2018 Update: While we still stand by these reasons every busy woman needs a crockpot, you may also want to check out our most recent roundup of 5 all-day crockpot recipes. We were pleasantly surprised when numerous commenters to our What to Eat When You Have No Time to Eat post started mentioning the crockpot -- we thought it was our dirty Midwestern secret. But it truly is one of our best tools in the kitchen, and if we're preparing dinner (beyond boiling water) it's pretty much all we can ... Read More about Tool of the Trade: The Crockpot (and: Recipe Open Thread)
Tool of the Trade: PDF Factory
We don't know about you, but for the past few years we've shared a printer with a group of people. We frequently prefer to read things on paper rather than online -- especially if we're marking something up or comparing documents -- and so it's annoying when we get to the printer to discover that someone has taken part of our printout, or we thought we printed seven or eight documents and can only find some of them. Did we forget to print the other docs? Did someone take them unwittingly? Who ... Read More about Tool of the Trade: PDF Factory
Tales from the Wallet: The Emergency Fund
2014 update: you may want to check out our latest discussion of emergency funds. We noticed that our post on savings seemed to be a popular one, so we thought we'd start another discussion on money and investing. Today we're wondering, dear readers, about your emergency funds: how did you calculate the amount, how do you store it, and how often do you reevaluate the amount and the storage situation? (Pictured: Comme des Garcons Large Zip-Around Wallet, available at Saks.com for $325.) A ... Read More about Tales from the Wallet: The Emergency Fund
What to Wear to a Holiday Work Party as a Plus-One
Reader L writes in today with a question on what to wear to her husband's holiday house party... We’ve been invited to a Holiday Party, being hosted by the VP at my husband’s company. This is the first time that I’ll be meeting anyone that he works with (he just started at this location in July), and I’m very anxious to make a good impression (the VP is the highest-ranked person in the building). The party is at their home, and I have no idea what to wear – the invitation didn’t say! Do you ... Read More about What to Wear to a Holiday Work Party as a Plus-One
How to Cut a Business Card to Store Necklaces Neatly
On Friday, we mentioned that one of our best uses for business cards (after we've taken the information from them) is to use them to keep delicate necklaces neat and tidy. Some readers asked for pictures, so we spent some time this morning cutting up old Corporette business cards (and then spending far too long blurring our name and contact info. Oh, the problems with being anonymous.) In any event, we'll describe it in depth after the jump... Here are the tools you'll need to cut ... Read More about How to Cut a Business Card to Store Necklaces Neatly
Tool of the Trade: The Wrap
Update: We've updated links below, but come check out our more recent discussion of 9 ways to use a wrap at the office! We were thinking last week of the multitude of uses for the wrap, of which every woman should buy one or two to keep at the office. (Pictured: Made to order fabric shawl from Nitscreation, available on Etsy.com for $15-$30. 2017 Update: since this one is sold out, check out our favorite wraps, below!) Update: Our Latest Favorite Wraps In addition to being a great ... Read More about Tool of the Trade: The Wrap
The Hunt: Professional Winter Coats
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you're buying one for the first time or replacing one you've worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In "The Hunt," we search the stores for a basic item that every woman should have. Sure -- everyone who lives in a cold climate knows that you've got to have a warm winter coat. But who makes the most professional winter coats? What qualities define it ... Read More about The Hunt: Professional Winter Coats
Corporette 101: The Old Mirror Trick
Whenever you have a seriously important professional day -- for example, an interview -- you need to be wearing your most conservative, "notice my brains not my fashion sense" outfit. This means, unfortunately, that you need to be sure you know how the suit you wear looks from all angles. How does it look if you need to reach across a table or desk to point to something? How does it look from the back -- is there a slit in the skirt that goes too high? And finally -- deathly important for ... Read More about Corporette 101: The Old Mirror Trick
Tool of the Trade: Facebook’s Privacy Settings
Facebook continues to grow in popularity, and it's now entirely possible that your coworkers, bosses, former teachers--as well as your real friends--will see everything you post on there. Or at least they will if your privacy settings aren't set just so. By setting things up properly, though, you can prevent everyone but a handful of people from seeing: pictures that other people tag of you (because your friends may not have the same aversion to posting drunken pictures of you as you ... Read More about Tool of the Trade: Facebook’s Privacy Settings
Corporette 101: Pant Hemlines
This post is actually inspired by a reader's question: How long should pant hemlines be, when wearing a suit or dress pants with loafers (with a 1" stacked heel) or heels? We recall, many years ago, seeing an illustrated feature in the front of Esquire magazine, advising men how long their hemlines should be with different types of pants and shoes. (Yes, we were dorky enough to scan it and keep it.) Our advice won't be quite as nuanced as that, alas, because in our minds the answer is always ... Read More about Corporette 101: Pant Hemlines
Can You Wear a Bikini to an Office Function? Readers, Weigh In…
2018 Update: If you're pondering whether you can wear a bikini to an office function, you may want to consult the below advice -- you may also want to check out our more recent discussion on what to wear to an office pool party, as well as all of our advice on what to wear to summer associate events. This came up a while back and we wanted to postpone until it was actually warm enough to go swimming, but here is a question for the ages: if your conservative office has a pool party, boating ... Read More about Can You Wear a Bikini to an Office Function? Readers, Weigh In…
What to Wear to a Sailing Event for Work in Mid-May
Today's reader mail has us totally stumped... readers, please weigh in if you have thoughts on what to wear to a sailing event for work in mid-May! Here's the question: I now have my own professional wardrobe crisis - what does one wear to a corporate sailing event? It is in New England, in mid May so will still be chilly. And they have specifically mentioned we must have boat shoes - sneakers or sandals are forbidden. I'm a manager in my early 40's, what do I wear to look stylish and ... Read More about What to Wear to a Sailing Event for Work in Mid-May
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