• Finally Friday: Specialty Pump

    If you’ve been ogling the new popular Valentino pump but can’t quite swing the $900 when you’ve got childcare payments to make and food to put on the table, check out this very similar style from Nine West. I like the muted suede, the high ankle strap, and the price — they’re $69 (down from $89)…

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  • Everyone Thursday: Two-Button Herringbone Blazer

    Call me crazy, but I always love a good tweed blazer. What’s great about this olivey color is that you can wear it with jeans as well as well as neutral pants for work. It’s $149, available in sizes 2-14, at Macy’s. Tommy Hilfiger Two-Button Herringbone Blazer (L-all)

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    Washable Workwear Wednesday: Wonder Stretch Straight Leg Pants

    Huh: there may be a new pair of washable pants for work to add to our list – these wonder stretch pants are winning rave reviews over at Nordstrom. They’re machine washable (line dry, though), and come in a zillion colors in regular, petite, and plus sizes for $118-$148. NIC+ZOE ‘The Wonder Stretch’ Straight Leg Pants (Regular &…

  • Postpartum Tuesday: Water Wipes

    OK, am I the last person on the planet to find out about these? If I had a dime for every time one of the boys has had a diaper rash and we pulled out a wet washcloth instead of our usual wipes… well, I’d have a lot of ruined washclothes instead of dimes, which,…

  • Maternity Monday: Bardot Dress with Half Sleeve

    There are a few interesting things about this dress. A) it comes in a zillion prints and colors, in regular, petite, and tall maternity sizes, b) it is the top item that comes up at ASOS when you search “maternity”, c) in some of the pictures of the dresses it looks more like a wide…