’m confident I’ll land on my feet but getting laid off right away would stink. They have international owners so it’s not impossible that GC wouldn’t know much ahead of time.
I’ve been in house for a couple of decades now, albeit at a health system, so it differs from in house public. I would say it’s fine to ask for informational interviews (or the like) with execs you haven’t worked with. Keep in mind that turnover is real, so anyone you love working with could be gone tomorrow. As for the break between jobs, it sounds like they are creating a job for you, so I would imagine they would be fine waiting for you to start. Finally, with regard to severance, perhaps ask for details of the severance policy? There may be one, which has a change in control provision. I get 18 months if our org is bought out. Sometimes the severance will give you X week for every year you have been there, which could be very disadventageous to you. Also, ask if it’s an ERISA plan. Mine isn’t, so there is some flexibility to offer different terms to different individuals. I’m not sure that’s permitted if it’s an ERISA plan (#notanexpert).
An ERISA severance plan can be entirely discretionary, up to the point that it says that Bob in Accounting has 100% control over the amount of each person’s severance. I’ve actually drafted ERISA severance plans that were not much more than that.
In-house here as at a similar level.
1. I don’t think this will be well perceived, unless it’s people who will be on your team or peers in legal. Even if you like them all, many of those leaders will depart at some point. Would you leave if you didn’t like their successor? It might also jeopardize your current client work if you meet them and then decline the move.
2. When negotiating your start date and offer (salary, benefits).
3. Severance for term without cause is standard at this level, so negotiate it as part of your package. I wouldn’t ask about first 6 months, but instead negotiate it regardless of when the departure occurs.
By “standing offer” do you mean you’ve been told that they’d love to have you in their department and whenever you’re ready to leave private practice, let them know? Or that you’ve already been through some kind of structured interview process/discussions and are working out details? Because that impacts how I’d answer your first two questions. If the latter, ASAP. If the former, after you reach out and confirm that you are ready to formally discussing a move, but don’t delay. For each, I’d still say as early as possible. I don’t know if you’re going to have much luck asking to work with an exec on a project, but a meeting seems like a reasonable ask.
I’m on my first in house role, so others with more experience may disagree but I doubt you’ll get any traction on a pay guarantee. Is there some reason that you’re concerned about lay offs? Is this a PE backed co or are you aware that the company has been seeking out potential buyers?
I went in-house exactly this way. 10 / 10 recommend.
On 1– talk about your role more precisely with the GC! I knew going in that my position would support the same clients and leadership that I’d been doing outside counsel work for.
On 2– given it’s a standing offer, this is something you could be open with the GC about. Ask when the best time for you to onboard would be (like, do you support cyclical work and so starting in a lull would help get you settled) and then back out from there.
On 3– ask about their severance policy when you get into benefits details with HR. If it’s paltry for new hires, perhaps negotiate a sign-on bonus that would mitigate the risk.
The only thing I’d negotiate a break and even then not that directly. I’d build in some time at your current employer, but stay there less so you’re only asking for a few weeks. I am very put off when hiring by a long delay to start. A few weeks fine, but two months is crazy. The other issues are just paranoia. You know a lot since they’ve been a client. Sometimes you need to take a leap.
Counterpoint- I took 2 months off between job 1 and 2, and job 2 and 3. As a lawyer, one of the best decisions of my life and recommend it to anyone. If you’re recruited, you have some leverage. Not having an email address to even check or worry about is mentally life-changing. Not having malpractice insurance coverage means you don’t field a single Q. Go to the woods, leave your phone behind, take your kids out of daycare, visit a friend – our careers are extremely demanding and not checking email at all is a rare luxury. Yes, you may need to take a leap, but if you can financially afford a break, take one!
I do not think two months off is crazy. Especially at this level. I would not hesitate to negotiate that OP.
I’m curious about why you’re so worried about getting laid off within the first six months. Is this irrational fear or do you know something about what’s going on at the company and know it’s a real possibility?
quince must have given a deal to the bloggers. this sweater was featured this week by unfemme. that said, i actually already own this sweater in ivory and i like it a lot and wear often.
I own it in the camel color and also really like it.
This is exhibit A for why cardigans are frumpy and should be left for the weekend.
To each their own.
