Accessory Tuesday: ‘Dilys’ Wedge Pump
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This highly-rated shoe at Nordstrom is on sale from $129 to $96 (25% off) (ooh, and even lower at Amazon in some colors/sizes). It looks like a great shoe for running around, either at the office or with the kids, and I like that it’s got 2.25″ covered heels. It seems very sleek, but comfortable as well. ‘Dilys’ Wedge Pump ICYMI: Please take the survey — you can still be entered to win a $200 giftcard to Amazon through Wednesday! See more details (and a general discussion about the site content) here. This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!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
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?
I’m gearing up for a big family gathering with the inlaws — which will include 8 SAHMs (from grandma to the youngest cousin) and 1 working mom that has summers off. This is also the first time most of them will be meeting the bebe I “leave” every day for work. They peppered me while pregnant about my plan to return to work (i.e. there’s no mommy at daycare, they only want their mom when they are hurt, they’re only babies once, so sad you won’t see your baby grow up etc) and were CONVINCED I wouldn’t be able to bear being at work and would quit. Turns out I returned to work and have no intention on quitting. I’m not looking to have them understand where I’m coming from — I guess just looking for tools on how to handle the inevitable onslaught, preferably while remaining calm. Ideas?
I feel like I’m drowning at work lately and I can’t decide if it is due to me, or due to unreasonable expectations. When I returned from leave (9 months ago), I was transferred to a new department that was just starting up under the guise of good opportunity. I had no say in the transfer. I am used to managing a team of about 5 people so when stuff gets assigned to me, I can at least delegate some things, but my new team so far is just me and my manager. My previous manager was also amazing and would pitch it when the whole department was overwhelmed. So far the worker positions in my new department haven’t been backfilled and the new manager isn’t a producer, just a delegator. There is just so much to do every day. For various reasons, we are in a remote location so literally every office task falls to me – I empty the garbage every day, order coffee for the kitchen and am responsible for making sure our IT items are working. I keep trying to prioritize the tasks I think are important, but then I get “talked to” about the administrative things that I haven’t done. So putting the administrative duties aside, I just can’t even keep up with the volume of the emails I am getting or the amount of work to do. I have a list and I work off of it diligently, but for every item I cross off about 5 items get added daily. I can’t decide if this is like time to put on the big girl panties and keep ploughing throw until we get more staff and things get better or if it is time to look for a change. Is it normal to always feel this overwhelmed and far behind and I’m just internalizing it too much? I feel like I can’t remember what is normal and what isn’t these days.
My child always has had an active imagination, and asks a million questions about “real” or “make believe.” We’ve largely just rolled with it. However. Yesterday, she told me that another child on the playground pulled down their pants and showed my child his private parts. The story was very descriptive, and very detailed. I was (am?) concerned, and brought it to the attention of my child’s teacher. Turns out, this child has not been in school for over a week. Also, the teacher told me that my child has been telling increasingly fanciful stories in school. Apparently, she is telling her teachers long winded stories that involve everything from dragons living in our house to a younger sibling going to heaven and coming back.
Now, I know a preschooler’s timelines are sometimes skewed, but now I don’t necessarily know what to believe. How do you suss out the difference between truths, “lying,” and making up stories? Obviously some kid exposing themselves to other kids is super concerning, but is it more concerning if my child invented the story? There is some context for her coming up with the story. She’s been curious about the physical difference between boys and girls for about a year now – and we’ve bought age appropriate books that explain and show the difference, and talked about it. She sometimes asks to become a boy, or dress as a boy, or asks when she will become a boy. She also relishes being a girl at other times, and so it’s not like she’s maintaining she IS a boy. She just seems super, super curious about it all. Have I officially veered into the “professional help” stage, or is this a wait and see kind of thing (so far, my husband and I are team “wait and see” – but this latest story – is just very odd to me).
I’m 29 and have been married for almost two years. After months of trying, I found out last week that I’m pregnant. I’m very excited and happy (and so’s DH), but a large part of me is also FREAKING OUT that I’m not “ready” or that I don’t know enough to be a mom. I don’t know how to properly diaper a baby. I still have to Google how to properly fold a fitted sheet, and my success rate with cooking a dinner you can actually eat is like 60%. I spent 7 minutes on the Babies R Us website and promptly panicked at all of the stuff I’ll need (and the stuff I don’t even know that I need!). I still really like buzzed brunches with my husband and sleeping in and leisurely Sunday afternoons with a book on our patio.
