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Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Akris Punto Bicolor Techno Cotton DressHappy Monday! Today I'm liking this bicolor cotton dress from Akris punto. I love the yellow/navy combination, and the pleat-wrapped waist, the henley neckline, and general look all seem interesting but classic at the same time. I'd wear it with something covering my arms for the office — a white or gray shrunken blazer if I wanted to be boring, or perhaps a kelly green cardigan for a bit of fun. It's $1,190. Akris Punto Bicolor Techno Cotton Dress Seen a great piece you'd like to recommend? Please e-mail tps@corporette.com. (L-2)

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  1. Insurance Q

    Wondering if anyone out there has moved states when pregnant and been able to switch insurance coverage? I was scheduled to start a new job in another state, but the start date got pushed back due to my pregnancy. For many reasons, I’d prefer to move to the new state first and be settled before having the baby, but wondered if I would be able to get some sort of individual coverage? Or if DH is able to get a new job in new state before the move, would group insurance cover an existing pregnancy? My current plan doesn’t cover anything out-of-network, so COBRA won’t help. Thanks for any advice you can provide!

    • DontBlameTheKids

      I wonder if there is any provision in the Affordable Care Act that speaks to this? I haven’t read all 500 pages, but it seems like a insured pregnant woman should have a few options. Have you called your insurance company to see what they can do? I would start there, then speak to HR at your new office and see what options there are.

      • Insurance Q

        I am having a hard time finding anything about ACA and pregnancy online, but I have read a lot about waiting periods – where they won’t cover labor and delivery within so many months of getting coverage. I am planning to call a few companies in our new state to see what they will cover, just wanted to see if anyone had tried this before sitting on hold!

        • Mpls

          There is a difference between starting new coverage with no immediately prior coverage and starting new coverage because you lost other coverage (like, because you moved jobs, states, whatever). When you are looking at individual coverage, you will probably be asked for your prior plan’s information (name, address, member ID) to prove that you had prior coverage.

          Since ACA requires that all plans offer maternity coverage, I wouldn’t think you could be denied based on that. And if you have previous continuous coverage, I think that goes towards waiving any waiting periods (if any actually still exist).

          This might be a case where it’s best to go through a broker, or talk to someone directly, rather than doing just an online application.

    • Brant

      Does your existing coverage not have out of state providers? Also, what’s the “penalty” for using an out of network provider? That might be cheaper than individual coverage and a deductible re-set.

      You may run into a small but resolvable headache re:switching mid pregnancy because typically OB care is global payment and billed at the end, vs the one-off visits. You just want to keep an eye on things to make sure you don’t pay twice.

      Finally, group ins *should* cover you, but there are exceptions so make sure to check the specific policy.

      • Insurance Q

        Unfortunately my existing coverage is great when you go to their in-network providers, but covers absolutely nothing out-of-state. That was my first thought, too!

    • new york associate

      Have you actually talked to the insurance company? I had to split my insurance coverage – half in one state, half in another state because of work travel, and it took some conversations but I eventually worked with my insurance company to figure it out. I couldn’t have done it without the conversations, though.

    • ACA

      In this case, the ACA/Obamacare is a big help. I am in the same situation, switching plans in my 8th month and as long as you are switching due to loss of coverage you are exempt from the normal enrollment periods. They are mandated to cover pregnancy without a wait period. The key thing to watch for is finding a plan with a Dr you would like to use. Most plans have no out of network coverage. It’s also pretty expensive, but far better than the alternative of no coverage for Maternity as with most individual plans before.

  2. DontBlameTheKids

    I love this dress so much it hurts. Luckily for my wallet (and my children’s future college tuition), while the top part would look great on me, the pleat-wrapped waist would not do my pear-shaped hips any favors. I cringe just thinking about it.

    • Wondering

      DontBlameTheKids – Just want to say that I love your blog! I spent about an hour looking through your posts the other day. You have a great attitude, really inspirational.

      • JJ

        Agreed! I just read through the first page of posts and loved it so far. I’ve bookmarked it to come back and read through the earlier ones.

        • Anonymous

          It’s late in the day so not sure you’ll see this, but I also loved your blog! And I’m also in DC, training for the CBCU race. Good luck to you!!!!!

        • Anonattorney

          Yeah, your blog is pretty amazing. You have a wonderful voice. It’s heartbreaking at times, but so full of hope, strength, and humor. Awesome.

    • preg anon

      This. Is. Gorgeous. I am glad it is so totally out of my price range because I would probably bend the rules for it – but not by that much.

    • emeralds

      Yeah that is a super-pretty dress. Akris and Akris punto are two of my aspirational clothing lines–I will almost certainly never be able to afford anything from them, but I love the look of their clothes. I think they’re interesting and different, but still have classic shapes, and are wearable for the life that I actually lead.

  3. Ellen

    Yay! Pricey Monday’s. I wish I could aford this dress. Mabye Rosa can; she has Ed. I have no one. This schmoe, Earnie, turned out to be a looser. He came down, and compleained to me the whole time why he got divorced. He said that his wife compeateley shut him out sexueally, but I said you have 3 kid’s, so that could NOT be true. He did not agree, then said that b/c I was a NYC Single girl that I should have alot of fun all the time (he was hinteing sexueally) but I said NO, we do NOT do those thing’s all the time. I do NOT know what kind of a time warp he was thinkeing of, but women in NYC are like women every where else.

    He told me that he lived in New Rochele, and that from his apartement, he could see LONG ISLAND. I said my family lives on LI, and he said I should come there and see if I could see their house. Again, he had a silly grin on his face, and he had bad teeth, so I think it was a trap to get me to go to his apartement. I met him at Grand Central by the clock, and when it was time for him to go, he called a cab and we went to my apartement, and he asked to use the batheroom. I said he could and that was probabely a mistake, b/c he stayed in there for about 20 minute’s. I thought he might have fayneted or was constapated or mabye had diarea, but he eventueally came out. I told him to go b/c I was tired so he did, but when I looked in my medicine cabinet, I saw that he had opened alot of thing’s and moved thing’s around. What in the world was he lookeing for, and I would NEVER do some thing stupid like that. FOOEY!

    He texted me that I should come to his place in New Rochele, but I now do NOT want to go. He was not interesting and he compleaned about his ex wife and not haveing sex and haveing to suport her and his kid’s 90% of the time I was with him. I do NOT think I could survive liveing with him, tho he said he wanted another child and thought I would make a great mother. I think he just want’s to have sex with me b/c his wife stopped haveing sex with him, and no other woman want’s to have sex with him b/c of all of his baggage and other issue’s. DOUBEL FOOEY!

    Myrna had a bad experence also this weekend with the South American guy. I think there may be some thing in the air that is bringeing out all the looser’s. Mabye it is daylight saving’s time? TRIPEL FOOEY!

