Should You Tell Your Colleagues That You’re Autistic?
An autistic lawyer wrote in, wondering if she should tell her colleagues that she’s on the spectrum.
Office Makeup, Weekend Makeup, Party Makeup: How Much Do You Mix It Up?
How many different makeup looks for different occasions do you have? I was going out somewhere recently, and I overshot the mark on makeup — I wanted to do more than my daily makeup look, but less than my evening/date night/party look, and landed up far too close to my “party look.” So I got…
How to Handle Imposter Syndrome
Here’s something we haven’t discussed recently: how to handle imposter syndrome. If you’re not familiar with imposter syndrome, it’s that lovely feeling that you’re successful because you’re tricking everyone about your intelligence or insights, that you’re the recipient of incredible luck to have come this far, and that any day now someone will figure you…
What’s the Prettiest Thing You Own — and Do You Use It?
So here’s a fun little question for today: What is the prettiest thing you own — and do you use it? Do you even SEE it on a regular basis? If no on the using/seeing, why not? (Variations on this could be your most valued item, e.g., your grandmother’s suit she made for herself when…
How to Get Your Style Groove Back
So here’s something we haven’t talked about in a thousand years: how to reassess your personal style and, if necessary, get your style groove back. Some fun things we’ve discussed in the past include where to start when you need style inspiration, the weekend you vs. the weekday you, how to cultivate style (vs. following trends), “next…