I bought it and didn’t like it, but I own 6 of the quince cashmere cardigans and I love them.
Chill out on bashing cardigans.
They’ll take my cardigan from my cold dead shoulders.
Same
Although this neckline isn’t one I like on myself, if your eye thinks this is universally frumpy that says more about your narrow views than it does about the state of cardigans in general.
We obviously have a lot of “fashion goddesses” on this site with a very limited imagination, so they just hate on anything they themselves don’t like.
And they hate anything that wasn’t dropped in the past three months. Like, most of us want more longevity from our clothing and have a personal style that may or may not match with whatever is the newest thing out there.
You must work for Big Blazer or something. These comments are getting old.
What you must have meant to say is “I think this cardigan is frumpy” or “this is an example of a frumpy cardigan.” Surely you grasp that one cardigan does not exemplify all cardigans.
Big Blazer, lol!
They owned the 80s!
I like structured cardigan blazers (Quince actually has a great cotton one!)
real question to the cardigan hater– what do you wear or bring to the movies or an air conditioned restaurant over a summer dress or a tank top in August? I like a cardigan because unlike a jacket it is easy to roll in a ball. I also find that a pashmina looks old and frumpy to me these days….
I’ve never liked the look of a pashmina. It looks too forced. Not the cardigan hater, but I don’t wear one in the summer–if it’s chilly inside, I’ll be chilly, but often I’ll just ask for outdoor seating. I don’t like random extra “stuff” when I’m out and about.
Guys. Cardigans, pashminas, it’s all back and it’s all in. Nothing sounds frumpier than someone complaining about dated stuff that is actually trendy again because enough time has passed.
This cardigan is frumpy but not all of them are. The ribbed sections are too wide and the buttons are too large and dark. I prefer a neutral cardigan that lets my dress or skirt be the focal point.
The ribbed sections and buttons are what makes it look current to me.
I hate ribbed fabric. I won’t touch it. I’m not entirely sure who it’s meant to flatter.
I swear, every time the model is plus sized there’s at least one of these comments.
The model looks great too.
+1 She looks very feminine in a flattering way
Ooh, you’re right. I don’t like that.
What do you carry to prevent dog attacks while walking? I don’t want to injure a dog but obviously don’t want to get hurt myself when walking alone. Are air horns effective?
I’ve only ever been legitimately threatened by a loose, charging, slavering dog once. I was empty handed. I managed to avoid actual contact by treating the dog like a charging brown bear: I made myself big with my hands in the air and took a wide stance. I yelled at in in a deep, authoritative voice (BAD DOG, NO NO NO, GO HOME). I stood my ground and stomped towards the dog when it slowed down and showed uncertainty. If the dog had not stopped, I was prepared to shove my arm down its throat to make it gag so it couldn’t latch on and bite.
In that moment, I think the only thing that might have helped would have been pepper spray or perhaps a large, sturdy stick.
Realistically a dog that attacks people who are out on a walk is a dog that should be behaviorally euthanized anyway.
Huh? How is that helpful?
OP should not be overly worried about not hurting a dog that’s actively attacking. Go ahead and use the bear spray!
But they are just being friendly.
If the concern is really about being injured by an untrained, friendly dog (which is common! they jump up and knock people over, or trip people on their leads, or accidentally maul people with their claws since the kind of people who leave dogs untrained usually neglect their claws as well), a walking stick and a commanding tone go a long way!
My dog is the friendly but could knock you down type. We don’t let her run loose, but if she did, and someone hit her with a stick or sprayed her with bear spray, I wouldn’t feel a bit mad at them.
Those dogs (the dogs with bad manners that come over to you and jump on you) are not attacking. They are badly trained and have no right to be in your business, but I would not treat them the same way as a dog that is actually attacking. These poorly behaved dogs can be told NO, OFF, DOWN, in an authoritative voice or shoved away with a stick/your backpack. Don’t shriek/scream, run, or swat/smack at them or they will think you are playing and continue to jump on you. Generally, you can also grab their collar and push them down because they are not trying to actually bite you.
Nothing? If there’s a specific dog you know about as a threat or in an area with aggressive offleash dogs, maybe a water gun. But otherwise this feels like way too much anxiety for a simple walk.
Literally what? Nothing. Are you taking your anxiety meds?
