Family Friday: The Sierra Dress
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My daughter loves what she calls “dressy dresses” and will wear one just because. The Sierra Dress from Maison Me (Maisonette’s house brand) is right up her alley.
This comfortable cotton dress features short, ruffled sleeves, more cascading ruffles down the skirt, and a delicate floral print. Even though it’s definitely a “dressy dress,” the A-line silhouette makes it easy to run and play. This dress would be perfect for a late summer wedding, tea party, or shower.
There’s even a matching dress for mom!
The dress is $68 at Maisonette and comes in sizes 2Y to 14Y.
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…
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- 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?
Group help – best way to keep uniform shirts bright white?
Anon for this: How do you like this name combo?
Martha Sophie Nguyen.
Leaving the last name because it is so common. Due in a few days with a daughter and second guessing our choice all of a sudden.. hormones?
Any tips for a first time mom whose baby is about to start daycare at 5.5 months? We’ve got the logistics figured out (dad will do drop offs, I will do pickups) but I’m just so nervous that she’s going to be sad and need some words of encouragement.
What is everyone’s strategy for the child tax credits? We received the smaller amount in July and August, and after running our most recent paystubs through the IRS Tax Withholding Calculator, it seems like we’re just taking this money now and will need to pay at least half of it back in April — I worked hard to pretty finely tune our withholding to not pay or get anything back at tax time before we started getting these payments. I’m thinking about turning them off — but also, interest free loan? I just don’t have the bandwidth to think about this decision right now.
Note — I am in full support of these payments in general and know that it’s really helping some families around the country that need the help! I just wish that I didn’t have to deal with creating the IRS account to turn off this money, and we are in the fortunate position of not needing it.
My 9 y/o daughter’s armpits have gotten stinky. I mentioned to her that it may be time for deodorant, and she said “okay!” My question is what kind or brand to buy. I don’t want her to use aluminum deodorant, at least until she’s old enough to understand the risk and decide for herself. Any recommendations for what the tweens are using these days? I’m guessing not teen spirit anymore :)
I just found this article on meal planning, and it is so spot-on! https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/p/the-tyranny-and-misogyny-of-meal
FWIW, my husband and I share meal-planning duties, I grocery shop, he cooks. I’m supposed to do dishes, but he probably ends up doing them half the time. By far, meal planning is our least favorite chore.
best book for starting kindergarten?
Has anyone else found herself doing aspirational clothes shopping lately? I only wear shoes to walk the dog and run errands, yet somehow I have just bought a pair of cowboy boots and a pair of platform sneakers. I have no in-person meetings or business travel currently scheduled, yet I had two dresses from The Fold in my cart that fortunately sold out in my size while I was waffling. Now I am trying to keep myself from purchasing a dress that is only suitable for a cruise or a tropical vacation, neither of which is happening in the foreseeable future. My closet is already full of lovely things that will be ridiculously outdated by the time I have the opportunity to wear them again. I would be thrilled just to have the chance to wear shoes. Sigh.
Follow-up from overwhelmed working mom post on Wednesday: Our school board, in defiance of the governor’s interpretation of state law requiring school districts to comply with CDC COVID guidelines, made masks optional. In response, the governor issued an executive order mandating masks in public schools. The school board put out a statement that it would comply with the executive order. I breathed a sigh of relief. Now a right-wing milita group is organizing armed protests at county schools on the first day. It’s too late to opt for on-line instruction, which we don’t want to do because it was a disaster last year, and I don’t know what happens if you don’t send your child to school on the first day. What the actual eff is happening here.
In May when things were looking better, we bought plane tickets and made plans to go to a national park in the West the week before Labor Day (coming from outside NYC). We have a rising K-er and school would start a few days after we return. She’s unvaccinated obvs but good with a mask. In thinking it through, the primary risk points would be the airport to/from, perhaps less so the 4-hour plane ride, though there’s always a chance some idiot refuses to mask near us.
We are at odds over whether to take the trip. It would be good for everyone’s mental health but I don’t want to risk having to quarantine — or worse, get sick — with the first day of school so close to it. WWYD?
Are you camping or staying in the lodge? For camping, I’d worry about exposure in the bathrooms and showers. For the lodge, I’d worry about dining unless you can do that 100% outdoors.
My husband are going on our first “real” date tonight (without the baby) since February 2020! I’m breaking out my cute jumpsuit and even some wedges.
I am super excited. We’ve been trying to have a regular at home happy hour, but it’s not the same as going out in the wild. I’m going to enjoy my overpriced cocktail and appetizers :)
Oh man, my kid’s last real holiday was 2.5, right before lockdown and he is simultaneously over the moon and confused by the concept. “Why didn’t we bring the cat with us? I don’t want other people in our house (b&b)”
We are two hours from home by the sea so nothing too exotic but funny to see him react.