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For years, I've been a fan of Baggallini bags for travel because of their durability, functionality, and simple styles. I recently got this Carryall Case from Baggalini, which will be a great supplement to my hanging toiletry case that I always use. (I haven't traveled since 2019 for obvious reasons, but fingers crossed, I'll be taking this on vacation this year!)
My toiletry case, which is kind of like this one, is great for carrying lots of essentials, but it doesn't fit everything I need post-shower, and it also doesn't let me easily separate my “use in the bathroom” stuff and “use anywhere” products. (When I'm sharing a hotel bathroom with my husband — sans double sinks — and we're rushing to make it to the free breakfast, it pays to be efficient in your morning routine.)
This bag has a handy magnetic snap closure and two clear compartments inside that are just the right size for small items like mascara, lipstick, floss, travel-size bottles, and so on. It isn't big, but it can fit a lot of stuff!
The case is $21–$35 (in six solids/prints) at Zappos and $21–$30 (in seven solids/prints) at Amazon. My favorite is the “navy garden,” pictured — its bright colors would make it easy to find in a suitcase, and because so many luggage items are black, it's a more fun option.
Sales of note for 10.10.24
- Nordstrom – Extra 25% off clearance (through 10/14); there's a lot from reader favorites like Boss, FARM Rio, Marc Fisher LTD, AGL, and more. Plus: free 2-day shipping, and cardmembers earn 6x points per dollar (3X the points on beauty).
- Ann Taylor – Extra 50% off sale (ends 10/12)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything plus extra 25% off your $125+ purchase
- Boden – 10% off new styles with code; free shipping over $75
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off a lot of sale items, with code
- J.Crew – 40% off sitewide
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site, plus extra 25% off orders $150+
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale, up to 35% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Sale on sale, up to 85% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 50% off 2+ markdowns
- Target – Circle week, deals on 1000s of items
- White House Black Market – Buy one, get one – 50% off full price styles
Sales of note for 10.10.24
- Nordstrom – Extra 25% off clearance (through 10/14); there's a lot from reader favorites like Boss, FARM Rio, Marc Fisher LTD, AGL, and more. Plus: free 2-day shipping, and cardmembers earn 6x points per dollar (3X the points on beauty).
- Ann Taylor – Extra 50% off sale (ends 10/12)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything plus extra 25% off your $125+ purchase
- Boden – 10% off new styles with code; free shipping over $75
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off a lot of sale items, with code
- J.Crew – 40% off sitewide
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site, plus extra 25% off orders $150+
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale, up to 35% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Sale on sale, up to 85% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 50% off 2+ markdowns
- Target – Circle week, deals on 1000s of items
- White House Black Market – Buy one, get one – 50% off full price styles
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Anon
Does anyone have advice for switching to a very informal industry (tech, specifically at a start-up) to a much more formal industry (think BCG, but it’s not BCG)? Clothes I mostly get, but as someone who has worked in the start-up space since college, I feel like I lack the polish of the people I interviewed with. I’m used to environments where to fit in you need to be casual – from the way we slack each other to the way we dress – just casual all around. Any tips from those in more formal industries?
Anon
I’ve always worked in Wall Street type finance, so maybe 1/2 a step below a formal law office. Very late to even adopt casual Fridays, absolutely no denim in the office etc.
It’s just not that formal in culture. I would limit your communication to email, and make sure you’d be comfortable having that email read aloud in a courtroom, as they say, (and they say that because it actually happens, it happened to me!) but in the hallways it’s informal and I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
One thing you should never do until you know whether it’s ok in your new culture is skip a level. Don’t go talk to your boss’s boss about what you’re working on or to ask a question or anything of the sort. Even if they say “my door is always open” or some bs like that on your first day, they don’t mean it, and your boss will likely not appreciate being left out of the loop.
Anon
hi fellow wall street survivor!
Anon
Survivor is so accurate I cant even tell you
Anne-on
Sorry – are you moving TO the formal industry?
