Budget Thursday: Cap-Sleeve Stretch Crepe Sheath Dress
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I posted about this dress a while ago at Corporette because I’d tried it in a bright purple for an alumni event I was shopping for, and although it was a good dress, for my height (5’4″) I would have needed to hem it. It’s definitely on the thin side, but it you’re looking for a nice, basic sheath dress in a variety of colors, this one is as low as $31 in some color/size combinations. It comes in 14 colors, including the blue flame we’re picturing, bright purple, light ice blue, cobalt, burgundy, mustard, teal, orange, and a minty green. I like the cap sleeve and that the dress has some stretch, although note that it says dry clean only. Prices vary based on size (0–16) and color, but for the most part, they’re eligible for Prime, which is always a win. Donna Morgan Cap-Sleeve Stretch Crepe Sheath Dress
A plus-size option that comes in purple, cobalt blue, and black is at Saks OFF 5th for $49.99 and is available in sizes 14W–22W.
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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
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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?
Recommendations for edible gifts? My dad is impossible to shop for so I want to get him something he can eat. Notes: no Harry and David (he gets that already from other family), he loves cooking, he has pretty adventurous taste in general, and he especially loves Korean food.
One kiddo is in grade school and is struggling with turning things in late.
I am realizing that compared to day care, my kids might as well be in college, as far as having a window into their school life is concerned. A lot of times I only see math homework (which we work on together and I have them check). Lately, the problem is that seatwork to get done over a week is turned in late (so you get a whole grade deduction for that). It seems that since they switch classes for their 4 core classes (math, reading, social studies, science), they have a book and folder for each class (4th grade, if it matters). I have a feeling that maybe the solution is writing the due date on the top of each to-be-turned-in-later paper and perhaps tabbing (using post-it tape flags you see in offices) items so that you look for red tabs for what gets turned in on Friday, etc.
I didn’t have these issues in school (if anything, I am truly a Virgo in that I love an organizational challenge and have never met a problem that I couldn’t solve with a trip to Staples). And this is something that kiddo will have to solve herself with some trial-and-error. But if anyone has any thoughts, I am all ears.
Meeting with her teachers next week (previously scheduled 504 meeting, but have added this to the mix). In case it matters: kiddo is ADHD, but has never received services b/c she was doing well academically (and gets pulled out with the other “gifted” kids for some enrichment activities), and isn’t on meds (concerns re appetite suppression and magnifiying some anxious tendencies). 4th grade may be an organizational hurdle to try to master with compensating skills (and perhaps revising meds). I know that this challenge will just get greater and that these are valuable life skills to develop (even if she didn’t have ADHD on top of it).
For those of you who do long flights or drives with your kids, how do you get them to sleep in their car seats? My 10 month old LO is a great traveler in general, but she won’t sleep in her car seat at all. We’re going to Hawaii soon and it’s 18 hours of transit door to door… I’m worried about what its going to do to her sleep schedule if she gets zero sleep the whole time (especially on the flight home, which is an overnight flight). Anyone have tips? She’s a great sleeper in her crib at home and will take short snoozes in my arms (after nursing) on planes, but when we transfer her to her car seat she just seems to think “ok time to be awake!”
Another preschool / babysitter gift question (sorry!). We have 4 preschool teachers, and 1 director (who often fills in as a teacher). We hired one of those teachers who also bring our daughter home a few days a week. We’re just going to give everyone gift cards, but do we give the teacher/sitter more? Do we give her a separate, extra gift card one day at home? I want to be sensitive to the other teachers, but also recognize that we ask this teacher to do more.
Need supportive vibes: Headed to the appointment where we will receive my son’s diagnosis (thinking ASD). I know that it will not change the little boy I love, but its still a tough day.
I posted a reply very late the other day to you. I just wanted to highlight that we aren’t (and have never been) in Vancouver, just our agency is. We have been in very mundane cities like Edmonton and Ottawa and our Au Pairs all universally love Halifax and Cape Breton (where we have a summer place). We will be likely recruiting to Fredericton in two years. Happy to PM about Canadian Au pair search.
I am MORTIFIED. My son’s teacher emailed to say that lately, he’s been having trouble with talking to other kids in class when he shouldn’t be (like when they’re still doing work or trying to read independently), and despite redirecting him or even moving him in the classroom it has persisted. She said she made eye contact with him after a warning and he looked her in the eye, shrugged, and continued with the behavior.
I AM MORTIFIED. He doesn’t do this at home so I’m at a loss. Also, he is with his father every other weekend (roughly) who is NOT on board with enforcing repercussions, so our options there are kind of limited. He already doesn’t have TV or video games during the week as a matter of course, so there’s not much to take away?
I suggested to the teacher that my husband and I meet with her and my son in-person and discuss, so that he can see all the adults are taking it seriously and are in communication so that he knows he can’t get away with it. He’s kind of sensitive at heart, so I’m also going to talk to him and stress that that probably hurt the teacher’s feelings.
Any other suggestions? I’m really at a loss as to how he could dare act this way!!! For reference, he’s 8 years old and in third grade.
I need wisdom.
I am caucasian and my husband is from Africa (moved here as a child). We have one daughter who will be starting K5 next year. We are looking at two different private schools.
One is very small (16 to a class through 5th grade) and very nurturing, etc. It seems to be exactly where we are in terms of teaching styles. It pushes outdoor play and exploration and doesn’t require reading until finishing 1st grade (though will help you move forward with reading if you have that interest). It’s structured in a non-structured way, if that makes sense. It really appeals to my husband’s cultural expectations on nurturing children’s individual growths. I really like it as well and feel like the philosophies will match my daughter’s personality.
the other is a bit bigger (16 to a class until 3 grade and then 24 to a class through eighth grade). It is far more structured and expects kids to read in kindergarten. it doesn’t have as much outside time or field trips, but it does offer music education and requires kids to learn a second language beginning in first grade. (this is not too big a deal, as my child speaks a few languages already.)
It would seem to say the first school is better, but there is one very big difference between them. The first school (pushing outdoor play) is about 95% white. The other school is extremely integrated. Obviously, my daughter is bi-racial, and I an reluctant to send her to an almost entirely white school. My husband grew up in public schools in the midwest where he was absolutely a minority and the vast majority of people in his neighborhood and school were white. That continued through his med school (also in Midwest) until we moved to a big urban city. He thinks it is no big deal if our daughter is the only minority (or biracial) child in her class. He said she has to learn sooner or later how to exist in a white America, and it might as well be now. Of course, as a Caucasian, I can’t really speak to this. I have no experience, but I wonder whether it wouldn’t be easier for her self-identity, etc., if she were in a more mixed school population.
Can anyone offer perspective on this that might be helpful in evaluating the issues?