Washable Workwear Wednesday: Abigail Midi Shirtdress
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I usually shy away from patterns, but this dress is a jolt my wardrobe needs right now.
This midi shirtdress from Boden features a bold, yet versatile, black-and-white floral pattern. It has a tie belt you can sport at the office Monday through Friday and remove for a more relaxed look Saturday and Sunday.
The lightweight fabric is perfect for the sweltering outdoors, while the long sleeves keep air conditioning at bay. The greatest thing is that all the fabric, including the lining, is made from recycled materials.
The Abigail Midi Shirtdress is $150 and available in sizes 2 through 20/22, petite (2 through 12 only), regular, and long. If you’re feeling really bold, it also comes in “Ivory, Paintbox Ditsy,” a bright rainbow floral pattern.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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i know the other day we talked about major tantrums post K, but my 3 year old twins just started preschool last week and to say they are a hot mess is an understatement. they are only going for 3.5 hours a day and we put them down for a nap when they get home, but they seem to have given up sleeping during that nap. they often ask me to eat dinner at 4pm and want to go to bed at like 5:30pm. i want them to sleep through the night, so we’ve been doing dinner at 5 and they are in bed by 6:15/6:30, but they are still SO tired. i also do a lot of solo parenting in the evenings, so while all the recs for the family the other day involved giving the kindergartener some 1:1 time, that is really hard to do when you are alone and one kid is having a meltdown and the other needs help going potty. any tips or tricks or ideas?
last year on this board people were complaining that society was prioritizing things like restaurants over getting kids back into school, which i agreed with, but honestly, a lot of parents are also now to blame if schools end up shutting down/quarantining. stop saying that your family is ‘prioritizing school,’ but then insisting that you must gather indoors with 30 people to celebrate your nephew’s bday and all of those people are being ‘safe’, or that your 5 year old needs a manicure before her first day of school or your kid must do some unmasked indoor activity or your family has to go to disney world the week before school starts, etc. last night i attended a zoom meeting for my kids’ school about covid and they acknowledged that one of the main reasons they succeeded in not having to close down due to covid was the behavior of the community and suggested that if you want to keep your kids in school, go back to your behavior in fall 2020
It’s probably too early to stress about this, but my sister in law is getting married in the south this October (the state currently has 6x as much covid as our state… we live in the NE in a town where like 80% is vaccinated). We really feel like we should go (but if we are being completely honest I don’t really want to, i am odd in the sense that I find weddings more of an obligation than fun/anything else). Wedding is at a barn, the reception is outdoors, wedding indoors with doors open. 75 people. We have two unvaccinated children. What should we do? I was thinking that we could all drive there (12 hours; fun times – one of my kids just turned 3), just do the outdoor part and then do the indoor part ourselves and leave the kids with a sitter? Or not even do the reception but just the outdoor part for all of us? Or I could send my husband alone (honestly I would prefer this but I am afraid this is gonna cause a lot of drama)?
Is oragel recommended these days? I have a teething 2 year old and I always forget (she’s getting her molars). For the older two we just alternated tylenol and motrin but she seems more bothered. TIA!
All the COVID discussion above makes me wonder if I should cancel aftercare right now? The bus + whole new group of people makes me nervous.
How long after weaning completely can I go get measured for new bras? And how many should I get, knowing that we’re trying for #2 and I hope to pregnant soon?
Is anyone else immunocompromised due to a serious health condition (or spouse or child is immunocompromised)? I am, and the doctors are unsure whether I am protected by the vaccine (even after the third shot). I feel very alone as I don’t personally know anyone else who is immunocompromised. Was hoping for some tips re how to handle the isolation and how to strike a balance so the kiddos aren’t miserable.
How do you pump while traveling ? tips? supplies? we’re flying, one layover (should only need to pump once during travel), leaving baby behind for 4 days. want to continue nursing when I get home. Do I need to bring like a large cooler? Drying rack for the hotel room? look into shipping the milk back?
My son has been doing this thing lately where he shoves his hands in his mouth during meal time and makes himself gag, occasionally to the point of vomiting. I can’t decide if it’s because his teeth hurt or for attention. Anyone had this before and have tips? He only does it at meals.
Has anyone used one of those at home helium tanks for balloons? Is it workable? I’m trying to find ways to make a second Covid birthday fun for my soon-to-be 8 year old. Any other ideas? It will just be our immediate family, and her birthday is on a weekday in the second week of school.