Everyone Thursday: Long-Sleeve Tie-Neck Blouse
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I usually don’t like tie-neck blouses, but something about this $45 one looks great to me. It’s pullover styling, machine washable, and available in three colors, sizes 0-18. Right now you can get an extra 20% off with code BLOOM to bring the price down to $36. INC International Concepts Long-Sleeve Tie-Neck Blouse
Two plus-size options are here and here.
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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?
My 14 month old loves kraftdinner. Does anyone have some healthier ideas? And I’ve tried giving him other kinds of pasta with normal cheese – no dice.
You guys. I have an envelope in my purse with the sex of gestating baby on it. The plan is for husband and I to have date night and open it together, but in order to do that I have so far
1. turned down the nurse’s offer to tell me over the phone with the results of the chromosome blood test,
2. not looked when the doctor wrote it on a little Rx form, folded it once and tucked it in the outside pocket of my purse,
3. not looked when I pulled it out of the purse and quickly jammed it in an envelope.
I AM SO CURIOUS. AND WE DON’T EVEN HAVE A BABYSITTER LINED UP YET.
/rant
Does anyone have any suggestions of something to do for a weekend, maybe a long weekend, with a 13-month-old? My husband is going to be out of town soon on a super-special trip with his father and sister. Typically, I’d probably go see my parents on a free weekend, but they’ll be traveling internationally at the time. I’m in a mid-size southern city and could travel, but it seems like so much work with a one year old. Or should I just take him to the local zoo or something? Anyone have any go-to “special day” plans?
I know the answer to every time a pregnant woman asks that is “yes,” but still – do babies have growth spurts inside your uterus or is there some other reason why I’m suddenly exhausted every day for a week and literally am struggling to keep my eyes open today? (I’m at 26 weeks, typically have been tired this whole pregnancy but this week is some first trimester BS, I swear!)
My sons are starting to pronounce words correctly and it’s breaking my heart. I know they can’t be 30 and pronounce strawberry as “subbee” but the mispronounced words are so cute!
NY attorney moms – did you only fulfill prorated CLE requirements for the year while you took mat leave? I took a pretty long mat leave and want to make sure I am not going to be screwing something up. I think the regs indicate that I am going to be okay, but would like to hear what others did.
Ladies, I’m going to put together some freezer meals for a new mom friend. Do you have any favorites? So far I’m planning chili with cornbread and roasted chicken and root vegetables. I’d like to add 2 or 3 more.
I was reading this NYT article about the rise of meal delivery kits like Blue Apron, and some of the comments were talking about how the skill of cooking isn’t being taught these days. So it got me thinking about what I wish my parents had taught me. For me, probably the top life skill I wish I had learned as a kid was how to budget and what budgeting means. It took some hard lessons and failures for me to have a semblance of budget and it’s still really hard for me. I hope that I do a better job with my kids. I also didn’t learn how to cook until I lived on my own, but my mom would have taught me if I had been at all interested. What are some life lessons/skills you wished your parents had taught you?
Mom guilt…while I was making dinner last night, kiddo started asking to go to her dad’s house, and said she wanted daddy. This morning, all she could talk about was her dad. I knew she might prefer his house at times, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon….
And of course, I’m getting down on myself for not being as “fun” or “attentive” as dad because, you know, I have to clean/cook/do laundry/run errands with kiddo in tow, and dad gets to drop everything to spend time with her because she spends less time with him.
*sigh*
How sad and scary. I’m glad that you’ve been able to find a new arrangement already. The bottom line is that you responded quickly to this problem. Please try to be gentle with yourself. You took action, and now things are ok. Plus, you took your son’s words seriously and immediately upped your vigilance. I have no doubt that if things didn’t improve quickly, you would have taken action whether you personally saw something or not. There is no reason to get down on yourself!
And your son got bonus time with you, which he must have loved. He knows you’re looking out for him.
Follow up to my post last week about my toddler saying he was scared to go to school. On Monday, I went in to pick him up and the teacher didn’t hear me come in. He was crying about something, and I saw her yank him by the arm (hard) to get him to cooperate.
We withdrew him from that school immediately (and told the director what happened). The school had to self-report to the state and now the state is conducting an investigation. I took off several days of work, and now he’s with his favorite babysitter for the rest of the week. He’s starting at a new preschool on Monday.
I wish I had a silver lining I could share with you all, but it has just been a terrible week. I’m glad I listened to him when he said he was scared, but I still feel sick thinking of how long we would have left him there if I hadn’t seen that happen with my own eyes.
Rant: Nanny needed the day off today. Back up nanny cancelled at midnight. I saw her text this morning at 7am and then did the mad mental scramble to consider other options (none). Then husband and I played the responsibility-game to determine who should stay home (him). Now I feel guilty and frustrated. WHY IS THIS SO HARD?! Backup care sucks.
Early TJ
Does anyone here use time-blocking for time management? I’m just starting after being encouraged to try by a friend. Yesterday was really successful, but today I’ve about three different phone calls to care for immediate situations and I’m now about an hour behind schedule.
How do you plan for urgent interruptions in the time-blocking method?
On that topic – what tools do you use for time blocking (apps, spreadsheets, pen & paper, etc…)