A mentor once told me that our strengths are drawn from the same pool as our weaknesses. For me, being passionate about my work is a strength. Not being able to turn it off or know when it might be misplaced is definitely a weakness.
To be an attorney or to work in government, you need to know how to keep the cares and worries of others at bay. I am terrible at this. My client’s stress becomes my stress. When government work explodes, my mind is a battlefield.
So when I get time off, I find it takes me a few days to reset from work mode. I spend the first 48-hours of every vacation amped up, anxious and unable to relax. And I need to learn how to walk away both physically and mentally when I leave the office.
If anyone has good resources for learning how to chill out about your job, I would love recommendations. Because even after almost two-decades, I still haven’t found the office switch.
As a former journalism student, I am familiar with the tyranny of the AP Style Guide. It’s why I still can’t stop capitalizing the word ‘Internet.’ But their most recent guidance not to use D.C. standing alone, and instead refer to our nation’s capital as Washington, has created a firestorm in my former home city. NBC4 has the story of the tale of two Washingtons.
Last month, the DMs started asking me what I thought of the ‘nap dress.’ This nightgown dress, which is half-Jane Austen-inspired frock and half prairie dress is suddenly popping up everywhere. Everywhere except my closet.
Elle Magazine makes the argument better than I could: Why the nap dress must be stopped.
The greatest test of how much a woman loves a product is whether she replaces it when it’s empty. I replaced my Ouai Volume Spray before it was all gone. Because I.did.not.want.to.live.without.it.
When I graduated from law school, my husband bought me a card that said, “Try to have the confidence of a mediocre white man.” It was funny because it was true.
This BBC article delves into why some people seem to rise up the ladder even when they and their performance are totally mediocre. This article is worth your time.
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