Washable Workwear Wednesday: Floral Ruffle-Sleeve Blouse
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I really like this blouse from Ann Taylor. When you think about a robin’s egg blue top with flowers and ruffles, it could easily fall into the “too girly” category for me, but somehow this top works. I like the bold colors and the larger graphic of the flowers, and the ruffles are small and nicely placed. The model is wearing it with the neck button open, but it can also be buttoned up to close the collar.
I kinda love everything about the styling of this outfit — the top with the large, skinny gold hoops and jeans with the cool waist. Plus, light blue looks good on camera for all of those Zoom meetings!
The top is $89.50 at Ann Taylor and comes in regular and petite sizes. Floral Ruffle-Sleeve Blouse
Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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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My headache of the week: hybrid school for young elementary students. A week or so ago I asked about people’s experience with kids in school with masks and got an overwhelmingly positive response. I’ve still been struggling with the decision because my community is identifying anyone who signs up for hybrid as “teacher haters” or “teacher killers” who are condemning teacher to get COVID and die. The rhetoric is off the charts. Our school district isn’t helping because it’s only allowing teachers to bow out of the hybrid teacher pool if they have a documented medical condition.
So on top of this background insanity, last night the school district announced a new plan for K-2 hybrid. The plan is that kids will be required to spend their entire day at their desks unless they are going to be bathroom or one 15 minute recess where they will still wear masks and cannot be closer than 6′ to other students. At their desks, students will have their iPads and headphones. Their classroom teacher will broadcast virtual class from her desk at the front of the room for kids who are both in person and at home. The teacher will not be allowed to get up from her desk or to interact with any of the in person students except through their iPads.
In my mind this is insane. It may solve 2 days of childcare (assuming you don’t need before or aftercare), but it does nothing to improve education for K-2 students. The other days are 2 days of DL and 1 day of asynchronous iPad work. Our Principal was gushing over how this is a great idea and how much she wants students back in school. I just can’t understand. Does this even partially resemble anyone else’s in person option right now?
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I think he genuinely WANTS to be able to put himself back to sleep — he’s really proud on the mornings that he manages it. He has a lovey and a nightlight in his crib, we’ve talked about how important it is for him to go back to sleep and strategies for making himself comfortable. I am kind of at a loss for what to do.
My son is about to be 2 and I would like to introduce some TV. I would like to keep it educational. Any recommendations for programs? Over the past month we’ve watched some YouTube songs, so I’ve seen Cocomelon, Blippi, Sesame Street, and Daniel Tiger. Are those among the best choices? Also when do you watch it? He goes to daycare so I don’t imagine watching on weekdays. Do you do it like one show after nap on weekends? Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!
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Any suggestions for a slipper for a two year old? I want something other than socks because this kid HATES socks (like, we had an issue at daycare when she learned how to take off her own shoes where she would take her shoes off, pull off her socks, put back on her shoes, and hide the dirty socks).
Doesn’t matter what brand. Kid also just has really hot little feet… but with winter coming, I want some type of a slipper option for her to wear in the house. My issue is that they don’t seem to come in small enough sizes.
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