Kim's stories:
Don’t celebrities who shop in vintage clothing stores make it sound so cool?
I hate it. I am a department store gal.
Why do I sound like such a snob? Aside from the fact that most of these shops are messy and chaotic, the biggest shopping challenge I face is my size. (Plus I do like my Saks)
I’m 5′2″, 100lbs, and I never find anything in my size that doesn’t look as if some designer had been on hallucinogens — or my grandmother’s house dress somehow ended up in the 2 for $ $5.00 bin.
But today is a celebration…I may never shop retail again (as if…) but it’s a start. I am so excited had to share my new treasures with you:
- 2 Cashmere Moschino sweaters for under $100 — Cashmere and never worn!
- Adrienne Vitadinni wrap sweater: $29 — In chocolate brown…finally the solution to my ill-advised pinkish-colored jeans.
- Micheal Stars long sleeve tee $ 9.00 — perfect teal color…and perfect under a blazer.
- Coach credit leather card holder with front snap — $20!!
Isn’t that fabulous?
But here’s the product I am sooo excited about. I love teeny cosmetic samples…love, love, love them.
If you’ve ever been in a cab, on your way to a meeting, but your hands are lobster-y…a body lotion sample in your purse is your best friend.
I received several mini body lotion packets from Thymes — in the Green Tea formula.
I have got to tell you…the fragrance is dreamy…but the affects of the cream on your skin is amazing…I put a little on my neck and the dryness and little lines became invisible!
I was so transformed today, I’m thinking even my colleagues, Kelly and Karen, at Thrifty Mommy would be proud of my value-minded shopping adventure.
Hey…it’s Friday…a little consumer therapy is in order and your local vintage shop will appreciate your business.
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Consider these key paragraphs in Fortune Magazine’s infamous — The 100 Best Companies To Work For Issue:
At Google it always comes back to the food. Google runs 11 free gourmet cafeterias at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, and offers all its employees free gourmet meals.
In addition to its cafés, Google has snack rooms which contain various cereals, candy, nuts, yogurt, carrots, fresh fruit and other snacks, and dozens of different drinks including soda and make-your-own cappuccino.
Aside from the food, (big woop sauteed Sea Bass) consider some of Google’s now epic perks:
- Unlimited sick days
- Five on-sight doctors (free)
- TGIF Parties
- Scooters
- $ 5,000 subsidy to buy a hybrid car
- Free on site washers and dryers (free detergent)
- You can bring your dog to work, you can play pool, you can play video games, you can climb a rock wall…oh god I can’t take it!
Would these benefites make you a happy employee…would you ever leave the HQ building…are you now considering working for Google?
Not so fast amigos…there are several unconventional do’s and don’ts during the interview process, such as:
- Do stress your diverse interests…narrow interests or skills are a turn-off at Google — and bungee jumping is passe.
- Do have more than a 3.7 gpa…or you’ll have to explain that B you got in geology.
- Do be prepared to write software code during your interview.
- Don’t talk about money…you’re not there to supposedly get rich.
- Don’t talk about the competition…they just don’t care. (would you?)
I realize the world owes a lot to Google…but here are a couple of my own observations about America’s #1 company:
- Playtime never is never over, no matter how old you get.
- The world is made up of 2 kinds of people: 28-year-old software-coding
maniacsprodigies — and then us. - Coders are this century’s advertising executives
- Advertising execs are geeks. (Hear that Donny Deutsch–Mr. Big Idea?)
But…If there all such geniuses over there…why do they even have woobies offices…
…why don’t they all work from home in their pj’s?? (Or does Google offer free pjs?)
THAT attitude would not have gotten me a job at Google.
That’s their H.R. prowess…employees are actually kidnapped….they never go home…but the stock is through the roof and their all stinking rich.
Some text compiled from Fortune Magazine.
Image: Flickr.com
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Consider these key paragraphs in Fortune Magazine’s infamous — The 100 Best Companies To Work For Issue:
At Google it always comes back to the food. Google runs 11 free gourmet cafeterias at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, and offers all its employees free gourmet meals.
