Washable Workwear Wednesday: Cable Sweater Shell
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Extend sweater weather with this cable sweater shell.
Made from 100% cotton, this simple shell works on its own, under a blazer, or even under a matching cardigan for coordinated look. While the cable pattern adds texture, a long necklace or colorful scarf will punch up your look.
This cable sweater shell from J.Crew Factory starts at $22.50 and comes in fjve springy colors. It’s available in sizes XXS-3X.
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
I didn’t get to comment yesterday, and you got some fantastic suggestions. My niece is in 5th grade and +1 to the Aru Shah and Mysterious Benedict Society. She also has enjoyed the Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass (11 Birthdays, Finally, 13 Gifts…). The Penderwick Sisters series may be a bit too literary fiction/family focused, but could be worth a try.
With illness, when should I take my kid to the pediatrician? We’ve been lucky that our 4-yo is hardly ever sick. He had a fever on Sunday and wanted to rest, then he was fine Monday, but Tuesday was sent home from preschool with a fever and some coughing. This morning he has a slight fever and he still seems very tired, with a runny nose. His temperature hasn’t gotten above 101 as far as I can tell, and it’s come down with Motrin.
I’m 9 1/2 weeks pregnant and we just secured an infant daycare slot in the Bay Area. I’ve gone through two losses before and it’s such an odd feeling to be planning for daycare when I’m not even sure this pregnancy is going to last. I guess when it came down to it, fear of not getting a slot won out!
Another (<5yo) kid threw a bucket of toys at daycare and hit my almost 3 yo DS in the face. She was not the primary target, just collateral damage I guess, but she's got a cut on her cheek, right next to her eye and has some bruising and a little bit of a black eye. The daycare told us the other kid was being suspended for three days and would have two weeks to find another daycare. Does that seem reasonable? I'm glad this kid won't be there long term, but also feel like maybe they're just telling me this to make me feel better, and don't plan to follow through on it since it seems so strict, and I haven't always been super impressed with them. But maybe this is the standard thing to do? It took them four hours to call me to tell me about the incident in the first place. I guess I don't know what is the normal thing to do or expect in this situation.
For those who are comfortable taking your kids to trampoline parks, would you also be ok with them doing a summer camp at a trampoline park? Trampoline parks were one of those “I would never!” things for me before I became a parent, but my kids have gone a bunch for birthday parties and play dates and I haven’t been too horrified. At least for my cautious kids, it seems to be as much or more about playing in the ball pit and tossing foam blocks as jumping on the trampolines. But I feel like camp may be a different story in terms of safety because I won’t be there and maybe they will be pushing the kids to try harder tricks. Our local place is Get Air, on the off chance anyone has specific experience with that chain.
Has anyone been to the Catskills or the Berkshires with kids (6 and 11 when we go)/would you recommend? Or any other driving vacations from Fairfield county in the Summer?
Kiddo just turned 2, and he’s throwing more tantrums and hitting me (mom). I tell him to stop: “No thank you”, “Stop hitting”, “That hurts me”, “I don’t want to play like that”. But lately he doesn’t stop, he goes after me more.
I walk away and disengage when I can. But sometimes it’s not safe to let go of him. And other times, if I walk away he gets what he wanted.
Any advice?
Help me talk to my husband about dinner time rules in an empathetic way. He’s requiring our youngest (3) to take several bites of dinner, which I don’t love. Husband has food issues himself (was deprived of treats as a kid for being “fat”) so I try to be delicate about this stuff. Kiddo has also been sick recently and probably just doesn’t feel like eating. Last night it turned into a big battle with husband sending kiddo (3) to his room for two minutes after kiddo refused to eat. Kiddo then asked me to feed him, which I did, and he ate a few bites. Then he requested a banana and a cookie, which his brothers were eating. I gave them to him. This kid is super stubborn; saying “no cookie til you eat your dinner” will just result in a meltdown. Anyway, husband and I need to get on the same page about all this. Advice appreciated.
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