  4. Damages Trivia

    FWIW, a good chunk of Glenn Close’s wardrobe in Damages was from Akris / Akris Punto.

  5. OG question

    For those of you with an OG, when you travel with it, do you use it as your purse? I’m trying to envision how to use it once I get off of the plane and an running around to clients. Restaurant lunches / dinners make it seem big (but I am currently just a clutch user). I guess guys with a litigation bag just bring it with them rather than leave things behind / unattended.

    • Anon

      I use it for work during the day, but I take a smaller bag for dinner, etc. and sometimes a pliage bag for walking around during the day. It’s really big.

    • ss

      Not precisely an answer to your question but if you are carrying sensitive docs or a device with sensitive info while on the road, please don’t let convenience or stylishness take precedence over the need to keep the sensitive stuff secure. This is because in event of a theft or loss of unattended material, there is absolutely no way you can avoid looking like an utter flake, regardless of how competent you may be at everything else.

      If your bag is clunky because stuff needs to stay with you, then so be it.

    • Back Home

      I travel a lot for work (IT consultant) and I always travel with my suitcase, a laptop bag/tote, and a small cell phone wristlet that holds my id, money, and cards. When I go to lunch/dinner I take just the cell phone wristlet, provided the laptop bag can be left in my hotel room or a safe spot at the client site. Otherwise I would take it with me. But I work in an industry where everyone is carrying around a laptop, often in a backpack or really beat up old Dell bag, so no one looks twice at a giant tote or an OG.

  6. Wedding question

    Would any of you be annoyed if your sibling indicated his intent to get married in the same timeframe as you? I got engaged this year and my fiancé and I are still deciding on dates, but we’re thinking summer 2015. My brother just told me yesterday that he wants to propose to his girlfriend around August or so of 2014 and then get married in summer 2015. I’m probably just doing a small wedding myself that won’t require tons of “attention,” so to speak, and I don’t really have a problem with what he’s thinking, but at the same time, it kind of rubs me the wrong way. I hadn’t discussed dates for my wedding with my brother all that much, but I know he had an idea of what I was thinking from my parents (although he also may have thought I meant I wanted to get married in summer 2014 – guess I can’t know for sure how my parents relayed the info). Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I’m kind of feeling uneasy about it, but not downright mad or anything. I can’t put my finger on it.

    • Cb

      My partner’s father is getting married in April, his stepbrother in August, and we’re getting married in October. It’s a bit of a tough one but I think you might reframe it as the sense of celebration being multiplied rather than divided?

    • Anon

      I think it can be annoying for your family to have 2 weddings for the same set of siblings at the same time, but I’m not sure which of you I’d say should be “annoyed” or compromise. If one of you is doing City Hall, no big deal. If you’re both doing traditional weddings, perhaps one of you should pick a different time frame. For you, an almost 2 year engagement gives you a little less room to be annoyed, I think.

      • Cb

        Yeah, I didn’t think about the travel implications as our events are all within a 4 hour train journey for that side of the family.

      • Diana Barry

        +1, any reason why you are waiting so long? It’s totally normal to feel like you should have ‘dibs’ on dates but if you are feeling uneasy about the scheduling, would you want to move your wedding up to Oct/Nov of 2014?

      • Wedding question

        It won’t be a two-year engagement – it would be a year and a half at the most. If I were to have the classic one-year engagement, that would put my wedding in the cold and snowy month of January (right for some people, but not really what I would like to do). My brother is likely to do something fairly over-the-top as per his personality whereas I am more inclined to do something very small and simple. It most likely wouldn’t be a problem, but I can’t help thinking that he doesn’t have to set his sights on the one season that I had in mind. Plus, we do have some pretty complicated family dynamics (blended family) and I think there is a good chance it could heighten tensions and competition to have them so close together.

      • Anonynony

        You get one day. They get one day. Don’t limit yourself and don’t feel like they need to avoid the summer cause you “claimed it.” It doesn’t work like that.

          • AnonCo

            Eh, I didn’t read it as so much condescending, more “At the end of the day, you can’t stop them from getting married that summer, same as they can’t stop you. So, why bother worrying about it, if you can’t control it? You do you.”

        • roses

          I’m sympathetic to this sentiment, but OP’s question raises more than just wanting attention on the “special day” – it also implicates family having to travel twice in a short timeframe or to have to decide to attend one or the other. That’s a completely legit concern.

          • anon2

            I didn’t see anything in the OP’s posts that her concern was about family having to travel. Sounded to me that she just didn’t want to share the wedding spotlight with her brother.

          • Wedding question

            anon2, I did address travel concerns before your post. Please see my other comments.

      • Anonattorney

        This happened to me – my fiance’s brother got engaged after us and planned their wedding three months after our’s. We couldn’t take the honeymoon we had planned on because we would have eaten up all our vacation time before my brother-in-law’s wedding. Yes, it was annoying, and there was no reason they couldn’t have waited a couple months. I don’t know if my frustration is/was valid. It was also a very expensive year for us (travel to in-laws for second reception celebrating both weddings, travel to BIL’s wedding, our own wedding, etc.)

    • Anne Shirley

      I wouldn’t worry about it. He’s thinking about proposing 6 months from now! By then you will long since have picked your own date and probably have sent save the dates, and he may well find that once he is engaged his fiancée has her own timeline of things. You can’t block out the time anyway, and it’s really too tenuous to even get annoyed.

      • rosie

        Agreed. I would get going on your planning, so that by the time he is thinking about picking a date, you already have more firm plans and can say, “our wedding will be on June 4th in x town, do you think it will be hard on the family to have two weddings so close together?” Depending on what sort of travel and other logistics might be involved, I would think that having both in summer 2015 is doable, but probably not in the same month (or within 3-4 weeks of each other). You’d also need to account for honeymoon time of whoever gets married first (if the honeymoon is right away, that is).

        • Lyssa

          Maybe you can talk to him about trying to separate them as much as possible (but then settle on a date asap). I.e., if he’s thinking August, maybe he can push that back to September, and you can do June. Then, they are barely even in the same season (if at all).

      • TO Lawyer

        +1 One of my friends had a similar issue and spent a lot of time stressing about it because her husband (then fiance)’s brother was intending on proposing right around their wedding time or something and it turned into a non-issue. Start planning your own wedding – plus if you want something simple, maybe you don’t need a 18+ month engagement?

        Based on my friends’ experiences, wedding planning for a period longer than 12 months was pretty awful so I think if they could do it again, they would not have had such a long engagement.