What?? Not a thing.
Maybe where you live. I’ve been jumped on at least a dozen times in the past 2 years. Two of those were forceful enough to knock me to the ground. At least 6 were leashed dogs whose leash holders were laughing and gently insisting that the dog was friendly.
I wouldn’t qualify these as attacks (though it is dangerous). As you yourself observed, the jumping is encouraged by the people walking the dogs so the dogs don’t see it as hostile or understand that it’s harmful.
I am not saying it is ok (at all!!!), but a leashed dog jumping up on you is a lot different than a dog attacking you.
do you live somewhere that there are wild dogs? this is not something I have ever considered as a threat that is significant enough to require advance preparation.
agree, I’m a dog owner that’s out a LOT. I’ve never encountered an off leash wild dog or aggressive dog trying to attack. I’ve seen human aggressive / reactive dogs on leash. I’ve seen LOTS of dogs that get reactive/aggressive toward other dogs both on and off leash. But a dog that is off leash and just…seeks out humans to attack should be euthanized for sure and is not something you are likely to encounter. Even those mean looking junk yard attack dogs are aggressive because you are on their turf. If they got out they would not chase down humans to attack them unless they have other unusual stuff going on- and should be euthanized.
Not that person, but I spent some time working in Argentina and I was legitimately concerned about all the stray dogs. None bothered me much but I had never known that some places have massive stray/feral dog populations.
Pepper spray. IG gets the message across.
I have a massive dog. He’s not interested in people (and he’s about as aggressive as a hot dog, he won’t even aggressively sniff you) but if he were to lunge at you to try and attack you, the best thing that would work is to shove a large stick horizontally in his mouth. When he was a crazy puppy working on his impulse control he’d sometimes leap up at me trying to get the ball/stick/toy from me and I used a lacrosse stick to just sort of keep distance between me and his giant face of teeth so nothing bad happened. The dog can’t bit you or anything else with a stick in its face.
That said, are you imagining a scenario where you are walking and a dog comes out of nowhere off leash and attacks you (bite with intent to harm)? Or like, walking by with an owner who has the dog on leash and it lunges at you? Or walking and a dog runs up out of nowhere and you don’t know its intentions? The latter two situations have better solutions than my stick, but generally, you see dog walkers with a walking stick for this exact reason. You can also put it between two fighting dogs (again, my giant dog would rather hide between my legs than fight but I’ve seen it with others!)
To the folks saying this isn’t a thing – my best friend was attacked by a stray dog while out walking her dog a couple of years ago. That was on Long Island.
I also live next to a midwestern city with a not insignificant population of stray dogs. Some folks in certain neighborhoods walk outside with a piece of plywood with nails hammered into it. I’m not kidding.
I feel like I know kind of a lot of people who have been attacked by dogs. It’s hard to hide bites on the face or arms; it’s a lot of recovery! My sense is that there’s a lot of overlap between dogs that have been beaten by humans and dogs that have been kicked out to fend for themselves or that have escaped their household. They roam around and attack people’s pets, and people place the blame on “coyotes” or other wild animals.
I have started carrying dog-deterrent spray that is “dog safe” (citronella, I think?) when I walk my two smaller dogs, as we have been charged by large, off-leash dogs a couple times when out on a walk. I don’t think they were unusually aggressive dogs,” and everything turned out ok, but my dogs are barky and reactive when leashed, and it was kind of scary and the situation was hard to manage. I haven’t had to use it, though, so can’t vouch for its effectiveness. I don’t carry anything when walking alone, but both my mom and a close friend have been injured by off-leash dogs when walking alone (one was badly injured by a dog bite, the other just badly scratched on her legs), so I don’t think you’re being overly anxious.
Now that the antivaxx movement extends to pet vaccines, I would want vaccination records of a dog that bit or scratched me (and I would verify them because faked vaccination records are a thing now too). I know it would be incredibly unlucky, but irresponsible people can be irresponsible in multiple domains!
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Nothing. It’s not something I ever think about. When I was a kid my childhood dog was attacked by another dog and it’s still not something I consider.
Pepper spray. If anyone’s “friendly” off-leash pit bull ever charges my kid again, I will defend him and then call the police.
Nothing.
Have any of you experienced infidelity in your marriage? What was the outcome?
