Get Your Wednesday Fashion On!

So here we have a nice little fashion duo for the front office. Both Mimz and Leigh (our new intern- we're looking for a nickname- leave some ideas!) are looking classy and clean in their casual outfits. We have some great office fashion do's and don't's coming at you!

Special Edition: Young Professional Females

Today at work the Military is coming in to discuss contracts and marketing and other really important agenda items (that Lindsey and I aren't part of in any way). We had to "dress up", which at our office usually means putting on some sassy Old Navy flip flops or running a brush through your hair at least once. However, Mimz figured it was her time to shine as the face of the company, so she grabbed her favorite (only?) pair of black dress pants with the special hole in the hip and got ready for a full 8 hours of fashion...

Casual Fridays- Wednesday Edition

Since I've missed the past few Fridays, and one of our CF girls will be out this Friday, we're doing a Wednesday edition!

Casual Fridays!!

CASUAL FRIDAYS- A Double Dose

Since I so rudely left some of you hanging last week, we have TWO special Casual Friday entries: Health and Wellness for Women Over 40 and Have You Been Thinking About Your Alcohol or Drug Use.

Another Casual Friday Brochure

Another Round, Bartender!

So a short while back, I found an interesting article about how both men and women drinkers earn more (up to 14% more!) than their non-drinking counterparts. Clearly, this was pleasant news, considering that I haven't yet committed to (or considered) a sober lifestyle. Basically, according to Peters and Stringham, I should continue drinking as long as I'm employed- excellent.

As for the benefit to men, the study showed that men who drank at bars added an additional 7% more income. I know I'm not a math wiz, but if my future husband is making $100,000 (I wish) by the time we are married, and I let him get his drink on in bars, he could be adding $7,000 a year to our vacation fund, or a future college fund for one of our spoiled children, or even my shopping fund, whereas if he isn't frequenting our local pub, I should be considering other men who do?

There's some food for thought there, definitely.

However, much to my dismay, I see this article today, highlighted by the key sentence: “The better-educated appear to be the ones who engage the most in problematic patterns of alcohol consumption.” 


Now I have to decide whether my competition in the workplace is going to drive me to become a problem drinker in the future? Should I make less than other women in comparable jobs because I'm deciding to go home, pour myself a nice, cold glass of water, and shout out incorrect answers at Alex Trebek? Unfortunately for my future self, I am going to stick with the occasional drinking. I think that there's too much at stake for a woman like me to be making less money than another women, especially when the solution is simply something that I've been perfecting for the past four years. And to all the other ladies out there, competitive or not: I'm not much into betting, but my odds are on the drinks.

Good Friday!

Last week, we had a great edition of Casual Fridays at the office. Don't worry- this has now become a weekly blog post. Last week we featured Healthy Women. This week, it's Bipolar Disorder!

Casual Fridays

So, Sara found a great image of Healthy Women from the 90s. They are all looking pretty healthy and happy. Since it's Friday, we decided we would go around the office and recreate some mental health images...check out our first attempt.