by Solange Lopes | Nov 16, 2014 | Career |
Weekly news update – Photo credit: clutchmagonline.com
Happy Sunday!
Hope everyone is having a great week-end! The temperatures are dipping lower and lower around this side of the blogosphere, and as were cozying up under the covers this morning, here are the news headlines that made me smile, tick, and go “shut the front door” this week:
Happy Sunday, and happy reading!
The Corporate Sis.
by Solange Lopes | Nov 14, 2014 | Career |
Photo: blackbluedog.com
I’m not a perfect mom, I buy my kids’ bakesale cupcakes (and pack them in pretty tupperware so it looks like I baked them), and I’m guilty for blabbing about them and showing everyone pictures of their latest funny faces. Yes, including at work…
And while I, and so many other moms working outside of the home, cannot help from gushing about our kids (or pretending we actually bake, or cook on a daily basis), there is a demarcation line we have to be careful not to cross…
So, really, how much should you talk about your kids at work?
My $0.05: Being true to yourself at work is an amazing concept! It just doesn’t always work out, especially at work. You and I live in the real world, where there’s not enough time to bake cupcakes or fight idealistic wars, and where you’re better off being aware of discrimination where it exists. Truth is, today’s workplace is much more sympathetic to dads than moms, and mentioning your sleepless nights with your infant is only going to make you appear incompetent.
So, no, you need not act like you’re single and ready to mingle. Yet you also don’t need to excessively brag about your kid’s brand new tooth. Strike a balance, and if in doubt, err on the conservative side. Unfair? Yes, but real, and since most of us live in the real world…Just sayin’….
How much do you talk about your kids at work?
The Corporate Sis.
by Solange Lopes | Nov 14, 2014 | Career |
Skinny Faux-leather pants – $158.40 – Photo: nordstrom.com
My inner biker chic girl is calling, and I’m seriously into leather this Fall/winter. Yet I’m no longer 20 (in mind, body or shopping tolerance), and need to find pieces that cater to my still untamed yet “grown-folk” side. Hence today’s pick, this 7-for-all-Mankind pair of faux-leather skinny pants from Nordstrom. Loving the sueded knit which nicely sculpts these pants for a stylish, yet still not “second-skin” finish.
For a casually elegant effect, for date night or your girl’s housewarming gathering, I’d pair these pants with a cool sweater tunic like this one from Old Navy (nice high-low effect price wise too), or even this marled version from the same store. I also like this boho chic angled edge tunic from Zappos, and would not mind this cowl-neck version from Target either…
And of course, I’d step up the whole thing for date night with these fierce Coach pumps, or call it a (fiery) night with these red stunners (just because I can)…
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The Corporate Sis.
by Solange Lopes | Nov 14, 2014 | Career |
So Dear Daughter’s kindergarten bake sale is today. And as a proud mommy, I woke up this morning, lined the bottom of one of my best tupperwares (i.e.the only one I could find with a matching lid) with foil paper, and placed all the cupcakes, expertly aligned in their array of colored frosting and sprinkled to perfection, in it. Bake sale handled: Check! Ready to get to work: Check! Store-bought cupcakes with a heavy dose of motherly guilt: Check, check, and check!
In a perfect world, I would have this great bonding time with my daughter, baking cupcakes and sharing lifetime memories. We could have even taken pictures and posted all this family happiness and wholesomeness on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
In my world, I got home the night before with a terrible headache, right before noticing the Betty Crocker buttercream frosting from last year was frosted over, literally, and unusable. Not to mention the most basic cake mix recipes on Pinterest had at least two more ingredients than my entire pantry. I was busted, shoved in the bad mommy corner. So Dear Hubby got it handled a la Olivia Pope, and bought the cupcakes, as I laid in a puddle of working mom guilt…
Most moms who also work outside of the home will admit, in addition to the dreaded motherhood penalty, to feeling these pangs of motherhood guilt. That sting in the pit of your stomach when your kid mentions other moms volunteering at school all the time, or when the umpteenth bake sale (really, must there be this many) catches you unprepared…Or the slight, controlled smirk at the PTA moms who always pick up their kids on time (really, how do you make bad traffic and last minute bosses magically disappear?)…
Does this mean I want to be perfect, PTA, homemade cupcake-making mom? As much respect as I have for the perfect moms out there, I don’t! Many of us, if not most, chose this life, and while it may mean buying cupcakes instead of baking them (with the cake mix), it also means we try our best…
And until they invent an automatic cupcake-maker that also helps with homework, laundry, dishes and remembers to pay the bills, I may have to invest in a few more cake mixes and store-bought cupcakes…Just sayin’…
How do you deal with professional mom’s guilt?
The Corporate Sis.
by Solange Lopes | Nov 13, 2014 | Career
Photo: http://halloftheblackdragon.com
One of the surefire signs you love your job is simply, you can’t stop talking about the good stuff and the amazing people that make your career so exciting! Incidentally enough, one of the signs you’d rather move to Siberia than get up to go to work is…you won’t stop talking about how much it sucks. In all cases, how much do you talk about work at home, and what does it really say about you and your career?
My $0.05: I can be tempted to talk about work at home more than necessary. After all, spending upwards of 8 hours at the office would make anyone want to blab about it too! Yet, I’ve noted forcing myself to draw a clear line between work and home has helped me keep a clearer head.
How about you? How much do you talk about work at home?
The Corporate Sis.
