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    Nursing-Friendly Tuesday: Sleeveless Faux Wrap Blouse

    Hooray, it’s nice to see everyone’s favorite nursing/pumping/general-blouse-love shirt back in stock, and in a ton of new prints and colors. I like this black-and-white scattered dot pattern (all the better for hiding random kid-related stains), and the price: it’s $58, available in sizes XS-XL. Pleione Sleeveless Faux Wrap Blouse Here’s a plus-size option. (L-3)

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    Maternity Monday: Suzie Pencil Skirt

    I was sad to see longtime maternity brand Japanese Weekend close up shop recently — in part because their Bengaline pencil skirt was THE skirt to get if you wanted a skirt for maternity wear. (Personally I preferred dresses, but that’s just me.) This other skirt from Ripe Maternity is highly rated on Amazon, available in…

  • Finally Friday: Florence Blazer

    I usually like to make Fridays a bit more weekend-focused here, but I have stumbled across a sale on an Anne Klein blazer too good not to share. Admittedly, this is neither the most exciting brand nor blazer — but in my experience it’s been a solid brand and if you happen to need an…

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    Everyone Thursday: Three Quarter Sleeve Collarless Jacket

    This jacket looks so great in both its plus-size and regular-size versions, I thought I’d feature the plus-size for a change. I will say as someone who hates coral/orange yet wore the heck out of a similar coral/orange blazer: You’d be surprised how versatile it is. My favorite way to wear it was with a black-and-white…

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    How to Gamify and Measure Work-Life Balance

    While work-life balance is something everyone struggles with (single, married, male, female, young, old), the conversation has certainly been dominated by moms in recent years. But when other groups start to share their thoughts about how they manage their own work-life balance, they have some refreshing perspectives. For example, I’ve seen two instances lately of men…