Four Fun Things

That date story!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha

I’m living in Japan, and they apologize for everything here! ha!

I can’t even handle how funny this poo story is… I just laughed until I cried while I read the entire thing to my boyfriend, who laughed as well. Great one!

My business partner and I are just like permanently twinning at this point. It’s never on purpose, but we often show up in either matching or coordinating outfits. I guess we’re super on brand?

My coworkers and I dress the same all of the time. Sometimes the exact same outfit, other times we look like we came from the same collection.

I’m going to Japan this fall and this season of Girls has got me even MORE excited than I was before!

I love the new season of Girls, I definitely agree with the scenes from Japan, it’s so fun!

It took me a while to get down with Shoshana’s character but I am ALL THE WAY INTO HER RIGHT NOW! Not only is Tokyo perfect for her character, but she’s also facing some real shit that I feel like I’m facing right now!

I DEFINITELY dress like my coworkers. We’ve actually all ended up wearing variations of the same thing on the same day too many times to count!

Haha loved this!!
xx Caroline

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Love that Madewell shirt! Really I love anything Madewell. Thanks for sharing!

Will keep in mind thinking about being “excited” rather than feeling “anxious”! Great psychological tip…

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I love Girls! The new season is great
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Working with 95% women, I have noticed that we’re slowly wearing very similar outfits. Our work dress code is very casual and leaves lots of room for self expression (yoga pants and college sweater? pencil skirt and silk top? flannel button up and torn up jeans? scrubs? YES TO ALL). When someone decides to ‘step it up’ and put on makeup or a new dress, it seems to carry throughout the workplace, and all of a sudden, everyone seems to put in more of an effort. It might be for themselves, for others, but whatever the reason, it’s inspiring to see these amazing, strong, busy women all working together, and influencing each other in a positive way.

After reading Dan Nozowitz’s story about the original Madewell company his great-grandfather founded in 1937 in New Bedford, MA, I feel uneasy browsing the JCrew-Madewell website and looking at the clothes. http://www.buzzfeed.com/dannosowitz/how-madewell-bought-and-sold-my-familys-history#.ruJ95DK34

I’m in my third year of law school and I work at a tiny firm with one attorney and a paralegal (both women, under the age of 40). They dress very casually (and pretty boring): black jeans, old boots, cardigans. When I first started working there I was kind of disappointed that I wouldn’t need to “dress like an attorney.” I’m in my early 20s and I like to look really sharp, especially at jobs, because I’m nervous I don’t come off super professional because of my age.

But now that I’ve been working there for a few months, I’ve found it’s actually kind of nice to have days off of “looking cool” too! This may sound weird, but sometimes just throwing on some boring clothes that are comfortable and sitting in an office with other women who don’t feel the need to dress hip or conservatively is really great.

Man Joanna, totally nailing it on this post! Best season of Girls yet, I’m in love with Shoshanna’s Japanese story line. I wish Abigail would move to Tokyo and become Shosh’s roommate/support system in their candy shaped apartment building. And the anxious-excited swap is something I’ve tried to implement for years since hearing about it during the Landmark Forum. Rock on!

You secretly wish to be friends with Aidy Bryant and yet you almost never post links to clothing sites that carry an item of clothing she could fit into. I love your blog, Joanna, but I’m always so sad when I click on your gorgeous clothing choices to see they only go up to size 10… :-(

RE: The poop story. I remember a similar story that a girl phoned in on talkback radio here in Australia a few years ago. She had a one night stand with a guy she really liked, he went to work the next morning leaving her in the house alone. She did a big poop in the toilet which wouldn’t flush, and not wanting to leave it there to find when he came home from work she fished it out and put in a plastic ziplock sandwich bag to take with her. She then left a note on the kitchen bench saying what a great time she had and her phone number and let herself out. As soon as the door locked behind her she realised she had left the bag with the poop sitting on the bench with her note! Needless to say the guy didn’t call he back. MORTIFYING!

OMG Joanna I am dying looking through those Dad magazines. thank you.

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