Since moving to Arkansas, my mom and I don't get to see each other too often, so we decided to take a weekend trip down to Austin. Luckily, Austin isn't too far from the Dallas-Fort Worth area (about 3 hours), so it made for the perfect destination and the JW Marriott Austin is located in the heart of downtown with an amazing view of the state capital so it couldn't have been ...
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Day to Night Outfit: Red Tank
Dressing for the office doesn't mean that you can't style these pieces for play. In the next few workwear blogs, I am going to show you a few day to night outfit options. First up is this red tank that I found on mega clearance in store at LOFT (read more about tips and tricks for shopping at LOFT). I love this tank because the red is a little unexpected at the office and ...
Getting Deeper with Hannah Mooney
I am SO excited to introduce this new series on to The Thrifty Pineapple. God has really put on my heart to be more vocal about his good word, the work He’s doing in my life and others around me. From this “Digging Deeper” series you can expect to learn more about some amazing people that God has had my path cross with. I’ll be asking the hard questions about faith, family and ...
Final Interview Questions And Tips
Girl, way to go! You made it to the final interview! If you are unsure if it’s the final interview, look for clues. If you are meeting with the president/CEO there is a good chance this is the final stamp of approval. Unless you totally flop, you’ve got this in the bag. You’ve passed the phone interview, likely 2-3 in-person interviews, and you are in it for the long haul. You ...
What To Wear In an Interview – Part Two
When I first graduated college, I went out and bought an "interview" dress. It was this super structured professional black dress from New York and Company. I wore this to every interview and felt very confident in it. I didn't have to think twice about what Iw as wearing when I got an interview because I always wore this. Well being the naive self I was, I didn't realize you ...
15 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Win the Job
After 4 years and now 4 jobs later, I would say one of my strengths is interviewing. I recently took a personality test and my number one trait was competition, so it's no surprise that I feel like I have to "win" the job. During my height of competition dance team, I was an average dancer but when it came to auditions I always exceeded expectations. It's something about the ...
What To Wear To An Interview – Part One
You go, girl, you landed that in-person interview! This means you resume outperformed many others and you likely crushed the phone interview. Now it's time to go in and blow them away in person, but first, what to wear. I've had my fair share of in-person interviews, and I wish I could tell you they get easier the more experience you have, but I still get nervous. However, one ...
Why I Left Lauren James
In the past, I was very closed off about what I did or where I worked, but since being at Lauren James I was very open about moving to Arkansas and working there, so I feel I need to give some a little update and why I left my job at Lauren James. When choosing to move to Arkansas for Lauren James it was a BIG decision. Jared and I had lived in the DFW area basically our whole ...