Shopping on Etsy for gifts is a lot of fun, but it can be overwhelming (a search for “silver earrings,” for example, brings up more than 1,000,000 results), so today we’ve rounded up six Etsy shops for unique holiday gifts. We’re featuring a few intriguing items from each store and we’ve included details on shipping … Read More about 6 Etsy Shops for Unique Holiday Gifts
Gift Idea: What Small Purchase Has Made Your Life Better?
2020 Update: We still stand by this roundup of small purchases that have made your life better — you can check out 2019 roundup of little purchases that have made our lives better! We’ve also started collecting all of our year-long suggestions along these lines with the tag Little Things. I saw an article on … Read More about Gift Idea: What Small Purchase Has Made Your Life Better?
Gift Idea: What Apps, Gadgets, Tools and More Are You Loving Now?
We recently did a story over at CorporetteMoms about the best online backup services for your computer, but we haven’t had an open thread like this in a while, so let’s discuss: What apps, gadgets, tools and more are you loving right now? What makes your life easier, or more enjoyable? Picture credit: Death to the … Read More about Gift Idea: What Apps, Gadgets, Tools and More Are You Loving Now?
How to Take Advantage of a Quiet Office at the Holidays
2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to take advantage of a quiet office during holidays, but you may also want to check out all of our posts on holiday business etiquette. It’s coming: the dead period around the holidays when many of your coworkers are out on vacation, projects are done or winding down, … Read More about How to Take Advantage of a Quiet Office at the Holidays
Gift Ideas from the Big Nordstrom Sale
The below content is about the 2016 Nordstrom Black Friday sale. The Nordstrom Thanksgiving Sale is so good for workwear it’s a bit of a downer to remember, ah yes, I’m supposed to be buying for other folks too. So I thought I’d put together a few quick gift ideas if you’re on the hunt … Read More about Gift Ideas from the Big Nordstrom Sale
Putting Workwear to Work for Halloween
Looking for outfit ideas that put your workwear to work for Halloween? Here are some easy costume ideas you can make from your own closet.
Tales from the Wallet: Black Tie on a Budget
2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to do black tie on a budget, but you may also want to check out all of our other posts on holiday business etiquette. How do you dress for a work-related black tie — on a budget? Whether you have a formal holiday office party coming … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: Black Tie on a Budget
What to Wear to a Holiday Office Party
Here’s a fun question: what to wear to an holiday office party? We have six ideas below, all great whether it’s for your holiday company party, your SO’s office party, or some other holiday networking party. (We talked about holiday office party etiquette a few days ago!) As a general rule, pick two from the categories below … Read More about What to Wear to a Holiday Office Party
Office Holiday Party Etiquette
I’m working on a monster post about what to wear to your office holiday party, and in the meantime found all these great articles about office holiday party etiquette, which we haven’t discussed in forever — so I thought we should discuss today, as a bit of a precursor to the “what to wear to your … Read More about Office Holiday Party Etiquette
Do You Send Holiday Cards to Friends and Colleagues?
Holiday cards: do you send them? To friends or colleagues or both? What kind of cards do you send, and do you have any rules about it? It’s been eons since we last discussed which co-workers get a holiday card! For my $.02, I think there are two kinds of people: those who send cards, … Read More about Do You Send Holiday Cards to Friends and Colleagues?
Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers
2017 Update: We still think these are some fun stocking stuffers, but you may also want to check out our latest gift ideas for professionals. Call me crazy, but I always like to do stocking stuffers as thoughtful little presents that may be everyday, almost boring things — but done better. For today, I’ve rounded … Read More about Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers
Gift Guide: For the BFF
2017 Update: We still think these are some fun gift ideas for your best friend, but you may also want to check out our latest gift ideas for professionals. The best friend: another hard-to-gift person. This one will vary widely based on how “big” a gift you guys typically exchange — but here are some … Read More about Gift Guide: For the BFF