I will say, be prepared for a lot more ‘red tape’ – big firms (especially the MBBs) are constantly under scrutiny, so there are a lot of layers of approvals – things move slower to minimize risk. Bemoaning that fact will quickly get you painted as out of touch with firm norms. Also ask lots of questions about process – you may need to build in more time for meetings/reviews. As someone above said it’s a much more hierarchacal place because there need to be multiple levels of sign off and review before something gets run up the ladder (even for internal stuff!). Do speak up in meetings, but don’t go over people’s heads unless its dire. Also I’d use your ‘company manners’ at least for a while – people are generally nice/friendly, but it’s not the ‘talk about how hard you raged last night’ or drop f’bombs in casual conversation environment. Also get used to the fact that everything you say on company equipment can be seen/monitored…so don’t use slack to rag on your co-workers or managers. You’ll see people say, hey, can you give me a call on this real quick, which is often code for ‘I need to say something senstitive and possibly difficult and I don’t want it in writing’. This can be both good (managers giving you the lay of the land and heads up on personality issues) or bad (someone reaming you out that doesn’t want it captured in writing). See ask a manager for the documenting what happened in that phone call in an email strategy.
Curious
I think there is a certain amount of polish you learn to show at certain times in MBB-style careers, even if the hallways are informal. One of the critical aspects is speaking crisply, with well-organized thoughts (often in structured into groups of 3). Consultants toggling this more often sound to me like they’re straight out of a case interview, so practicing that style of communication might help you. That said, if you got the job, *they like you.* Don’t be daunted by not knowing the lingo. You deserve to be there and will learn what you need to learn to do the job.
Curious
*toggling this mode.
Hollis
Can anyone recommend a hand vac or other tools for cleaning the inside of your car with the least amount of time spent on this task? My dog creates what we call a “fur-plosion” (white and brown fur all over our all-black fabric interior!) and my corded hand vacuum stopped suctioning and wasn’t great for this task to begin with. I don’t need a detailed car – it just have to be “not that embarrassing” for carpooling teens around. Thanks.
Anon
Do you have room to keep a ShopVac? They’re so much more powerful than any home vacuuming device. That and a long extension cord is what we use to vacuum all of our cars. Bonus, they can suck up water, and I’ve been surprised at how often we’ve needed that feature. (Flooded laundry room? No prob)
Anon
Agreed about a ShopVac, even a mini one.
But start the fur pickup with a glove (the disposable medical ones work fine) to get the most of it, before vacuuming. Wipe a gloved hand across upholstery, remove hair into bag, repeat. Rinse glove and hang to dry.
Anonymous
I would recommend a Dyson cordless stick vacuum that you can use around the house, and then use the upholstery attachment for the car. That thing works wonders vacuuming up cat hair off of our furniture. If you really don’t want/need a cordless vacuum for inside too, then I would either recommend a shop vac like the poster above, or just going to a car wash periodically where they have the big vacuums you can use for a fee.
Anonymous
Anything I’ve bought has always worked well on dirt and gravel but poorly on dog hair (I have a rat terrier, so it’s individual spikes of short hair). I finally have just given up and gone to the local do-it-yourself car wash and just used the industrial vacs there. Those things get everything in a few minutes. Not as often as I should, but every once or twice a year depending on how gross things are looking, I’ll pay to get it hand detailed at the premium level. Dog fur is the worst. (It’s a good thing our great adventures make it so worth it!)
Anonymous
An old-school Dirt Devil (do they even make those anymore?) or a Dyson stick vac in hand vac mode will work on fur. They key is that it must have a brush roll. A regular Dustbuster with no brush roll won’t pick up fur well.
LawDawg
I know this is taking the response in a different direction, but… think about getting a seat protector for when the dog is in the car. That way the dog sheds on that and your seats remain (relatively) fur-free. It’s also easier to take the seat protector somewhere else to clean it. You can go from a furry to clean back seat on the spur of the moment too.
Anonymous
This. It’s so much easier.
anonypotamus
While the shop vac gets a lot of the dog hair, I find I need to use one of those little rubber bristled brushes or fur rake things to get the dog hair up out of the carpet (especially the floor mats) enough for the vacuum to pick it up. One of those gloves that’s designed to “brush” your dog might work too, but I have not tried that yet.
AnonMom
Another voice for using one of those little silicon scrubber mitt things to get the hair up. I bought one to wash my dog initially but prefer bare hands for that task. The mitt works great on grabbing hair out of carpet and upholstery, so much that I keep one in the house for indoor use and another in the garage for car use.
