Washable Wednesday: 3/4 Sleeve Jersey Dress
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Eileen Fisher is one of the great brands that is usually not only machine washable, but also one of the few makers of workwear made in the USA. Neiman Marcus seems to have several pieces from the brand on sale; this 3/4 sleeve jersey dress is simple, classic, and a great basic. It was $178, but is marked to $99 today (including extra discounts). It looks like it’s available full-price in plus sizes, as well as in limited sizes, full price, in petite sizes. Eileen Fisher 3/4-Sleeve Jersey Dress
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?
This dress is no longer available – do you have a comparable suggestion?
A while ago I posted a question about lunch for my baby who isn’t chewing all that well.
Thank you for the awesome suggestions! Beybel cheese worked soooo well. That was genius.
Mundane question – but thought I’d ask. My husband is out of town and I have two little ones. A very kind middle aged neighbor and his young son helped shovel me out of the blizzard. I asked about payment and he said: $20 if you are UNhappy with the work.” Implying I can pay what I think is fair for the work if I’m happy. They worked a total of 1.5 hrs. What would you pay? $40? It was kind of him to do, he didn’t quite get to the area I needed cleared (argh – communicating electronically is tough) but it was still a big help.
Not direct personal experience but I had a close friend. She chose to have a second pregnancy but she safety planned the heck out of it. Basically she went into it with the view that it likely would happen again but she needed to make sure she got help before it got bad. There is an ocean between mild PPD treated early and severe PPD treated late. She stayed on meds during the pregnancy, got lots of outdoor time via regular walks, did prenatal yoga. Had a birth doula.
Therapy – pre-scheduled appointments prior to baby’s birth. Went alone and with DH so he would have a ‘safe space’ to raise PPD concerns if he felt that she wasn’t seeing it happening.
Spacing – waited until her older child was 3 before getting pregnant again – more self sufficient older child eased parenting load. Older child went to full time daycare/preschool.
Support – friends scheduled for regular visits – I went every Tuesday for the first two months and biweekly thereafter. We always went for a walk so she got outside – I was preinstructed not to take no for an answer. (insert activity that helps with your PPD); hired a postpartum doula for days that friends were not visiting.
Family – visits with supportive family members occurred regularly, DH stood up to in laws to set boundaries that she needed
HTH
I’m interested in anyone’s experience with having another child after suffering from post-partum depression. My PPD was very severe, and I’ve been on Zoloft ever since. I’m doing great one year out from my son’s birth, and in addition to the meds have been running (which I really enjoy and missed during pregnancy and early momhood), going to support groups, seeing a counselor, etc. to stay well.
I am considering going off the meds to have another child. I of course am working with my doctor on this, and would come off slowly and go back on if necessary. Part of me thinks I shouldn’t rock the boat when I’m in a good place with the family I have now. Another part of me feels like I would love to have another baby, and that I’m better prepared to face the challenges of PPD based on what I’ve been through.
I’d love to hear whether anyone had a similar experience and was able to go off meds, or chose to stay on meds and have a child, or perhaps decided not to try for another after a bad PPD experience.
I’ve got a bottle refuser at daycare. She does ok with bottles at home with dad or babysitter but won’t take them from me. Today is day 3 of daycare and she’s refusing to eat. Sent different types of bottles etc. I’ve been picking her up early afternoon and she’s been nursing all afternoon evening and sleeping ok. She’s 6 months old – I’ve been home with her this whole time.
I know I have to give it time. But I’m going back to work Monday and have no flexibility in my return date or schedule once I do, and a heavy workload waiting for me. I’m on the verge of a breakdown about all of it.
I had wanted to do two trial weeks of daycare before returning but my husband talked me out of it.
I hear you on how hard it is to keep them entertained when they are so active (even when sick!). I was home with my 13-MO because of his umpteenth ear infection / fever for 3 days last week, so I feel your pain.
It goes without saying (you really did not have to say it! we know!) that you love your daughter and appreciated those fun moments. But when you are housebound with an older baby, the constant vigilance and search for entertainment is just objectively exhausting. And harder if the sickness causes more fussiness than usual. And also boring. It’s different if you can be out having adventures or just getting fresh air. And that’s what it sounds like you are responding to. No reason to feel guilty about that!
Plus, maybe I’m justifying, but I would feel pretty guilty if my son was stuck home with me full-time. I just cannot imagine coming up with enough creative, active stuff for him to do. Maybe that’s a failure of imagination on my part, but I am so grateful for the activities he gets to do at day care. (I am NOT GRATEFUL for the germ exchange, however. Seriously, it is a new cold / ear infection every week or two!). I would have given anything to be home with him up to 8/9 months or even a year, but at this stage of his development, I feel like only *constant* stimulation will do. We have so much fun on weekends but we do run out of ideas and are already doing the max of “classes” I will allow—ONE.
Mom Guilt: my husband and I were at home with our 14-month-old for 5 days with the snow. She wasn’t terribly fond of the snow, and she came down with a cold on day one, so there wasn’t much playing outside. It was absolutely exhausting trying to keep her entertained, and I felt a bit of dread at the thought of staying home yet another day. I was so grateful that the Feds re-opened today and that I could drop her off at daycare!
Now I’m seeing tons of posts from fellow parents about how much they loved being home with their kids during the snow, how special the family time was, and how hard it was to bring their kids back to daycare. I’m feeling so much guilt, like I’m a terrible parent for finding the experience exhausting. Sure, we had many fun, happy moments. And of course I love my daughter more than I could adequately express. But I just don’t think I’m cut out for the constant interaction, 5 days in a row. Ugh, mom guilt :(
Advice needed on how to help an 18 month old take longer naps. My little 18 month old usually only takes one 30-40 minute nap per day. She sleeps around 10-11 hours a night and wakes up to nurse at night 2-3 times, but goes right back to sleep–often sleeping about 3-5 hours at a time without waking, so it’s not like she can’t sleep longer than 30 minutes. She doesn’t act overtired, but she’s a pretty easy-going kid in general. She will, however, sleep for 1-2 hours if we are driving in the car in the afternoon and occasionally, she will go back to sleep after the half hour, so I’m not sure what she needs. She nurses to sleep with me most of the time, but falls asleep in about 5 minutes on her own during the week while she is watched by the childcare giver. Anyone else had an issue like this or possible solutions?