Fashion Advice

Just curious- what do you trust most for your fashion advice? Do you like reading through magazines and seeing what is hot? Or would you rather browse the web to find something that catches your attention? Maybe its something you see a friend wearing or their advice that you prefer? We all value our individual style, where do you create yours?

Shoes, shoes, shoes...

I only own 5 pairs of shoes, some dress shoes, casual shoes, sandals and sneakers. My wife on the other hand, has more than I can count. Shoes in the kitchen closet, shoes in the bedroom closet, shoes in bins stored in the basement. I understand the argument (well, maybe I just accept the argument), that she needs multiple options depending on her mood and outfit styling- but when do you reach the limit of options. At some point, she just starts re-buying the same type of shoe that is only slightly different from another pair she owns.

Meanwhile, I wear the same shoes until they no longer function- then I’m forced to go out and replace them. My shoes get years of use, hers get maybe 6 months before they are put away.

It’s great that Chadwicks has such a wide variation of shoes for her to browse. She can even find style of shoes she doesn’t already own.

Baby Blues

My wife and I had to go through the toughest day in our short time of being parents: dropping our 4 month old off at daycare for the first time. We've been used to him being with one of us for 24 hours a day (ok, I admit mostly my wife- but not by choice). Now, maybe we are over-reacting a little bit, but we feel a little jealous that someone else gets to spend time with him everyday and watch him experience new things. We do have the luxury of having him close by, so that if either one of us wants to visit him during lunch it's an easy trip (and something we have already taken advantage of), but it's still tough to walk out of that in the morning. We definitely appreciate the nights and weekends we have with him even more, if that's even possible.

Anyone else had to go through this recently? Any advice for a couple of new parents going through this?

Are wrinkles really a sin?

A few days ago I woke up, got dressed and ready for work like any other day. I was feeling pretty good this particular day, until my wife saw what I was wearing. It's cold in Massachusetts, so I thought it would be a great idea to wear a sweater over my dress shirt, wrinkled or not. I didn't even notice the wrinkles, until they were pointed out to me. If I didn't notice them, would anyone at work? I believe the exact words out of my wife's mouth were "I'm not suggesting you don't wear that sweater, I'm telling you...you cannot wear that! You look ridiculous!".

To her chagrin, I ignored the friendly advice and went to work anyways. No one said a word about it at work, and when I returned home that night, I told a little white lie that I was complimented at work on my sweater. She immediately saw through me so I fessed up that there were no compliments that day. But it made me wonder, do people really care if their clothing is wrinkled? Is it just that women are more offended by it than men? Let's face it, everyone has some wrinkles, but I guess sometimes there is a line that is crossed. I'm sure I crossed that line this week and hopefully my coworkers will forgive me.

What's in a Name?

My wife and I welcomed our little guy, Benjamin, into our lives 5 weeks ago (time is flying!), and we couldn't be happier... a little sleep deprived, but that's another story. When we go out, we get the normal questions from strangers- How old is he? How much did he weight? How long was he? One question we get a lot that surprised me was the meaning behind his name. We picked the name because we both liked it, it's not a family name or anything like that, we just realized we'd better like a name we're going to repeat a million times over the years!

It got me thinking, do most people pick names out for their children because of a special meaning or because it's a family name, or is it based more on what you like? Or maybe a mix of both, between the first and middle names? How did you decide on the names of your children?

Chadwicks on TV!

Have you seen us on TV yet? Chadwicks, your destination for great fashion at great prices has teamed up with The Balancing Act on Lifetime to help with your fashion questions. As you balance career and home, the show is a great place to get great ideas on how to make your life a little easier. The show informs, enlightens and shares solutions on how to be a success on both fronts.

JoJo Cohen is there every Monday to give you fashion advice, answer your questions and give you tips to make sure your week ahead is a fashionable one!

Catch us weekdays at 7am ET/PT, 6am CT (Check local listings for MT) on Lifetime. Check out our latest show here

Married to a Co-Worker

I work with my wife. That statement always seems to elicit responses from people. ‘How does that work out?’, ‘At least you are on opposite floors, right?’, ‘Do you ever get stressed out with each other?’ are just a sampling of what people want to know about the situation.

It works out well for us- we know each other’s work stories (ever try to explain work stories to non-coworkers??), we can take a 5 minute break to vent or grab lunch- and saving on gas by commuting together is pretty nice, too! To tell you the truth, it would probably be weird if we didn’t work together! In fact, it must run in the family as my parents work together too.

What do you think? Could you work at the same place with your spouse?