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The M.Gemi shoes arrived and while they are a very nice shoe, will likely be going back. They have no support (expected), but my custom insoles don’t super well with them. So that’s pretty disappointing. I’m going to wear them around the house a bit while I decide. Also debating seeing if a size swap would help.
I’ve always dealt with mascara transferring from the tips of my lashes onto my brow bone since I have long lashes. (Went through a brief phase feeling like my lashes were now lackluster but the Essy Naturals serum has helped get them back to their former, mascara-transferring length glory.) I’ve considered doing a lash lift and tint to see if that can replace mascara for me. Eyelash extensions are probably also an option but I think those are quite pricey and sometimes look weird depending on how extreme you go.
Oh man, @Wendy. That sucks. I hope the rest of you stay well and that Joanie’s symptoms stay minor/that she makes a full, swift recovery. I hope you won’t have to cancel with your sister.
We went to Indiana over the weekend to visit my cousin, her husband, and their twin toddlers. We had to pop into a grocery store quickly to buy burgers for grilling and NOBODY was masked except us.
I could never with daily smokey eyes.
I also think weight loss comments are highly inappropriate in almost every context. Weight changes can often be brought on by things like illness, medications, eating disorders, mental health struggles, etc. Even the most well intentioned comments about weight perpetuate the idea that smaller is always better. I’m sorry but I think your coworker’s comment was absolutely boneheaded to say aloud no matter how respectful he was about it. It would’ve gone south with me.
Yeahhh, different industries are different. My sister is an architect and has worked for several architecture/design/engineering firms and I’ve seen her go into the office (on a day without meetings) in a cold shoulder top back when those were the rage. I’d never wear that to an office. My first company was the most casual one I’ve ever worked at. I was in my 20s and for the most part I think I dressed alright but I know I made a few suspect choices. Should I ever find myself back in an ultra casual in-person environment, there’d be a limit to how far I’d take that.
I do sometimes still give compliments but less now than when I was younger since I’ve now sat through enough harassment trainings to understand that doing so can be touchy.
Yeah, I really think the only time appearance ought to be discussed at work is, like, if someone shows up looking inappropriate for something. Like if I show up to an important meeting or event in distressed jeans and a crop top or something, by all means, say something. But if you think I wear too much black, keep that to yourself… when I was in law school I wore a red top under a black suit to some oral arguments and the amongst the feedback I received from the fake judges grading us was that the red was “too flashy” (and that IRL some judges would have issue with my wearing a pant suit over a skirt suit). Can’t win sometimes!
My boss was hired maybe seven or so years before I was by a couple older men who have since retired, both of whom spent most of their careers here. I guess one of them told my boss that he was hired a few years too late to enjoy the Mad Men culture the office used to have. Not that it’s an excuse, but our executive director has spent his entire career here, so this is the only office culture he knows. The office doesn’t have that feel now and I’m glad. It’s usually fine and I like working here more than I’ve liked past companies (by far!), but every once in awhile something happens that I’ll side-eye. I’m sometimes vocal depending on what’s going on, but then wonder if all I’m doing is putting a target on my own back. Anyway.
I work in the legal space so my company is a bit old-school and slow to adapt, just like the rest of the field and many firms seem to be. The executive director has made a few comments about what I’m wearing. It hasn’t happened in maybe three or four years, though. Not super creepy comments but he’d make “jokes.” Like when I wore a black sheath dress to a meeting I was told would very formal, he commented that I looked like I was going to a funeral. After that on another occasion where I was wearing black, he greeted me with, “Good mourning.” (He spelled it aloud for me so that I’d understand the “joke.”) The first couple times it happened, I tried a polite fake laugh. But after a few times and feeling increasingly WTF, I decided to just stare at him. It wasn’t super regular, but it stopped completely after that. I’ve heard him make comments to other coworkers, like the time he sarcastically commented “nice hair” to a coworker with curly hair on a very humid summer day. It’s dumb. I generally like him and think he’s great at what he does in that role, I suspect he’ll retire within a couple years and it’ll be a big loss for the company, but that kind of behavior… no thanks.
I wore jeans to the office today. When I was new at this company, I asked the unofficial director of our regional office if there was a dress code. She said no and I wore jeans with a nice blouse on a Friday maybe three or four months into employment. Our executive director happened to be in that Friday and didn’t say anything but the look he gave me… that was my first and only time ever wearing jeans to this job. Until today. I’ve noticed coworkers wearing them the past few weeks and one of my coworkers was even wearing shorts last week (omg I’d neverrrr). I still think I look nice, but because of the look I got like five years ago I feel like this is A Big Thing.
@TheLadyE I hope you feel better soon and make a full recovery! Don’t worry about work — focus on you and getting well again. I hope your mom stays well, too.
I’m honestly still pretty surprised I’ve managed to dodge COVID all this time. Every time I’ve had even the slightest symptom of anything, I test and always negative. I suppose it’s possible I had a totally asymptomatic case at some point, or that the tests were wrong. But I still remain a bit surprised that to have avoided it. I know people who have had multiple breakthrough cases.
Our AC is working again! Thank goodness. Tuesday and Wednesday nights were miserable trying to sleep in the heat. The dog kept trying to cool off on the bathroom tile. Last night I got in bed maybe five minutes before the boyfriend and was out like a light, didn’t even hear him hop in, and could’ve slept way longer this morning.
I saw Six with my sister a month or so ago. Loved it!! I went in only knowing it was about King Henry’s six wives, but not how the story would be told. It was so high energy and good. Pre-COVID my sister and some gal pals had Broadway season tickets. These friends moved away or scheduling is now too tricky. So I’ve been going with her to some shows lately as she finishes out her tickets from like 2019. We also saw Frozen this year and Moulin Rouge last week. I also loved Moulin Rouge and highly recommend that one. In 2020 we were planning to see Dear Evan Hansen for my her bday but obviously that didn’t happen so we’ll likely go this year and have a 36th bday redo for her.
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