Tuesday (BELATED) GTKY

[litzo27]

So sorry I'm late guys!

1. What are you reading now?
2. What is your work "uniform"?

[litzo27]

1. I just finished "Life of Pi". I liked it a lot. It's embarrassing to admit but for a while I thought it was a real story. No idea what to read next - is anyone subscribed to Amazon Unlimited and have some recommendations from there?

2. For teaching days it's suit or slacks with a blouse. For other days it's jeans with a cute top and some necklaces. In the summer I love dresses - if only I finally lost the baby weight for this summer.

[k3am]

1. The Fever Series. I'm almost done! (I have heard rumors they're making a movie about it. I'm not sure how I feel about that)
2. Slacks, sweater, necklace, heels. DONE. I'm so lazy.

[b0710]

1. "Why Do They Act That Way? - A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen" -- I am reading this for a grad class, but the book is great! I told my husband that I want him to read it when our kids get closer to adolescence. The author Dr. David Walsh, does a great job of explaining things so that at least teens make more sense

2. My uniform is whatever I choose to wear that is dressier than jeans or yoga pants...typically slacks, sweaters, blouses, skirts, and/or dresses. I do not generally go as "fancy" as a business suit though.

[librarychica]

1. My brilliant friend by Elena Ferrante. It's the first of a trilogy aboit two women beginning in 1950s Italy. I'm enjoying it.

2. Dress and a cardigan or slacks, blouse and cardigan, flats or wedges, earrings and necklace.

[vvvvvfee]

1. What are you reading now? How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World, by Steven Johnson
2. What is your work "uniform"? No official dress code-- so I've gotten more and more casual the longer I've worked here. In the fall/winter, either black jeans or corduroys with boots and a top layered with a sweater/cardigan. Usually I swap in regular blue jeans on Fridays. In the spring, similar except with a lighter cardigan and flats. In the summer, casual tops or blouses with a skirt and sandals.

[tas1883]

1. tax law changes...nothing fun don't have the energy
2. slacks, shirt, sweater over to keep me warm and heels. Sometimes a dress or skirt depending on my mood.

Anyone know of comfy heels (at least 2 inches and no stilettos style)??

[RiseAndWine]

1. I just finished Defending Jacob for my book club next week and haven't started anything new. I'm looking to this thread for suggestions!
2. Pants (usually black) a basic top and a wrap or cardigan. Motherhood me is so boring. Pre-DS I used to wear tons of cute skirts and dresses and heels. Now my boobs are big, my tummy is big and my feet are big. I don't feel cute or pretty enough to wear dresses. Sigh. I miss the old me.

[nolagirl]

1. Does this board count? I can't find the time or energy to read since having Em.

2. Scrubs - possibly the most comfortable clothes on the planet!

[2chatter]

Something pink I got at the library Sunday. The oldest was doing note cards in a study room, the middle was using the electronic search in the kids area and the youngest was in the play area. I pretty much grabbed something shiny and checked it out. Some woman lives in the suburbs...meets man...

Skinny jeans, tall boots, shirt and sweater or cardigan - on sloppy days skinny jeans and a fleece.

[kendraj426]

1. What are you reading now? City of Fallen Angels, the 4th book in the Mortal Instruments series.

2. What is your work "uniform"? Winter: Slacks, a sweater, conservative, comfy shoes. Summer: Slacks, a light top, comfy shoes. I also keep an extra sweater at work to keep me warm.

[somebabiesmom]

1. I am going to start reading What Alice Forgot (ironic, huh, litzo27?). Just finished The Book Thief which I loved.

2. Jeans and a sweater in winter. Jeans and a tank top with a sweater coverup in summer. I used to love getting all cute, too, but now my earrings and my hair get pulled out and my old work clothes are just...not appealing.

[mustardseed2007]

1. What are you reading now?


Miss Peregrine's Home for Extraordinary Children. It's pretty good so far-kind of creepy with the old photos in it- but I only get to read a little at a time. 

For people looking for recommendations, I looked on Goodreads Reader's Choice of 2014 list. I had read a few of them, but I picked this one out of their YA section. The Storied Life of AJ Fikery is what I read last. It's #3 on the fiction list and was TOTALLY awesome. After I finish this one I'm going to read Big Little Lies which was #2 on the fiction list (the #1 book didn't sound that great). 

2. What is your work "uniform"? 
Fitted Slacks, Blouse or Sweater, and Boots, Heels or Ballet Flats. 

[jlaok]

1. The Elite (The Selection, #2). It's about as YA as you can get but I count any reading as good reading.

2. Jeggings, casual shirt, ballet flats

mustardseed2007, I never noticed that Goodreads had a reader's choice section. Awesome!!!

[erinshelley21]

1. I read Women's Health on my Kindle like once a week. I really want to read the book It Starts with Food.
2. its pretty casual all year. jeans, nicer shirt with or without a cardigan or sweater. in the summer I will wear shorts or a dress if I know I won't be going to see any customers.

