Budget Thursday: Double-Breasted Jacket
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I work in a casual office, but I have to go to court almost every day. People are rarely formally dressed, though, so I skew towards “business casual plus” or “business formal extra light.” I basically never have to button my blazers, and the blazers I tend to wear are ponte or unlined. I really like this blazer from H&M, and I love the way it looks when buttoned up. The slight oversized fit makes it a bit more casual, as does the material — and of course the styling. The black looks like it can be formal the way it is styled, and I also really like the olive green. This blazer is $34.99 and comes in four colors in sizes 0–18. Double-Breasted Jacket
Here’s a double-breasted blazer in sizes 1X–3X at Nordstrom.
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Sales of note for 3/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off women’s styles + spring break styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off 3 styles + 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item + 30% off everything else (includes markdowns, already 25% off)
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?
It may be too late in the day – but does anyone know the best place to order online photo prints that are good quality? I had professional photos taken of LO recently and the prints from the photographer are crazy expensive, so I’m considering purchasing the digital files instead (which come with a print release.)
Inspired by the crabby poster above, how do you/do you apologize to your kids for grouchy behavior?
I’m the poster above the threw out my back and I was just awful to my kids last night. I told them in the moment- “kids, mommy really hurts right now and it is making me extra grumpy. I love you so much and I need you to have EXTREMELY GOOD LISTENING.” I even dropped a few minor curse words in front of them for the first time ever. I also swatted my 3 y/o who despite a million pleas did not stop trying to ride me like a pony while I was basically immobilized on the floor in pain. I was even a major grump to the baby who was jerking around while nursing and it was killing my back.
This morning, I apologized again. And got a sitter so I can just rest while they play. And absent this awful back situation I’m generally very even tempered with them.
I have a problem. By the time I get home from work, I can be so crabby and short with my kids. I’m ashamed that I act this way — it’s the only quality time we get all day, and I ruin it with my attitude. The issue is that I’m mentally drained and just plain tired. I’m fine when I’m actually well-rested. By the kids’ bedtime, I’ve gone from crabby to full-on grouch and have zero patience for the bedtime routine. I often think I would be a much nicer mom if I got any chill time whatsoever after work, but I get home before DH does.
FWIW:
– I’m up at 5 a.m. to exercise.
– DH does drop-off so I can work from 7:30-4:30.
– I’m done picking up the kids and arrive home around 5:15-5:30.
– We eat around 6-6:15.
– 1st kid goes to bed at 8. The other at 8:30 but he often drags it out way longer, despite our very best efforts. I’m usually more ‘on’ at bedtime than DH.
– After that, I just want to collapse and not be around people. Including DH, which is another problem. I go to bed at 9:30 and it takes me a while to fall asleep even though I’m tired. I take melatonin sometimes.
I threw my back out, my husband is traveling, and my nanny called out sick. I took the day off to rest and found a sitter to come help this morning since I basically can’t move or lift my kids.
The sitter sucks. She’s not being very nice to my kids (I can hear from upstairs), she mentioned when she first came that she needed to “fill out a form for car insurance” so I kept the kids busy for a bit but has been on and off her phone dealing with whatever this issue is all day. She is just letting my older two fight with each other, she didn’t check the baby’s diaper until I explicitly asked her to (baby obviously needed a diaper change).
The kids aren’t like, in explicit danger. I certainly won’t use her again. Do I say anything or just simply get through the day happy that there is another person here to lift my children and never contact her again?
Honestly she’d get the kids out in a fire and is mostly keeping my baby from putting stuff in her mouth and I don’t have to lift baby in and out of her high chair so…
hello,
I’ve just failed my 1-hour gestational diabetes and my obgyn has me log all my blood sugar 4 times a day to check what to do next. my fasting level is a lot higher than my post-meal levels, especially on nights when I deal with insomnia. Anyone else had this?
any general tips on how not to drive myself crazy? I’m following a strict diabetic diet for now, but can’t see myself doing this for another 12 weeks :(
All of a sudden my bright, highly verbal and curious 3-year-old is engaging in willful disobedience at preschool. She ripped a classroom resource because she “just wanted to see what would happen.” She directly disobeyed a different teacher’s directions to line up and ended up getting her arm caught in a door (no injury). The last one is concerning because the teacher said she maintained eye contact and smirked while doing it.
I know toddlers are a-holes sometimes, but at what point should I be concerned about this behaviour? We have tried extra praise when she’s good and consequences when she’s not (no screen time, fewer stories before bed). I want her to listen, and especially don’t want it to escalate any further.
I have a 3.5 year old son and a 1.5 year old son. I am itching to get out of town, like an earlier poster! :) Any thoughts on Kingsmill Resort in Virginia? We’re low key, we just need different scenery. We’re coming from Central PA and haven’t traveled anywhere with both kids…
Piggybacking off the above post: if you don’t have family near, who do you use when you want a weekend away with your spouse? We have a two year old, who’s pretty easy, but I wouldn’t trust his normal babysitter with him for a whole weekend. My mom can’t watch him because she’s caring for my dad, who is dying. My MIL lives 250 miles away and is the primary caregiver for her three other grandchildren. All my friends are currently pregnant with their second or third, or I’d ask one of them to keep him. Normally he goes with us everywhere, but I’d really like to do a weekend away.
We’re cohosting a party for my 2 yr old this weekend, with another one of his daycare classmates. The party will be from 10:30-12:30, and we’re expecting 20-25 people (10ish kids and their parents). My husband and I responsible for food. We’ve got the cake, but need to bring snacks. What would you like at a party like this? Thanks for any input!
My husband and I are dying to go on a real trip somewhere this summer, as we haven’t traveled much since the kids were born. We have a very mature 5 year old, and a whirling dervish two year old. We live in NYC. Where can we go that might scratch our itch a little bit but also be enjoyable with this crew? We might also be able to bring a grandparent or two with us as well.
Alternatives to Old Navy Rockstar pull on jeggings? I’m in my first trimester (not my first time at this rodeo…) and I cannot fit in my regular jeans already despite not putting on actual pounds yet. Was hoping to buy some of these pull on jeans for my casual workplace to make it through the next month or two. I have them in black already so know my size, and old navy is out of my size in every. single. style. Any other ideas? Thanks.