Washable Wednesday: Audrey Skirt
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I feel like I saw a much more expensive dupe for this skirt somewhere recently, but can’t remember where. But I love the ’70s vibe on this washable skirt from Boden, along with the fun selection of colors — and considering the price is $118, who needs that fancy dupe? It’s available in sizes 2-18 in regular, petite, and long. Boden Audrey Skirt
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Has anyone ever taken more than 6 months off in biglaw or otherwise? Would love any thoughts on how that worked for you and whether you were happy you did it. Thanks!
So I normally hate the concept of “mom guilt” but I am feeling very guilty today. I’m a big law associate and I’ve been working a ton lately (in the past 12 months I have billed nearly 3000 hours). This has, of course, taken time away from my family, and it is taking a toll on my preschooler, who has taken to crying hysterically at breakfast if he didn’t see me the night before. I try not to work late two nights in a row, and I make a point of being off one day each weekend. I take him to school so we see each other in the mornings. I am not a night owl, so it is challenging for me to come home in the evenings and then resume working after he goes to bed at 9. I feel like I am trying to do the best I can, but it’s not good enough — as it is, I am barely keeping up at work on top of upsetting my child. Putting aside the staffing issues, any suggestions?
DH and I have to figure out our will/estate situation before the baby arrives in 4 months. We can’t seem to agree on who should take the child if something were to happen to both of us. We don’t have any family in the area and no siblings are responsible/settled enough to take this on, and no cousins or extended family are good options either. Best choice is my BFF who lives a plane ride away, but we only see her family 1-2x a year and the baby won’t grow up knowing them as well as some local friends that we see often. The local friends are great people but generally have different cultural priorities (different religions, far less community/service-focused than we are). Money won’t be an issue for any guardian we choose (life insurance/estate) so we really want to pick the best fit.
How do you make such a choice? I understand we can amend this later, but we want to feel good about our choice now. Thoughts?
Cross-posting from the main s!te. Finally pregnant at 38 after a brief infertility scare & now having big doubts whether I might regret having a child & all the changes this entails. Any advise/ comisseration?
We have almost no extended family, and the family we do have is not particularly interested in our baby. I’m really sad about baby not having grandparents and aunts and uncles who will dote on her and spoil her, and that I’m never going to write one of those “how do I get grandparents to buy baby less stuff because we are inundated with toys” posts.
But that’s the reality, and I’ve decided to reframe it as an opportunity to curate my child’s toy collection so that it’s exciting but doesn’t overwhelm our city apartment. At the same time, I want (Santa) to spoil my baby! So, what toys should I get her? She’ll be 5 months at Christmas. I’d like the sum total of the toys to more or less keep her occupied until her her 1st birthday. And I’d like at least one Big Thing, preferably something slightly ridiculous/impractical/overpriced/engraved. I’m thinking one of the rocking animals from Pottery Barn Kids. She’d probably play with it when she gets to be older right?
And yes, I am fully aware that this is 100% for me and that baby doesn’t care at all at this age.
SuperAnon for this. I have a 7 month old and a school-age kid. When I hadn’t seen Aunt Flo in ~6 weeks or so, and having had a few date nights with husband, I peed on the stick, even though I’ve been breastfeeding & pumping and also on the mini-pill.
Yikes, it’s positive.
Set up a confirmation exam with the ob/gyne.
This was NOT planned. A million reasons not to ($, it’d be 2 under 15 months old (!), I want my body back, we’re still recovering from a non-pregnancy-related health scare this past year, etc. etc.)
I’m wondering if you’ve been in the same/similar situation, what you considered your options to be, and how you chose. I’m used to thinking of “Schmamortion” (reference to scene in movie “KnockedUp” where the characters wonder why no one ever mentions any other options, including, um, ‘schmamortion’) for unmarried women or couples not wanting to start a family, I’m less used to thinking of it as emergency family planning. This is not the situation I pictured myself in.
Any thoughts? Please just let me know I’m not alone (thanks, internet)
I ordered an Evenflo Sureride to bring on the plane for my nearly 2 year old because it is lighter than our regular car seat and got good reviews online for travel. Has anyone actually used it on a plane? Any tips to get it in the seat quickly? This is the first time we’re flying with a car seat, so I’m a little nervous! TIA!
Cute skirt! I don’t think this length is flattering on me though.
TJ – has anyone ordered Gymboree adult pajamas before? Are they true to size?