No experience personally, but if this is you – it sucks and I’m sorry.
+1. Happened to several of my friends, and although the aftermath (divorce) was unspeakably difficult, they are better off now. Their former partners were sucky in other ways.
My father cheated on my mother when she was pregnant with their second child and they remained married until she discovered he was cheating again about twenty five years later. He probably cheated other times too. They have been divorced over a decade now and it was extremely hard on my mother – the divorce, combined with unrelated medical and job problems really took a toll on her self-esteem. My father basically did nothing to repair his relationship with us kids. But time heals all wounds. We’re all doing fairly well. Sometimes I wish that my mother had separated from him sooner for her own self-confidence. But that would have been hard on her financially. By the time they did separate, she’d gotten a masters degree and a better paying job.
From what I’ve seen in acquaintances’ marriages, couples don’t fully address it if the husband cheats during pregnancy. The wife feels trapped and too vulnerable so she brushes it under the rug, figuring they’ll deal with it after the baby comes. Then she’s too exhausted with a newborn. Once she finally feels settled it’s been so long since the incident and why revive the misery?
Of course the husband learns he can cheat without consequences so he keeps doing it. I don’t judge those women in an impossible position. But I think it means they’ll never have a happy marriage again.
my husband was cheating. we are divorced. the cheating was only a piece of a major mental breakdown, bi polar, a lot of high risk behavior and he decimated our finances.
I divorced him. With joy. He always a failure as a husband in so many other ways, but for Reasons I was biding my time.
My ex cheated for a period of about 6 months and covered his tracks (I’m not an idiot, but he worked a top secret job and traveled for work, so there were always things I wasn’t privy to). I didn’t suspect anything until the very end when he just… stopped coming home. He claimed “well, I identify as poly, I can’t go back to being monogamous”. That was news to me. He’d never mentioned it once before. He was willing to stay married, but only if I agreed to an open marriage. That was a non-starter, and I divorced him. Four years and a LOT of therapy later, I’m now engaged to the man I wish I’d found the first time around, who is my match through and through.
Yes.
I was completely oblivious to the affair (it was with a woman he met through work, although not a coworker) and only discovered it after he had already initiated divorce proceedings. He eventually married her.
If you stay you’ve signaled you have no self respect and he can do whatever he wants. The only option for dignity is leaving. It sucks to blow up your life but it sucks more to live with someone who regards you so little.
Is anyone else experiencing this? Tips on how to handle?
I am a VP of Comms. That’s obviously a writing-heavy job. My boss is Chief Comms Officer — also writing-heavy. And she’s a great writer! But our company has gone all-in on AI and now she is using AI for nearly all of her writing, including things like sending feedback to our team. Real things she’s done recently:
-Wrote (from her heart — which I know because we talked about it first) an email laying out some feedback for an underperforming team member, and then used Gemini to “refine” it, which now just makes it read like AI rather than like her. And that’s the email she sent the team member — which, if you have any sense of pattern recognition at all, immediately gets clocked as AI.
– Took a story I wrote (which I truly think is one of my best stories recently!) and, again, dropped it into Gemini — without telling me what she’s prompting Gemini for (meaning I don’t know what she’s asking Gemini to do) — and then rewrote the story based on what Gemini gave her. So once again, it now reads like AI.
I could keep going but my point is that she’s doing this both for final work products AND for internal emails to her team. And it’s very annoying!! I know I need to raise this with her somehow. I think my primary challenge is that I don’t know what she’s prompting Gemini for, so I can’t tell what she thinks is missing from my drafts. But I also wish she would realize that her writing, including personal stuff, is now very much reading as AI-generated, which, imo, makes it lose effectiveness.
Advice? Commiseration? This is not an anti-AI post; I think there are elements of it that have significantly helped my/our work! But I guess it’s an anti-AI-without-thinking post…
Just commiseration. My colleagues are using it in emails and not even bothering to adjust the font change- so clearly the email body was copy and pasted and the salutation was not. It usually overcomplicates the communication.
Commiseration, because I am struggling with this at work too. New team member (above me) keeps sending me her notes from meetings, etc, that are “organized and refined by AI.” But I can’t tell if it’s her bad takes, or AI’s additions that are bad! And honestly they’re often longer than if she had just sent me her raw notes.
