Washable Workwear Wednesday: Cotton Knit Bateau Neck Sheath Dress
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We recommended a similar washable, customizable dress last Friday on Corporette and readers really seemed to love the style, which was more of a fit and flare, and also noted that eShakti’s quality has greatly improved over the years. So, if you haven’t ordered from the site yet but want to, this would be a great time to do it. Note that, as with a lot of other eShakti styles, you can customize the dress (free of charge) according to your height, 15 different necklines, 7 different sleeve lengths, and 5 different skirt lengths. You can even remove the pocket and/or add a side zip. There’s a lot to like here, and if you’re looking for a dress you can customize, you should definitely check out eShakti. This one is available in standard sizes XS-6X — or give your measurements and order a custom size for an additional $9.95. Cotton Knit Bateau Neck Sheath Dress
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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?
Same as so much above, I went to pieces when I found out I was having a boy. It was by far the worst and most dramatic breakdown of my life, not just my pregnancy. I cried all these ridiculous things, like how I didn’t know how to parent a boy (still don’t! =) and what would I do with him, etc. It took me a while to come to terms with it myself, and so for that period we didn’t disclose the gender outside of our immediate family. By the time I delivered, I was cautiously excited for a boy. Of course now I love him and wouldn’t change him for the world. Also, little boys are adorable in overalls. There’s a cute image to stash away in your brain. It also helped me to imagine a boy that would resemble my husband.
I found out last week that my second baby is going to be a boy (I already have a girl). I feel horrible, but I’m really disappointed. Google tells me I am not alone in this, but I still feel terrible for being sad. I love having a little girl, and I really wanted my daughter to have a sister. I worry my kids won’t be as close. I am an only child, so sibling dynamics kind of mystify me as it is.
Can anyone else relate? Were you disappointed but then thrilled with how things turned out? Any great stories of how close a brother and sister can be?
Again, I already feel terrible for feeling sad. I know how lucky I am to have a healthy baby on the way. I just can’t stop being sad about this. And faking being happy every time I tell a new person that this is a boy is exhausting. I just go home and cry. Pregnancy hormones are no joke.
Any book recommendations for preparing for childbirth? Planning to do the class that is run by a group loosely affiliated with my OB practice (so they will probably include some stuff specific to the hospital), but it’s not going to be Lamaze, etc. Not sure I can handle more classes right now. Ideally I’d like something that will give me tools for pain management and talk through breathing stuff, positions, etc. without too much preaching/judgment re: natural birth (which sounds good in theory to me, but my #1 priority far above and beyond anything else is healthy mom/healthy baby, and plus I’ve never done this before, I don’t know what I will want).
Can we chat about friendship breakups? I haven’t talked to my best friend of 15+ years for several months. We had a volatile friendship for a long time and talked things to death a number of times over the years, but it was not a friendship that was working for us. Technically, she just didn’t answer a text one day when we were having a normal conversation, so in some ways I feel like she cut me out but I know I did plenty of things that helped put the final nail in the coffin in the months leading up to the final text.
There’s no way our friendship should continue. We weren’t good for each other. I miss the friend that I thought I had, not her. I am happier without her. My husband has even commented on how much better things are now.
So, I am confused as to why I am so hung up on this breakup. It bothers me at random times. We used to talk way too much via email and text, heavily oversharing everything. I get actually mad when I think about things I’d like to text her. I get mad and sad thinking about major life events for both of us that the other is missing. But I don’t think it would be beneficial in any way for us to reconcile. I’ve been chalking up my feelings to the mourning process. Is this normal? When does this get better?
Kat — administrative issue/quirk! — I keep my browser at half page so that this s i t e doesn’t take up my full screen, and the social media buttons cover up the text box. Is there any way to push them down to the bottom of the screen so it doesn’t cover up what I’m typing? Happy to have them on the screen, just don’t like that I keep accidentally clicking on them when trying to type (I don’t social media at work).
I took a vastly leaned-out, part-time job a few years ago. At the time, it was a glorious and much needed step back from BigLaw. There are parts of it I don’t love, but overall it’s been a really good step to keep me practicing but still have lots of great kid time. It was a huge, HUGE pay cut. There is no possibility for more money here, given the type of organization.
Three years and another kid later, and my husband and I have to be realistic about what it’s doing to our savings. We’ve been able to keep contributing to retirement, and we have a pretty solid chunk in invested savings, but man, we have drawn down our emergency fund to a shockingly low level this year (our first year with two in daycare). On paper, the budget should work, but whenever we have an extra expense, we have to siphon away from the money going into savings. We’ve also had to dip into the fund for things like home repair. We are now at the point where a big expense would mean we’d have to cash out investments (not retirement, but still), which is scary and not something we had ever planned to touch.
I know we can cut back some (more) discretionary items from the budget, but I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and just disappointed. The reality with kids and owning a house is that unexpected expenses come up. Husband’s job varies from year to year, and he didn’t have a great year last year (not law). I know he’s frustrated b/c he’s been working like crazy, but he just hasn’t secured the accounts he expected to. I’m feeling guilty because I could ramp back up (and there are a few jobs out there in my specific field), and we’d sail through the next few years. I just…don’t want to. I like having extra time with my kids – who won’t be young forever, I like having time to exercise and take care of our family “administrative” logistics, and I like myself better when I’m not constantly stressed about work. Husband also loves all these things, and is putting exactly zero pressure on me to make a change. But, he is super stressed about making his numbers at his job, and I don’t feel like it’s fair to him. Also, I know he’d love to be able to do some more things to the house, and have a healthy security net in the bank. I don’t know what I’m looking for — I’m torn between figuring out how to gut through the next year and half until my daughter is in public school (I can structure my day so that we wouldn’t have to pay for any extra care for her once she starts), and starting to look for maybe an intermediate job that will help us financially but not send me back to BigLaw days. Commiseration?
Recently discovered that virtually all of my 2yo’s pants have holes in the knees. He wears (seemingly) thick khakis/chinos most of the time. What do you all do about this? All I can think of are A) buy more pants, B) send him to daycare with raggedly clothes, or C) take up sewing or ironing on patches. I’m really not interested in C; A seems wasteful and I’m a little ashamed to continue along with B. Also thought of D – pay a SAHM to patch/fix but not sure that’s really cost effective when most are from carters or similar. Thoughts? Is patching less labor intensive than I imagine and I should just give it a shot?
What products do you use to clean, specifically counters/bathrooms etc.? We currently use a whole lot of Lysol, with a little vinegar mixed in for cleaning items where bleach isn’t appropriate (changing pad, pet cage, etc.). I am considering switching the Lysol out for something less toxic. Presumably something like Lysol is still necessary for some clean ups, like raw meat on counters?