Splurge or Save Thursday: Classic Double-Weave Blazer
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Just starting out and need to build a work wardrobe on a budget? Check out Old Navy for office-friendly pieces in a wide range of sizes, like this classic single-button blazer.
This traditional blazer is fully lined and features a notched lapel and welt pockets. It easily serves as a base for a week’s worth of outfits, especially if you pick up all three neutral colors. Keep the blazer the same, but change up your top, swap trousers for a skirt, or switch flats for pumps.
Old Navy’s Classic Double-Weave Blazer is on sale for $29.99 (from $49.99) and comes in sizes XS-4X as well as tall and petites.
Sales of note for 9/23/25
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- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + extra 15% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles with code
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off sale styles, plus up to 50% off layers they love
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Fall savings event! Also get 15% off select beauty items and 6x points on beauty.
- Talbots – Anniversary event! 25% off entire purchase, plus fresh fall classics from $34.50
Related to the kid independence thread below, at what age do you feel comfortable leaving a kid alone in a house for an hour or so?
I like to travel a lot more than my husband does and the biggest obstacle to me traveling solo is that he can’t do his normal exercise routines when solo parenting – he normally works out at least twice a day, before our daughter wakes up and after she goes to sleep. In the past we’ve solved this by having one or both of my local parents come stay at the house to serve as a sort of babysitter when he goes out (not doing any active babysitting, just being a competent adult in the house) but then he has to deal with living with my parents and he doesn’t love that, understandably. She’s almost 8 and has a watch that can call us, and he suggested on my next trip he could just leave her alone. He’d discuss it with her in advance obviously so she wouldn’t be freaked out if she woke up and he wasn’t there. I’m open to it but wondering if other people think this is too young or age appropriate.
I know this is a totally ridiculous post. Lately I’m in the position to try to engage my kids (3 & 5) in imaginative play to get them playing together in the after school before dinner terror hour (for me). They fight a lot after school and 75% of the time can’t get playing well together unless I’m in the mix, playing with them. After about 10-15 minutes of me playing, I can step away and they’ll often keep playing happily until dinner is ready. I’m aware that it’s not great to be the leader of imaginative play, and to let the kids take the lead, but I don’t make a habit of it except in this specific scenario. Here’s my problem. I cannot come up with interesting situations!! Help me please!! We mostly pretend to be different toy trucks and it’s also really successful if we can find a way to bring in other toys because sometimes my oldest is pouting about playing with the trucks again. Yesterday the toy trucks all went to preschool, and then we built a garage for the trucks out of large blocks. Other ideas??
Outfit advice needed. I don’t ordinarily wear a blazer and pants in non-matching fabrics of the same color, but all my searches for blazers in winter colors have come up empty. Would it look weird if I paired a black tweed L’Agence blazer with flared or wide-leg pants in a different black fabric and a top in a dark color like peacock, forest green, or aubergine?
Hi! Anxious Mom reporting here. I just want to thank folks that chimed in on the strabismus surgery. ~1 month after and we’ve noticed SUCH a difference on motor skills/spatial awareness for our kid, not to mention just his eye tracking generally.
Cross-posting from the main page. Long shot but has anyone had residual kidney damage from preeclampsia/HELLP? It looks like I do (lucky me) and I could use some advice on how to advocate for myself. The nephrologist wasn’t too concerned since just one marker of kidney health is bad (it’s proteinuria), but admitted OB causes aren’t his specialty. The MFM was sort of like “go talk to nephrology” since I’m no longer pregnant/about to be past one year PP and I’m not sure if there’s some other avenue I should be pushing for.
How do you come back from mommy-tracking yourself? I just got a poor evaluation, specifically calling out my work ethic. My job isn’t currently in danger, and I think my boss would like to see me lean back in but I’m not sure how.
I think the main problems are a generally grumpy overwhelmed attitude, and reduced appetite for tackling big complex issues. I used to think about work on my time off, and now I think about home problems while I’m working. Any advice?
Big kid milestone – my 8 year old walked himself from school to the library after school release today, and met me there. He had proposed taking his debit card and going to get a snack, and then meeting me, but we’re scaffolding here. Hoping to drop a bit of aftercare when I’m on sabbatical in January and it would make it easier if he could meet me at the library.
How do you pay your nanny? We’re looking into a short term nanny to fill a childcare gap between my leave and DH’s. It’ll be about 4 months. DH wants to pay under the table but I’d prefer to go through a payroll service. One of our candidates said she’s had problems with Home Pay, which is what care.com uses. Any experience with this?
Honestly I’m starting to consider under the table. I’m having trouble finding candidates who will accept a payroll service. I’m a rule follower, I just want to do the right thing. Thanks for any insights.
Good morning! We are getting ready to move our 2 year (and 3 month!) old into her own room for sleeping purposes. Until now, she slept always in her own crib but in our huge bedroom (I liked always being able to hear her). Now, it is definitely time to move to her room.
Her room is painted in a lovely way and we have some animal-themed decals going on her wall already. We have a dresser that is already secured to the wall. We will switch to a toddler bed, initially using her converted crib with safety railings (but i cannot wait until she gets used to it and we get to shop for a more fun bed). We have already secured all windows so that she will be be able to open them and hurt herself. Other than this, please give me your tips and experiences on your toddlers sleeping in their own room for the first time.
I am having trouble regarding the concept of leaving her bedroom door unlocked. Won’t the entire house then need to be 100% childproofed? Locking her in seems unsafe and feels wrong, but what do people do?