Commiseration also. We’ve had a whole discussion at work about how too much comms reads as AI flavored, it could impact engagement, bla bla bla. Tue solution? Let’s get better at prompting the AI, because of course we need to use AI.
I’m a comms person, and this drives me CRAZY. I have spent years refining my craft. It’s all a bit insulting.
I would drop by and ask her in person next time you have something for her to edit/approve. Ask her to mark her edits with comments or track changes. You can say that you want to maintain the voice of the piece, and this will help you understand what needs to change.
When you are a freelancer or something, it’s normal for people to take your work and manhandle it (or in this case, AI-ify it). But you are a high-level person, and an expert, and it’s more normal for edits to be approved or tweaked. It’s a back-and-forth process.
I also work in communications, and I think it’s sad how people have handed over their thinking to AI. I get everyone is under pressure to use it, but people should be judicious with it. People will tune you out if they believe you are outsourcing your thinking to a machine.
“People will tune you out if they believe you are outsourcing your thinking to a machine.”
Thank you for this! I felt this but didn’t know how to express it.
Could you work in a little white lie to get the conversation started? “I was asked about this recent communication being generated by AI” or even a more straightforward “this really reads like AI- did you run it through Gemini? Do you think the clients will care?”
Headed to Rome/Naples for 5 days on Saturday. Weather seems to be in the mid 60s. Would love any outfit suggestions. Definitely bringing Athleta Retreat wide-leg linen pants and Nike K*ll shot sneakers. I was last there in August, so am having to remind myself this is different weather.
I’ve been in Paris and London and Venice in that weather — would probably wear wider-leg jeans with low-profile sneakers, cute-casual blouse, and a few layers to add or remove during the day (a thin crewneck sweater, cropped trench, lightweight scarf).
*assuming you mean highs are in the mid 60s.
The dry weather holds no heat once the sun is down, so bring layers. And bring plenty of sunscreen and enjoy!
I am visiting London right now. What would be a nice edible souvenir to bring back to the office? I was thinking a big bag of Cadbury individually wrapped chocolates. What would’ve a level nicer than that? Also open to non-edible ideas for family.
Something from the Food Hall at Harrod’s?
The V&A gift shop has William Morris tins of shortbread and some other things, if I’m recalling correctly. The soaps at the V&A are lovely and smell so good, the Fig one is my favorite to the point that I looked into shipping more over here to the States.
Or you could do a tin of goodies from the department stores—fortnum, Harrod’s, Liberty…all of those seem like good edible gift stores if you want something recognizable as London.
I get the Cadbury bags from the airport and drop them in a big bowl in a main office area. It’s always a hit. Everything else I can think of (tea bags?) is not as good.
Agreed. Go with the chocolates.
Percy Pigs from M&S
I LOVE the Cadbury from London – it’s the real stuff, not the US version. 100% go with that.
Agree. Nothing like real Cadbury from England!
Favorite edible souvenirs from London? How about non-edible, artsy things?
M&S Tea bags. All the Chocolate. Non-Food? Anything Liberty of London – a friend brought me a tiny sewing kit many years ago and it has lived in my desk (and saved the day!) many times.
Tea! Harrods or Fortnum and Mason both have excellent food halls with a wide selection of all kinds and a selection of tea-adjacent goodies
I have been on a tea towel kick lately while traveling, and they have a huge selection in London.
what do the cardigan haters wear over a summer dress in heavy air conditioning?
I am not a cardigan hater. But I’ve never found a summer version that looks like it’s part of an outfit and not “I’m wearing this because of the AC.”
I work in a casual office, not a formal one.
I wear . . . a denim jacket, a linen or canvas jacket (I have 3 of them in a style that suits my shape), or a linen blazer.
Denim jacket.
Right? Look, I know cardigans usually aren’t my best look, but there is a time and place for them.
not a cardigan hater, but I like a denim or canvas jacket for those scenarios
I do like cardigans, but they take a beating in my backpack ( wrinkled mess)
I have moved onto to carrying a big linen scarf (multicolored small vertical stipes or basic floral on a cream background) both have served me well.
I don’t travel with cardigans (they are either part of the outfit or they aren’t.) I’m ok to just be cold in some instances.
