Maternity Monday: Allyson Lounge Jacket
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Most maternity jackets look more like fancy bathrobes than anything office-worthy. That’s why this polished jacket from Nom Maternity is such a find.
This soft, yet structured jacket hugs your curves and growing bump. Tie the belt in the front or back. After your baby arrives, the snap front makes nursing or pumping access a cinch.
The Allyson Lounge Jacket is $118 and comes in sizes XS-XL.
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 5/8:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – Mother’s Day Event: 40% off your purchase. Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Dress & sport shirts, 2 for $149
- Express – $39+ summer styles + 25% off everything else
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 70% off clearance + 40%-50% off the Weekend Shop
- Lo & Sons – Mother’s Day Sale: Up to 40% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Up to 25% off
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles and all markdowns + 30% off tops, pants, jeans, and shorts
For those of you who have quit temporarily or majorly downshifted in your career, how did you know it was the right move and how much planning did you do? I’m feeling very burnt out and see no end in sight, short me making some significant life changes. I would really love to have a more casual part-time gig and invest the rest in my health and supporting various family members that would really benefit from some more emotional and physical support than I can give right now.
Remind me that this is not the time to make a big career leap? Kids are tweens and teens. I am staying because the pay is good (gotta keep saving for college and retirement), and over time I have earned enough flexibility to make our family’s life easier. I know I should be grateful, and I am, but I am utterly burned out on the work itself and cannot figure out a path forward. I keep telling my DH that I don’t know how much longer I can do this, if AI doesn’t replace me first.
I posted a few weeks ago, but it was late in the day. Could you guys encourage me to lean in and up my earnings for my kids? I love my job, but our HHI is only 60k. If I get a niche certification, I could do very similar work, possibly with more flexibility, for a lot more money. I know there is a large unmet market within my current professional network.
But… obviously there is a reason the cert is so rare. My boss just laughed and said, “I’ve heard a lot of people talk about it, but no one has followed through yet.” There’s 2 grueling exams, plus a 5-10 year apprenticeship. I might be able to shave time off if I take some college classes on topic.
I’m a 40yo mom with two little kids. I was a very good student, but I thought I checked that box for the last time a long time ago. And if I have anything less than full commitment, I could waste the most valuable time in my life and end up with no pay boost. I’m trying to psych myself up, but the truth is I wish I didn’t need to go this route.
Summer check in….what’s going well? What’s not going so well?
DH is an executive and is traveling across the country this week to attend a World Cup game with his external counsel’s firm. The firm has a suite at the game, and his counsel generously offered to host him at their home rather than having him stay at a hotel. My husband accepted, and I’d love to send a thoughtful thank-you gift.
They have five children, with the youngest being 7, so I appreciate how big of a deal it is for the wife to host DH. Any ideas for a warm thoughtful gift that’s not overly extravagant? My main focus is the wife, but I’d love to include something fun for the kids too.
My rising first grader has been unusually angry lately, and it’s appearing physically. Threatening to hit his younger sister, punching me, threatening to punch me if he doesn’t get his way, and very loud sustained yelling. I’m not sure what’s causing it. I suspect he needs more quiet time than he’s getting at his rambunctious summer camp, but I don’t have much flexibility to solve that. I also don’t know how to redirect his physical anger. I grew up in a family where anger was never an acceptable emotion, and my sisters engaged in serious self-harm as teens. I’d like to start learning and practicing how to handle big anger emotions, but I don’t know where to start. Any tips on either identifying root cause or handling it in the moment?