        • Anonymous

          +1 on the long engagement. All I hear is that people change their minds multiple times, vendors can go out of business in that timespan, etc….I’m having an 11 month engagement and it’s working out really well (except finding a venue was hard because of all the people who have 2.5yr engagements and nab venues)

        • Anonattorney

          I’m not sure why everyone is fixating on OP’s length of engagement. She said she got engaged this year, and is planning for a summer 2015 wedding. She wouldn’t be able to do a typical wedding by summer 2014 , so makes sense to do it next year. Assuming she has reasons for having a summer wedding, I’m not quite sure how she’s supposed to do it in 3-5 months.

          And yes, it’s one day, but it’s the only day you get married and it’s not abnormal to want it to be special. There’s always a line with this stuff, but just because some people go all bridezilla doesn’t mean you have to bend over backwards to accommodate others to avoid being labeled one.

          • Sydney Bristow

            I agree. There are lots of factors that enter into planning, even a simple wedding. I didn’t want a long engagement but trying to plan our wedding for this summer (~8 months) proved to be too difficult, mainly because of our family members’ pre-existing travel plans. Now we are planning for next summer, which will be somewhere between 18-20 months. It’s what is necessary for us to have a wedding that all our close family can attend and for us to have a wedding in a month with nicer weather since we would like it at least partially outdoors.

          • Wedding question

            Sydney, that’s pretty much exactly how it’s happening for me. I had originally thought I would just get married quickly, but I don’t think I can plan something for the warmer weather months so fast (my fiancé is pretty laid-back about it and doesn’t really care what we decide on as long as his preferred guests are there). Plus, living so far from my family has made it a bit difficult to figure out when and where it would make the most sense. I thought June 2015 would be the ideal time (18 months) to plan and to also get it done sooner than later.

          • Sydney Bristow

            I totally understand! We had come close to setting our date for this August then found out that my fiance’s sister can’t travel in August and we had already ruled out June, July, and September for similar reasons with other events and travel plans. We are across the country from my family too, which makes up a huge percentage of the guest list. It’s more complicated than I expected! We would elope, but it’s really important to me to have my family there and a couple of close friends (which would be 20 people not including his family or close friends) so we are just going to take the time to have the wedding we pictured with about 100 people.

      • ContractsinTX

        I agree – pick a date and don’t make a thing about it. Otherwise you’ll upset your family, brother, and his future fiancee.

      • CKB

        totally agree – especially to the comment about how his fiancee probably will have her own ideas about things. Continue planning your wedding for now and wait & see what develops.

    • AIMS

      Summer is 3 months long, and if you add May and September as buffers, you get 5 months. There is no reason you can’t have your wedding in, say, June and he has his in August, especially if they are different in style. I can see being annoyed if you both wanted to get married in the same venue and then it’d be a bit of retread for all involved, but it sounds like it won’t be an identical wedding.

      Also, just a story to share: I have some good friends who were planning a wedding for August of a-few-years-ago. Another set of mutual good friends got engaged after them and then set their wedding for the month before. There were a lot of mutual friends involved and the first engaged couple was initially very annoyed. It’s been a few years now and no one remembers or cares.

    • Sydney Bristow

      I’m on the other side of this because my sister got engaged awhile ago and has been thinking summer 2015 and then I got engaged recently and we were trying to plan for this summer but had to push it back to next year. I was worried about picking a date near hers but we talked about it and she promised it was fine. I think our weddings will be very different from each other’s because we have different budgets and visions/styles. Luckily, most of our family lives within 2 hours of our hometown so if we both get married in that city it shouldn’t be too difficult for our overlapping guests to travel to both. We might have our wedding in our current city, which is across the city but our overlapping guests would only need to travel for mine because she will be getting married in our hometown. It feels a little weird but I think it will be fine if we just keep talking about it all. Maybe once your brother is engaged you can try to keep an open dialogue with him and your future sister in law and that could help.

    • Wedding question

      Thank you to everyone who left helpful comments. I think it will be tricky given my family situation and the fact that I live on the opposite coast from everyone else, but if others have had okay experiences with this type of thing before, I’m sure it can be done just fine. I think I’ll try to rush the date-picking process as much as possible just so there can be more clarity going forward.

      • Shay-La

        I’m not even sure you’ll get this–but I wanted to say that due to vendor/engagement/church timing and events my husband and I got married two weeks before his cousin. The family was initially a little overwhelmed at the thought of traveling (all long car rides) twice in one month. But, in the end everyone, including both couples, thought it was really fun. When you get married, you get to see your family but not really visit. So, for each couple we were able to spend quality time at the other’s wedding with our family and really celebrate at both events. This would have obviously happened regardless of when the weddings were, but it was so fun to have them closer together. At each wedding, everyone was very cognizant of “who” the focus was on. We didn’t rehash our wedding at the cousin’s wedding. But, we did run it by the cousin and our affected families before solidifying our dates–the onus really was on us to make it work being second-in-time for scheduling (our wedding was actually the first to take place). Best of luck!

    • Anonymous

      Eh, I think it’s kind of selfish of you to think that you can claim the entire summer. You get 1 wedding day, not 3-5 months of wedding days. It’s not their fault that you are having a long engagement and haven’t set a date yet. If you had already set a date, and then he proposed, and they set their date 2 weeks later? Then yeh, you have a right to be annoyed. But you haven’t picked your date yet! For all you know the venues you’re interested in could be booked up depending on where you are having your wedding. His proposal and marriage is not a reflection of your relationship at all, and frankly has nothing to do with you. He’s not doing this TO you. It’s what works for them as a couple in their relationship and their life timeline. There’s plenty of love to go around for 2 couples getting married within the span of a few months. Plus, then you can be a bride with your future SIL which is fun.

      • Wedding question

        Perhaps I wasn’t clear in my original post – I didn’t write out a ton of information for the sake of being concise. I’m not saying I’m “claiming” the entire summer or that I plan to book back-to-back wedding events every weekend and that I’m so furious at my brother for even suggesting getting married during my “wedding summer.” In reality, I live on the opposite coast from my family, there will be significant travel and costs involved no matter who goes where, and we have family issues that might flare up with two weddings being close together. I haven’t “picked my date” yet, but I had indicated summer 2015 already. That’s why I said I felt uneasy about this, not upset or depressed or anything else.

    • Anon

      Why can’t your brother get married in the same year/summer you’re planning to? There is plenty of time to plan around date conflicts. You haven’t even set a date yet, so you don’t even have plans to mess up, and he hasn’t even proposed and he won’t for another five months. Any problems that could exist at this point are all in your head.

      • Wedding question

        Anon, I never suggested that he “couldn’t” get married in the same summer, much less the same year. Are problems such as logistics, costs, travel time, and family tension really “all in my head?”?

