Washable Workwear Wednesday: Bright Tailored Cigarette Pants
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These bright purple pants are on my radar because I have to go to an alumni event (purple is the university’s color) and I may actually buy the whole suit — we’ll see. I will note there are a ton of washable cigarette pants at ASOS right now. These are stretchy and machine washable, and they have side pockets, which I may sew down when mine arrive. They come in sizes XS–XL and are $72. Y.A.S Bright Tailored Cigarette Pants
Here’s a plus-size option, also at ASOS.
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
This may be a long shot, but are any c-moms at the ABA EEO conference right now?! I’ll post again in the morning to try to catch more folks but thought it was worth a shot!
Looking for some commiseration I think. Thinking about how great life would be without my law school student loan payment. Like maybe I could afford the housekeeping help described above a couple times per week. I’m sure I could make it work if it was a priority. The student loan is an easy target. And law school has enabled me to make a larger salary that way more than covers my payment when compared to my pre- law school job’s salary. Maybe I’m just complaining about being an adult?!?!
I’d love to see a post with budget breakdowns (percentage or actual amounts) from readers and higher earners. Maybe even something like the Week in the Life. I Google this a lot, but it’s tough to find sample budgets for higher salaries. It’s mostly geared towards fairly small total budgets.
I could use a gut check: My sister in law is graduating with her PhD in a little over a month. My husband and I have a new baby who will be just over 2 months old at the time of her graduation. The graduation is in a city that is ~5 hours driving distance from us and the graduation is in the evening so an overnight stay is definitely required. My SIL and I are civil but not close and she hasn’t gone out of her way to show up for my life events (e.g., she was a bridesmaid in our wedding, at my husband’s insistence, but didn’t attend my shower or bach party). I think my husband should go by himself and I should stay home with the baby. The idea of traveling with a baby at this age is really intimidating and I don’t think my presence will add anything especially since I will have to take the baby out of the ceremony if she fusses, which seems fairly likely. Baby will have just received her first set of vaccines but will not be fully vaccinated, which also makes me a little uncomfortable having her in such a crowded place. My in-laws and SIL have all visited us and met the baby and we will also be bringing her to my husband’s cousin wedding this summer where she’ll meet the entire extended family and see my immediate in-laws again. My in-laws are all acting like I’m an evil person for even contemplating skipping the graduation. My husband really wants me to go (mostly so his family doesn’t scream at him, I think) but says he’ll go along with whatever I decide. Thoughts?
Can anyone out there who works in “compliance” explain to me what her job looks like? I am currently in litigation at an insurance defense firm and I spend a lot of time daydreaming about job alternatives. I have realized that I really don’t know what compliance is exactly…
1 y/o woke up screaming last night. Not crying – screaming. It took an hour for him to fully calm down: I put him back to bed awake but calm. He was fully awake; reached for me, held his bottle, so I don’t think it was night terrors. He only has two teeth, so it could be teething, but he’s never reacted that severely before. He would stop for a while and then start up again. I don’t think it’s the usual culprit: an ear infection, because he just finished antibiotics yesterday, and he didn’t cry more when I lay him down like he usually does when it’s his ears. He was still asleep when I left for work this morning, which is unusual. Any advice or anecdata? Take him to the pedi?
All, we have some upcoming trips this year where I want to do some hiking with the toddler in tow. Nothing intense, and definitely no overnights, just some 2-3 hour out and backs. Does anyone have recs for carriers? We haven’t used one since he was little, and I’m not sure whether to go the serious hiking carrier (think Osprey or Deuter) route, or the soft structured carrier route. Both trips will also involve planes, so portability is important. Hiking is kind of new to me, so am happy to take all recs.
Any recommendations for a toddler suitcase? Kiddo wants to bring their own suitcase when we travel and currently drags around a fire truck as a pretend suitcase. In an ideal world, we’d use a backpack, but that’s met resistance to date, sadly.
This is Legally Brunette. I posted this late yesterday so not sure anyone saw. Several of you asked how you could find a housekeeper. We have hired a college student for this role for the last several years and have been pleased. She comes to our home every afternoon to do housework (takes out recycling, does dishes, sweeps/mops, folds laundry, roasts veggies for dinner, etc.) and then she goes to pick up the kids and hangs out with them until I get home. You can’t expect perfection as she’s not a professional house cleaner, but the home looks 100% better than how it was every morning when we leave. And best of all, after the kids are in bed, I usually only have to load the dinner dishes and that’s it.
In the job description, you just need to be very clear that this is a job that entails housework. We call her a mother’s helper, since she does both chores and child care.
Does anyone have a coupon code/referral link they’d like to share for Territory Foods? I think we’re going to try it in an attempt to streamline our lives and eat a little healthier. I saw they have a $25 credit for both parties if there’s a referral and it would be great to take advantage of that!
Thanks!
For the past couple weeks my three-year old has started to experience major separation anxiety again. Specifically, in the mornings – she cries for mom and dad for an hour (or more!) after we leave for work, tells us she doesn’t want us to work, etc. I’d also heard from her MDO program that she’s been reluctant to go because she wants to stay home with her family.
She’s had the same nanny for 2 1/2 years and loves her. No changes to routine. Did anyone else have an experience like this? Leaving to cries of “no, mommy! don’t go to work, I want you to stay with me!” every morning is really starting to wear on me! She’s otherwise a happy kid. Oh, and she has a little brother who’s 18 months, but again, nothing’s changed there…
I have a ~$90 store credit to Motherhood maternity (which I believe is also good at pea in the pod) leftover from my last pregnancy. I’m 27 weeks pregnant with my 3rd. It’s my last. What do I spend this on?
I have a bunch of maternity wear from the first two pregnancies. I do need clothes but I don’t *need* anything if you know what I mean? I’m just sick of the same old “whale wear” (my term ;)).
What’s cute/trendy/in season from there stores that could bolster my wardrobe? Or do I buy an overpriced bra?
My baby will be 1 next week, which I still can’t believe!!! And I’m starting the process of dropping daytime pumping. I have found so little info on the weaning process – it’s crazy making! Baby is EBF, so on the weekends, I’ve been just feeding on demand up to this point. But how does this work as I start dropping pump sessions? He’s doing great eating solids. (I already get the feeling that he doesn’t drink as much milk on the weekends, but it’s impossible to tell…) I’d really appreciate any advice or resources on this stage! Thanks so much.
Career advice, please. I have an accounting background, an MBA, and currently work in higher education in an area that’s not directly transferable to a role outside of higher education, think financial aid/student billing. My job fits for now. I have great benefits, am very satisfied with my salary, and my job is NOT more than 40 hours a week. I have young kids and I am happy with the arrangement right now but in a few years when they’re in school, I would really like to not work full time. My dream would be 9am – 3pm, from home.
I imagine the only way for this to happen would be something in tech. I’ve messed around with learning to code, SQL, etc on one of those free websites and I think if I committed myself, I would master and really enjoy it. In a few years, a pay cut would be fine but I also don’t want to sell myself short, I still need to make a reasonable salary. I think tech would at least save me from that fate.
Questions for you… is this dream feasible? Do unicorn roles like this exist? Where should I focus my learning to supplement what I already do? I really like data and feel like my existing skills, background, education would be very useful in some kind of more tech, developer, or analytic role.
Thank you, wise internet friends!
What’s the deal with these Dock-a-tots? People love them but they also seem to run EXACTLY counter to all the recommendations for safe sleep. The instructions say to only use them for supervised sleep, but everyone I know who has them uses them for night sleep also — what am I missing?