Everyone Thursday: Becca Merino Shrug
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I kept seeing this shrug as I reviewed the Nordstrom sale yesterday, and it occurs to me it’s a great thing to talk about here. If you’re like me, during your pregnancy you got reacquainted with the summer maxi dress — my love has continued postpartum; they’re the perfect thing to wear on lazy summer days. And the shrug is the PERFECT thing to wear with them. (I also like shrugs with sleeveless A-line dresses in the summer.) Something about the shorter proportions just works. This gray merino shrug is nice, and is part of the Half-Yearly sale — it was $248, but is now $148. Elie Tahari ‘Becca’ Merino Shrug
Here are two more affordable options.
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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?
We are in the process of transitioning nannies, and I’m finding my anxiety is spiraling out of control. We employed a single nanny for my infant son when I went back to work. After about five months, my husband lost his job, and we needed to cut costs, so we found another family to nanny share with. We offered the job to my nanny, who said she preferred to work with one family. I found her a job with another family, but that fell through. I was able to line up several interviews with other families, which she is currently attending. In the meantime, the other family and I offered the nanny share position to another nanny, who accepted.
Of course, this morning, my first nanny informs me that she wants to work the nanny share. I think she is very nervous about being unable to find another job. I really love her, but the other nanny has already accepted and is ready to go. Also, the other nanny was selected by both families, and is probably a better fit for a nanny share (lots of nanny share experience). But, I feel terrible for my first nanny. She cried this morning when I told her we had already hired someone new, and now, she is completely panicked about not finding a job (we have promised her employment for another month). She needs to work to support family in in her home country. The whole thing makes me twisted with anxiety. I feel terrible for her, and short of continuing to provide excellent recommendations/posting on her behalf on listserves, can or should I do anything else?
According to my husband, a 2-3 year old boy managed to get out of our daycare facility this morning. One of the other dads doing drop-off caught the kid before he got too far, but he was out of the building.
I know we need to wait until we hear more about what happened. I also know these things can happen regardless of who is watching a child, because some kids are crafty and slippery like that. And I know that drop off and pick up times are pretty hectic.
Husband and I are waiting to see what they officially say, if anything, and will ask about it before we decide how big of a red flag this is. Daycare around here is hard to get into and until this incident, I’ve been very happy with them. My child isn’t a walker yet, so this isn’t an immediate concern, but I’m not sure what’s a normal response in this case.
I know it’s considered cruel to declaw cats, but nobody could possibly object if I declawed my toddler, right? No matter how short her nails are, she can draw blood with those sharps. I’m sitting at work looking like I just got in a fight with a barbed wire fence. Very professional.
I need an outfit to wear to an after-hours cocktail gathering, 4-7 PM, that is partially outdoors on behalf of a corporate client I serve as outside counsel for. Client is in a business in which I expect 85% of attendees to be men, at least. I expect the client/employees/shareholders will be in some form of golf attire, not suits and ties, having come from a day of golfing. Catered gathering but will be at the partially outdoors/pool pavilion of a golf club.
I am plus-size, and just came back from maternity leave and still have quite the stomach pooch. Need something that says “professional, but not coming out of court.” Any suggestions from anyone?