[seadragon2013]

1. I just finished The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect. I enjoyed them both.

2. On days that I teach, I wear tailored jeans, nice blouses or sweaters, and comfortable, but professional looking shoes (black sanitas are my go-to). I also wear makeup and a scarf or necklace. On days that I am doing research, writing, and grading I usually just throw on jeans and a tshirt with sneakers or flip flops.

[ericalee27]

1. What are you reading now?
I've technically started Stephen King's Revival but I'm not very far and I haven't had a ton of time to read lately.

2. What is your work "uniform"?
Business casual here -- so usually some black pants, black skirt, sweater/tops, etc. Jeans on Friday.

[RedDDD]

1. What are you reading now? I just started reading again and have begun with Wild by Cheryl Strayed

2. What is your work "uniform"? Thank god my office is business casual. Im typically in cute jeans, blazer or sweater and heals. On Fridays I sport cute tennis shoes, thermal and a vest or a hoodie.

[helenahhandbasket]

1. Nothing for me. DD's been into Eric Carle so all of his books I guess- haha.

2. I am not a big pants wearer (I always feel like "work pants" look so frumpy on me) so either a skirt and top or a dress. Add boots and tights to that in the winter.

[helenahhandbasket]

Feb 18, 2015 14:11:59 GMT -5 tas1883 said:

1. tax law changes...nothing fun don't have the energy
2. slacks, shirt, sweater over to keep me warm and heels. Sometimes a dress or skirt depending on my mood.

Anyone know of comfy heels (at least 2 inches and no stilettos style)??

Maybe try a wedge?

If you want a heel: try Born, Cole Haan (the ones with the Nike Air insoles), Aerosoles, Naturalizer 

[twinmomma]

1. I'm slacking and just catching up on magazines I have on hand. I need to get back into books, it calms me to have that at night. 
2. We're a casual office. Typically skinny jeans, boots, sweater/shirt, scarf. In the summer I"ll mix in tshirts and sun dresses. 

[mommyatty]

1. A Danny Logan mystery from Amazon Unlimited. I read on my iPad while eating lunch and other random times like now when I'm on a 4 hr flight. This is my first month with AU and I'm enjoying it a lot more than I anticipated.
2. Black pants or a black or gray skirt with non-fitted tops. Jacket if I have a big meeting. Mostly heels but occasionally flats.

edited bc I called Amazon Unlimited Kindle Unlimited. Oops. 

[sunbutter]

I would love to say Game of Thrones series but I haven't picked it up for a month :-(

Slacks, sweaters, blouses, skirts, dresses.

[kcbizme]

1. Not reading much of anything these days. I'm in a phase where I don't feel like reading. In a few months I'll want to read all the time.

2. Business dress - slacks, skirts, nice blouse or button up - typical office job attire, nothing too fancy.

[queenbabee]

1. Baby sleep websites (ALL OF THEM lol)
Although I would like to read the Harry Potter series someday.

2. No uniform but I wear jeans, scrub top, lab coat, Sperrys.

[queenbabee]

Feb 18, 2015 15:15:34 GMT -5 mustardseed2007 said:

1. What are you reading now?


Miss Peregrine's Home for Extraordinary Children. It's pretty good so far-kind of creepy with the old photos in it- but I only get to read a little at a time. 

For people looking for recommendations, I looked on Goodreads Reader's Choice of 2014 list. I had read a few of them, but I picked this one out of their YA section. The Storied Life of AJ Fikery is what I read last. It's #3 on the fiction list and was TOTALLY awesome. After I finish this one I'm going to read Big Little Lies which was #2 on the fiction list (the #1 book didn't sound that great). 

2. What is your work "uniform"? 
Fitted Slacks, Blouse or Sweater, and Boots, Heels or Ballet Flats. 

I loved that book. Bought the second as soon as it came out & haven't started yet I think they are making a movie.

[smalltownmoon]

1. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. Only the 75th time I've read it.
2. Whatever I wake up in (I WFH and real clothes are overrated.)

[ajaan113]

1. Little Cloud by Eric Carle.
2. Anything that is business casual (pants, sweater, blouse) and flats. All must be washable. I teach at at elementary must be able to sit on the floor.

[MamaPhD]

1.I haven't read for pleasure since before grad school...DD is currently into any book with elmo in it and any book related to pee and poop and potty training
2. As a post doc, dress was business casual (simple dresses, black skinny pants and a cute top, etc)l. I've recently transitioned into a faculty position (assistant professor) at a super conservative place where most of the faculty wear suits. I need to go shopping to update my wardrobe very badly!

[CoverGirl82]

1. I just finished reading a kids' magazine we bought at the state historical museum on Sunday - it's on Michigan inventors and their inventions. I thought it was pretty interesting. On my list next is "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.
2. My office is dress casual. I usually wear dress pants (Drew fit pants from The Limited comprise about 95% of all the dress pants I own), and then a sweater or cardigan with a blouse/shell/top underneath.