Washable Workwear Wednesday: Essential Slim Jacquard Trousers
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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?
Long story short: Can I sleep train / CIO with a 2.5 yr-old?
My former champion sleeper has given up. He used to fall asleep by himself and sleep through the night. He then stayed in his crib quietly until the Hatch light turned green and we would get him. He has now decided that he needs someone (specifically Daddy) to sit with him until he falls asleep and is waking up 1-2 times a night screaming for Daddy to come to his room. It was 1:00 AM, 3:00 AM and 5:45 AM last night.
He doesn’t need action generally when you’re there. Literally, my husband sits in the chair in his room working on his computer while kiddo falls asleep. And most nights after the screaming wake up, as long as my husband enters the room and lays on the floor, kiddo will go back to sleep. (As will husband, on the floor). My husband was fine with it and my motto is “It’s not a problem until it’s a problem.” But it’s becoming a problem. Oh, and I’m 8 months pregnant. So yeah – the world is turning upside down in a few weeks.
Help.
Did you get an MMR vaccine before you started TTC? I’m 33 and probably haven’t had one since I was in college. I am current on my Tdap.
My 7.5 kid was recommended by dentist to see an orthodontist for a Phase 1 evaluation. Dentist thinks kid needs either a spacer or some baby teeth pulled, as her new teeth are coming in sideways because kid has a small jaw and large adult teeth. Any experience with this? It seems so young. I had braces in 7th grade. I had heard about earlier teeth intervention being more popular now, but am still leery of any sort of messing about with kid’s mouth.
When you hire a babysitter for a night out, do you hire them for a specific number of hours (say 6-10)? If you get home early, do you still pay them until 10? Or do you just ask them to come at 6 and then pay them for however many hours you are gone? Is there a minimum number of hours you would hire someone for on a weekend evening?
I want to make sure I’m being fair to our awesome and laid back sitter. It’s so hard to figure out how long dinner out or certain events will take sometimes!
BigLaw associate moms, how do you do it?!? I’ve been back two days and already need to work most of the night to keep up, plus my commute is now an hour including daycare drop off and I feel like any personal time I would have is taken up with endlessly washing bottles. I know, the answer is probably that we need a nanny, but I have been resisting that for various reasons. Any other suggestions?
Wise hive, I could use advice on dealing with cliques. My daughter is 4.5 and one of 5 girls in her preschool class. Yesterday, we learned from her teachers that 4 of the girls (including mine) are excluding the 5th girl: not playing with her, telling her she can’t sit next to them, etc. The teachers have talked to the class and the girls about kindness, etc., but when it didn’t get better, spoke with parents. We’re not sure if our daughter is the leader or a follower. DH and I individually talked to our daughter, sharing our experiences of being excluded and teased, and DD and I brainstormed ways to be nice and include this girl (my favorite was that DD could tell her, “You throw balls good.”) DH told her this was an opportunity to be a leader and be nice and include her. I asked the teacher to let us know how that’s going over the next few weeks (as if she doesn’t have enough to do.) We’ve read the Berenstain Bears In Crowd. Any other book recommendations? Any one had this experience and could share what worked?
Any suggestions of where to take a one week baby moon with a 19 month old in January or early February? Would like to go somewhere warm, no Zika, toddler friendly, and not too long of a flight from the Midwest (Ohio). Toddler has never flown. Somewhere on a beach would be nice but not mandatory. Just need to get out of the snow and enjoy a prebaby trip (due early summer). Thanks!
My family has signed up to buy holiday gifts for a couple of needy kids this season, and both have requested shoes. My own kid is too young to wear shoes yet, so I’m turning to the hive: Where can I get high-quality sneakers for a 2 and a 4 year old? I get that they’ll grow out of them quickly, but I also suspect these families may need to use them for absolutely as long as possible (or maybe pass along to a sibling, friend, etc) and I want to maximize their ability to do that. TIA!
any suggestions for no-slip socks for a preschooler to wear around the house? she refuses to keep slippers on but the floor is too cold to go barefoot! any brands you’ve tried and like?
Has anyone had nausea that comes and goes in early first trimester and everything turns out ok? This is the second day that I’ve felt decent most of the day and I’ve had two miscarriages before so I’m worried. I’m only 6 weeks so it’s too soon for it to just be gone. Ugh, this is hard.
I just found out that my insurance only covers Medela for pumps. Should I plan to just buy a Spectra? Everything I’ve heard seems to indicate that the S1 is the Cadillac of pumps, the Medela gets mildewy, etc. Anyone have a good experience with Medela?
I don’t know why I’m weirdly sad about this, but think I have a lot of pregnant lady hormones about not having the “best” option.
Daycare does a holiday cash collection for staff, which we will contribute to. The email also says that people can choose to give individual gifts “instead of or in addition to” the collection. I’m assuming we should give individual gifts to kiddo’s teachers? And probably a stupid question, but how do you gracefully hand them the envelope? There’s almost always a floater/aide in the room at drop-off and pick-up and I will not be doing individual gifts for these people (most of whom I don’t even know by name), so I feel very awkward handing a teacher a gift in front of them. Also, frequently one or both of the teachers is preoccupied (changing a baby, rocking a baby) when I’m in the room. I feel like it’s going to be so awkward for them to stop whatever they’re doing so they can accept the envelope. I know I’m probably overthinking this but I’m awkward to begin with and have no experience giving people cash gifts in person (I happily give cash at weddings, but you can mail a check & card in that situation).
What should I get my husband’s colleague who is having a baby? I don’t know her well enough to know her tastes, but I’ve met her and her husband probably half a dozen times and like them, and they got us a baby gift a couple years ago, so I would like to get something. No registry. (And yes I know this is technically my husband’s responsibility but this is how we divide chores and I’m fine doing it).
We just started solid foods in our house and are not having any luck with the baby eating them… just refusal to open mouth, etc. We or the nanny may manage to get a bite in, but that’s it. I know that DS is not getting any nutrition from solid foods at the moment, but I would like for him to be trying them…. My husband (the chef in the family) is making all of the baby food and baby cereals and is super excited about making the food generally (honestly, any excuse to cook anything). We’ve tried purees of broccoli, carrots, sweet potato and rice cereal and oat cereal… Does anyone have suggestions of equipment (bowls, spoons), methods of eating, or other suggestions? I know that it’s a process and this process won’t be linear, but looking for any ideas! TIA!
Our not-quite-2 year old son is peeing out of his diapers at night. We tried sizing up, but it’s mainly leaking out the top. We adjust him before bed to point “down”, but 5 of 7 nights in the last two weeks have been changing clothes and bedding in the morning. He wears size 5 during the day, I bought 6s (!) for nighttime but it hasn’t solved it. Tried putting on 2 diapers, still no go.
What am I doing wrong?