I guess I just feel like moms know all of these things that I don’t, and that I’ll miss a lot of our “old life” once the baby comes. This baby was so wished for and hoped for and tried for that it’s really surprising to me that I feel this way, and then I feel guilty for not being 100% over the moon.
Is this normal? Any advice?
Interesting to see Maddie Ross’s review, because Tea Collection t-shirts are the only ones that really fit my tall guy well (although he is tall in the torso and not legs, so maybe that makes the difference).
They do tend to run smaller, so I buy a size up, but I find the shirts to be longer and leaner than Mini Boden or Hanna (I bought a bunch of shirts and compared this season, and they were longer by an inch). The stuff in the “baby” section is going to be smaller but bigger in the butt for diapers (so a 4T from baby will fit differently than a 4 from big).
Their inconsistent sizing season to season is my biggest complaint of the brand BUT they have excellent customer service. I just ordered 4 rompers and one was smaller than the rest. They sent a replacement without charge and without requiring me to send the other back.
Nordstroms and local botique stores tend to carry the lines if you want to see it in person though.
Full of questions today – I know that some of you really like Tea Collection. Can you give me an idea of the fit?
I’m moving this summer due to husband’s job. I’ll be leaving a great job and work situation; so great, I feel that this may be the high-point of this kind of work, and that it will be hard to impossible to find something that can compare. I’ve always wanted to strike out on my own (my parents both owned their own businesses growing up) and said at the beginning of this job that I wanted this to be the last time I worked for someone other than myself. However… I’ve been recruited for a job at the new location that is similar to what I’m doing, but involves 50% travel and is a generalist position. (I don’t travel at all right now, although I do work a lot of nights and weekends, and I am specialized in a niche that thrills me.)
I see the benefits of the potential new job to be that 1) I would make a lot of money that could be stocked away for a future business, and 2) it would help me meet people in the new location. The negatives I see are that 1) traveling takes me away from my 2.5yo, dog and hubby, all of whom I really enjoy, and 2) new employer will learn how great I am and create a position for me replicating what I do now, and then I’ll never strike out on my own.
What are y’alls thoughts and opinions? I would add to this that I would like to have a second child sometime in the next three years.
My 10-year-old fifth-grader has started to express an interest in makeup. She claims some of her friends (all age 11) are wearing mascara and lip gloss to school. I am inclined to believe her.
I currently allow nail polish in age-appropriate colors, plus clear lip gloss for special events only. My plan had been to allow her to experiment at home with mascara and colored lip gloss in seventh grade and other makeup in eighth or ninth grade, but not to wear mascara or colored lip gloss in public until high school. Her dad is horrified at the idea that she would ever wear makeup (he also hates the fact that I wear makeup, but that’s just too bad for him).
What would you do? I don’t want to be overly strict and create an incentive for my daughter to go behind my back, but I also think mascara on a ten-year-old is ridiculous. I am thinking I will buy her some of that clear mascara to play with and see whether that satisfies her for a while.
Super proud of this morning’s accomplishment while on a conference call – I created a capsule-ish wardrobe for work this summer. 16 shirts, 6 pairs of ankle pants, and 6 cardigans. I’m letting shoes be a freebie, but probably less than 15. It’s going to require me to be a bit more aware of the laundry situation, but I’m going to organize my closet so those clothes are all together, and move everything else out of the way. I’m so excited!
How do you pack your toiletries for an international trip? We are flying with baby internationally and I want to limit items that I take with me. Do you wear make-up on the plane? I was thinking to have a few items with me for the flight and pack the rest in the checked in suitcase. What are your must have toiletries and make-up you take with you on the plane? Can anyone recommend good facial cleansing wipes? Thanks!
Kiddo is 2.5 and is giving me white hairs when it comes to transitions. She is fine when we’re home all day and can easily (mostly) transition from lunch, to potty, to nap, etc. The problem is mostly around the car, putting socks on, getting in the car, sitting in car seat, getting straps on, it goes on and on. On the way back, she does not like getting out of the car, wants to push all the buttons and knobs to the point where we left some light on and the car died. AH! Tell me what magic has worked for you.
Probably related, I am 5 months pregnant and she has been displaying some baby-like behavior – using a pacifier, tantrums, baby-talk. any advice on easing that pain?
My daughter will be starting K this year. We have year-round schools and are still waiting for her schedule assignment. SO to channel my need to DO something while we’re waiting (and waiting….) any advice/tips/things to do to prepare for elementary school?
These shoes are hideous.