Washable Workwear Wednesday: Geometric Print Short-Sleeve Raglan A-Line Dress
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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?
Ny area people- what are some family friendly neighborhoods in Brooklyn, queens or the Bronx? My partner got a job offer in ny and we are looking at neighborhoods to move to. I am already working remote. We are bringing two kids under 5, and will need to start one in public school soon, so schools are obviously a big consideration. His office is on 8th Avenue I think. We are ok renting but would like to buy and not switch schools.
Kat – There was a post a couple days ago about auto-play video ads at the bottom that won’t go away. I’m currently getting a Microsoft ad ‘Empowering us all” which has a video that autoplays. Even when I close the ad it returns over and over again. Could you please look into it.
Late in the day, but did anyone have success sleep training night only (no naps)? MIL watches LO and refuses to CIO for naps.
My employer is proposing to hold an “optional” mindfulness retreat at a yoga ashram in response to the fact that we are chronically understaffed and overworked. The accommodations are dorm-style, and the dress code is extremely conservative. I am not comfortable sharing a room or bathroom with my co-workers, practicing yoga wearing anything other than a tank top and cropped leggings (I get hot easily and don’t like loose fabric flapping around), or meditating in a roomful of my co-workers. I am not opposed to yoga, dorms, or meditation, but all of these things seem too intimate to share with my co-workers. And I don’t take kindly to restrictive dress codes, especially for activities that are supposed to be relaxing and restorative.
This whole thing is super weird and out of bounds for my employer to demand, right? I think the focus should be on getting vacancies filled and managing the organization properly, not putting the burden on the staff to deal with the excessive workload through mindfulness.
Day 3 back at work. Both me and baby girl have adjusted fine — no tears at all, except… she just rolled over for the first time and the au pair sent us a picture! Having all the feels.
Now, she’s only 11 weeks and rolled from back to front. Does this mean we have to discontinue the swaddle? We use the love to dream and it’s like sleeping potion for her.
Is there a week-by-week pregnancy guide that just gives the medical info without trying to be all cloyingly cutesy and/or spend half the words telling me how I might be feeling emotionally about all this? (i.e. not The Bump or What to Expect) #nopatienceforthis
DH, then toddler then me just had a cold (I am feeling like 90% better as of today, DH was fine last night, and toddler was about the same as me as of this morning). Trying to work from home today per my usual and DH looks like death warmed over, is complaining he doesn’t feel good and has what I suspect is a migraine, although it’s hard to tell, because at best all I get in terms of symptoms is “I don’t feel good,” but it sure looks like my migraines. So looks like I will get next to no work done today (as my toddler is sitting behind me in my chair playing with the PBS kids app) and have two children to care for today. GAH, this level of sickness is only supposed to happen in winter. Man sickness is the worst.
Total vent, but we are starting the IVF process for #2 and already having the same scheduling drama that plagued me for half a year with #1. Going to miss reporting to the c-suite when they are on site so I can start TTC (and even so it’s going to be months later than I’d like, because my RE books up so fast).
It will all be worth it, again, right?
Best flotation assistance device for a (small) 2.5 year old? We’ll be at a friend’s pool for the 4th. He will be within my arms’ reach at all times.
Anyone have a 2 year old and newborn at home on maternity leave? My toddler has never been in daycare and will start school this fall. I have help every day after 12 until bedtime, but I’m on my own generally from 7 am to noon.
The newborn wants to be held a lot and I cannot find a good baby carrier, any recs? I have the solly baby wrap which doesn’t seem secure enough and I feel like I need to hold his neck up (he’s 4 weeks old)
He hates the car seat, screaming everytime he’s in. What am I doing wrong? I feed him and put him in.. I feel like we need to go places to keep the toddler occupied but driving with a screaming baby sounds painful.
The only baby contraption he likes is the baby Bjorn bouncer and Im constsntly bouncing it manually. Is there anything else that does this nice of a up and down motion that can be motorized?
Finally, my 2 year old who’s been potty trained for 4 months is having accidents left and right since the baby arrived. I know regressions are common but shes adjusted so well to her brother and is very loving etc. We’ve had no other issues at all except for the potty. How do we fix?
Thanks so much for input. You guys are all the best.
Question for anyone who has had upholstery professionally cleaned: we have a very nice chair and couch from Room & Board. Both items are relatively new (less than four years old) and structurally in excellent condition. The issue is that both pieces of furniture are unfortunately light colored and have fallen victim to many kid-related stains (barf, spit-up, etc). Has anyone actually had success with having a professional clean furniture or is this not worth our money? TIA!
Alright, y’all, I want to make a slip-n-slide. Any tips for solid DIY options (I assume that the slip-n-slides of today are just as flimsy and tear-prone as the slip-n-slides of my youth, but correct me if I’m wrong!)?
probably a silly question, but we are about to fly with our twins for the first time since they’ve been off bottles! do they sell milk in airports? i’ve never tried to purchase milk at an airport before, so it just occurred to me that i have no clue whether or not they have it. is this something planes have as part of their beverage service? also- at home we wash a cup or use a different cup before putting milk in it again. and when we were traveling with bottles we just brought extra bottles. what do you do with cups? we use straw cups
I have a question that mostly about working but that fact that I am a mom plays in, so I was hoping you all could help. I am trying to decide between two jobs:
I have a job at an organization I usually love with a mission that brings me joy. I am also well paid ($120k – MCOL in the Midwest) and on track to be a vice president someday (5+ years). However, it is far from my house/daycare, my pay is much lower than my peers inside my org and external market (about 12%-20% lower), and there is some turnover looming on the horizon as our CEO will likely leave in the next two years or so. I have a good boss who understands this but feels his hands are tied, because…my CEO wants me to finish my advanced degree (I am ABD but the degree isn’t technically necessary for my job) and doing the work to get it would be time-consuming. However, if I get said degree, they promise to bring me up to market, but that would be 2+ years from now (and said CEO might be gone…).
I have a decently high probability of getting another job in the same city. The commute would be half and the distance from daycare (and the doctor’s office and, eventually, school) would be less than two miles. I could ride my bike to work (which is a big deal for me). I like the work of the other organization but don’t love it, like I love what I do now. Also, the pay should be between $135k and $140k.
Also in the mix is that my husband and I would like a third kid sometime in the next 2-ish years and the extra money would cover daycare costs for said kid.
I know that u;ultimately I have to weigh the pros and cons and how much things like mission matter to me, but I am wondering if people have experience, thoughts, or other considerations.
We are thinking about another kid
Recs for toddler socks? Realized that my 2 year old’s socks are looking awfully small this am. Do I buy multiples of the same pair to avoid matching things? I worry whites would get dingy fast since we don’t do a whites load and he tends to spend a lot of time stomping in the mud and puddles.