Washable Workwear Wednesday: Draped Top
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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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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 need some inspiration for daycare snacks. Currently I’ve been bringing Cheerios and a banana for AM snack and then goldfish and a veggie like peppers or cucumbers for pm snack, but it’s only been a week and it’s already feeling tired. He eats school lunch so there is variety there at least. My son is 1 and currently not a picky eater. What do your kiddos love? Thank you!
Y’all, we’re not even halfway through November, and my first grader has already lost two jackets!! Presumably they are somewhere at school, but he could not/forgot to find them yesterday, and I don’t have time to go to the lost and found. Agh! It is cold here! I think I need to buy another — poor freezing kid and poor pocketbook. I’m thinking this is a fall/spring-specific problem, because he must have forgot about the jackets when it was warm enough outside on his way home, but this can’t keep happening!
Any suggestions on fleece-lined or otherwise extra warm pants? I’m mostly interested in casual pants and considering purchasing some Old Navy “built in warm” jeans/jeggings. But I thought I’d ask for recommendations first. I’d definitely consider something similar that is work appropriate, like black pants. But my primary focus is errand running on weekends.
Wait, how did Zara get their hands on a picture of me from 1995?
Is it normal for a toddler to have a big potbelly? My pediatrician has not raised any alarms, and in our next 18 month visit I will ask, but just wondering what your experiences have been. Kiddo was in the 34th weight percentile at last appointment and has been slowly climbing the curve since starting solids.
at what age did you start putting gloves or mittens on your kids and which is better – gloves or mittens?
Hi hive! I am new to this, so I appreciate your insight. Kid is in (public) kindergarten this year – how do we handle teacher appreciation? Are class gifts a thing or is that only in daycare? I recall someone here posted a really good email script to send to other parents, but I cant find it. I am wondering if I should stick my neck out and organize all of the parents or let it alone and everyone does their own thing.
Seeking commiseration… almost 2yo has had fever for about 48 hours and I just got word that a kid in his class at daycare has confirmed flu. We’re headed to the pediatrician in an hour for a flu test. Feeling like mom of the year over here because we’ve been sick with colds for a month so none of us have had the flu vaccine yet. :( Any positive thoughts appreciated.
I’m having a conversation with my boss about the fact that I’ll be giving birth 9 months into my new job. I’ve done research on what other firms offer, what the state laws allow, and found out there’s no policy in place for my firm.
According to CA law I’ll get 6 weeks and am not going to be eligible for any of the other leaves because I wouldn’t have been employed by this firm for a year. I think ideally I’d like 3 months off. I have 15 days of vacation saved up and we have about 5 sick days. I’m willing to use all those but would obviously like the firm to give me paid/partially paid leave beyond the 6 weeks so I can take off for 3 months.
The firm is good with benefits provided and I’m hoping will offer me something beyond the 6 week short term disability plus vacation time. It’s my first child and I am also planning to have a second child soon after the first so don’t want to take too long of a leave and return to work for a short time before I’m pregnant again.
Does anyone have tips or want to help me with a general outline of the conversation I should have? Any tips on whether the 3-day Thanksgiving week is a horrible time to have this conversation?
Also going to post this on the main blog for more responses.
TIA!
I asked a few months ago about a baby brezza formula maker for kiddo 2. I found a used one locally and wanted to report back that is it amazing! There is a room temp setting so she doesn’t get used to warm bottles. So much easier even than a formula pitcher. Highly recommend to any formula feeding mamas out there!
Does my newborn need a winter coat? We’re in the D.C. area, so there is a real winter. But he’ll be at home until starting daycare in late April. He seems to run hot like I do, and when we go anywhere he’s either toasty in the sling for e.g. the 2 block walk to the grocery store, or we drive from parking garage to parking garage. Once in a while we go for longer walks outside, but so far he seems perfectly warm. He has lots of hats, mittens, fleece layers, etc. Coat or no?
Talk to me about taking a paycut. We’re moving from a HCOL area to a big city that is known for its LCOL. I’m interviewing for a position that I’m REALLY interested in, and seems like an awesome opportunity that would set me up really well and help me establish a great brand in said city.
Realistically, I think the salary will be about $115-125K at most and no state or local taxes. I’m currently at about $140K paying about 5% state taxes. It’s really more sticker shock – I’ve seen the take home pay numbers and I don’t know that I’d feel a big difference, even after benefits/retirement are taken out.
Any recommendations for a financial planner who charges by the hour? I’m looking more for financial planning advice (how fast to pay off my mortgage), not necessarily investment advice. Is such a thing possible? I’m in the Bay Area. Thanks!
This might be a question for the main s!te: how do I gracefully back out of a job interview? A hiring manager called me last night (at 8PM), we discussed a position and I agreed to meet her at her office Friday afternoon to chat. Since the phone call I’ve realized I’m not interested in this job at all. TBH, I was only drawn to it because it would be full time in-house (I am a contract employee currently). The commute would be an hour (10 minutes currently) and I’d have to move my kid from his day care. I feel like those are all valid reason for backing out, but would seem unprofessional. What would you say? Would you still go, knowing there’s basically zero chance you’ll take the job? I’d also have to take unpaid time off to interview, which isn’t a huge deal but seems wasteful. I have no referrals to give: all my colleagues/friends are happily employed.