Previously, on Corporette…
Travel back in the Corporette time capsule… Here's what was on our minds oh so many moons ago.
One year ago…
- How to Wear Flats in the Winter
- Going-Out Clothes and Young Professionals
- What to Wear to a Homecoming Networking Event
- Sniff, Sniff: How to Prevent Stinky Shoes
- When Your Client Hits on You
- Is a Vintage Movie Poster Acceptable Office Decor?
- When Personal Problems Affect Your Job Performance
Two years ago…
- Beauty Wednesday: Laser Hair Removal
- Fun-But-Professional Patterns and Colors
- Alumni Mentoring and Networking: What Works, What Doesn’t
- Pumping at Work (guest post by Reader K)
- Managing Severe Allergies at Work
- Online Dating for Professional Women
Three years ago…
- Separating Your Personal and Professional Lives Online
- Your Grammar Pet Peeves and Tips
- Business Casual to Conservative: How to Transition
- Scarves: Professional Enough for the Office?
- Choosing a Last Name
Four years ago…
- The Tailoring Alterations You Request Most Often
- How to Avoid Ironing
- What to Wear to Pump at Work
- Conference Networking Tips
- Tales From the Wallet: Little Changes to Save More Money
- The Best eBay Shopping Tips
Five years ago…
- What Professional Clothes Do You Buy Again and Again?
- Who Is the Most Stylish Professional Woman You Know?
- The Top 5 Things You'll Miss About Corporate Life (guest post by Lisa of Privilege)
- Wardrobe Malfunctions at the Office (guest post by Kai Falkenberg)
- How to Get Your Boss to Delegate (guest post by Jodi Glickman of Great on the Job)
- Are Lash Extensions Professional? (guest post by Amber Katz of Beauty Blogging Junkie)
Six years ago…
- Religious Jewelry and the Office
- The Busy Woman's Guide to Saving Money on Lunch
- How Do YOU Organize Your Closet?
- CitySlips Ballet Flats Review
Seven years ago…
- Which Sunglasses Are Best?
- Can You Wear Vintage to Work?
- Are Very High Heels Inappropriate for the Office?
- DC Gala: What to Wear?
Eight years ago…
- 5 Things to Look for in a Nail Salon Near Your Office
- How Short is Too Short for a Skirt Hem? The Poll and the Results
- Office Staples: Clothing Edition
- Can You Wear Cropped Pants to a Conservative Office?
* N.B. Before March 2010, Kat was still anonymous — please excuse the royal “we” in the older posts! :)
I can’t beleive it’s been a YEAR since I commented about wearing flat’s in the winter in NYC! It is so true that time flie’s when your having fun! It’s been a great year for me and Kat and Kate on this websight, so I congratulate the HIVE for makeing this a sucess! YAY!!!!!
So I’m going to put this conundrum out to the group for advice. When a friend said she was pregnant I was super happy for her and bought her a few gifts from her baby registry. A few months passed and I found out that she had had her baby shower (to which I wasn’t invited). So, over the next few months, I asked her several times if we could get together for lunch, coffee, etc. like we occasionally did in the past (so that I could give her the gifts), but she declined saying she was busy, etc. So, finally, knowing that her baby was coming soon, I asked if she could let me know when she was free because I had these gifts I wanted to give her before the baby came (as they are something she could use right away). She responded with an LOL. Another month passed and I just got a text showing that the baby has arrived. Clearly now her hands are full. I feel like such an idiot. What the heck do I do with these stupid gifts?
Sorry this happened.
Return for store credit to be used for someone else having a baby down the road? Donate to local woman’s shelter?
+ 1 for donation to local women’s shelter.
Sorry your friend was rude.
I hope you repost in the afternoon thread, bc I am dying to hear what ppl have to say about the “LOL” response. This actually just happened to me when asking a friend about when she was free to make plans (no pregnancy or gifts involved). I had no idea this was an appropriate response to a direct question… is that a thing!?I was insulted and would be even more so if I was OP!
oops sorry, meant for “Friend”
I’d be irritated.
Another one of my new associate questions:
I desperately need a wardrobe update. I have two well-fitted (tailored) skirt suits that fit me well, but after losing weight between my summer associate days and now, I am down to just a couple of skirts and a few (like 4!) shells, and maybe one pair of pants (plus a pair of suit pants that I kind of hate and never fit me that well, but that I purchased because that’s what you do as a 1L, haha). My secondary market firm is business casual.
I really did not think I had lost this much weight, but this week has been hell. Nothing fits me (I tried on a skirt and pair of pants and could pull them off without unbuttoning) and the few dresses I have worn this week are way too summery and make me look super young and like I am on my way to class (with heels on).
I am going shopping for clothes, but I need to maximize my dollars. I am thinking about hitting up the outlet mall for J.Crew Factory, The Limited, Loft, Ann Taylor, but since I have a tiny budget (currently aggressively paying off credit card debt), I would also like to hit up T.J. Maxx/Marshall’s, etc. What should I get? How do I make my bucks go a long way?