The Edition: No. 316

Mar 22, 2022

You success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. // Michelle Obama

+ Spring cleaning, but for your brain.

+ The best cardigan I’ve ever purchased for <$50.

+ Why it’s time to stop pre-rinsing your dishes.

+ Target has a wide selection of blue-light glasses.  I love these.

+ For Moms, Kim Kardashian’s “advice” comes at the worst possible time.

+ Love Rhode dresses?  This Chicwish dress is very similar.

+ Five healthy weekday lunch recipes.

+ An Office Look: Tweed blazer + v-neck shell + pleated skirt + slingbacks.

+ Is generational prejudice seeping into your workplace? 

+ This tool blots oily skin without removing makeup. (It’s amazing.)

+ This is how long a hacker would need to brute force your password.

+ New plus-size styles for spring. This amazing eyelet dress is a stunner.

+ 25 Women on Achieving Success Later in Life.

+ For summer, I bought this block heel sandal and this flat one.

+ In the age of Tinder, a discussion on how to meet people in real life.

+ I hope this Rixo dress in a larger size will still fit in May.

A Current Topic. The U.S. tried permanent Daily Savings Time in the 1970s; it didn’t last.  What the end of “time change” means in your part of the country.

I’m not sure that I know what this means.  Maybe it means something different to every woman who reads it.  But I’m trying to figure it out.

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  1. Evelyn says:

    I think the line in The Last Word means if you put yourself first in what you do, everything else on the list will be done well.

  2. linda says:

    After having lived with 5 dishwashers, ranging from manufactured in 2000 through 2018, I no longer believe these articles about “do not prerinse”. Most of my dishwashers were energy star, recent ones had the super-duper optical sensors. I read their manuals, I annoyed my partner with proper loading. And yet, 2-day-old avocado smeared on a plate would not come off.

    • Sarah says:

      Absolutely agree! The dishwasher that my parents installed in 1989 would take anything off; we never rinsed dishes growing up. My dishwaser from 2009? Not so much. We rinse everything. I now consider the dishwasher more of a disinfector than a washer.

  3. LS says:

    Heads up Abra, the second daylight saving link seems to go to the same NPR article as the first.

  4. Allison says:

    The Revlon oil-absorbing roller is so fantastic. I bought several as just a little goodie to add to my bridesmaid gifts. My wedding was in the middle of August and I thought they might be helpful with dealing with makeup and the heat of a long day. Didn’t think I’d use mine much beyond that, but then I threw it into my bag when I packed for a week and a half long trial. It became a lifesaver. It is such an easy and simple way to look (and feel) refreshed.

    While I’m finally past the teen/college years of constantly oily skin thanks to poor skincare, general lack of sleep, and questionable diet and alcohol habits, long stressful work days can still take their toll. I keep this roller in my purse and it really does make a difference.

  5. Mary Snyder says:

    I want to share this article about blue light glasses. There’s still not concrete evidence that they have a positive effect.

    https://www.aoa.org/news/clinical-eye-care/health-and-wellness/blue-light-hype-or-much-ado-about-nothing?sso=y

    Sharing for those of you choosing where to spend your “Abra budget”

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