Splurge or Save Thursday: Studio Collection Seamed Pencil Skirt
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Expand your wardrobe with this office-friendly suede pencil skirt from Ann Taylor.
This modern, midi-length pencil skirt is made from luxe suede. I appreciate thoughtful details like a back vent, hidden back zipper, and lining. This surprisingly versatile skirt works with both your favorite autumn blazer and cozy fisherman sweater.
Ann Taylor’s Studio Collection Seamed Pencil Skirt is $429 and comes in sizes 00 to 18.
Sales of note for 9/23/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + extra 15% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles with code
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off sale styles, plus up to 50% off layers they love
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Fall savings event! Also get 15% off select beauty items and 6x points on beauty.
- Talbots – Anniversary event! 25% off entire purchase, plus fresh fall classics from $34.50
If anyone else has been wanting to order LL Bean stockings but wishing they were on sale, there’s a 10% off sale going on right now! I figure if I order now, even with the monogram delay we’ll have them before I’m even ready to decorate for Christmas.
tell me about your experiences putting a youngish child (age 7) on medication for anxiety and/or adhd or something else mental health related. DD is in therapy, but our home life is miserable. I feel like my sweet daughter has been possessed by her evil twin, and I want her back! How do you talk to your kid about the medication? get your kid to take the medication? getting this kid to take meds when sick is like an olympic sport. have meds helped?
I’m not sure if I’m looking for advice or just support. When I was 18, I got into an abusive relationship with a much older man who had a young child. I substantially raised that child from ages 1.5 to 6. I stayed so long because I kept thinking I could find a way to leave the relationship without hurting the child but of course that was impossible. I have a lot of regret about the whole situation. That was 20 years ago and I thought I’d put it behind me – I’ve done the therapy thing, repeatedly.
I just had my first baby. I find myself nearly calling my baby my ex-step son’s name. I’m having dreams about looking for my baby and finding XSS instead, or vice versa. Those feelings of sadness and regret for leaving that child behind are coming back. I really didn’t expect this and I’m not quite sure how to unpack it. I really don’t want to go back to therapy about this; I feel like I’ve given that relationship enough of my time and energy and money and I should be past it already! I’m so frustrated with myself.
Inspired by the post below about moving. Has anyone ever left notes on particular houses, not for sale, when looking to buy? We have been looking to move within our neighborhood for a long time and it’s tough. The houses I have in mind are occupied by older people and I definitely don’t want to make them uncomfortable, so I’ve been hesitating. But there also have been properties selling without ever going on the market for less than we would have paid for the house, so I feel pressure to reach out.
Talk to me about toddler shoes in the winter. I’m very much a “no bad weather, just bad clothes” kind of person, but I came to that realization after I was old enough to buy my own clothes. My mom was absolutely team “buy what’s cheap since they’ll grow out of it quick anyway.” Figuring out of something is quality/will fit from online descriptions is always dicey but the only place in town that stocks toddler shoes is Walmart. Have you guys got any recommendations?
I want to buy some kind of toy/tools for helping my preschooler identify and process emotions. Considering “Trailies” cards, but I know there are other systems out there too. Does anyone have a recommendation?
Talk to me about moving house/schools? We had planned on a move over the summer – starting the new school year, with 3 years to go before secondary school. But the neighbour’s house (identitical) sold in 4 days, and we got a note through the door yesterday from a family who is keen to buy in our street. Is a mid-year move always a bad idea?
I could use advice on bedtime. My current routine with my two year old is that we read for about 15 to 20 minutes and cuddle for another 10 to 15 minutes on the guest bed that is in her room. My daughter calms down during this time. I will then move her to her crib when she is still awake, which she hates and she will cry for 2 to 4 minutes after I leave the room before laying down and going to sleep. I hate ending the day with her crying every night. But if I just stay on the guest bed with her, she doesn’t fall asleep and then doesn’t get enough sleep. And if I put her in her crib and stay in the room, she just stands up and cries for me to pick her up and will not go to bed. Any suggestions on how to improve bedtime?
Please talk to me about colic! Thankfully/sadly not for me, but my new little niece who is about five weeks old. My little brother and sister-in-law are struggling with constant crying at night and I just want to help. My oldest (now almost 8) was a very tough baby with borderlline colic and it wrecked me. I barely made it through and I want to help them in whatever way I can. We used a rocking chair and rock n’play but I know the rock n’play is no longer available. I do think switching to an allergic formula helped us, but I don’t really know the latest science behind colic. I will say that during the day at least, she is not super fussy, but at night, she is basically inconsolable. I am not local but watched my niece overnight while I came for a visit and I swear she barely slept during the night! She also would stop drinking her bottle to scream/cry on occasion which neither of my girls really did. I’m thinking about gifting them some time with a night nurse if I can manage to find one from across the country, but if you have any other suggestions, please share!