        Honestly, I had no idea that people would act as though I’m selfish and ridiculous for asking what I thought was a fair and reasonable concern about scheduling a wedding. I hope your own weddings were all as stress-free and harmonious as these comments would make them seem.

        • Mpls

          Logistics, costs, and travel time for two weddings are things that are not in your control. It’s nice to factor those in, if possible, but worrying/thinking about them before brother even proposes is borrowing trouble.

          The only scheduling concerns you should be worried about are for you and your fiance. Leave your brother’s schedule out of the picture – he doesn’t even HAVE a schedule yet, just a vague idea.

          So, until your brother actually picks a date (and not just a timeframe) don’t worry about it. The best thing you can do is to pick your own date, so that HE can worry about making his date work with your already pre-existing one.

        • Anon

          I’m not acting like you’re selfish, but yes, these problems are all in your head at this point. Nobody has booked anything. You don’t even know when they’re planning to get married or if this engagement will happen. Relax! You have plenty of time to work things out and since neither of you have plans, you don’t have any constraints you’re locked into and there’s no actual tension about anything yet. There’s plenty to worry about when planning a wedding, sure, but getting anxious at this point is not going to do you any favors. Maybe your best approach would be to talk with your brother about it.

        • Anonny

          He’s not even engaged yet. He could change his mind. She could say no. There are way too many moving parts. Just pick your date, plan your wedding and enjoy it.

    • ss

      When my brothers got married within 6 months of each other, neither of them gave the timing a second thought as a potential issue. As it turned out, there were in fact a lot of little pinpricks for the 2 brides – there were many family members involved as participants and/ or guests and as people do, many made thoughtless comments comparing the grooms, the brides, the parties etc etc. Anyway, I doubt if either of my sisters-in-law would care to recommend the experience.

      But I mention the story in case it helps to shed some light on your brother’s attitude : he may be truly unconscious that he’s causing any heartburn and may in fact be a little hurt that his confiding in you hasn’t gone down so well.

      • Wedding question

        ss, thanks for sharing your experience. I hope there wouldn’t be any comparison problems at my wedding, but I’m afraid there might be. That would probably happen no matter what, though – sometimes the family dynamics just come together that way.

        Again, though, this situation isn’t causing me heartburn. I’m just feeling a little uneasy about it. When my brother told me his idea, I said my congratulations, asked when he was thinking of proposing, and said “just a heads-up, we’re still thinking of summer 2015, most likely June.” Not sure how that could cause hurt feelings.

        • Yaya

          I understand your annoyance. If that were to happen to me, I would see it more as a sibling issue than a wedding issue. Even as we get older, our siblings tend to do things that get under our skin, sometimes intentional, sometimes maybe even subconsciously. It’s a definitely a childhood dynamic that still creeps up on me every once in a while! I would say just keep on with your own plans. You never know — he may have just being saying it to see what kind of reaction he could get out of you!

    • lucy stone

      My BIL got married a month after we did, which was not a big deal, except that he planned his wedding while we were on our honeymoon that was prepaid and expected us to reschedule. We didn’t. I didn’t mind sharing “our” wedding season with him, but I was really hurt that his wife’s choice of reception hall was more important than his brother being at his wedding.

  7. not your mentor

    Mentoring threadjack. I was recently contacted by a summer intern from my previous job. Kind of awkward initial email, and after a short reply from me, he wrote back asking for some general advice about post-grad stuff.

    Here’s the thing. I didn’t like his work and didn’t think he was very professional. If he asks me for a recommendation, I have no problem declining, but I also just don’t feel particularly compelled to give him all this career advice. I am a 2009 grad, and to the extent I have advice to give, I am typically willing to talk to law students and newer attorneys if asked, but I just don’t know what to do about this student. I could not support his application to the jobs about which he is asking. Should I cut it off now? Just not respond, or something else?

    • Anon

      I’d reconsider and help the guy. You’re both about the same age and in the same industry (sounds like), and you will probably run into each other over time. Interns screw up and need to learn professionalism and I wouldn’t let that get in the way of network building. Yes, this guy will be in your network. I think it’s better to help than hold early mistakes against people. You gain nothing by refusing to meet /dinging him, and you potentially gain a grateful contact by being helpful.

      • not your mentor

        While I am willing to give him general advice about job search and professionalism, I am not willing to recommend him for jobs, particularly the clerkship I did (which I think may be where this is going). I think I have a lot to lose by doing that, actually.

        • Anon

          Look, use your judgment with recommendations but that’s a rare spot to be in. Unless you hated the guy in some extreme sense, I think you have more to gain by being open and helpful. A lot of people miss this point and don’t realize he connected the field is. You may need his help in 5 minutes.

          • preg anon

            I don’t know. I agree that the legal community is really small, but I don’t think that requires a recommendation. Recommendations to your judge are really valuable. I would not want to waste it. Regardless of this guy, you don’t want to use your capital before you have someone you really like. And you want the judge to like his/her clerks. It’s such an awesome opportunity to clerk. I wouldn’t give it away to someone undeserving (to the extent the judge would take your advice).

          • Anon

            I didn’t say recommend him, I said meet him, help him, give career advice, and network.

        • Diana Barry

          I would give him a general response to his general questions, but then if he follows up asking for a recommendation you can say no then.

          • AIMS

            This. You can afford to be helpful by responding to his questions. That doesn’t mean you have to recommend him or let him use you as a reference.

        • preg anon

          I would just do it that way. Answer his questions. If it comes to it, decline a recommendation. I started getting lots of friendly emails from former contacts when clerkship applications were due because of my clerkship. I’m just not going to recommend someone who I didn’t really like in the first place and then only heard from when they wanted something from me. I had never given a recommendation to the judge, so I just told them I didn’t do that. If I ever do recommend someone, I might change my answer to something like, “I really don’t like to recommend people to her, but I might mention your name.” Something like that.

          • not your mentor

            Thanks (& Diana Barry). I guess I’m worried about the awkwardness of talking about how great clerking was and then declining to recommend him, but I like your suggestion just to say I don’t do that.

          • DontBlameTheKids

            I agree with this. From your description, he sounds like he really needs advice, since he wasn’t very good at his internship. I would help him with that. You can always tell him you have already agreed to recommend others for the clerkship, if he asks and you need a polite way to say no. Or, you might find that he has changed so much that you have no qualms recommending him.

    • FWIW

      Have you considered giving the guy really harsh and direct feedback?

      Someone once gave me a review where she pointed out two things that I didn’t even realize I was doing that were making me come off quite badly to others. I had never had a bad review in my life and this one was totally soul crushing. One action was totally subconscious and I didn’t know I was doing it until she pointed it out while the other was a note about looking at how I structured my sentences to not come off as ‘hostile’. This was also at probably the most stressful time in my life personally, financially and with this review- professionally, but it was the best growth experience I have ever had.

