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How-to Make Yourself Indispensable, Part II
We've already covered how important it is to volunteer for tasks that make your supervisor grind her teeth. While that part of the formula to indispensability is more about them, this part is all about you.
Whether you're new on the job or you've been in the same position for a while, begin asking more questions and opening your ears.
How Do You Make Garlic Bread?
Garlic bread is one of my all time favorite foods. I love the crisp crunch of the toasted bread smothered with tangy garlic. When I make garlic bread I don't have a set recipe that I follow; I usually just use what I have on hand.
Fab Read: The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style, How to Wear Iconic Looks and Make Them Your Own
Lucky magazine is a brilliant source of style information, so naturally I trust its new book will be the same. The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style: How to Wear Iconic Looks and Make Them Your Own ($20), written by editor-in-chief Kim France and creative director Andrea Linett, helps women discover the best looks for them based on 10 iconic style prototypes.
What's more, the new release features the magazine's signature Lucky Breaks section.
Thanksgiving Tip: Calculate How Much Food You'll Need
For an elaborate meal like Thanksgiving, it's crucial to consider how much food you'll serve. Too little, and you'll leave guests wishing they could gobble up more; too much, and you'll wind up with Thanksgiving leftovers for weeks. To make sure your food doesn't go to waste, take time to do some adequate planning.
Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice
For years I thought pumpkin pie spice was a special spice — only recently did I realize it's actually a spice blend. And, like any spice blend, be it herbs de Provence or a rub for barbecue, pumpkin pie spice is easy to make. Why waste a couple of bucks buying it when you already have the ingredients in your pantry?!
The Ultimate Date: Indoor Rock Climbing
Women That Rock (Climb) community members Spacekatgal and her husband Spacekatdude give you their take on why indoor rock climbing makes a perfect fitness-inspired date.
Spacekatdude and I are married, so we're always looking for fun new things to do. Recently, we decided to give indoor rock climbing a shot!
Bella Interview: Cristina Samuels, Co-Founder of Mode Cosmetics
When you're raised around the family business, it only makes sense that you'd follow suit. And for Cristina Samuels and Jennifer Isaac, doing so has been a beautiful endeavor. From the time they were girls, they learned by watching their father, a cosmetic-industry veteran.
Yummy Links: From Cranberry Bars to Drink Sticks
- Make your own Starbucks-style cranberry bliss bars. — Serious Eats
- An inside look at New York's Top Chef season seven casting call. — Eater NY
- Speaking of Top Chef casting calls, here's what the head of casting has to say.
Do Tell: What Porn-Inspired Move Do You Wish Men Would Stop?
In a funny and kind of sad essay, a writer on Salon discusses how sex with men who watch porn (or maybe she means too much porn) can sometimes make her feel like she's starring in a private porno against her will. The moves are too rehearsed, too cheesy, too porn-y. "It’s hard to feel fully in the moment," she writes, "when you’re thinking of what it would be like to watch it."
Organ Lessons: The Pancreas
It's time to take some organ lessons, but not the musical kind. I'm going to teach you about your internal organs, starting with the pancreas.
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, devoted to educating people about the disease that took the life of Patrick Swayze earlier this year.
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