Budget Thursday: Forever Suit Blazer
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I think if I had to choose a favorite color, this shade of purple would be it. With my skin tone, purples look better on me than pinks, and this is probably as vibrant a purple as you can get. As a kid, I remember loving the “bold”-colored markers from Crayola, and this is the blazer representation of that color scheme. This blazer can also be paired with the matching shorts or pants, and while I don’t think I am brave enough to do the whole suit, the blazer seems like a great way to add color to my neutrals-based wardrobe. It is machine washable and available at ASOS for $87 in sizes 0–14. Forever Suit Blazer
This blazer at Macy’s comes in a very similar color and goes up to size XXL.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- 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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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?
What a coincidence, I’m wearing this exact outfit in my office right now! :D
My 19 month has reached the max limit for height (35 inches) for our rear facing carseat. The AAP recommends rear facing until 2 or until height/weight limits have been reached – which is where we’re at. We were gifted forward facing carseats from my registry, so I have them ready to go. However, I got an earful from a neighbor that I should get another rear facing with higher maximums to get me to the 2 year mark at least. The internet is all over, so looking for other’s experiences who have tall children. I ultimately want to do the safest thing. Thanks!
Is it just me, or do you feel that the ranks of full time, working (outside the home) moms decrease as the kids get older? When my kids were young, I knew a lot more moms who were in my boat. But slowly, one by one, they are dropping out of the work force. I don’t think I appreciated that as the kids get older, the logistics of working motherhood actually get *harder*. Instead of throwing money at daycare and forgetting about it, I’m going through hoops to figure out before/after school care, summer camps, school holidays, etc. I’m the main breadwinner, so I can’t quit but I understand why a lot of my friends are deciding to stay home.
Help! We were banking on nice weather for a backyard birthday party for my three year old son. Forecast is 40% chance of rain now. Any suggestions for indoor activities? Only 8 toddlers. Thanks!!
heading to new orleans. should we bring our double Thule stroller or our double Zoe?
Pacis for toddlers?
My guy finally chewed through his wubbanub (I knew we were on borrowed time). I’m thinking my best move is to either cold-turkey him (which I’m fearful of for sleep reasons) OR add an “orthodontic”/toddler paci to the wubba via wubba plastic surgery (the Internet shows me this is possible). Does anyone have a toddler paci they recommend or that a ped/dentist has recommended?
He’s really good about leaving it in the crib and only uses it for bedtime sleep and weekend naps (does not bring to daycare). Which tells me I probably could cold turkey him but, ugh. I’m weak.
Urban moms, how do you navigate Ubers/Lyfts with a child who needs a carseat? We often find ourselves traveling to places where public transit is great, EXCEPT to and from the airport. It seems dumb to rent a car just to drive into town. It seems like if we flew with a carseat, we could then install the carseat at a waiting Uber, but I don’t really know if that’s how it works. (We live in the suburbs so I never take an Uber anywhere.) Our kiddo is 18 months and 25 pounds.
We have an almost 3 year old and have never hired a babysitter. We’ve had some date nights 5-6 times a year when grandparents are in town visiting, but otherwise don’t do date nights. Kid is in daycare, so she’s away from us all the time, but she’s slow to warm up to new people. We want to start getting a babysitter occasionally, but I don’t really understand how getting a babysitter works. Do we really just have a babysitter show up a few minutes before we leave and expect kid to be fine with the stranger, and also that the babysitter could manage kid’s routines? Or do we have a new babysitter come once while we’re around before leaving them alone with the kid?
We are traveling to San Diego for a week this summer with my 6 yo and 4 yo. Looking for suggestions for travel booster seats as we will be renting a car. TIA!
Thought you all might find this article interesting: “Just Buy the F**ing Latte” in Fast Company (like to follow).
It’s about the kind of lame financial advice that’s routinely given to women – like skipping a latte and making coffee at home. It’s about how girls are encouraged to be careful with money and save, while boys are taught to pursue opportunities and grow their income. The author brings in a bunch of other issues as well, as you might expect.
Hello! There have been some threads recently about entertaining kids on long car rides, with suggestions for listening to audio books. I really like this idea, and would like to do it with our 3 and 5 year olds for long trips.
Question: what format or service do you get kids audio books in? I downloaded Audible and for some reason found it really confusing. Is Audible itself free with my Prime membership, but I pay for books beyond my one credit a month I gather? My kids only have the attention span for shorter books, so they would need a bunch of them, doesn’t that add up? Or am I missing something here?
Are there other ways to do this? I check out books online from my library frequently but it didn’t seem like there was a big selection for kids audio there.
Thanks in advance!
We are in the process of getting a part-time nanny to help with day care pickups. Last week I asked for protocol on sitters and car seats (thanks for the replies!) Based on the thread above, and other similar comments on this blog, I am starting to accept that if I want to continue working at my current job, I am going to need an afternoon sitter/nanny to help with the kids. And I very much love the concept. But I just have so much trouble with the idea that a college-aged kid is going to drive my toddlers around. We are using a nanny placement service to find the nanny, so they will do a full driving record search. But I still have so much anxiety about it! The route from daycare to my house is less than 5 miles on city streets. Do you routinely allow sitters to drive your kids? If so, starting at what age, and did you have anxiety about it?
Uh. I had to put my dog to sleep this morning and it was the most awful adult thing I’ve had to do. It was not totally unexpected, but not how I imagined today would go when I woke up.
The middle school on logistics are one reason I’m thinking of “semi-retiring” early. I’ll be about 50 when my LO hits middle school, at which point the “easy” aftercare options dry up and I feel like more emotionally hands on parental involvement would be good. Even though my job is flexible, it’s not THAT flexible, so if I have enough leverage, I’d like to really lean out and try my hand at working about 10-15 hours a week consulting on things. Some of this depends on what my husband also decides to do, though.
The other option, should I decide to lean in in the next few years, is get an Au Pair, but that seems to be complicating, rather than simplifying life, and would require moving to a larger place so we had space (and getting over the idea of another person in our house).
But really, I’m getting burnt out now — I can’t imagine doing this for another 20 years until I hit real retirement age — and that is only partly due to parenthood.
Would you drive or fly in this situation: Drive usually takes 9 hours without kids in tow. Kid is 9 months old, does well in his car seat but we’ve never taken him more than an hour or so away. Flying would involve two relatively short flights (on smaller planes) plus a layover in each direction.