Anon
hi
an update on spring clean week 3
most of our linen closet has been walked and we’re donating to the animal shelter.
Masses of clothes reduced. some went to homeless and next round to foster family closets org
we’re working on paper now to bring to a paper shred event on Saturday.
i have lots of formal office posts, thinking of putting on poshmark. if anyone is interested, I’ll post a link. we’re non smokers without pets (sadly)
if you’re waiting for encouragement, it feels great though we’re sorr today!!
anon
At the risk of suggesting a new item, I am completely in love with the Amazon Basics 18 page shredder. It really does take a good 10+ pages at a time which makes a huge difference in keeping the paper clutter in place, and also shredding credit card offer envelopes all at once.
Anonymous
A home shredder is great for keeping up with incoming paper, but for a cleanout drop-off shredding is a game-changer. A home shredder will overheat while shredding large quantities of paper.
Curious
Thank you for updating!
I got rid of a bag of stuff that hadn’t moved on Buy Nothing this weekend and shaved the 1/2″ of stubble off my head, and I feel like a new woman! Funny how going totally bald felt so good. I’ve also used up the childproofing supplies I bought so far, though I have three more pieces of furniture to anchor. I count this as part of spring cleaning because the supplies have been cluttering up our living room for six weeks.
Anon
great update!
Anne-on
As it seems lots of folks on here are cleaning/organizing, I need to get our laundry room into shape. We have 2 decent sized cabinets above our washer/dryer but they just become a jumbled black hole of sprays/detergents. My husband/son do smelly sports, we have pets, and technical gear so we have LOTS of different bottles of tech wash/spray cleaner for gross pads (hockey)/suede protector/amonia/woolite/regular tide/washing soda/oxiclean/febreeze/vinegar/etc. I’m definitely thinking a lazy susan for the laundry soap/stain spray/oxiclean, but does anyone have any other storage solutions they use and like in the laundry room to corral all the bottles and dispensers? Fwiw this is all the laundry stuff, cleaning supplies were banished elsewhere. This is all behind closed doors so I’m looking for practical vs. decanting everything into a million glass mason jars with cutsey chalkboard labels.
Anonymous
I purchased cube units and it just fits normal size laundry detergent etc. I have 12 total cubes in my laundry area and they also hold extra paper products, hand soaps, etc.
Anonymous
I’m very simple, and corral these types of things in sturdy shoe boxes or plastic bins — I can slide one out, grab the bottle or container I’m looking for, and slide the thing back in. (If I had a lazy susan in this space, I’d end up stuffing bottles alongside & behind it, and then knocking stuff around/over when I’m rummaging around looking for something. I’m impatient and not all that tidy when it comes to grabbing or putting away bottles/containers).
Anon 2.0
Tupperware style containers with tight fitting lids for things like Borax, Washing Soda, etc so they don’t clump up. Maybe a pull out type shelf so stuff doesn’t get lost in the back.
Diana Barry
Any loafer or oxford recommendations for my DD in 9th grade? Her only shoes are sneakers or Crocs and she needs more formal shoes for orchestra. She prefers a more masculine style if possible. Size 9.5 – TIA!
Go for it
DSW Franco sarto blingey loafer
Black patent faux leather
Go for it
DSW breezly loafer~ Franco sarto
Bonnie Kate
I like my Sperry loafers.
Anon
I wore Bass Whitneys when I was her age 30 years ago. They’re still around and classic as ever.
Anonymous
Clarks. Look at the Hamble Oak ones. UK 7.5 should be close, maybe 8.
Curious
I love brogues :) looks like ECCO has some from a prior season for sale on their shop on Amazon:
ECCO Women’s Incise Tailored Brogue Tie Oxford https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CMG8CSB/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_NJEPY2CR0ECNAH3NNY1N
Nesprin
I’ve got a pair of black cole haan knit oxfords which are wonderful.
