by Solange Lopes | Jan 8, 2014 | Career
evernote.com
We were talking earlier about how it’s January (yup, change your calendar), and we really, I mean really, need to get organized, like…yesterday! And since it’s always better to do anything with a little bit of help here and there , we wanted to give a shout out to one of the best apps out there for the super-organized and organization-deficient alike: Evernote!
Not only can you organize your notes, paperwork, type in your to-do lists (all 20 of them, no kidding, with checkboxes and the whole gamut), you can also scan documents, add videos and pics into your notes!
Added bonus on top of all this organization powerhouse: you can even sync up all your notes, documents and to-do’s between your smartphone (Blackberry, I-Phone, Android, Apple and Windows), and store everything online! And for those of us who want to upload their entire families plus the Joneses across the street and still keep your offline access, you can get the world at your fingertips for $5 a month or $45 for the year….Just sayin’….
Now if after this, you’re still disorganized…you gotta call somebody, for real…
by Solange Lopes | Jan 8, 2014 | Career
Audrey Tweed Dress – nyandcompany.com
For our lunch break today, we’re having a frugal crush on the Audrey Tweed dress from the Eva Mendes collection at New York & Co. This tweed boucle dress, which by the way is so well adapted to the season, is both elegant and work-appropriate! With a ballet neck and full skirt, it is also universally flattering, especially for the larger busts and wider hips among us, including yours truly! Add a slim belt and an elegant jacket to it, and voila!
It’s on sale for $23.95 (yup, you read right), down 70% from its original price! And at this price point, it is definitely one of our most frugal crushes of the season! Can you say be-au-ti-ful deal?
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by Solange Lopes | Jan 8, 2014 | Career
It’s January, first full week at work, and it feels like…there’s so much to do already! Our head is still on vacation, and frankly just looking at the state of our desks makes us want to run for the next exit! It’s the start of the new year, and for many of us corporate sisters (with the exception of our super-human, uber-organized counterparts), it may just feel like the start of an organizational headache…Yet it doesn’t have to be though…
- Please, Clean Your Desk! Nothing like a cluttered, paper-filled, disorganized desk to make you want to run for the hills first thing in the morning. As a self-proclaimed slightly moody person, and not much of a morning person (unless you unleash a barking dog at me first thing in the morning), I need MOTIVATION! And since I can’t afford just yet my own personal life coach on call, I need help! And getting to work in the morning to a clean, de-cluttered, even slightly pretty space gives me hope that somehow, some way, I can make it through the first week of the first month of this first month of this new year…So get your Starbucks fix (the new Caramel Flan latte is amaaazing), set an hour or so aside, and get to filing, organizing, maybe even dusting (you know those dust mites are staring at you)..And while you’re at it, why not add some funky, colorful inspirational accessories that make you smile as you go through your first 30 emails since you’ve been back…
- It’s time for Digital De-cluttering! What does that even mean? Well, get acquainted with the term because the whole concept may just keep you from throwing your computer out the 12th floor window…You know after an entire year of saving random files and documents, including your kids’ pictures, those random meeting minutes, etc…, your desktop looks like your grandma’s closet (no disrespect). And let’s not even start with the National State of your Email Inbox, with emails from two years ago that you’re holding on to just because…As to your browser, it desperately needs some saving grace from you opening about 40 tabs at once during your lunch hour (and forgetting to close them). So there goes another hour, and another Starbucks latte, that you may want to dedicate to clearing the digital air around your desk. Take advantage of services such as Dropbox in the cloud to save your extra files, or Evernote for all those reminders and digital sticky notes floating around. Install a cloud bookmarking system for your browser, and as for your inbox, just reload your Starbucks card and start letting go…
- Get a New To-Do List! Better yet, get a new to-do system! Instead of your old, scribbled over, updated-by-the-minute, long-as-hell-to-do-list, invest in an efficient system that will work for YOU. What does a great, productive, off-the-chain week look like for you? Close your eyes, picture it, open your eyes and….put it on paper, NOW! Make a calendar that fits your needs, priorities and deadlines, and once you’ve set up your professional to-do foundation, now in all your professional kindness, let everyone know how you can fit them in…Just sayin’…
Are you getting organized?
by Solange Lopes | Jan 7, 2014 | Career
2-tone grid cardigan – TheLimited.com
Today’s coffee break’s “coup de coeur” has our hearts melting for this two-tone grid cardigan from The Limited. It’s preppy, sophisticated, and work-friendly enough to make all of us corporate fashionistas swoon! I love love the grid pattern and 3/4 sleeves that make it refined enough to wear with dressy black slacks for work, yet casually sophisticated to rock with your boyfriend jeans (and a great pair of shoes) on week-ends!
It’s at The Limited, and is currently priced at $54.95. Hint: use the code FASHION online and you can save $10 off your $50 pre-tax purchase…can’t go wrong!
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The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | Jan 7, 2014 | Career |
Sheer Dot Pantyhose – Nordstrom.com
As we are in the middle of the winter season (and a pretty harsh winter season at that, ugh), many of us corporate sisters tend to ask ourselves the “tights” question. Which tights are appropriate for the office? And for those of us corporate fashionistas who like to jazz up our corporate wardrobe every now and then, can we rock patterned tights to the office? And when it comes to patterned tights, how much pattern (if any) is appropriate?
I happen to think that patterned tights, unlike fishnets which are always an office no-no regardless of the type of work environment (better be safe than sorry), are “rockable” in our corporate sister jargon, at the office. To be on the safer side, and after polling a number of corporate sisters out there, it turns out that pinstripe, windowpane, and dot sheer tights take the lead! The only caveat to all this fun yet professional tight patterning business: let it be in neutral colors such as black, brown and navy blue. In general, you don’t want to steer too far away from neutrals when it comes to tights, as neutral tight colors will coordinate with any work ensemble and pull your look together.
My personal favorites are dot sheer tights, as I find they add just the right amount of jazzy sophistication without too much fuss! Subtle yet elegant, just like this sheer dot pantyhose from Nordstrom for $14.
Would you wear patterned tights to the office?
The Corporate Sister.
