Finally Friday: Jersey Cascade Faux Wrap Dress
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Happy almost weekend, ladies! We did a major (MAJOR) roundup of our top workwear picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale yesterday, but I wanted to mention this old favorite, available in the sale in two pretty prints and under $100. It’s washable. It’s nursing/pumping friendly (and a print is always great for hiding stains!). It’s super stretchy so it’s friendly if you’re losing/gaining weight — and it’s now marked to $84 (it’ll be $128 after the sale). Karen Kane Print Jersey Cascade Faux Wrap Dress
Psst: If you’re shopping the sale for your family, do check out kids’ shoes — I always stock up, particularly given Nordstrom’s excellent policies of free shipping/free returns/fairly open return policy — and the men’s section this year is pretty great too.
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, 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?
Kiddo (15 months old) is starting daycare next month. (1) Holy batman, who knew nap mats could cost so much! (2) I am so, so happy that daycare is going to provide lunch and snacks everyday. Yay!
Does anyone have this dress? I’m seriously considering the solid version (which is 40% off right now), but I can’t decide if the gathers would hide my post-baby pouch or accentuate it. Seems like the off-seem gather could look like the waist just doesn’t fit.
Ladies, I would greatly appreciate recs from those who live in NYC or have recently visited! DH is going to a conference at the Museum of Natural History. 3 yo and I are tagging along. We’ll be staying across the street from the museum.
I want to try to take it easy vs. stretching to see a lot. We’ll arrive on Saturday and have Saturday afternoon / evening and all day Sunday together as a family. Recs for fun places to visit (that won’t be too hot and crowded)? Restaurant recs?
While my husband is in his conference Monday / Tuesday I am planning to take it easy with 3 yo and do the Museum of Natural History and Central Park. Is it worth going over to the Children’s Museum as well? I made us a dinner reservation at the Lakeside Restaurant in Central Park – fun or too fancy for a 3 yo?
Also, an travel tips from Newark airport and in the city? We are not planning to bring a car seat.
Thanks!!!
Good morning ladies – I’m almost certainly overthinking this, but could use some help. A close colleague of mine recently suffered a miscarriage. She had already “announced” and was very excited about the pregnancy.
I’m currently pregnant and but haven’t told my colleagues yet. Could you help me word the way I tell this colleague? I want to be respectful of her feelings without making it overly awkward.
Waiting isn’t really an option at this point (can’t fit into regular clothes).
Related to the above comment – both of my kids are in a daycare now, but both of my favorite teachers are leaving. Another mom and I quickly joked about a nanny share, but after thinking it over last night, I’m actually thinking about it.
What do I need to consider about a nanny share?
Our families get along well, have similar values, and each have two kids that are the same age. We live in the burbs, so our houses are big enough and close enough to host all four kids, but then how does transportation work? Does the nanny need a car big enough to hold 4 kids? The oldest two will be in preschool for a few hours a day, and that’s a quick walk from both houses.
Neither family has been a household employer before, and I know we’d both want to pay above board, so we’d have to figure all that out. I assume there are resources online somewhere to walk us through it? How difficult is it, in practice?
All four parents have decently flexible jobs, so between the four of us we could likely cover any nanny sick days or vacations. I don’t know how you handle sick kids though, esp if it’s your house that is hosting.
I don’t know. It seems like a lot of hassle in a way, but in another way, it will make our lives so much easier. Anyone have any wisdom?
Anyone ever feel really sad when a daycare worker you love leaves? One of my son’s teachers had her last day yesterday and two other great teachers have left in the past three months. I realize turnover is pretty common in this industry and the teachers are so underpaid, so I want to them to move on to bigger and better things, but I just get so sad. Perhaps I just get too attached to the teachers. It definitely affects me more than my kids!