We girls like to be pretty & prepared for anything - but lets face it, we live in a world where as much time is spent at work as is at home, so how are we to be socially, hygienically, technically and glamorously prepared, in this cramped home away from home that we know as the office?!
Here at TL, an Office Survival kit has been drawn up to ensure we all step into our workplace tres prepared for anything that gets thrown our way - holey stocking, the office flu, 3pm munchies, impromptu after work drinks, coffee breath & dead mobile phone batteries - we've got it covered!
Tres BASICS
Lucas Paw Paw Ointment: the essential item that no girl should be without. It is good for just about everything, especially keeping your lips lovely.
Hand Cream: keep your skin soft & fresh after dealing with icky papers/keyboards/phones all day.
Decent Tissues: no doubt your office will supply you with tissues but chances are they an awful 1 ply, try some easy on the nose eucalyptus tissues.
Mints/Gum: to spare the office from your post lunch/coffee breath.
Spare Change: for the parking meter, vending machine, birthday/farewell gift collections.
Tres GLAM
Press Powder: to save your makeup from certain death.
Blush: to look fresh & pretty allllll day long! A freshen up of your blush can really lift your whole look.
Hairspray: to fix crazy frizzy hair suffering from exposure to sub par weather & public transport!
Spare Tights/Stockings: because you WILL get a ladder when you least need it & it's far nicer to pop on a new pair then have to constantly explain that YES you are aware of the run, thank you!
Bobby pins: to secure aforementioned crazy hair. & if you don't need them, be assured some other girl in the office will.
Tres TECH
Mobile Phone Charger: because your phone WILL die and it will be Friday afternoon and you really don't want to miss out on the socialising, do you?
USB Stick: for all those "oh no outlook/internet is down, how do I get blah file to the Jane's computer!?!?!".
Tres REPAIR KIT
Mini Sewing Kit: for when you have a hot date lined up for after work and suddenly realise at 5 to 5 that the hem on your skirt has come unstuck.
Neurofen: to save you from period pain, killer work induced headaches etc.
Cold & Flu tablets: because there will be days when you just can't bring yourself to take the day off, but you won't make it past midday without these babies.
Safety Pins: for ... not sure actually, but someone is always looking for one, aren't they?
Tres CULINARY
Breakfast Cereal: for all those times when you skip out on breakfast to make sure you get your train and then end up feeling ravenous by 10am.
Lolly Jar: because you will spend far more on vending machine/coffee shop snacks if you don't have that little something to get you past 3:30itis!
Packet Soup: for those awful days when you really don't have time to stop for lunch, ready in a moment & some are really quite tasty!
Kate is the 23 year old Australian web editor behind treslola.com (and tresviva.com).
After 3 years of living and working in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Kate has returned to Sydney to study journalism.
Her adoration runs deep for London, dumplings, bubble tea, David Tennant, John Barrowman, How I Met Your Mother, Peaches, travel, progressive activism and writing. Learn more about Kate and treslola.com here.
Kate is the 23 year old Australian web editor behind treslola.com (and 
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