      I took her review really to heart and am eternally greatful that she had this uncomfortable conversation with me, as it is probably the conversation that has been the most helpful to my career. Were there certain aspects regarding his attitude or his professionalism that you could provide direct feedback on? You absolutely shouldn’t recommend him if you don’t feel you can or should without reservations; however, even a quick email giving feedback would be what I suggest.

      • not your mentor

        Part of the problem is that his internship was over the summer, and I left that employer shortly thereafter. I would have given him feedback if he had asked for it at the end of the summer, but he didn’t, and now I do not remember all the details, so I might be able to generally tell him what I did not like about his work, but it might be hard to come up with specific examples. I completed an evaluation of his work for my employer that was critical of his work, so I told him that and suggested he see if he can have access to it.

  8. NOLA

    Argh. Sitting at my desk and see a giant white chip in my nail polish. I did them last night and I’m pretty sure it was fine when I left the house. And now I have to look at this white chip all day. Makes me crazy! And I only have one color of polish in the office and it’s not the one I’m wearing. Gah!

    • Moon Moon

      Can you just take off that particular nail (and maybe the corresponding nail on the other hand), and paint it the other color? It will look more like a purposeful statement than chipped polish then.

      • NOLA

        Interesting idea! I don’t have any remover with me (note to self…). But it would look exceedingly odd since I still have my Mardi Gras purple on my nails and should have changed to the more appropriate for Lent gunmetal (which is what I have in the office).

        • Cat

          maybe just fill in the chip with a tiny dot of gunmetal (or do a stripe across the top, a la a French mani) – in any event it’d be less glaring than bright white.

    • Baconpancakes

      This happens to me all. the. time. I just keep one of those remover pots at my desk, where you stick your finger in and twirl it around, and just have bare nails the rest of the day.

      • NOLA

        Yeah, I have one of those for travel. I don’t know why I never thought of having one at my desk. Lesson learned.

  9. Baconpancakes

    Alaska TJ! Ladies, what would you recommend as the best way to see Alaska? I’m looking for a big emphasis on wildlife and natural beauty, getting to hike and get into nature without being tough enough to hike into the Denali with a 80 lb backpack for 10 days or sea kayak and sleep on the beach for a week. That said, while I’d love to see the whales and glaciers, I’m not keen on a cruise where we’re herded off the boat for two hours to gawp at seals and then herded back on the boat to eat our third buffet of the day. The National Geographic tours look great, with a lot of emphasis on sustainability and experience, but they’re so expensive! Has anyone taken a great tour, or should I try to piece together my own trip? Would be 4-6 people, all late 20’s – early 30’s, fairly healthy but not hardcore, no children.

    • Sarabeth

      So, I did the sea-kayak-sleep-on-a-beach thing and it was awesome. But I have to say, the cruises seem pretty good – most of what there is to see can be seen from the water, so it’s not the same port/ship bifurcation that you get on a Caribbean cruise. I think smaller boats are able to get closer to shore and farther up the bays.

      • Eleanor

        Could you talk more about this? Sea kayaking and sleeping on a beach sounds awesome. Did you just rent kayaks somewhere, or did an outfitter provide you with a plan? Did you carry enough food for the trip in the kayak, or were there towns where you could grocery shop?

        • Sarabeth

          We rented kayaks through these people: http://www.glacierbayseakayaks.com/. Brought all our own camping equipment, but they rent a lot of other stuff as well. They didn’t trip plan for us per se, but I had several very helpful phone conversations with their staff – they were all seasonal employees who lived for kayaking and knew every inch of the park by heart, so they had great advice! I think we did also buy the tickets on the day cruise that dropped us off in the park through them. We did have to carry all our food for the trip, since we literally did not see a soul for the 2 weeks we were on the water. Lots of bald eagles, moose, and bears, though! Also, we had lots of prior canoe experience but had not done any sea kayaking, and it wasn’t a problem, although if there had been days of actually bad weather we would probably have skipped going out into very choppy water.

        • ex enviro

          I did this too. Clover Passage near Ketchikan. 7 days (ish). If you live in the Pacific NW, it’s a pretty easy trip thanks to the ferry system. We took the ferry from Bellingham to Ketchikan and then drove to Settler’s Cove Recreation Area, where we camped and kayaked. We brought almost all our own food (mostly dry goods), kayaks, camping gear, and fishing rods since it’s so much more expensive in AK. Bought bait and a couple of other things here and there once we arrived.

    • Em

      I don’t think it would be hard to piece together you’re own trip. The big cruise ships are exactly that – big cruise ships. I know people who have had great experiences on them but mostly because they did big family trips with small children and elderly relatives who would have had a much harder time doing stuff on their own. If you fly into Anchorage you can rent a car and drive up to Denali then down to Homer (which is amazing) and Seward, where you can book a day-long boat tour to take you out into the glaciers. You’ll see plenty of wildlife that way and also have some more freedom.

    • rosie

      No tour recommendations, but if you piece together your own trip, look at the Alaska Marine Highway system. You will get to see glaciers and wildlife from the ferry, and the one I took from Valdez to Whittier had a nature guide on board as well (not sure if that is typical). Driving one way and then ferry back (put the car on the ferry) might be a good option to get to see more of Alaska, although it’s so huge you just have to pick a few places depending on how much time you have and resolve to see more on your next trip.

    • Mpls

      You can do Denali without backpacking overnight. You could totally include a day trip to Denali – take the park bus in to one of the stops in the morning, and then take it back out at some point later in the day. You can only drive so far into the park anyway, and to get deep into the park you have to take the bus – and it is totally worth it. So, if you piece together a trip, that would be something to do.

    • LH

      This is late so you probably won’t see it, but I’m going there this summer. We are doing a week on a cruise because my husband’s never cruised and wants to experience it, but we’re doing 8 days beforehand in Alaska with a rental car. I can give you more details if you’re interested, but our rough itinerary is 3 nights in Anchorage (which we’re using a base for a day trip to Katmai National Park for brown bear viewing), 2 nights near Denali with a daylong bus trip into the park, and 3 nights in Seward to see the Kenai Peninsula and Kenai Fjords National Park, which we will hopefully see both on foot/car and by kayak. If you’re not cruising, I’d definitely recommend a boat trip into Glacier Bay Natl Park – many friends have told me that was the highlight of their Alaska trip.

      • LH

        You can also do Denali flight-seeing including an optional glacier landing – that’s another way to quickly see the park in addition to the bus trip.

        • Lila Fowler

          I tried to do this last year and the weather shut me out all 3 days I was there. I was very disappointed and wished I had planned a trip to get me up to Denali via land.

