• Everyone Thursday: One Button Soft Blazer

    Banana Republic has a number of soft blazers in stock right now, but this soft blazer looks like it has promise to be that great basic black blazer to go with everything. It’s available in regular, tall and petite sizes, and is full price at $150 — but with code BRSOME it comes down to…

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    Daycares — and Waiting Lists

    How insane are the waitlists for daycares in your area — and how many layers of backup plans did you have in case you didn’t get in on time? What was your best resource for finding a good daycare worth waiting for — friends, parents’ listserv, neighbors, mommy friends, etc? When did you really start…

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    Feeding Tuesday: Time for a New Bra

    Here’s my $.02: even if you’re nursing or pumping for a year, you should have a new bra that fits you well, even if it’s only for date nights or the occasional outing where you really want to look good in clothes. (I always found nursing bras easier to wear with pumping, but I know…

  • Maternity Monday: Selby Maternity Blazer

    Every pregnant woman gains weight differently — for me personally, I could wear my regular blazers up until almost the very end of my pregnancy (week 34 or so), beyond which point I think all people give you a pass if you’re ONLY wearing a dress or a sweater or the like. This is a…