{"id":3024,"date":"2014-09-16T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2014-09-16T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T13:25:20","slug":"upping-work-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/upping-work-wardrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"Upping the Work Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just sewed up a hole in the shirt I&#8217;m currently wearing.\u00a0 While sitting at my desk.\u00a0 I&#8217;m classy like that.\u00a0 And I plan to continue to wear this shirt, hole be damned.<\/p>\n<p>On that note though, I&#8217;m really trying to step up my work wardrobe.\u00a0 I used to be so much better about it.\u00a0 I would wear cute suits and awesome heels and I would look fabulous.\u00a0 Lately, my uniform has become black pants, knit top, cardigan, black flats, same jewelry every day.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there&#8217;s nothing wrong with this particular uniform. 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