Can You Be A Feminist and Happy at Work?
I'm a feminist. So are Beyonce and Emma Watson. And really, if you want my opinion (that I'll go ahead and give you anyways), Frozen's Elsa, despite all the anti-feminist critique heaped on the poor Disney girl, is also a feminist in my book. Except as much imaginary...
Coffee Break: Are Career Women on TV Motivating You to Excel At Work?
Soooo I'm not the only one to be super excited about the Fall TV lineup of power career women. My couch and I gladly welcomed The Good Wife back yesterday, while I curiously checked out (and loved) Tea Leoni in Madam Secretary. Seeing women, and Black women like...
Work It: Boat Neck Color Block Sheath Dress
Loving this stylish take on the traditional sheath dress! This Lauren Ralph Lauren sheath dress boasts a flattering boat neckline an original faux-leather trim for a modern yet classic silhouette. The dark waist band is extremely flattering (and lunch forgiving),...
Black, Professional and…Angry: Why Criticizing Women is Hurtful to All Women
If you were even so much as passing by on social medial last week, you would have heard about the (absurdly) incendiary New York Times article, depicting writer Shonda Rhimes as "an angry black woman". And if you stayed long enough, you may have enjoyed some of...
What’s Faith Gotta Do With It: Faith And Your Career
Happy Sunday! For the longest time, I avoided using the F-word at work. Not that F-word, the other one. As a matter of fact, even thinking about it at work would seem strange. And before you start even thinking we're diving into some kind of religious tangent, let me...
The 411: Weekly News Update
Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great week-end! Dear hubby's stepfather came to visit all the way from the Cape-verde Islands, and we basically spent the majority of the week-end grilling, drinking wine, and yelling at the kids to stop digging out the worms....
There’s an App for That: Poacht
So turns out there are quite a few things you can do on the down low, including looking for a job without alerting your current employer you may be coveting greener professional pastures. And of course, this is 2014 and there's an app for that...Poacht (available on...
Work It: Circle Skirt
Everyone (gentlemen may abstain) needs an easy, flouncy and feminine skirt to transition from Summer to Fall, and this circle skirt form JC Penney may be just it! Loving this elastic was it, fit-and-flare skirt, perfect for casual or more conservative workdays. I'd...
Why Blogging Can Help Your Career (Or Get You A New One…)
As you may have been able to tell (or not), I kinda like blogging. Maybe even a little bit more than shoes, or hazelnut chocolate (ok maybe not hazelnut chocolate)...Seriously, in a world where 43.7 million new posts are published every month, is the work we're...
Coffee Break: Keyboard Memo Pad
I was just saying the other day if I didn't have my head screwed on, I would need a reminder to put it on...And I know I'm not alone... For all the other kings and queens of reminders, phone alerts, sticky notes, these keyboard memo pads has just made its way on our...
