Washable Workwear Wednesday: Embellished Sweater Jacket
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This is a really pretty “sweater jacket” from White House Black Market. As the name suggests, it walks the line between sweater, jacket, and blazer, and it looks like it would be a great addition to a winter wardrobe. I like the fact that it is unlined, which adds to the comfort factor, but still looks structured enough to wear even in a more formal environment. I also really love the detailing around the wrists, pockets, and edges. From what it looks like online, it doesn’t seem like it would be machine washable, but luckily for us, it is. It is available in regular and petite sizes XXS–XL and is $140. Embellished Sweater Jacket
This plus-size option is not machine washable (it’s hand wash), but it’s on sale for $62.
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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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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old – is it possible to combine their bedtime routines? The baby needs to go to bed at least an hour before his current bedtime, but he cant settle down knowing that his sister is awake. We try to separate them, but that hasn’t worked very well. Right now, I nurse the baby while the 4YO brushes her teeth/potty, then DH takes the baby to read 2 books (4YO joins them for one book bc she insists), then 4YO reads three books with me in the master bedroom, chats, and eventually falls asleep in there. Ideally, we would like both kids to sleep in the kid room. We have tried putting the baby to bed early in the kid room and the 4YO sneaks in and goes into her bed. She is allowed to look at books with a flashlight. This has only worked some times. Help!
Related to the post above, for those whose children successfully share a room, what are their ages and when did they start sharing? My two will be 20 months apart. The current plan is to keep the newborn in our room at least until she’s sleeptrained around 6 months, but she could stay in our room for up to a year or so if it would be better to transition them to sharing later.
I wonder how this would actually hold up after repeated machine washing?
I always forget about white house black market, despite finding some really great items there over the years. Talbots is another place I forget about. Once in a while I (somehow) get a catalogue in the mail and see some cute stuff, but I never follow through. I spilled coffee on myself while on the road recently and pulled over to a Talbots to find a cheap but coordinating top I could wear under my blazer, and had great luck! Also LL Bean (or maybe it’s Land’s End? I get them confused). Every fall I have this great vision that involves ordering a bunch of cable knit sweaters and finally embracing the season but, again, I always forget to follow through.
What stores do you find things from and then promptly forget about? I can’t be the only one!
Any suggestions for where to stay in France? Traveling with sister’s family + grandparents so 5 kids between 1-7. Looking at maybe Provence around Easter or late May but open to other locations.
Ideally villa or a few apartments that are self-catering on a small/medium sized resort so that there’s easy access to pool/restaurants but still have option to cook at home. Open to AirBnBs but would have to be a ‘professional’ accommodation as grandparents hate the idea of staying in someone’s house.
My almost 5 month old needs crib bumpers. Or to sleep on a double bed.
She is up all night long because she rolls around and gets herself stuck in the crib bars or (and/or) wedged up in a corner. She’s in a sleep sack but somehow the sheer square footage she covers is unlike either of my prior two.
This is what bumpers are for, right? If not, any other ideas? I was happy that we were over the hourly wakeups from her rolling over to belly and not being able to get back, but now she just rolls and rolls and pins herself into a corner or gets an arm through the bars. I gave up around wakeup #5 last night and put her in the swing to sleep at 4am so she’d stay put and I could get 2 straight hours of sleep.
Can anyone speak to WHBM fit for cusp sizes? I’m 6mos postpartum, about a 16 and probably will stay there until I wean (grrrrr) and I’ve never shopped WHBM before. I’d like to try them for some pieces to get me through the winter but I’d rather avoid a demoralizing fitting room session if it’s not worth trying!
So follow up from a few months ago. My husband had a work trip in FL and you all convinced me it wasn’t an insane idea to add a couple days on and go to Disney for my kid’s 3rd birthday.
Well, it was fantastic!! We added 2 days/3 nights at Disney World and it was totally something I would do again. Also, there was some discussion about the ethics of just ‘fudging his age’, but I found out that whatever age a kid is on their first day at a Disney Park or hotel, that’s their age.
So 2 year olds are free and don’t need tickets but 3 year olds need tickets. Because of the ‘nobody ages at Disney’ policy, if you check in with your 2 year old on Saturday and then she turns 3 on Monday, she’s free for your whole stay. It’s official and legit- also a great way to spend a 3rd birthday.
HALP. I got the Spectra S2 Plus pump. I’m due in a few weeks so I’m trying to figure out what else I need. I don’t really understand compatibility issues. Can I buy any bottles (I’m looking at the Lansinoh mOmma Breastmilk Feeding Bottle)? What about storage bags?
I am having a hard time making a decision about whether to give my 9 month old antibiotics. Can anyone share if they have been in a similar situation and what they decided? Baby has double ear infection and could, but pediatrician said she doesn’t know which came first, and whether it is bacterial or viral. She left it to us decide whether to give the baby antibiotics right away or after 48 hours if his symptoms don’t improve. His low grade fever is not there, but his appetite is still down (about 20 oz milk in 24 hours, refuses all solid food). Sleep is still poor, still congested and coughing. Has rash all over face & body,
Which the doc said is normal reaction to infection. Can’t decide whether we should just wait it out or give him antibiotics. My concern with antibiotics is drug resistance & side effects and general attitude of no medicine RX unless it is absolutely necessary/ critical.
Pregnant with my third and wonderings – Are kiinde storage bags still popular? I loved that I could pump right into it and feed right into it as well, without pouring between bottles. I just found it very easy. It looks like I’ll be getting a spectra pump this time around so curious about the best bags or bottles. (Building on other recent posts!)
I’m an evangelist for kiinde storage bags! You pump directly into them, they are very sturdy/never leaked for me, can stand up if needed. I love them!
Inspired by all the room sharing comments above, can we talk about making the transition itself? Right now I have a baby that sleeps in our room and a toddler that sleeps on her own but they will be sharing soon. Baby goes to sleep about 30 minutes before toddler but the main issue is really that baby is a really light sleeper and toddler takes forever to fall asleep and will ask for things – water, blanket, hugs, etc. We have tried to curb this but it just results in crying and freakouts. I’m not sure what to do other than let her fall asleep in our room and them carry her to her bed but this doesn’t seem like a long term solution. Any tips on the transition? We have a white noise machine but it doesn’t help much.
Crossposting from the main page:
Any tips on Santa Fe with an almost-four-year-old? (OMG how is she almost 4?!)
We’re just there for two full days, and I know we are going to go to Meow Wolf first thing on the first day we get there, but those are the only concrete plans we have. It’s just me and Kiddo, because she always begs to come on my business trips, so now she gets to come on one … except it’s not a business trip! Anyway, I’d like to indulge her somewhat, do some really special stuff, but she has a pretty low bar for “special” — riding a trolley, going to a really cool ice cream shop, etc.
Advice?
people with babies. what times do your kids nap? i have a 6 month old who gets up around 7/7:30 and typically goes down for the first nap around 9ish. we are still on 3 naps. where we live, almost every activity for babies – from music class to story time at the library is around 9:30am. is my kid on some kind of weird schedule?