Budget Thursday: Fitted Dress
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This is a classic dress that you’ll be able to wear for years to come. There is nothing trendy about this dress — it looks pretty timeless to me. I like the high neck and that the shoulders have a wide strap area — no worries about bra straps peeking out. The band at the waist is nice with the large decorative buttons.
I think what keeps this from looking TOO classic is the slit that comes from the waist area and is ever so slightly angled down the front. I can foresee being able to wear this for a long time!
The dress is $34.99 and is also available in “gray-green” at H&M. Fitted Dress
This black dress at Eloquii is a nice alternative at $89.95 and is available in sizes 14–28.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
We have an ubbi for our baby, which I love but I have noticed it collects a lot of condensation inside the lid. I’m worried about rust and possibly mold.
Is there anything I can do about it? Other than leave the lid cracked to vent humidity out but that defeats the purpose of containing odors. I leave it open for a few hours when we change the bag, but that happens maybe once a week.
Any recommendations for a not-hideous, easy to clean toddler table/chairs? We’ve been using the SkipHop activity center that converts into a table with an Ikea chair for my toddler, but now we want to turn it back into an activity center for the baby. I’d also like something that’s less of an eyesore, since it’s in our family room. I’m willing to pay $200-$300 for the right pieces. Thank you!
Just want to say how helpful you ladies are! Been such a great sounding board for some many things thank you!
Our son is turning 4 in 1 month he is the youngest cousin on both sides so has lots of hand me down clothes and toys. Any ideas for birthday gifts – our families are asking. He really doesn’t need more toys and clothes. We currently receive the Kiwi Koala box and we love it. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!!!
I find it interesting no one posted yesterday on having taken a break from work – I wonder if more would chime in on the main site? Mainly because this site does skew a bit younger (at least among moms – not age but more age of kids)?
has anyone ever purchased anything from Piccolina kids. it looks a bit expensive, but they have all of these awesome trailblazer tees, math based, etc.
Good morning everyone, I wiped nail polish remover all over my face thinking it was toner this morning. Blahghhhh!
Does anyone else use Bright Horizons daycare and, if so, have you dealt with their COVID illness policy?
My understanding from others at our center is that if your child has any potential covid symptom (fever, cough, etc.) they can’t come back for 14 days after the symptom has resolved — even if they test negative. They have a pre-printed letter that you can have your doctor sign to return sooner, which seemed okay to me until I found out that some doctors won’t sign it due to the language in the pre-printed letter – and the center won’t accept the doctor’s own note.
Have others run into this?
one of my 2 year old twins drinks A LOT of water. i haven’t counted exactly, but probably at least 100 ounces a day if not more. sometimes i feel like i’m changing her diaper every hour or her diaper ends up literally soaking as do her clothes. i’ve asked the doctor and they are like, oh she is just very thirsty… has anyone else encountered this problem? any ideas? i don’t really want to restrict her water intake, but i can’t imagine potty training her if she continues to drink this much and it’s just so many diapers
Working my way through 1-2-3 Magic which I know has been read by a lot of readers here. The philosophy sounds simple enough and I am encouraged it may work for my toddler. For those that have employed the model, how did it go for you? Tips/tricks that aren’t necessarily talked about in the book?
Feeding question:
I have been trying to follow feeding littles/BLW/self feeding but my 13 months old just does not eat enough if I don’t supplement with purees/spoon feeding. I have resorted to either feeding him by spoon during dinner time or offering spoon fed oatmeal close to bed time because otherwise he will wake up hungry in the middle of the night.
At what age should kids be able to eat enough on their own?