Anonymous
Is there any product on the market to clean a shower which can do a decent job [not perfect but decent] just by spraying it on and leaving it and then washing off with the shower without having to scrub? It’s an old school tub with walls [like those plastic shower walls on the side] so streaks on a glass enclosure aren’t an issue. I know Lysol makes one such product yet IDK what it is but every time I’ve tried to use it I end up with a headache and just have to stop and leave the bathroom [I have no bathroom windows so I open the other windows in the apt and the smell doesn’t bother me in other rooms]. Last time I did it I wore my kn95 and that was better. Are there other products though?
Anne-on
What is the problem you’re trying to solve for? Mildew? That gross pink/orange slime? Or something else? It was hard to find for a while, but if you can locate it lysol sells a hydrogen peroxide based cleanser I really like because it doesn’t have that horrid bleach smell. Spray it on, let it marinate for 30-60 minutes and then spray the tub down. For shower curtains, I’d strongly recommend getting a washable shower curtain liner and just washing it regularly, so much easier than trying to spray it down/attach it with a sponge. I have all white towels/bathmats/shower curtains and liners so that I can throw them all in the wash with bleach/oxiclean and they come out good as new.
Anonymous
My quick fix is to keep an old bath scrubbie (those net ball things) in the shower, suds it up with my (inexpensive) shampoo and scrub the shower while I’m in it. It’s not remotely perfect, but doing a wall most times I’m in there, over time, keeps it pretty shiny.
I scrub the floor, later, with a scrubby and baking soda.
IL
I honestly just use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and water and that does the trick. Granted, there is scrubbing involved but no harsh chemicals/no fumes.
Anonymous
Dish soap from a spray bottle.
Anonymous
IDK what I’m asking – just whether anyone has felt the same I guess or whether this is totally bizarre. 41, never focused too much on being married as I didn’t want to compromise and never met anyone for whom I felt like compromising – hence I’m not married. I’m happy enough though. Like kids were never a thing for me so I don’t feel like I’m missing something. But I’d be lying if I said I’m not starting to feel lonely as everyone is coupled off and has someone who cares for them and I still am not number one for anyone – and in some ways I’m seeing people treat me a bit like I’m some disposable person because I’m not someone’s wife or mother [nothing big just little attitudes from strangers making small talk sometimes].
And yet the other day I found myself thinking that as I’m looking for a house [inventory dependent so who knows when/if that happens], I find myself being glad that I don’t have to consider anyone else’s opinion on location, commute, layout etc. I find myself thinking about how I don’t want to deal with anyone’s parents and them having a room in my house [religion is important to me and in my religion/culture yeah the guy’s parents spend a LOT of time with you visiting and sometimes even moving in and the majority of guys don’t draw a line]. So I guess I’m STILL not ready to compromise?? There’s no middle ground right? Like either I need to be all in and find myself someone to marry if it’s even possible and deal with compromising or remain lonely? Part of me thinks it’s that I’m so old now that I’m set in my ways the way a 22 year old isn’t and then can marry and build a life together at that age – rather than putting one life on hold.
Anon
I’m close in age, and if the right person exists, I’m open to the idea of marrying, but in the past, when it came to compromising, I was the only one doing any compromising – NEVER AGAIN. It has to go both ways.
At this point in my life, any partnership needs to make both our lives better, and that’s a high bar for me. I’m doing just fine as-is.
Anon
I think relationships have a lot of space to negotiate your own boundaries / create the life you want. Not to presume anything, but it sounds like maybe you are making assumptions about what would be required of you in a relationship that might not be. You could find a partner who’s willing to be flexible around location/commute/layout, or who shares your preferences. You could also decide that you don’t want to have any family move into your home and set that boundary early on. It seems like maybe you are creating a false dichotomy / set of mutually exclusive choices for yourself. I also wonder if you’re underestimating your own ability to be flexible around certain things. There would obviously be things that would come up that you’d have to have a dialogue around in a relationship, but I think that is a small price to pay if you truly want to be with someone.
All that said, I think it’s important to decide what you REALLY want. Any door you choose will close the other options available to you, whether it be choosing to be single or choosing to be in a relationship. Would you rather have the ability to always get your way without having to have dialogue, or the connection that comes with being in a relationship? It may be easy to focus on the sacrifices/compromise either option would require, but I think it’s more fruitful to focus on the positives in each and decide which matters more to you (and then commit to whatever compromise or sacrifices that decision may entail).
