The Edition: No 365

Jun 15, 2023

Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do right now, and do it. Today is your lucky day. // Will Durant

+ Trust Me: What is “soft ambition?”

+ My new work dress arrived. It’s so gorgeous in person.

+ Knowing your colors was all the rage in the ’80s, and it’s back again.

+ 50% off at LOFT this weekend. Their chambray shirt is a fav.

+ The happiest way to change jobs.

+ My favorite underwire bra is restocked; some colors/sizes are on sale.

+ Apple is finally fixing its ‘ducking’ autocorrect. 

+ A Bright Outfit. Pink skirt + ivory top + ivory blazer + beige pumps

+ What to do when your boss gives you feedback, badly.

+ Fully lined white work pants for <$50? Yes, please.

+ The filtered-photos-to-plastic surgery pipeline is all too real.

+ This great work dress comes in cobalt, black and a simple print.

+ A guide to making meetings shorter (for real).

+ Got Bugs? Got Bites? You need a Bug Bite Thing.

+ How I (mostly) got over my mom-guilt.

+ These chic convertible earrings give you multiple style and mixed metal.

+ Getting better with money without overhauling your whole life.

+ Plus-size work dresses: one in print and one in solids.

+ 50 strawberry recipes to use up June’s bounty.

+ This repairing eye mask is amazing. I love that it’s biodegradable.

One Interesting Read. On not mistaking self-righteousness for morality.An important message heading into the 2024 campaign season.

My absolute favorite podcast of all-time, Killed, is back with a second season.  It’s like the gift I didn’t know I needed.

From the Russian oligarch who tried to bury a small town paper to the powerful doctor who was performing surgery high on meth, these are the news stories that were too hot to print retold by the reporters who wrote them.  The episodes are all interesting and different.

This podcast was my baby-bottle-washing sanity check right after Sloane was born.  Don’t miss it.

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  1. Carolyn says:

    I’m a cool summer and it’s been so helpful to know that!! Many years ago I thought I needed to buy ALL the colors to have a well-rounded wardrobe. Then it was all blue and black. And now I know that grays are my neutral and cornflower blue (which I love!) is a super color on me. It made it easy to edit my wardrobe (see ya, red) and to focus when I shop. I’m not like a crazy die hard and I’ve kept clothes I love that aren’t my color but it does help simplify!

    • Amanda says:

      I couldn’t agree more! I used Created Colorful, which was super easy and affordable. Now I get a regular email with clothes in my colors!

  2. Allison says:

    That article on ambition is wonderful! “Investing in friendships, investing in community, investing in the role you have right now because it’s meaningful work—that is ambition.”

  3. Mags says:

    I love love love this post. So much inspiration and food for thought. Thank you!

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