Finally Friday: Gabrianna Pump
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If you like the look of Calvin Klein’s popular Gayle heel, but prefer a lower heel, check out their Gabrianna pump. At 1.5″ it’s a much lower heel, has good ratings at Zappos, and I like the variety of colors it comes in, as well as the little gold mirror detail on the back of the heel. At $99 it’s pretty affordable; Amazon has limited sizes and colors as low as $44. Calvin Klein Gabrianna
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Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
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?
Wherreas not tried and tested just but, Bonn Through ( ) is certainly a respectable technique to generate profits:
Journey, find nice stuff, describe it richly, sell it on-line.
hugs to you, too, Clementine. I’m sorry it’s hard for you right now as well.
July 19th can’t come soon enough. I can’t wait to eat again.
Anyone want to help me decide on a laptop tote? (I’m finally ready to pull the trigger and stop using the branded messenger bag from my summer associate days, alternating with the too-small bag that I try to stuff everything in unsuccessfully — Congratulations to me!) I want it to be big enough for a laptop and files, and it needs to be good for commuting/walking — so probably cross-body. I think I have narrowed it down to two, but happy to consider any dark horse candidates!
1. Daame: http://daame.com/products/midi-laptop-tote-black
2. Lo&Sons: https://www.loandsons.com/the-brookline-tote?product=123
I just hate it. I am sick and tired all the time and there are still four months to go. UGH. I hate being sick all the time! It is the worst!!! I just needed to vent because I am over people telling me what a joyous time of my life this is. It’s awful.*
*And yes, I am definitely excited about the baby. I just hate the 9 months of getting there.
Guys, I’m really sad that I can’t have any more babies myself. I know I’ve told my story on here before, and before anyone suggests it YES I am in therapy. My therapist keeps telling me I need to just feel the uncomfortable feelings as part of my healing process.
It’s extra hard because everyone around me is pregnant. I was also the super healthy pregnant lady who dragged herself to the gym and ate salads when all she wanted was pizza and naps… I see all these people around me who have no complications with their pregnancies who do all the ‘wrong’ things… It hurts and today I hurt.
Thanks for just letting me let that out.
Thank you to everyone for the play kitchen recommendations! We went with the Hape set (stove/sink and fridge). It was extremely easy to put together, and is sturdy but relatively lightweight. And it’s adorable! We set it up last night and let them discover it this morning. They’re only just 2 so mostly they put the salt and pepper in the fridge, threw the play food on the floor, and opened and shut the doors a lot. But I think it’s going to be a good addition to the play area. Also I seriously love the ice cube dispenser in the door!
Ladies, I just took a 30 min nap on my office floor (don’t worry, I closed the door and shut off the light first. It’s quiet around here today and no one bothered me). I’m not one of those people who can nap anywhere, so this was a huge feat and probably indicates just how tired I am. I have a 16-month-old at home and I’m due with my second this summer. Our child didn’t start sleeping through the night until a few months ago, but now, with the pregnancy insomnia, I’m back to the sleepless night routine.
I feel like I do it all — cooking, cleaning, child care, and getting my kid to and from childcare. I do much of this without access to a car, which can make it even more exhausting, and I do this on top of working full time. Luckily, I do have the option to work from home a few days a week, but sometimes I find those days more tiring as I’m juggling both work and some housework. Sadly, I don’t have room in my budget to hire a cleaning person or nanny as we’re saving for a down payment.
I know I’m not the only who is dealing with this. How do you all make it work? How do you manage to keep it together without letting motherhood, work and housework consume you? Is there a trick? Is there some book I should read to help me manage my time better?
Go to cookinglight dot com and search “individual white chicken pizzas.” They taste amazing, freeze well, can be cooked straight from the freezer, and are easy to make if you use packaged ricotta instead of making your own as the recipe advises.
Hi all! My dear friend just had her baby and I want to bring them a freezer-friendly meal this weekend. However, I am at a very elementary level in the kitchen so it needs to be simple to put together. Or else I will likely just give up and buy them something, but I like the home-style touch. Ideas? (With details, if it’s not a recipe link, please :). Thanks!
I am on the hunt for a backup care solution, and I’d like your thoughts on what I’m considering. Scenario: kiddo has been out of daycare ALL WEEK with diarrhea. Hubby and I both have flexible jobs and can easily cover a day or two, but managing this week has been extremely difficult. Family is not near enough (or willing) to come on short notice, and our regular babysitter is only available evenings/weekends.
I put a hail-Mary ad on Craigslist and the only response I got is from a retired K-12 educator, who frankly, sounds perfect. Local, retired, young-ish grandparent age, but has grown kids and no grand kids of her own. Its a small enough town that I feel I can thoroughly verify her references, but it feels odd to consider leaving my kiddo ALL DAY with, essentially, a stranger. (To clarify: I don’t foresee needing her in this instance, but for future illnesses.)
What can I do, what questions can I ask, how else can I verify that she is as good as she seems? (FWIW, I have a (somewhat) justified fear of child predators masquerading as normal folk, based on personal experience.) I want to be cautious but reasonable. Thanks.
DH and I are expecting our first son and are looking for unbiased information to help us decide the circumcision question. Pros and cons of each side, without a bias – seems very hard to find! Anyone have any tips on how to go about researching this fairly? TIA!
Two questions. 1) I leave my pump at work and just bring pump supplies to/from my office. But the medela cooler bag that comes with the pump in style is not cutting it. I can’t fit pump parts and bottles and ice pack in it. Solutions for cooler bags? I’m trying to get one that will fit in my backpack so I don’t have to carry more than one bag (optimistic, I know).
2) I looked it up but still don’t get why/when to switch to level 2 nipples. We use Born Free bottles with breastmilk. Shouldn’t the baby get more efficient at using level 1 and thus not need to go up? Clearly they do, and we switched at some point with our first kid, but I don’t remember when or why. I read something about sucking too hard and getting air/smushing the nipple down…?
Internet friends:
I have a cool opportunity to help my workplace design a new paid parenting leave benefit. The workgroup I’m on has come to an impasse about how six weeks of paid parenting leave should be distributed. So, I ask you:
Would an ideal parenting leave policy continue with our current practice of allowing birthing moms more options for paid time off than all other types of parents? Or would an ideal parenting leave policy somehow try to equalize the leave benefit for all types of parents? Right now birth moms (but not dads, parents who adopt, or parents via surrogacy) can use as much accrued sick leave as she has – plus STD – for paid leave after a kid is born. Everyone else gets to use 5 days of sick leave, then accrued vacation (if any.)
Does it make sense to try and draw a distinction between leave that is truly necessary because a birth mom is ‘sick’ and requires help to meet her personal needs (so, say, 2 weeks in an uncomplicated delivery) and then all leave thereafter is “parenting leave” available to all parents to care for and bond with a newborn? Or should birth moms continue to be able to use as many accrued hours of ‘sick’ leave as she can after she gives birth before she starts to use the six weeks of ‘paid parenting leave?’
There is a strong difference of opinion among our workgroup as to the best approach. FWIW, my personal opinion is that any plan that doesn’t assumes birth mom = best and only caregiver is better, so my preferred approach means taking away some of what birth mom gets in order to encourage / allow other types of parents an equal opportunity to stay home. But I’m in the minority.
Thoughts?