Anonymous
Living Apart Together relationships are a thing. :)
Anonymous
+1 some family friends of mine are like this, ones a doctor and the other a lawyer so they just own houses next door to eachother.
Anonymous
My husband is 15 years older than me and I’d like to do this when he retires as I’m still really enjoying and committed to my career and my family lives where we are (cold winters) and he wants to spend winters where it’s warm. I do worry a bit on what folks will say and don’t bring it up. But I think living alone but being together and commuting fairly regularly would be amazing and help us not sacrifice what we want out of life too much along the way.
Anon
My husband and I have been doing this for years. I love the rejuvenation to our relationship facilitated by the time apart. Who cares what people say? This works for us.
Anon
If something happens to my husband and I end up single again, I would be open to getting into another relationship as long as I did not have to live with the person. One of my aunts has been in a relationship like this for 20+ years – they’re together, but she lives in her house and he lives in his house 10 miles down the road. It works fabulously.
Anon
When our kids were little I used to fantasize about buying a duplex for my husband and I to split and having the kids run back and forth between us. I didn’t want to get divorced. I just wanted some personal space.
It got better as our kids got older, but I still don’t think it was a terrible idea.
Anon
My husband and I live in the same house, but have separate bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices (LCOL area, obviously – we wouldn’t have the money for this kind of house in an expensive city). It’s definitely unconventional but it works for us.
Anonymous
my aunt (older than you, divorced) has been dating the same guy for 10 years now and adamantly doesn’t want to move in, get married, etc. they go to restaurants, concerts, some light travel together. i think they say they “love” each other and they know each other’s families, but they have their own space. i could see a lot of divorced people with kids or people whose parents live with them wanting a relationship like that, or other independent people…
not sure what a dating profile for that would look like though…
Anon
I think you say “fiercely independent” and guys who are turned off by that will not try to match with you, which is a good thing all around.
Duckles
I’m a bit younger but am the same; I’ve been in relationships but marriage/kids were never a priority for me, and like you a lot of the reasons we broke up were just fundamental incompatibilities in terms of life plan, etc. I’ve been feeling honestly exhausted from being single lately— a bit emotionally, but mostly practically: not having someone to help you lift the 60lb bags of mulch so you have to buy the more expensive 20lb bags instead. Not having someone to drive with you to drop your car off when it’s being worked on to give you a ride home. Not really being able to identify with most people my age anymore because I don’t have kids. I don’t think there’s a solution/ jumping into a relationship just to be in one would just change the frustrations in my life to different ones. IMO leaning into community and other single friends is the best option.
Another anon
42, divorced, feel very similar, I don’t think your stance is bizarre at all. I remind myself that when you meet the right person, it’s not that the compromises don’t exist, rather that the gains outweigh the compromises. But it sure feels like so much effort to find that right person. I also agree with the others that if kids are off the table, I’d be pretty happy with a long-term relationship that incorporates more independence than the stereotypical married parents setup.
Anon
What you’re saying is what I heard most of my single friends wonder about in their early 40s.
The majority of them are in their 50s now and very happily single.
My one friend says “wow, I could never put up with that” any time any those of us who are partnered voice even the mildest complaint about our partner. And she means it, so it’s a good thing she’s single! I’m happy she’s happy, and I do not think everyone needs to be coupled to find happiness.
Anon
I’m divorced and engaged to be married again. In between I felt like you! (Except that I have a kid). And there’s many days when I still feel that way — having to go from being single to compromising on furniture and how to spend the weekend sometimes sucks! After my divorce I swore I would never get married again but then I met the right person and having them with me all the time is worth giving up some autonomy. Don’t give up what you have just to be married for the sake of it — it’s totally not worth it. But be open minded if you do meet someone that makes you want to reconsider.
Anon
This. A lot of people aren’t worth compromising for. The right person will feel right and not like a compromise. It’s worth being open to it, a great relationship is extremely life enhancing and absolutely amazing. A not-great one is all the misery inducing things you’re worried about.
Anonymous
what are your favorite stores for weekend stuff? the sue sartor post on friday made me feel like an Old…
Sybil
Thread fail below.
