Budget Thursday: High-Rise Super Skinny Ankle Pants
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I really like these pants from Old Navy. They hit all the marks for me: They are high rise, have an elastic waist with a side zipper, are ankle length, and come in several colors. I especially like the elastic waist and side zipper — I find when pants have a side zipper it takes away some of the bulk in the front waistline, which is the area where I’d like to have less bulk generally. I always like when there’s a notch at the bottom of ankle pants; I think it accentuates a nice part of the leg and brings attention to the shoes. Personally, when I am not spending a lot of money on pants, I like to order a size up from what I usually wear to take into account a thinner fabric, and I have found that to be true for most pants at Old Navy. These are on sale for $22 ($29.99 full price); come in regular (0–20), tall (2–20), and petite (0–20) sizes; and are machine washable. High-Rise Super Skinny Ankle Pants
A similar option at Old Navy in plus sizes is also on sale — for $20.
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Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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?
Just had some amazing customer service at Old Navy/Gap. I ordered a big order and paid for overnight shipping to get some items ASAP for family pictures. After I placed the order, I realized I forgot to add something needed for pictures. I called to ask if I could add to the order. The woman placed a new order for the item, waived the overnight shipping fee, and extended the 30% promotion to the item even though it wouldn’t have otherwise qualified (without me asking). Yay!
This is probably really stupid, but I’m starting to seriously question my family planning because of comments from strangers. DH and I have a 2 year old daughter and we both feel that our family is complete for a whole host of reasons. A few friends (or maybe “friends” is more accurate) have suggested that I don’t really like parenthood or don’t love my kid as much as they love theirs because I don’t want more. This couldn’t be further from the truth – I was honestly kind of ambivalent about parenthood to begin with, but I’ve been blown away by how much I love my daughter and being a mom. I know it’s crazy to reconsider my family size because of judgy comments from others, but I just hate that there are people out there thinking I had one kid and was like “nah, this isn’t for me.” (And I would absolutely hate for my daughter to feel unwanted or like we had her and then changed our minds about kids.) If anything I sort of feel the opposite – my daughter was such a sweet, easy baby that it seems like tempting fate to have another one because I know it would probably be harder. Any advice for getting past these comments? Do other moms of onlies-by-choice get this judgment?
Cross-posting from main site.
I’m in charge of planning a family reunion of sorts in Hawaii for 11 people: 7 adults, 4 kids ranging age 3 – 10. Open to either hotel / condo community / house rental though access to a pool is preferred. Near beach. Ideally with option of a suite with kitchen (for those of us wanting the option to cook) but walkable to restaurants for those of us who don’t.
Price somewhat negotiable but prefer less than $1000 / night for all 11 of us. I’m overwhelmed with options and not sure where to look. Can you help?
Oh I agree. If I had to place a bet, I’d bet money on her thinking it was fertility/pregnancy related.
Just started our first cycle of IVF. For those of you who have gone through it, did you tell your boss what was up?
For context:
– i work remote 100% (unless travelling), so i don’t even tell my boss when i’ll be at a routine dr appt unless i’ll be gone for like half the day
– i travel 1-2 times a month (2-3 day trips)
– i already told my boss that i can’t travel for the second half of the month for medical reasons. She was understandably concerned, but i said it was nothing to worry about.
Part of me says just tell her. We have a good working relationship and friendship. Part of me says don’t overshare.
Thoughts?
Is anyone else’s libido completely shot with this Kavanaugh stuff? The MeToo movement over the last year has been really triggering for me and I am basically never in the mood. I am so grateful that this is becoming a national conversation. It’s doing a number on my s*x life though.
