The shoe section at Old Navy can be very hit or miss. I usually like most of their styles, but a lot of them are pretty obviously made from crappy material. Sometimes though, you hit a sweet spot of a cute style that doesn’t require a lot of fake leather or obviously plastic soles. These…
We recently came across the story, “Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman’s life — So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?” in The Boston Globe Magazine. We made a note to link to it in this week’s News Roundup but we also thought it was worth its own post. The writer,…
I knew the day would come when I would feel like I aged out of shopping at Forever 21. I think since I basically stopped shopping for two years straight (the nine months I was pregnant plus the year my body wasn’t the same, I was in a complete brain fog and I completely lost…
Something that seems common to a lot of working parents is that face time with coworkers may be more limited, either because you’ve got stricter hours (and miss the happy hour drinks) or you’ve negotiated reduced work hours or another flexible working arrangement. When this happens you’ve got to make the most of the face…
I think ponte is my favorite workwear material. It’s comfortable and breathable, and even when it’s low priced it still disguises well as high quality. Usually I’ll find it in a blazer or a dress, but these pants seem to be a real jackpot. They have a lot of elements that I really like in…
