Washable Workwear Wednesday: Avenue Blazer
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This basic black blazer from Athleta has some not-so-basic features.
In addition to being machine washable, it provides excellent sun protection (rated UPF 50+), is wrinkle resistant, and is made from a smooth, structured, stretchy fabric. It also has a modern collarless design and functional internal and external pockets.
This blazer would be equally perfect for your next business trip or trip to the grocery store.
The Avenue Blazer is $198 and comes in black. It’s available in sizes 0–26.
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
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?
I’ve been waiting to ask this and today is the day…is the Snoo worth renting? Some context: this is my third kid (others will be 4 and 5 when she’s born). Due in February. Assuming we get the okay from our pediatrician again, we will sleep train at around 12 weeks.
For both our previous kids, the newborn stage (and the accompanying sleep deprivation) was very rough (and one of the biggest reasons we hesitated so long about the third), and I anticipate it will be even worse now that we’re both over 40. I don’t live in an area where there are used Snoos for sale (I’ve checked FB marketplace, Craigslist, and am on a couple of moms listservs and haven’t seen any), or where I anticipate being able to resell it, so rental is probably the way to go. As you can probably tell, I’m leaning towards it…but would be very interested in hearing your experiences.
Anyone have experience with a 6 year gap between kids? We both want another kid (and adore the baby/toddler stage), but are trying to figure out if we’ll regret having a preschooler when our other kids are 10 and 11 and interested in different things from a potential much younger sibling.
I have to get a root canal today – ughhh. Thought I wouldn’t have to but looks like I do. Any tips? Is it as terrible as I think it will be??? I’m embarrassed too, which is its own thing!
On the siblings front – do you intervene when your kids are just bickering with each other (which often leads to one or both screaming)? We tend to insert ourselves into our kids’ (5 and 3) arguments and definitely separate them when they get physical, but I’m wondering if we’re intervening too much? I know sibling disputes are normal and common but it’s just so annoying to listen to. I read Siblings Without Rivalry (probably need to read it again) and don’t try to take sides, but often end up yelling at both of them to just stop talking. Which may just give this more attention?
I know there have been a lot of holiday bonus questions, I have one more! Our school collects a fund for teachers but I don’t think the aftercare program is included as it’s a separate company and a separate cost. Due to COVID the only person we know from it is the organizer, who is also the greeter at pickup. I was thinking of doing a target gift card for her, but what about the other people that work there (who I don’t know and never see, but definitely exist?). I’m not sure how I would get gifts to them or even how many people there are. If’s 2-3 that is doable but if it’s more than that I’m not sure what we would do- that many target gift cards gets expensive. My kids are too young to give accurate information about who watches them. Thoughts?
Help! My 14-month-old has started refusing to sit in her high chair for meals and snacks. She sits at a very low table at daycare that she can leave when she’s done, but for a variety of reasons, that’s not practical for us (no space for another table, she’s not quite walking, she needs close supervision around our pets, and tbh, I don’t want to deal with her food mess spread out over a large area). I’m guessing she doesn’t like being strapped in, but there’s not much we can do about that right now. We’ve tried taking the seat off her high chair to use as a booster seat and pushing her right up to the table, but that didn’t work.
Ideas?
Photo storage question. All our family photos are on Dropbox, but I’m out of space there. I already pay for iCloud storage and I have a Google account so I’m wonder if I should move all my photos to one of those (let’s be honest, this is unlikely to happen), or pay for additional Dropbox storage. I could also just leave all my old family photos at Dropbox and start using a different cloud storage option going forward. What would you do?
Looking for two recs: a durable sled and a sleeping bag.
Would love a sleeping back to last us years and years. Likely just for indoor fun and maybe a camping trip or two (not my thing). For 5 and 8 yo. Regular size? Adult?
Re: the sled, something that will hold up. We live in a place with a long, legit winter.
Any recommendations for car seat covers for the winter- Midwest style? We have the Nuna Pipa, and it would really just be for very short transitions (car to door, basically). She seems to be fairly cosy – when I’ve taken walks with her when it’s brisk with both the stroller and car seat hoods up, she sweats a lot, so I was thinking just something lightweight to break the wind/snow/rain.
As I enter pre-menopause, my hormones have gone insane. For like 10 days a month (basically ovulation through day 2 of my period), I am just a mess. Crying, emotional, and – hardest of all – irrationally angry. The post above about how you parent in a good frame of mind is a great example. For most of the month, I can very sanely handle my kids and feel good about my parenting. For 10 days, I am just a constant mess, and it is an all out struggle to not react to absolutely everything negatively. It is starting to impact my family. Has anyone dealt with this, and handled it chemically? In talking to my mom, she had a similar pre-menopause series of years, and I remember her like this – she just yelled a lot. It was tough on my otherwise really good relationship with her, and I’d like to be pro-active in addressing it. I have an appointment scheduled with my OB, but would love to hear from others who have gone through this and found a solution.
Does anyone have their kids pick out presents for their siblings or parents? My husband and I have always done the present buying and picking out, but now that my oldest is nine, I feel like she should do some of the “giving” too, though not necessarily the “paying”.
Wondering what other folks’ strategies or philosophies or tips are for this. I don’t really want more presents under the tree, or the cheap crappy stuff a nine year old might be inclined to pick out. But I do want her to have ownership and to participate in the giving.
What would you all do here. My dad, 70, generally really healthy and independent, lives alone in another state. He was getting an outpatient procedure on Monday. We talked Sunday, I said good luck and asked him to update me when he got home. I haven’t heard anything from him since, and I’ve called and texted. He has a girlfriend who was going to drive him home, but I don’t know her phone number or email. When should I start freaking out? I assume if something went wrong, someone would have called me by now. I guess he’s just tired and doesn’t want to return calls, but it’s also worrying me.
For those of you who used the cut-a-hole-in-the-diaper technique in potty training, how did you wean off the diaper? I know it’s a fairly standard technique for poop, but we’re using it for pee, if that matters. We’ve gotten to the point where the hole in the diaper is so large that the diaper is practically non-existent, but if we take it away my daughter freaks out and refuses to go.
This might be too late in the day, but any recommendations for a tricycle for a 2-year old? She’s about 25 lbs. and on the short/small side. Our local children’s museum has Radio Flyer trikes for the kids to ride outside, she seemed a little short/small when we put her on one of those, but it was over the summer and she’s grown since then. Anything we should look out for in a trike? Also, is nutcase a good helmet or should we consider something else? Thank you!