In addition to its cafés, Google has snack rooms which contain various cereals, candy, nuts, yogurt, carrots, fresh fruit and other snacks, and dozens of different drinks including soda and make-your-own cappuccino.
Aside from the food, (big woop sauteed Sea Bass) consider some of Google’s now epic perks:
- Unlimited sick days
- Five on-sight doctors (free)
- TGIF Parties
- Scooters
- $ 5,000 subsidy to buy a hybrid car
- Free on site washers and dryers (free detergent)
- You can bring your dog to work, you can play pool, you can play video games, you can climb a rock wall…oh god I can’t take it!
Would these benefites make you a happy employee…would you ever leave the HQ building…are you now considering working for Google?
Not so fast amigos…there are several unconventional do’s and don’ts during the interview process, such as:
- Do stress your diverse interests…narrow interests or skills are a turn-off at Google — and bungee jumping is passe.
- Do have more than a 3.7 gpa…or you’ll have to explain that B you got in geology.
- Do be prepared to write software code during your interview.
- Don’t talk about money…you’re not there to supposedly get rich.
- Don’t talk about the competition…they just don’t care. (would you?)
I realize the world owes a lot to Google…but here are a couple of my own observations about America’s #1 company:
- Playtime never is never over, no matter how old you get.
- The world is made up of 2 kinds of people: 28-year-old software-coding
maniacsprodigies — and then us. - Coders are this century’s advertising executives
- Advertising execs are geeks. (Hear that Donny Deutsch–Mr. Big Idea?)
But…If there all such geniuses over there…why do they even have woobies offices…
…why don’t they all work from home in their pj’s?? (Or does Google offer free pjs?)
THAT attitude would not have gotten me a job at Google.
That’s their H.R. prowess…employees are actually kidnapped….they never go home…but the stock is through the roof and their all stinking rich.
Some text compiled from Fortune Magazine.
Image: Flickr.com
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We’ve been married for more than 20 years — a veritable “long and winding road”, and for some reason lately, I’ve thinking about all of the little things in our relationship that make our little world so special.
When we were newlyweds, I had it in my head that the wife is supposed to know how to cook for her husband…but I didn’t. I didn’t even know how to make coffee — seriously.
I remember the first meal I’d ever made him…again, thinking this is what men wanted, I made pot roast.
To me, pot roast meant that you bought a hunk of meat, put it in a pot of water, let it boil forever and then serve with potatoes and carrots.
This thing came out looking like a giant grey basketball.
Well, this is when I began to know how lovely my husband is. I served him and he proceeded to eat every morsel. I’m sure it was disgusting…but he said it was delicious.
As time went by, I taught myself how to cook.
I learned how to master the art of pizza dough-making, I practiced and practiced how to make fine spaghetti sauce…I think I even once attempted the recipe for New York’s famous Magnolia Bakery cupcake.
Recently, I decided to make a pot of chili…because I’d never done it…doesn’t chili always look so good on the Food Network?
Anyway…it came out extreeeemly hot…so hot that you really couldn’t enjoy it. Well, he said he loved it.
I was ready to toss the whole thing, but he pleaded for me not to…”you can make chili dogs” he sweetly said.
He’s been doing stuff like that for 20 years. And I guess sometimes it’s these little, gestures of admiration and respect that are among the things that have held us together.
p.s. He is in charge of coffee.
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I thought the holidays were over after all of the hoopla around our new Apple iMac — joint Christmas present.
But no.
Today, from the world’s largest Apple-phile I know, I received many, many e-mails about the announcement of Apple’s new and very chic iPhone and soon to follow the long- awaited (in our house) Apple, freakin’ TV.
I’m glad all the technology in our house is coming together.
But, HEY Dearie!! — while the living room walls fall apart around us…when on earth are they going to come out with the iSofa, the iDrapes and the iNewFloor…that I’ve been begging for? .
Images from apple.com
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