You are not alone! The first 6 weeks are hard but the second 6 weeks are also hard! Hormones are awful! Sleep deprivation is awful! These are physical facts and not a reflection on you! I am not a pediatrician, but I think I can confidently say that you are probably feeding your baby within a normal range of healthy and that even if you are potentially feeding him more than the AAP recommends, your baby knows what is best for him and it is likely NOT setting him up for a whole lifetime of obesity. Babies are resilient! Do what you need to do to get through the day! Or the night! Try earplugs or a white noise machine if you want to stay int he same room? Keep trying the back bc one day it will change? Get a mothers helper or babysitter to come so you can get a nap? Whatever is happening now, it is temporary — just keep going!
Looking to this supportive community for some moral support! Baby is 7 weeks and I’m suddenly feeling terrible. I was fine at my 6 week check, but I’m guessing combination of hormones from weaning at 6 weeks, baby who won’t nap unless held (we had househuests and spouse had a few days off work so yesterday was the first day in a while it was all on me to do All the holding), and lack of sleep is making me an anxiety monster. Obviously I will contact my doctor if this doesn’t improve in a couple days, and there’s a support group that meets next week, but … Help me get through today? Specifically having anxiety about under/overfeeding as this is my second very hungry formula baby — I think we underfed our last one while feeding him the max the AAP recommends, so I don’t want to make that mistake again, but don’t want to set him up for a lifetime of obesity either. Baby is such a loud sleeper that I can’t get any sleep unless I spend part of the night in the guest room, but scared to move him to his own room until he’ll sleep somewhere other than a rock n play… So any ideas about how to encourage that? Older child slept great flat on his back so we are clueless. Baby sleeps fine at night as long as he’s in the RnP (usually a 5 hour block). Starting to resent baby and that’s not a place I want to be!
My one-year old is really into music. Any and all kinds. His daycare has a music class once a week and the teacher even pulled me aside to mention how responsive he has been to music. What can I do at home to build upon this? I have no musical skill (neither does DH), other than turning Pandora on, so I am not sure where to begin. To be clear, I am not trying to create a Mozart or anything, its just exciting that he has this surprising interest.
I’m looking for recommendations for nursing pajamas/loungewear to wear in the hospital after I give birth. Last time I just wore my hospital gown because everyone said that’s what I should do, and it made me feel pretty crappy. I have no photographs of me and my first in the hospital because I felt that I looked terrible, but this time around our first will be visiting his new sibling in the hospital so I’ll want to capture that for posterity.
Recommendations for toddler/dad matching aprons? Or toddler aprons in general? My daughter’s idea and I thought it was a cute one, but I’m having trouble finding good options online! Willing to go nice.
Diastasis Recti – Has anyone tried the Mutu System to fix this? Many of the SAHM on my local Facebook group have posted about it and seem to love it, but I can’t tell if it’s just another WW-style program where you just pay to start and stop every few months or if it really does get results.
Any suggestions for first cup for babies? From research so far, it sounds like recommendation is to start with straw cups, then 360, then regular cups and avoid/limit sippy cups because of potential speech implications?
We’re planning to introduce purees shortly, so I thought cup at the same time, mainly to get used to / very limited expectation of any real drinking for a while.
Kiddo is breastfed, but takes bottles at daycare.
Thanks!
Does anyone buy Old Navy work slacks? I haven’t tried for many years ,but back in the day I always found they would end up frumpy and unflattering after a wash. It’d be nice to get some budget pants, but only if they hold up.
Does anyone have a Nuna Mixx2 stroller? If so, any opinions? Or if you were considering it and ultimately decided against it, I would also be curious to hear why. I am in NYC, so this stroller will get a lot of use.
It seems appealing that the Mixx2 can be used from birth without a bassinet or car seat (i.e., the seat reclines flat and there is an infant insert), as opposed to the Uppa Baby Vista that comes with a bassinet for newborns. I don’t need/want to use the Uppa Baby bassinet for sleeping purposes (we’re mostly sold on getting a snoo), so I am not thrilled about the idea about having an extra bassinet hanging around our apartment. My building has an elevator and doorman, so no stairs to contend with at home, if that makes any difference.
For various reasons, I am not concerned about the inability of it to transform into a double stroller.