    • lucy stone

      We’ve done two big cruise ship trips and loved it. You can make the cruise as cruise-y (or not) as you’d like. I loved the idea of getting off the ship and hiking/snorkeling/fishing on our own, then coming back to tally luxe accomodations and food at night. You can book independent or private tours that aren’t affiliated with the ship, or go off and do your own thing.

    • see it b4 u die

      I live in Alaska and I have done almost all the hikes and things accessible from the road system. Check out the Kesugi Ridge hike in Denali State Park. Go fishing or kayaking in Seldovia (across the bay from Homer). Hike the Chilkoot Trail. Drive to McCarthy in the Wrangell Mountains. Fly into a USFS cabin on an uninhabited island in the southeast. Bird watch in the Pribilof Islands. Go to Barrow and dip your toes in the Arctic Ocean. Take your bicycle on the state ferry out to Unalaska and fly back.

      Don’t book a tour or a cruise. You can rent yourself a car or an RV and go to all the road accessible places yourself. Buy a publication called the Milepost (Google it). It is a comprehensive guide to everything you need for a road trip to, in, and from Alaska. If you have time, take the ferry from Bellingham to Skagway or Haines, or drive yerself all the way on the Al-Can. Or forget about the road system and go off the beaten path. Go to a national park that almost nobody has ever heard of, like Gates of the Arctic or Lake Clark. Or to a state park almost nobody has heard of, like Wood-Tikchik. So many things to do and places to see…

  10. Shopping help!

    For those with a few minutes to kill today — I need help finding a silk shirt (button down or not, doesn’t matter) with sleeves in petite for a job interview. It’s going under a grey suit, so any color is fair game. Already know about the JCrew blouse, but the sleeves are too tight (and going up makes the body ridiculously big), so looking for something different. Thanks much!

  11. mintberrycrunch

    Another pregnancy TJ (sorry in advance): Has anyone completed IUI here? If so, what was the timeline like from initial consultation to the actual procedure? DH and I are trying to figure out whether we can fit some fertility treatment into the next few months before moving or whether we need to wait and contact clinics in our new area… (would greatly prefer to start now, but we move in August…)

    • PHX

      Fairly quick. I think I was seen for an initial consult at the beginning of a month, had the requisite tests (hysterosalpingogram & maybe something else?), but was started on the drugs to induce ovulation before the test occurred because that’s just where I was in my cycle.

      FWIW, start now, don’t wait to August. Hope this helps. :)

    • AnonLawMom

      I have not done IUI but know a lot of people who have. If your timeline is August, I’d get started now. From my understanding, depending on your doctor, you can get going your next cycle (or maybe the one after, depending on what tests you have already had and what they show). Also, a lot of the tests can be transferred to a new doctor so there really isn’t a reason to wait. You might want to check out some of the boards on thebumpdotcom under ttc or tttc (trouble is the first t). Lots of useful info there. GL!

    • IUI

      My first was conceived using IUI. The timeframe for the actual IUIs was pretty quick. The longest part was waiting for test results to come in to see what was going on. We had our initial consult in June, but didn’t actually start the procedures until September b/c we were waiting for results, a diagnosis, etc. However, my IUIs were done a 30 day cycle (which was done with medication), so it was quick once we got started. We got through two IUIs by November, and I got pregnant by the second one.

      My honest answer with all things fertility related is to go forward. Lab results can be forwarded to a new facility, and if you got a reputable center, most treatment cycles can be picked up pretty seamlessly. It would have been tough for me to count the minutes to the move, then get through all the waiting for a new patient appointment at a new center, then testing, then starting. If you already have treatment under-way at the time of your move, a doctor from your existing facility will be more likely to call the new facility and ask for you to be seen immediately, so as not to interfere with treatment timing. Or, you may even be pregnant before you move :)

    • anon

      For me, initial consult, then wait for next period for testing (day 3 bloodwork plus HSG) then the next period we started meds. That’s standard…ish. You definitely have time to cycle before moving, though keep in mind it may get intense depending on how much monitoring you need. One cycle, I had three visits three days in a row during a busy time. If you are not successful before moving, be sure to get all records from the current clinic so you don’t have to redo testing (though don’t be surprised if they make you redo or do more anyway, they often do).

    • Anon for this

      anon at 12:06 has it right. I had an IUI last week on Tuesday and I’m waiting to see if it worked. Trying not to think about it…

      • mintberrycrunch

        I’ll be crossing my fingers for you! And thanks all for the feedback. I will make an appointment ASAP.

  12. Maddie Ross

    Anybody have any recommendations for getting nail polish off painted wood (other than just repainting the wood)? I dropped a bottle of nail polish on my bathroom floor last night and it shattered. I managed to get it off the tile floor and sink pedestal before it dried, but its all over the wall still. I think the answer is that I’ll have to paint, but if there’s an easier way, I’m all ears.

    • Diana Barry

      I have used regular remover for that with success – it doesn’t take the paint off IME.

      • Killer Kitten Heels

        Seconding remover. First of all, I don’t think it’ll affect the paint, but second of all, even if it does strip the paint, you’re no worse off than you were before you tried it (since, if you don’t try the remover, you have to pain the wall anyway, right?).

        • Parfait

          non-acetone nail polish remover removes my SKIN. The acetone kind does not. I am clearly a freak.

    • Meg Murry

      If the nail polish is dried, its done and almost impossible to remove. If the wood its on is glossy, you have a better shot, but its unlikely to come off without damaging the paint finish. I’d still try to remove it using nail polish remover because it may be difficult to paint over the polish – and I’d definitely suggest priming over the cleaned spots, then painting.
      Nail polish and paint are very similar. It will be difficult to find something that is going to remove the polish without also removing paint – if the wood has multiple coatings of the same color you might remove the polish and the top layer of paint without it looking too terrible, but chances are you will be able to tell.

  13. White tshirt

    Recommendations for truly opaque white tshirts? As in – I won’t need a camisole, and you won’t be able to see my bra lines (I know some people aren’t fussy about that part but I don’t like it, for me). Truly opaque.

    • AIMS

      I’ve never found a truly opaque white tshirt, but ime a flesh toned bra solves the problem (vs. white bra, which always comes through).

    • JJ

      The most opaque white t-shirt that I’ve found is from Lands End. But I agree, a nude-for-you bra color will also help a lot under a white shirt.

    • White tshirt

      Sorry – I should have mentioned that I have nude-for-me bras (that fit properly) and am still having difficulty finding a shirt that isn’t somewhat transparent. And it isn’t because the shirts are too tight (I wear my tshirts on the looser end of the spectrum).

    • anne-on

      Boden. Tried Everlane, Banana Republic, JCrew, etc. etc., and Boden is the only one that was thick enough to be truly opaque with a flesh colored bra on.

