Everyone Thursday: Airport Greeting Cardigan
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This ModCloth cardigan has been a very popular cardigan for Corporette over the years — a lot of people have really liked it. We’re featuring it half zipped, but you can zip it all the way up so that it has a sort of moto look to it, and you can also wear it open for a flowy look. It’s marked dry clean, but not dry clean only. The cardigan comes in six colors, sizes XXS-4X, and it’s only $54. Airport Greeting Cardigan
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
can we still get free breast pumps? i am totally blanking on the process (this is #2)
Has anyone had a baby who refused bottles when they went back to work? I know my baby can/will take them because he took all the practice bottles we did (from me and my mom) while I was on leave. Now that I’m back at work (he’s 8 weeks, my mom is taking care of him, and he’s not a fan of bottles. He’s taking them very inconsistently, i.e. yesterday he wouldn’t drink anything until 4:30 p.m. and then took two 2.5 ounce bottles in a row and then an ounce a bit later. I’m planning on trying different bottles, but more curious if anyone ran into this issue and whether it resolved. Also I’m willing someone to hire someone to help her, but not sure who it would be — a lactation consultant, an experienced nanny?
Has anyone made a lateral move for a better fit for your family? It’s hard to wrap my head around because until now I’ve been focused on climbing the ladder / getting more money or a higher title. I really enjoy my job but it involves a few months of heavy travel every year (like, last year I had a trip that was 16 nights, home for two nights, then gone for another seven – surrounded by two months of trips of 5-6 nights each). I recently had a baby and while I think I could swing one more year of travel, I just don’t want to do it with little kids at home. My husband is more than ok to care for them while I’m gone, he’s got a flexible job… but I just don’t want to miss out on that much time with them. I’m currently interviewing for a lateral role within my company that would be the same pay and no travel. Why does this feel so weird?
I am so tired…..moved 1.5 year old into big siblings room (3) this weekend. Older one is doing great, but younger one is now waking up everything morning around 4:45 am and crying until we get him out of his crib. We use a wake up clock that turns green at 630 am, that is when we have been getting him out of the crib. Cry it out has always worked for us, usually within 2 nights. It has been 5 nights and the little one shows no signs of sleeping past 5 am, or putting himself back to sleep. I feel bad for my oldest, bc he is tired too. He, so sweetly, this morning said ” maybe brother should move back to his room, mommy, i dont think he likes my room.” Not an option bc au pair is moving into that room. Do I stubbornly wait it out? or try to put the baby back to sleep at 5 am?
I just bought an alternative to this “cardigan” that I think of, tongue-in-cheek-ly, as my “looking cool while taking the kid to the park hoodie.” Also it’s comfyAF. It’s called the “Puma Ladies’ Asymmetrical French Terry Full Zip Jacket” on Amazon and I got it for ~$15. I highly recommend it. Link to follow.
I use HomePay (Breedlove) to for paying our nanny and related taxes. It’s expensive. Considering Intuit or Savvy Nanny Payroll Service. Any feedback on either of those or any other service?
Any recommendations for a maternity swimsuit? I’m due in August and we swim a lot in the summer, so I want something comfortable and (hopefully) flattering. And I’m open to alternative solutions, like a tankini in tall from Land’s End, etc. Any leads?
I have 3 1/2 year old twin boys and I would appreciate guidance on discipline. Lately they are completely wild at home. We have had unfortunately freezing weather where we are, so their outside play has been limited. Still, the boys just aren’t listening AT ALL to me or my husband and it is a struggle to get them to do almost anything (e.g., put on pajamas, go to the bathroom, walk calmly up the stairs). Apparently they are good at daycare, so maybe this is what they need to blow off steam. I don’t want to be too restrictive, but at the same time, I feel that they should follow basic directions, like “take off your daytime clothes” without my having the chase them around the house for 10 minutes to get them to do it. I realize this isn’t a direct question, but I’d appreciate any wisdom out there!
What are the best tracking applications for multiple babies? We just started in a nanny-share and are looking for something for our nanny to track bottles and sleep. We currently use the Glow App and like it but are in need of something easy to use for our nanny who has limited English reading proficiency. Thanks in advance for your advice!
Maternity clothes opinions wanted!
When you needed to size up bras during pregnancy, did you just buy normal bras bigger, or buy nursing bras to get more mileage out of them later on? I have to be honest with myself that I have only one bra that truly fits and this is Not OK. I bought one at Target in my larger size but it’s such a piece of cr@p I don’t want to repeat that mistake; I’m going to end up shelling out the bucks and trying to decide if going for a nursing bra is worth it or not. Will the girls have another growth spurt (I’ve heard yes)? Are nursing bras annoying to wear if not nursing?
Second – maternity workout clothes. Worth it? I can still wear my Nike tempo shorts below the bump with no issues. Same with yoga pants. But I’m thinking at some point I will need to purchase actual maternity workout stuff? Is something like Old Navy the place to go for this, since I will be wearing them for a short-ish period of time? I only have four months left and realistically am I really going to work out in the last month (lol)?
thanks all!!
I’ve liked the look of this cardigan every time I’ve seen it posted, but now that ModCloth has been sold to Walmart it gives me a little bit of a pause. I may be a bit of a hypocrite because there really aren’t any other stores/companies I have a personal boycott on (although I did pause my Lands End spending after the Gloria Steneim kerfluffle, and I never shopped at American Apparel or Lululemon in the first place, for examples of the only places I could think of that I might have added to the list. Oh, and I guess I don’t patronize Hobby Lobby either, but I hadn’t shopped there in 5 years anyway because there isn’t one convenient to me.) But somehow I just don’t like the idea of giving any more money to the Walton family.
I know that my Walmart boycott stems partly from the fact that there was a big anti-Walmart movement in my hometown when one moved in and local stores started going under. And another part of it is that the handful of times I’ve had to go to any of the local stores in my area I’ve had terrible experiences with their customer service, employees and other rude customers, so I just avoid it whenever possible. I know it’s hypocritical because I don’t really boycott other big box stores and I can’t seem to curtail my Amazon addiction despite the fact that it is probably hurting local stores now even more than Walmart. Anyone else have stores/companies/products that give them pause before buying even if it isn’t totally rational or 100% consistent?
I’m not in a place to shop right now, so I wasn’t planning to buy this anyway – I’ve just added this style of long but zipped up cardigan/topper to my mental list of pieces I should look for when I break my shopping ban.
I recently got engaged to my fiancee who has full time custody of his six year old son for ten months out of the year (he spends summers with his mother/my fiancee’s ex-wife on the other side of the country). The son and I have a good relationship and he is generally a happy kid, but I was hoping for some parenting book recommendations, or any advice in general, for a soon-to-be stepmom. FWIW his mother is supportive of me playing a larger role in his life, which I would like to do. TIA!
I love this. Does anyone have experience IRL? Wondering about how snug in the sleeves are.