It’s also okay to wear what it takes for you to be comfortable even if it is not the epitome of high fashion.
Maybe. I’m not comfortable with extra “stuff” in my way. I’d rather be cold than fidget with a cardigan in an on again/off again, putting it aside, remembering to bring it back to the car. Just whyyy.
I’m not one of the cardigan haters but I do like a denim jacket as a summer topper.
Linen blazers.
i hate being cold. i always have a layer with me. i like a jean jacket too but it’s more of a pain to carry.
Depending on how casually I’m dressed, any of the following: Denim jacket. Zip up crochet sweater. Lightweight blazer. Shawl.
Sephora’s sale is on, and I’d like to pick up a facial sunscreen to be used for a mid-day add-on to the base layer of Supergoop I put on before leaving the house. Is powder the way to go here? A spray? Any specific recommendations?
Help me with gift ideas for my friend who’s turning 50! She will celebrate with a small gathering on her recently redone patio – no big party or dinner.
She is an accomplished professional who travels a lot for work, but likes fancy food (mostly cheese, she’s pescatarian & alcohol, books, supports local businesses etc.). They have a lake house a few hours away from where we live.
She and her family can buy everything she possibly wants, so I’m looking for something that is reasonably fancy, but also not just a token gift.
I’ve thought about a monthly cheese subscription, flower subscription, massage voucher, or a gift card to a fancy restaurant near their vacation home. A piece of jewelry maybe, but I have limited time to get this in person, and have given earrings from a local jeweler before.
I’ve found this cheese-related product – any experience from the hive? https://cheesegrotto.com/pages/cheese-grotto
i would lean away from something useful. how good a friend? this is an ebay opportunity, like a tape of thriller or a vHS of six teen candles….. like a little something to commemorate your age and from when you were young
Just saying if somebody gave me a VHS (or even a cassette tape) I would have no way to play it.
Hi! Just replying to the replies about my experience with Ozempic from yesterday.
“When you experience acute hunger, is that a bloodsugar low and hangry kind of acute, or more gnawing emptyness?” – > Definitely more of a bloodsugar low
“Do you get less thirsty as well?” – > No I haven’t noticed this.
I remembered this post because I’m going to eat lunch/first food of the day now instead of risking a migraine later.
Re: ” I am particularly curious about how maintaining healthy nutrition/muscle bulk and things like bone density may be an issue as eating habits are so altered.” -> I think this is totally possible because I’m not sure I’m eating enough quantity of food to cover everything. I’m trying, but there is only so much you can do in a smaller amount of food.
Our middle school is having a weekend evening parents-only fundraiser with a band, drinks and apps. The theme is Hollywood Movie Premiere. Weather TBD as we are in the Northeast and early May can be everything from still cold to kind of muggy. What would you wear? I think some parents dress up almost as if in costume but that seems like a lot, and I am at a loss for something that nods to the theme but isn’t just a weird Moms’ Halloween.
I’d wear a cute dress that I already own and call it a day, but I am not much for thematic dressing.
+1.
like… are you expected to wear black tie??
definitely some parents will get super in to it but if that’s not your bag don’t worry. i would wear a dressy outfit you already have (jump suit, dress, satin suit). the guests will run the gamut.
In my area, this would be basically adults reliving their prom attire. So everything from black tie formal to sundresses and bedazzled jeans.
I’d just go with something dressy from my closet that works for the weather that day.
Wear a dressy dress you already have and get a long feather boa or similar dramatic accessory from Amazon or your local party store.
I had posted about pulling your hair back at work yesterday. I think, like most things, the trick to looking polished is it needs to look intentional. Women who keep a part or pull out bangs or tease the front a little look more polished than if it’s all just pulled back and definitely a real barrette or clip looks more polished than the black elastic i wear on my wrist.
I am being driven completely ins@ne by two-factor authentication requirements for every last thing. Steal my info, I don’t GAF, just stopppppppppp.
Nooooooooooo… Optimize your MFA process, use face ID or a thumbprint, etc., just don’t open yourself (or your company) up to modern security threats because you don’t like the extra step.
Don’t use biometrics. And don’t believe all the hype about 2-factor being all that much more secure; “modern security threats” have found ways around it already, but it’s popular because it shifts some of the responsibility elsewhere.