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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 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
- 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?
Anonymous says
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?
NewMomAnon says
Are you a preppy person? I think that would be the perfect time for a collared golf shirt and twill, linen or seersucker slacks or capris. If you’re not into showing your arms, wear a navy blazer or a light cotton sweater over the golf shirt.
If you’re not into preppy, then a maxi dress with a defined waist and gathered skirt could be a good solution. I saw some nice ones at the Nordstrom’s sale.
Carrie M says
What about an A-line skirt with a short-sleeved blouse, and then you can bring a cardigan or fun blazer in case it’s chilly? The skirt could be a suit skirt or something more casual. Or a looser fitting sheath / A-line dress in a summery color? If you prefer pants, ankle-length would be perfect in this setting with a colorful top.
ETA: Outfit Posts has some great combos that would work in this setting – more on the casual end of business casual, but still appropriate (and some good pooch hiding options). I like the “flip card view” of her site.
Lorelai Gilmore says
What about this seersucker dress with a navy blue cardigan or blazer?
I also really like this sleeved blue dress.
Lorelai Gilmore says
My comment apparently got lost, but I would suggest taking a look at some of the summer dresses at Lands End – there’s a seersucker dress and a navy eyelet dress, both of which balance professional and cocktail and golf. With a nice navy or white blazer, I think it would look great.
NewMomAnon says
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.
KJ says
Same! I think I somehow gave birth to a baby wolverine.
anne-on says
I had to referee a fight between my (non-declawed) cat, my lab puppy, and the toddler trying to ‘help’ this weekend. Its a minor miracle I only got bitten/scratched by the cat, and that the marks are mostly gone. Sigh.
Pigpen's Mama says
My small child seems to have long, razor sharp talons that disappear when I finally get her close to clippers. She must retract her nails as soon as she sets her eyes on the clippers (which she then tries to eat).
pockets says
What is the deal with babies eating the clippers? Why do they look so appetizing to babies?
Daycare escapee says
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.
mascot says
Without knowing anything about your daycare and its security set-up, my initial response would be to wait and see how it plays out. You may not hear a lot of details from the school depending on what caused the incident. But, you may see a note asking parents to please make sure the doors shut behind them, walk kids to the classroom and sign them in, etc. If you still have questions, you can always ask the director what is being done and go from there.
Daycare escapee says
Thanks — my gut tells me that really I just want some confirmation that they are doing what they can to make sure this doesn’t happen. In order to get into the building you need to enter a keycode, and there are two sets of doors. There’s usually someone at the front desk, but it gets busy at drop off and pick up. We have had general requests that we don’t hold the door for anyone, but I know people do it all the time, because it seems rude not to, especially when people are juggling kids, strollers, bags etc.
Meg Murry says
Yes, it really depends on who the kid got away from. Escaped from the classroom after being turned over to the teacher? Not so good. Slipped away from a parent who was possibly busy juggling a younger sibling? Far more likely, and not much daycare can do about it if the kid wasn’t fully in the building and turned over to the staff yet. I know I’ve grabbed a kid that turned around and made a run for it right when they were going in the door at daycare, and kids that bolted away from their parents out the door at pickup toward the parking lot. Some kids are just runners.
I agree with no panicking and asking the director if you dont see it addressed.
Daycare escapee says
Nothing official from the daycare, but after following up with parents who were there, it seems to be the latter — a kid escaping from a parent during check-in.
Thanks!
CPA Lady says
I would also wait and see what happens/how they address it. If nothing changes, that’s when I’d be upset.
It might actually be a good thing. Now that they know it can happen, I would imagine and hope they’ll be a lot more careful in the future.
AnonNYC says
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?
kc esq says
You have done more than enough. My take is that if, in NYC, armed with your excellent recommendation, she can’t find another nanny position relatively quickly, she is charging considerably over market rate, and you were right to take cost-saving measures. You did not offer her lifetime employment. It is lovely that you are setting up interviews for her, but that does not make you responsible for their outcome.
pockets says
You have done more than enough. You offered her the job and she declined. Nannies should expect some transition time between families.