Weekly News Update
Coronavirus-Related News & Resources
- Fashionista looked at the “great loungewear pivot” brought about by pandemic living.
- Meanwhile, The Washington Post declared, “This is our pajama moment.”
- One final pandemic-fashion story: The Atlantic looked at the origin of and reactions to sweatpants.
- Harvard Business Review examined how workers have reallocated their commuting time.
- The Telegraph highlighted the life and career of Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian immigrant whose pioneering research led to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
In Other News…
- The Cut listed winter hair care tips for curly hair.
- Vox explored the death of the department store and the American middle class.
- SmartBrief explained how to identify tough bosses and bad bosses.
- Lifehacker gave advice on exercising safely in the dark.
- NPR marked the end of an era: Ikea will no longer publish its catalog.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The New Yorker's Daily Shouts, with “How Dating During a Pandemic Is Like Being in a Jane Austen Novel.”
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We talked about whether to get your kids a pet for a holiday gift.
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
I’m curious, if you use a planner, what do you dislike about yours, i.e., what do you wish it had/did that it doesn’t do, where does it fall short?
I’m thinking of designing a printable 2021 planner for the women I mentor, because I don’t think the ones out there quite do the trick so people end up in a love/hate planner relationship lol. The HBR time article above made me think, this is probably a good group to ask, and I’d appreciate your feedback so so much so I can design something extra awesome, thank you!!!
Why do you think these women need planners?
Speaking as someone who does not use them, I don’t see why I need to. I just use my work calendar to keep track of appointments (mark them private), and invite my husband’s work email to them if it involves him (and vice versa).
I literally print out a monthly calendar on office paper note events and deadlines & call it a day.
I’m skeptical that designing a planner for someone else will be helpful. Most people have their own preferences and way of managing tasks. Unless you’ve designed your own planner and someone has specifically asked you for a copy because they like your format, yours is unlikely to be any better than any other planner they can get themselves.
I use a calendar for the day, a calendar for the week and a daily list of tasks organized in tiers: First Priority, Second Priority and Third Priority. It would be nice to have the days calendar and the list both visible and then flip to the week. And a place to put longer term tasks.