Maternity Monday: Lace Maternity Top
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If you’re pregnant and on the hunt for a party top (or even a desk to dinner top), do consider this pretty affordable one at Amazon — it comes in three colors, is highly reviewed, and is $19-$38 — nice! Three Seasons Maternity Women’s Maternity 3/4 Lace Sleeve Yoke Solid Top
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Psst: Happy Cyber Monday to everyone! Keep an eye on Corporette where we’ll do a roundup of the best Cyber Monday sales for workwear; as far as kids stuff goes we’ll try to update this post as we can. Here was our workwear roundup when the Nordstrom Thanksgiving sale began; here are some gift ideas I put together from the sale — that purple sweater at the top of the post is super soft and machine washable; I highly recommend if you’re on the hunt for yourself or a friend. A few quick notes:
- Nordstrom’s “extra 20% off sale” today includes a ton of baby gear — nice diaper bags, tons of Honest Company products, even some strollers on sale.
- I always stock up on kids’ shoes, on sale today with lots of extra savings — Nordstrom’s generous return policy makes me feel OK about buying shoes a couple of sizes in advance of where the boys are.
- I also seem to buy a ton of stuff at Carter’s/Osh Kosh — they’re offering 50% off the entire site and store, plus 25% off your $40+ purchase.
- As I’ve mentioned before, I like H&M for their sustainable/conscious collection of organic cotton sweatpants and undies for kids; they’ve also got cute hooded towels and a lot of Star Wars stuff right now if you’re on the hunt. Today they’re offering 30% off a $100 purchase (with smaller discounts on smaller purchases). (Costco also has a bunch of organic cotton sleepwear for sale right now through their website.)
- Finally, if you’ve still got to order your holiday cards, Shutterfly has a good deal: save up to 50% off plus an extra 25% off.
- Boden – 30% off, plus free shipping on $49+.
- Destination Maternity – 30% off everything plus free shipping on every order.
- Eddie Bauer – 50% off your entire purchase, today only.
- Giggle – $20 off $100+, $50 off $200+, plus free shipping over $100 and 20% off Uppababy strollers and carseats.
- Hanna Andersson – Ooh, big sale: all organic PJs are down to $24, plus 20% off sitewide and free shipping.
- Lands’ End – 45% off sitewide.
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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- 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?
Coming out of my hiatus to announce I’m finally pregnant! 2 years, two months and something like $30K (most of which insurance covered). oy.
anyway, excited to reading thissite with a real little nugget in mind!
I tried looking at the archives – but does anyone remember discussions on pros/cons of announcing earlier vs later at work? I’m tending towards later (5 months?) because it’s none of their business technically, and I don’t want to get mommytracked.
But part of me wonders if it is a bit unethical to not let my team know, considering I’m leading a strategic initiative and launching a new product, both around the time I’d get back from maternity leave – meaning someone else would have to get them to the finish line.
Monday a.m. shopping question – Baby #1 due in a few weeks and trying to decide on a diaper bag. I do not live in a city with a ton of walking or public transit, but I do live in a place with lots of outdoor activities, walking dog, etc. I am thinking of just getting a simple inexpensive backpack – not necessarily a diaper bag. Pros/cons/suggestions? Thanks.
Expecting my first in May and wondering good ways to meet other pregnant women in my community. Even though I live in a decent sized city, all I’ve seen for opportunities so far are classes at Babies R Us, limited prenatal yoga offerings, and a very few classes through local health clinics. Any advice?
My mother wants to buy us a stroller for Christmas. My husband wants a jogging stroller. We saw one on Amazon we liked but you need to get the corresponding car seat to fit newborns. Should we get the car seat for just the stroller? Or move it between car and stroller? Or just wait until the baby grows into the standard toddler seat?
My two year old sometimes says mean things like, “Go away, Mommy.” I think she says it when she wants some privacy or wants to do something by herself. When I am calm and thinking things through, I explain to her that what she is saying can be hurtful and suggest that she ask for privacy instead. When I am less patient, I just tell her to “Be nice” and she has been repeating it to us and kids at daycare.
I don’t love the phrase be nice, bc it doesn’t really capture what I am trying to teach her and I don’t want her growing up thinking she has to be nice. Do you have a better phrase? Am I crazy?
When do you time bonuses/ monetary gifts for your daycare providers? We’re planning on giving a monetary gift to the director and primary caregiver of the small, in-home daycare our daughter attends, plus a gift for her to distribute as she sees fit to the 3 rotating providers she employs. Do you wait to do this until just before Christmas/ the New Year? It seems like it would be infinitely more useful to the part-time, surely underpaid (because such is daycare) providers in advance of the holidays but not sure when the timing is most appropriate.
Relatedly, how much do you give? Our two-year old attends full-time, and this is the end of our first year in care. Last year we gave a token gift because we had only been there a few weeks. This year we were thinking $100 to the director and another $100 for her to split with the others. We are in a LCOL area (we pay about 200$/week for full time care) and I was using a benchmark of a week’s rate as a total amount for us to pay out in bonus/gift. Is there another benchmark that is better? Having never worked in an industry where bonuses/ gifts were the norm, I really have no idea.
Our 2 year old is in a larger, more corporate daycare but I gave each of her 3 teachers a $50 target gift card on Wednesday last week just before the holiday. I was thinking the same as you, the gift would be more useful before Christmas and used it as an opportunity to say thank you for all that they do. It also feels nice to have one thing off my list. I am considering giving something small, like fun candy and a nice card around Christmas/New Years.
Any genius gift ideas for a 5-year-old step-son who seems to have everything? We have all the “little” gifts covered, but we’re trying to figure out what to get him for his “main” gift. Last year, it was an ipad, so he could call (FaceTime) daddy from mommy’s house. (So, his expectations are pretty high, but we’re definitely not getting him another ipad or similarly-extravagant electronic device.)
We’re navigating similar questions with our toddler. So far the two that are working are
“Be respectful!” or “Please be respectful of Mama” and
“Can you please be cooperative” or “Please cooperate with me.”
She’s definitely learned what those two words mean, and responds (when she wants to, as toddlers are apt to do).
Somewhat related story of child development surprises–
I was astonished, over the holiday my kiddo started peeing on Grandma’s rug while I was doing a quick stand-up change (no changing table at Grandma’s) and I barked “no!” in surprise while I airlifted her off the rug. She started to cry, and after the immediate situation had been handled, I said “Mama’s sorry she yelled, sweetie. You didn’t do anything wrong– you just surprised me and I wanted to protect the rug.” To my utter surprise, she broke into a huge grin and launched herself on me with a huge bear hug and kiss. So apparently some of this modeling healthy emotions is working?
The director of my kiddo’s big corporate daycare center is leaving. She’s been with the center since we started two and a half years ago. Would it be normal to give a gift in this situation? I have a feeling that the daycare gifting norms on this site are more generous than the gifting norms at our center (we have a significant population of subsidized kids and a significant population of parents recently arrived from other countries), but I don’t want to pass up an opportunity to thank her.