Washable Workwear Wednesday: Cable-Knit Sweater Dress
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Sales of note for 5/8/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Up to 50% off select styles + 15% off fragrance (exclusions apply; ends 5/11) + give $150 in gift cards, earn a $25 promo card (ends 5/13)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your full-price purchase + extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + extra 50% off select sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 25% off all tops, pants, jeans, and shorts + 25% off all markdowns
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?
Do you ever feel like you’re not living up to expectations as a daughter-in-law? I don’t know why I’m being so sensitive to this, but I was talking to MIL about Christmas plans last night and felt totally guilt-tripped about stating how I’d prefer to celebrate Christmas Eve.
MIL/FIL are hosting Christmas Eve. DH is an only child, so it’s just us to plan around.
MIL: What do you want to do for Christmas Eve?
Me: Since you’re hosting, what works best for you?
MIL: Oh, whatever works best for you guys.
Me: OK, I’d like to make sure we get to a Christmas Eve service. We can go to church at either 3, 5 or 7. So we could celebrate early in the day, like last year? That was nice.
MIL: So you just want to have lunch at our house? Are you sure you don’t want to come over for dinner instead?
Me: Hmm, that could get pretty late for the kids, if we don’t come over until church is over. I’d like to be home by early evening if we can.
MIL: *looks hurt and disappointed, uses the “I’m gonna weep” tone of voice* Well, I understand if that’s what works best for the kids.
So we settled on going over in the late morning and staying at their house until the 5:00 service, which is still a long-a** day by my standards. For 10+ years, before they lived in our town, I missed Christmas Eve services every single year because MIL thought evening celebrations were more special. Except that the kids would be melting down by 6:30 p.m. and we’d essentially be trapped in their house with over-tired kids and really didn’t get to form our *own* Christmas Eve traditions.
Don’t say you want to accommodate us, then act all hurt when I gently assert our preferences AFTER YOU ASKED ME TO. It was the weirdest conversation, made even stranger by the fact that DH was literally sitting in between us.
My co-worker’s 3 year old only wants a toaster for Christmas. Dream big, kid!
It’s Wednesday (god it’s only Wednesday) – can we do cute thing your kid(s) did lately? This morning I gave kiddo (2.5) a small piece of gingerbread as a treat with his breakfast. He took one bite of gingerbread, chewed, then very solemnly asked me “Mama…me spit this in trash?” Guess he’s not into gingerbread.
I had a bit of a mental breakdown last night. I’m at my highest weight ever right now after being a my lowest while TTC/in fertility treatments for #1. I gained a ton during my pregnancy and never shook it. DD is now 20 months. We are about to start treatments for #2, which is something I very badly want, but pregnancy #1 was physically very challenging (sciatica is no joke). I’m in my head about how much worse this pregnancy will be seeing as I’m 30 lbs heavier than I was when I got pregnant with #1. I’m also just dying to have my body back – which feels so selfish to say outloud, but I do. I hated breastfeeding. I hated pregnancy.
I have PCOS, among other fertility issues, and I’m a person that unless I’m actively trying to lose, I’m actively gaining. I just feel so out of control, insecure and but I still don’t see any reason to do anything differently because “I’m just going to get pregnant and gain it all over again”. FWIW we expect fertility treatments to be successful. Nothing is a sure thing, trust me we know that from our efforts for #1, but since #1 was successful doctor feels like we’ve cracked the code and #2 shouldn’t be more than 1-2 attempts (IUI).
I literally sobbed to my husband last night that I don’t want to be pregnant again and that I want by body back, and I think that was a lot for me to admit out loud. I’m not sure what I’m asking. I just don’t know how to get through this head space.
Hi all – we took my 5-year-old (Pre-K) to a choral concert last night and he loved it. He asked if he could join a choir. We live in Arlington and my son goes to a small religious school that has great academics but no choir. Does anyone have experience with any of the children’s choirs in the NOVA or DC area? Google tells me there are a lot of them.
Hi all, does anyone have any fun Christmas Eve day traditions? Daycare/schools are closed, and I’m not sure what to do with the actual day. My girls aren’t yet old enough to enjoy a Christmas movie marathon. My memories growing up are of watching my mom vacuum and speculating if I had been good enough for Santa to bring me any presents.