Accessory Tuesday: Tali Bow Ballet Flat
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I don’t think we’ve featured Cole Haan’s Tali shoes here before, although we’ve featured them at Corporette. They’ve been around forever and they’re still bestsellers for the brand. They come in little wedge heels as well as these ballet flats; sometimes they have a bow, sometimes they’re open-toed, etc. If you’re looking for a great, comfortable ballet flat, note that these are very highly rated at Zappos, where they have 205 reviews (71% of which are 5-star). They’re available in black, navy, beige, and an ivory/black print, and in sizes 5–11 in three widths. Right now they’re on sale at Zappos for $119, down from $170. You can also find them at Amazon, where there are tons of options, as well as Nordstrom. Cole Haan Tali Bow Ballet
Psst: Check out our roundup of the most comfortable ballet flats!
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Why is the DockATot SO EXPENSIVE? It’s $260. Isn’t it just a big pillow with edges?
do you have any nursing tank recommendations for the larger busted? i have the ones from target and h&m but they give me tons of cleavage. i would like more coverage up top.
My 6.5 month old is crawling all over the place, and this morning tried to tug on a electrical cord and made a bee-line for a separate outlet. So (past?) time to baby proof. We’re in a rental that we will be in for, at most, one more year though. I also solo parent a lot. Any good advice or hacks? I’m thinking about just getting one of those baby pens and calling it a day — and keeping an eagle eye when he’s not in the pen. He’s at daycare during the day. Is that impractical?
Personally I wouldn’t get too wedded to anywhere right now. Get on lots of lists but plan to come back and spend lots of time once you have a spot. We wasted lots of time talking to schools where we never got in.
At this point, I think the best think you can do is to just get a feel for the place. You haven’t met your baby and don’t know exactly what kind of parents you’ll be. As a number 1 point, I’d look for engaged and happy caregivers. I want to see teachers talking to and engaging with kids in a positive way. I want to see happy kids who look comfortable in their environment. I want to see a facility that is clean and kept up. After that, you get into more matters of preference.
Y’all I feel terrible. My 20 month old has discovered a love for Elmo. We limit screen time so we ordered him a little stuffed Elmo so he’d stop pointing at the TV and begging “Emmo! Emmo!” all the time. I scooped a package off the porch this morning and opened it in the car on the way to work– it was Elmo. LO was with me. I got excited and gave it to him. He loved it and refused to relinquish it before daycare. Adorable.
I called DH to tell him how cute it was, and he is SO SAD that I gave it to LO without him there to see his reaction. And I feel so bad! I totally should have waited! But I got so excited and I knew he would love it, and I wanted to give it to him, and now I feel so awful! Also super pregnant right now which might be contributing to how bad I feel about it. But I cant believe I didn’t wait to give it to him with DH. Someone make me feel better please? I am seriously tearing up at my desk. Over Elmo.
I live in Seattle and, like most bigger cities, getting into a daycare is hard (or so I’ve heard). When we found out I was pregnant, we put our names in at the daycare at my husband’s company and the daycare in my building. 5 weeks prego and I sent out 2 applications, which seems insane. I’ve now gone to the doctor, seen the heartbeat, and are feeling a little more comfortable getting on a few more lists. I’ve already decided I want to focus on daycares near our house, so that my husband and I can share drop off/pick up duty. Two of the daycares require a visit before you can get on the waitlist. My husband was planning on taking a few days off this month said he can go tour the facilities. My question – why questions should we be asking? What did you look for? What do you wish you did differently? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I need bedding advice, please. Kiddo (20 months) started really fighting the sleep sack earlier this summer, so we abandoned it and in the warm months that’s fine. As it gets cooler, though, the problem is LO migrates all over the crib during the night while sleeping, so the blanket that starts out being useful is gone within 10 minutes. Is the solution just really warm pjs? I don’t see how blankets will be useful until like kindergarten at this rate….
Older dog advice needed. Y’all, our 12 year old mutt who has always had a super hearty appetite has suddenly stopped eating. This is the second day of it. He seems otherwise normal and was running around in the yard and barking. He did get up on the couch to sleep yesterday while we were all at work, but I can’t tell if it was because he didn’t feel well, or just a crime of opportunity (we usually cover it with pillows while we’re gone, but didn’t do as good a job covering it yesterday). Tell me I’m worried for nothing…
Wearing a version of these right now. I’ve worn them at work for 6 months and they’re holding up really well
I have these Cole Haan flats as my work shoes – I keep them at work most of the time and they are comfortable and good quality. I occasionally wear them on my commute home and often wear them for 20 minute walks around downtown (e.g. to and from briefings or to a lunch/coffee date).
We are close to the eclipse path, but not in the exact area of the totality. However, we are still close enough that there is significant danger of eye damage if you were to look directly at the sun during the approx 4 hours the eclipse is happening. Daycare said that it would not allow kids out during the eclipse. However, they appear to think that only applies to the period of the greatest occlusion (like when it would be dark if we were in the path of the totality). Am I completely off base to think I need to pull my kids out and keep them home just in case daycare goes off the rails and lets them play outside during the approx 4 hours of the eclipse? I can’t tell if I have just fallen prey to the news story hysteria over eclipse glasses, or if this is really something I should worry about.
My girls have the worst reaction ever to mosquitos. They get giant, deep welts that often last for days. It’s incredibly painful for them, and Benadryl doesn’t seem to help that much. I spray them down with Off before we even step outside for a moment, but it isn’t really helping. they often get 4 and 5 bites just after a few hours at the park.
can anyone recommend a better bug repellant?
can anyone recommend a better treatment once they get bitten?
TIA
Took the baby out and about for the first time today (we have been on loads of walks but no car journeys), he napped for most of it. We went to a cafe with a garden so he had his feed al fresco.
We have all been doing really well but looking forward to a bit of extra help when my parents arrive on Thursday.