Anne-on
I had to go back to the mall for stuff, I couldn’t tell the nicer quality stuff vs. the cheaper itchy feeling poly online and I got tired of massive returns. I recently had luck with 2 cute sun dresses from Lily Pulitzer, some tops from Loft, and NYDJ shorts and white jeans at Nordstroms. I have Nisolo sandals and smoking slippers for ‘nice’ outfits and boat shoes/sneakers for true running errands shoes. I cringe at how expensive they are, but Lululemon’s scuba fabric (basically luxe sweatshirt material) joggers are magical and what I’ve been wearing all weekend. They look the same as all other joggers online but the side panels give you some really great sculpting/shaping. I’ve tried the Vuori’s, Athleta, and Jcrew ones and these are the only joggers that look good/not sloppy on me.
Bonnie Kate
Can we talk about favorite Oscar looks?
Favorites:
Sian Heder/Michael Kors Collection gown – gimme all the glam
Uma Thurman/Bottega Veneta – pretty much the opposite of Sian Heder, but I love this too!
H.E.R. in Carolina Herrera – perfect proportions, perfect accessories. Shocked I love the color too
Zendaya in Valentino Haute Couture – pretty much perfect on her
Ruth E. Carter in Jovana Louis – I just find this so interesting to look at.
Janelle Monae Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar party dress in Siriano – this could be so wrong, but it’s not and it’s so right. This is fashion.
Anonymous
My favourites were Rita Moreno in Carolina Herrera and Rami Malek’s beautiful tux.
I didn’t really enjoy the same outfits as you, but I think I like my sculpturals more organic.
I often like Siriano, but not an underboob look, the buttons were fun, though.
Of the glam and sparkle dresses, I enjoyed Lupita Nyong’o in Prada the most, but Heder’s was very pretty.
Senior Attorney
I thought both of Jessica Chastain’s looks (ceremony and Vanity Fair party) were just superb.
Anon
Oh I absolutely loved her Barbie dress for the Oscars ceremony. If was perfection on her.
Anon
Yes! She reminded me of The Little Mermaid for some reason.
Anon
I loved the bright green of Maria Menounos in Celia Kritharioti, and I agree that the colour for H.E.R.’s outfit was perfect as well. My other favourite look was Rachel Lindsay – the dress had nice texture, and was well shaped and flattering. I will add Eva von Bahr’s renaissance dress as my last favourite.
Anonymous
I liked Rachel Zegler in Dior the best. Really modern glam.
Sybil
Ha, same. I think most fashion now is really awful (I’m 40). I’m good on professional and super casual/athleisure but my “nice casual” has been lacking. I just bought two (very slightly) puffed sleeve shirts and a pair of wide leg crops from Loft and I feel reasonably current for spring/summer.
Anonymous
Based on the coworker post — if you have your own office is it annoying to blow your nose or file your nails with the door open? remove nailpolish with door closed? asking for a, uh, friend.
Senior Attorney
I think blowing nose is okay if discreet and quiet and quick. Filing nails, close the door. Nail polish remover? Do that ish at home.
Anon
Yeah leave 100% of the nail stuff at home.
My first boss used to regularly clip his nails in his office. We were all in cubicles right outside and believe me when I said we all talked about it, and not kindly. It’s gross. Do it at home.
Anon
+1. My former coworker used to do this.
Anon
Absolutely not with the removing nail polish at work. I’m asthmatic and that would set me right off, even if I sat thirty feet from you, as soon as you opened the door. And for people with migraine, same.
Blowing your nose is a thing you have to do. You can do that a smidge with the door open, but if you have a cold or sinus infection or allergies and it’s often, close your door.
Nail filing should not be done at work unless you have a snagged nail, and it should be done doors closed. It’s a bad look to be filing your nails at work. It just is. And it’s a pretty annoying sound.
Anon
Emergency nail repair is fine, manicure maintenance belongs at home (particularly anything odorous).
Anonymous
Yes. Anything you might reasonably be expected to do in a bathroom will be annoying your coworker’s if you do in your office.
Cat
Nose blowing? 100% fine.
Nails? Door closed.
Removing polish?? Girl, you can smell that stuff from down the hall, do it at home.
Bonnie Kate
+1 all of these answers
Got Omnia
I love its combination of colors, unique and attractive!