Everyone Thursday: Striped Trim Ponte Jacket
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Ponte jackets can be great for this time of year when you often need an extra layer, both for indoors and out. I also like that they’re usually as comfortable as a cardigan, but more structured. The pink stripe details on the collar of this one are a nice detail if you’re looking for something different. The blazer is $71, and the matching pants are $59 — right now you can get an extra 20% off with code UPDATE. Anne Klein Striped Trim Ponte Jacket
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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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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?
Curious if anyone here has (or has considered) moving cross country with an infant, and if so what their experience was and how they made that decision. My husband is interviewing for a job in California (Bay area); we live on the East Coast and just had our first kid in December. Both our families are here, within a 2 hour drive. On the one hand, it would be an incredible professional opportunity for him and there are a lot of job opportunities for me in that area. I was already planning to look for a new job post-baby, so I have flexibility there. On the other, we’d be moving away from most of our friends and all of our family and our community here to be in a brand new place with a tiny baby and no support while my husband throws himself into a new job with a likely less friendly work-life balance than what he has currently. I don’t want him to pass up a great opportunity, but I also don’t want to follow him out there and be lonely and miserable. Any thoughts much appreciated!
What are your favorite plus-sized fashion blogs? Are there any for professional women? (FWIW I’m in a business casual office).
I’m really really struggling with post-baby weight and hormonal conditions that have made weight loss really slow. I’m not comfortable in my own skin and my wardrobe is patched together – and full of super flowy/baggy stuff that makes me look bigger than I am. I feel like a rumpled bag all the time – but I don’t know how to style clothes for my new body or how to pick things that flatter rather than hide. Advice?
Following up on the discussion earlier this week on books for kids that highlight diversity, I forgot to mention that Highlights magazine is great. My son is 2.5 and he gets the toddler version. They also have a version for infants/young toddlers and older kids. They always have families of all kinds of backgrounds in the stories (racially diverse including mixed race, class diverse, single parents, etc) and good gender diversity in parenting roles.
The comment about grandparents being able to watch kiddos got me thinking: how do you deal with jealousy between grandparents.
My inlaws live close to us and as such, they get to see kiddo pretty regularly. They watch him for a few hours once a week and are also my ‘pinch hitters’ who are happy to pick the kid up early from daycare or watch him for a couple hours while I get a hair cut, etc. My parents (divorced) live a few hours’ drive away. They live close enough where they see the kid once every month or two, but it’s not every week like my ILs.
My mother, in particular, makes weird offhand comments that really bug me. My ILs are perfectly nice people – sometimes they drive me nutty, but genuinely kind human beings. On the other hand, she’s also talked about moving south when she retires, so there’s that… Any suggestions here?