    • Kontraktor

      I just tried on a pretty opaque modal tee shirt type top at Talbots. It had a slightly drapey neckline but I loved the fabric, thick and soft!

    • new york associate

      I think the only way to really avoid bra lines under a T-shirt (I’m assuming that you’re talking about the visible lines, not the color, right?) is to wear a camisole under your T-shirt.

  14. NJ Bar Question

    Ladies — has any one here ever resigned without prejudice from the NJ Bar? I took the exam and was admitted 5+ years ago. At the time I was trying to keep my options open for job prospects. Since then I’ve practiced exclusively in another state where I am also admitted to practice. I have no plans to go to practice in NJ at any point in the future. I’m pretty sure NJ doesn’t even help me with reciprocity for most other jurisdictions because I haven’t resided/practiced there. Is there any reason why I should keep it? The annual registration fees and CLE requirements don’t seem worth it for a state where I don’t practice.

    • OG question

      I am considering it. It was tolerable when it was just expensive, but the new CLE requirements are so annoying (the live in-person requirement is killing me).

    • AIMS

      Yes. Me. Best decision ever. It is just way too expensive and cumbersome to keep up with all the requirements if you don’t think you will practice there.

      • NJ Bar Question

        I’m glad to hear from someone who has done it. I also appreciate your input in the comment below.

    • anon

      would you have to retake the bar if you wanted to reactivate? If so, that might be enough to keep it (if you live anywhere proximate – you never know where your career will go), but if not, then seems like a good idea.

      • NJ Bar Question

        Yes, I would have to retake the bar exam if I wanted to reactivate. This is my major hang-up. I live in a nearby state and I feel like I am violating my own rule of “never say never” if I give it up.

        • anon

          hmm – in that case I’d probably stay active under the theory that your life could have led to you practicing there at some point such that you took the bar in the first place & you live in a nearby state. I’m in CA where we have a CLE requirement & it’s not so bad – I don’t know how NJ compares, but I’ve found I need to keep up on what’s happening anyway, so I just track what I go to. FWIW, my employer has always covered bar expenses, so I don’t know where that factors in for you, but I’d probably consider it worth it to avoid retaking the bar, potentially many years out of school.

          • AIMS

            NJ is worse to keep up with than, say, NY. My personal theory is that it’s a little protectionist because so many people take it as a “safety/extra”. For me, I tallied up how much money I wasted on fees and expenses and figured that it wasn’t worth it because I never saw myself practicing there. If you just keep it for that “one case, one day” probability, it’s much easier to just get admitted pro hac.

          • NJ Bar Question

            Valid points, thanks. I’ve asked my employer if they’ll cover the annual registration cost. If so, I think I will stick it out a while longer.

          • BKDC

            I’ve been teetering back and forth because of the “what if.” I’m so risk averse and I don’t know what to do! I wish my employer covered the bar admission — that would make the decision a lot easier.

    • BKDC

      I’ve been debating this one, too. I have no intention of practicing in Jersey ever again, but because I used to, I’m hesitant to give it up. I think I’m going to give it one more CLE cycle and then see where I am. I currently work in DC but anticipate moving back to NY, and I would like to keep my options open. I wish they would reconsider their CLE requirements — it is very onerous for those that don’t practice in state, particularly for those who have no other CLE obligations.

      • NJ Bar Question

        It is reassuring to hear that I am not the only one in this situation. I complained so much about the “Nuts & Bolts” new admittee CLE requirement that they used to have and they did change it. Perhaps there is hope that they will reconsider these new requirements, too.

  15. Golden

    Question:
    I’m a young female in a male dominated profession (engineering). I am about to take my professional headshot and I am debating whether to wear my hair back or down. I have straight blond hair, a few inches past my shoulders. My hair is easy to wear straight and down so I wear it like this everyday (takes 2 minutes to blow dry vs trying to put it in an updo takes much longer because it just never stays in place). However, I have a young face (I’m in the late twenties but people think I’m in high school). One of my biggest challenges is to be taken seriously – I do good work but I think people initially judge me based on my appearance.
    For my head shot, do I wear my hair back even though I never do on a daily basis? I feel that hiding the long, blond hair will help me look older/more mature and prevent anyone (clients) from stereotyping. I’m not really good at putting my hair back in something elegant because I never wear that hairstyle so I am hesitant to try something other than the norm. Or am I just overthinking this?

    • Anon

      Overthinking. But we’re all guilty of that from time to time.

      As long as your hair is clean, well-maintained, and professional (not pigtails, not a beehive, not purple unless that flies at your workplace), then you’re good.

    • mascot

      I think make-up and jewelry may make a difference too. You don’t need an elaborate updo for a headshot since no one will see the back of your head. Perhaps experiment with a low ponytail or even a blowout to see what looks best.

    • Killer Kitten Heels

      I think you’re over thinking this. For me, I think the purpose of the headshot is so that people can put a face with the name on the email/voice on the phone, and so that, when you do meet in person, the client will recognize you. If your everyday hair style is neat and professional (not “oh hey, I go to work without brushing my hair because I sit in an office alone and no one sees me ever so it doesn’t matter” hair), I don’t see a reason not to look like yourself in your headshot.

      (I should add though, that I’m relatively junior and in law, so clients aren’t using my headshot/bio to “pick” me to work with – they’re picking the partners I work for and then looking me up at some later date when I email them/my name shows up on a bill/etc. – if clients are using your bio/headshot to actively select you, I might rethink this answer a little.)

    • ContractsinTX

      I agree. I work in a similar industry, and my HR person advised me to look like myself in my headshot. Wear your hair down, look professional, but don’t age yourself.

    • OttLobbyist

      I would go with an especially neat version of however you wear it normally. I think a headshot should be professional, but also something that helps people recognize you. Regardless of your age or how young you look, I bet your work stands on its own, so let people judge, knowing your competence will teach them not to judge a book by its cover! :)

    • Golden

      Thank you all. Your answers were all very helpful and I found the advice I was looking for. I appreciate the help!

    • Mountain Girl

      For me, an updo in a headshot looks overly severe. You may have a different face shape but I avoid updos when I’m having pictures taken.

    • Romey

      I would wear it down how you wear it every day. An updo would be ridic (IMHO). Agree with others who say you should just look like the most professional version of yourself. Also (I know this might sound silly) but practice what kind of smile you want to have and maybe practice in the mirror or take selfies. :)

  16. IS IT BABY TIME?

    Thank you all who responded to my post on Friday regarding my worries about having a baby. I printed the entire string of responses to keep and refer to when I question myself and freak out.

  17. Pregomama

    I have a business trip at the end of the week to a satellite office. It’ll be the first time I’ll be pumping while at work (I normally work remotely so have the luxury of being able to pump in my own house). I’ve got a jam-packed few days so I need to do anything I can to minimize pump time, but I’m running into some outfit issues.

