Not a Blogger: A Corporate Fashun Blog

For today’s Workout Wednesday, we are giving you a two-fer. This post is going to give you a peek into what our regular workout routines entail, as well as a sneak peek on what we really spend to “stay fit”. [Note: Katie 2 is not staying anything. The material contained herein reflects her attempt to not die of a heart attack at 40.] Katie 1: Same as Katie 2 above regarding the heart attack.  I love junk food and wine and don’t want to have a heart attack so here we are. I belong to the same gym as Katie 2 and Elizabeth but I often supplement that stupid expensive gym membership with boutique classes (I’m a sucker for a fad) and races (I’m a sucker for t-shirts, free bananas and beer).  So… how much do I spend?  Good question, my breakdown is below.   Equinox Membership: $155/month for unlimited access to all Chicagoland clubs. While I mostly use the location near my office, it's not super convenient for weekends so I have the all access pass so I can...

To be honest, we don’t really remember how the idea for this post came about. It may have been over the drinks one afternoon instead of going for a run. Or maybe it was a random idea we thought about on the train on the way home. Or maybe it was because one of us needed something, and we just started asking our colleagues if they had what we needed. Either way, we thought it would be interesting to come up with a list of (non office supply) items that we have in our desks that we find important. And a few items you could share with your coworkers… and a few items we have that you probably don’t need… After lunch, you can always find a person or two in the restroom with their toothbrush and toothpaste. We are not those people. Maybe we should be? I don’t know, but I never find my breath after lunch all that offensive. Instead, we keep a pack of gum. It serves dual purposes: 1) it freshens breath; and 2) it helps with acid reflux (What? We’re old now and you can only eat so many Tums.)...

Sometimes, we come across items that are absurd, either in their lack of practicality or in their price. But something deep insides convinces us that we need them. We have decided that because we have full control over this blog’s content, we may occasionally use this forum as therapy. If there is something completely impractical that one of us wants, we are going to use this blog for the other writers here, and you faithful readers, to talk us out of (or into) buying it.  Katie 2's first item up for debate? These sparkly Kate Spade Keds. There is no rhyme or reason other than they are sparkly and fun, and a great casual shoe that could be dressy if you want! Imagine them with jeans, or shorts (if I wore shorts), or a cute casual skirt, or a dress, or commuting. How cute would they be at a baseball game? Katie 1's response: "No, those are totally adorable. You should buy them. They are also super reasonably priced." (Katie 1 is not helpful.) ...

When writing the Shoes Day Tuesday post on shoes every woman should own , we realized that we aren't as original as we thought when it comes to our shoe collections. Sure, we have go-to brands that show up in our closet often. But what really struck us here at Not a Corporate Fashun Blog is that we have the same style shoe in multiple colors. So here is our post on those shoe styles that we love so much that we bought them more than once: Kate Spade Licorice Pump : So Katie 2 loves this shoe . She has it in 2 colors now, and every time she's browsing she has to stop herself from buying 10 more. Every website or store you go to has these pumps in various colors and patterns- everything from patent leather ( red or black   or hot pink   or black and white polka dot ) to floral , to plain black leather , to black glitter , or suede ( grey , red , green , nude , or look to the right for the navy pair that Katie 2 already has) to crackle  or animal print   or ...

Wedding season used to be summer. But with the rise of Pinterest, fall weddings have become all the rage (Katie 1 likes to think she started this trend as she got married in October 6 years ago). As we finish up the end of the traditional wedding season and enter into Millennial wedding season, we have engaged in quite a bit of research and discussion about what we should wear to the weddings on our calendars. While those of us here at Not a Corporate Fashun Blog believe that you can never be over dressed or over educated, we do recognize that while you should err on too formal, you don’t want to be the girl who shows up in a sequined cocktail dress to a backyard barbeque.  With this post, we hope to help you decode some of the more common wedding dress codes.  We also hope to offer all 3 of you that read this blog some tips for figuring out what to wear when the invitation doesn’t provide you with any rules. First we're going to talk about dress codes that are usually no...

Coming up with the first substantive "Workout Wednesday" post is a bit daunting. There are so many things we can discuss when to comes to working out (where do we shop, what are our preferred workout methods, how do we workout on vacation). As this is a blog by real working women for real working women, we want to talk to you about motivation, types of workouts that are effective, scheduling, and of course, looking good while sweating. So let's go chronologically. Good for you!!! You've decided you're going to work out. For those of you that live in a small city or suburban area and/or work regular business hours, you probably don your super cute workout outfit in the comfort of your bedroom. After getting your sweat on, you come home to your own bathroom, peel off your sweaty layers, and hop in the shower. For those of us that are public transit commuters/have to squeeze a workout into the lunch hour/work out far from home, we need to travel with clothes, shoes...

Honestly, we started Shoes Day Tuesday with hopes that it would be an every other week post for a number of reasons.  First, they can be time consuming because we actually want to provide content not just a bunch of links to shoes we kind of like.  Second, since we're a 2-3 posts a week kind of blog at this point, we didn't want to feel too tied to a mandatory topic schedule as we feel it limits the topics upon which we can write.  Thus, we were not planning on posting anything for Shoesday Tuesday today.  However, in our quest to provide our 3 readers with super important information about current sales, we are breaking that rule.  Why? Because 6pm.com has these amazing Coach Devon pumps on mega sale in a ton of sizes. They are available in black, shell (which looks like a rosy taupe), and fog (a perfect greige).  Which, if you read last week's  Shoes Day Tuesday post , you would know is super exciting because every Real Working Girl should have...