    I need to find something that’s super nursing friendly (wrap dress, wrap top) but also formal enough that I can stand up and give a presentation in front of my business casual company. So, a nicer-looking wrap dress with a blazer & jewelry, for example. I just recently got promoted so want to look more “senior management” versus my more typical outfit of dress pants + shirt + sweater if it’s cold.

    I’m a size 8-12 depending on fit (8 on top, 10/12 on bottom) and have access to most stores. I don’t want to order anything because it won’t come in time. Budget is flexible if I can re-use the pieces. I also have black pants/ a suit I could wear, but a suit (esp a black one) is too stuffy for this crowd.

    Thanks!

    • anne-on

      Any reason you’re not considering a button front blouse? I wore a ton of button downs when I was nursing and pumping. I found it warmer/more modest to unbutton my top and wear a nursing friendly tank underneath than to basically take my entire top off in a wrap-dress.

      Sleeveless button down top plus blazer plus pants/skirt would be my choice.

      • Pregomama

        Pre-preg, I never really liked how they looked on me. I suppose I can re-evaluate.

        I also happen to think they’re a little stuffy for my office, and the look is less “senior management” and more “dressed up young professional”

    • Anon

      I would think about doing blazer, pants and a nursing top and pack an additional nursing top in your bag – if you’re not used to pumping away from home you don’t want to get stressed or flustered if you accidentially spill some milk on your top and then you have the option to change if needed. Could you use your black suit pants with a black top and colorful blazer?

      • Meg Murry

        Or at a minimum, put a hand towel or receiving blanket in your bag to spread over your lap, especially if your pants aren’t black. I can’t tell you the number of spills and drips I got on my pants, and even after they dry it leaves a discolored spot on lighter colored pants. I second the knit or button down top over a nursing tank – that was basically my pumping wardrobe.
        Also, batteries. Because you never know where you’re going to be setup to pump, but there is a good chance there won’t be a convenient outlet. And a ton of nursing pads, just in case one of your pumping sessions gets cut short or pushed back. Good luck on your presention!

      • Diana Barry

        +1, this sounds like a good outfit. I would wear a blazer to convey the “management” vibe. Cami under your blouse (that can be pulled down) if you get cold (this was always my issue with pumping).

    • Maddie Ross

      I think my post got eaten, so if this is a duplicate I’m sorry, but I personally found that knit tops over nursing camis or nursing bras were the easiest for pumping at work. I would just them up around my armpits while using a hand’s-free pumping bra.

  18. Hungry

    I’m not usually a breakfast eater, but I’ve started riding my bike to work. On days when I ride in, I’m starving before lunchtime. Any ideas for a healthy, protein heavy breakfast that’s something easy to bring and eat at the office?

    • baseballfan

      Whole grain toaster waffles? I’ve been eating those, topped with almond butter, 3-4 times a week for years. They have a good amount of fiber too.

      • Senior Attorney

        I love Greek yogurt mixed with a chopped apple and a sprinkle of chopped walnuts. Delicious and keeps me going until lunchtime.

    • CKB

      I make overnight oats with a half scoop of protein powder added every night to eat at work the next day and it keeps me full all morning.

      Half cup quick oats, 1Tbsp protein powder, dash salt (optional), dash cinnamon (depending on the flavor of the protein powder & the yogurt), 1-2 Tbsp milk, 1 single serve container (or 2-3 large spoon fulls) yogurt (until I get the consistency I like), top with frozen mixed berries (or any frozen/fresh fruit). Eat next morning. YUM!!

      • CKB

        forgot to add – I make it in those screw top ziplock round containers, and it doesn’t matter if it gets dumped on it’s side or upside down because it doesn’t leak, and tastes fine all mixed up anyway.

        • Wildkitten

          +1 I do this in tupperware. I don’t add protein powder, but do add chia and ground flax seed.

    • Baked oatmeal

      I’ve been making this recently–1 pan = 5 mornings; I just cut a slice and it’s great without heating. You can find a bunch of recipes on line; I’ve cut the sugar in all recipes and add flaxseed. Egg/milk/yogurt component adds a little protein. Favorite combos:

      Chopped apples, chopped walnuts, cinnamon
      Pumpkin puree, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger (“pumpkin pie”)
      Mashed banana and blueberry
      Grated carrot, chopped walnuts, raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger (“carrot cake”)
      Peanut butter, cinnamon

    • Time to relax

      I keep a big container of oats and a jar of peanut butter in my drawer, along w/ a Tupperware container that holds 0.5 cups (the serving size for oats). I scoop the oats in the morning, go to the kitchen and fill the Tupperware twice with hot water, then come back and stick a spoonful of peanut butter into the cup and stir.

    • just Karen

      I like the Jimmy Dean Delights egg white sandwiches – you could heat it at home and wrap in a paper towel to take to the office or throw in your bag frozen, depending on the length of your commute (I am spoiled by living a half mile from work). For more portability try hardboiled eggs, almonds, or greek yogurt with Kashi go lean crunch.

    • Hungry

      Thanks for all of these great recommendations! I have new inspiration for the next time I’m at the grocery store.

    • Anon

      I would do either eggs (hardboiled or scrambled probably), a smoothie made with protien powder, spinach, berries and greek yogurt, homemade egg mcmuffin, greek yogurt and fruit, oatmeal with peanut butter.

    • Anon in NYC

      Chia seed pudding, but only if you like the consistency of things like tapioca. I mix 2 and change tbsp of chia seeds with about 2/3 cup almond milk and cinnamon. I top it with all sorts of fruit – banana, mango, berries, pomegranate seeds. It’s high in protein and fiber.

    • Anonymous

      I make mini egg fritattas in a muffin tin, then pop a couple in a ziplock bag for work. Fast because I make them ahead, portable, and pretty yummy. ~1-2 cups of mixed diced raw vegetables, 1/4 chopped fresh herbs, 6 eggs + 1/2 cup egg whites (or 8 whole eggs), mix with the vegetables, and some milk/cream (if you so desire), bake at 350 for 20 minutes. They seem to last pretty well in the fridge, and warm up okay, though I usually just eat them cold.

    • Romey

      I have to eat a protein heavy breakfast every day! I think hard boiled eggs would be perfect for you. I also second the egg muffin suggestion as those are very easy to reheat in the microwave.

    • FedTaxAtty

      I usually make a smoothie with a banana, a scoop of protein powder, a tablespoon of almond butter to natural peanut butter, 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and 3/4 cup of almond milk. However, I made breakfast quinoa last week and found it to be surprisingly satisfying. You find about a bajillion recipes on Pinterest.

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