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It may feel like summer still, but back-to-school shopping is in full swing. Right now, I’m busy stocking up on fall clothes for the kids, like this reversible sherpa fleece hoodie.
I love reversible coats — it’s like getting two coats for the price of one! This reversible hoodie has fluffy sherpa on one side and cozy fleece on the other. There are even kangaroo pockets on both sides for treasures or to keep little hands warm (because mittens always get lost).
Lands’ End Reversible Sherpa Fleece Hoodie is $64.95 (but check for frequent coupon codes). It comes in six colors/patterns and is available in sizes XXS 2-3 to XXL 18-20 as well as plus-husky sizes.
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
- 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
Anon says
Fall stuff is hitting the stores, but it’s a great time to shop for summer stuff on sale. I just got a ton of summer dresses at Primary for half off. I bought them big so they can be worn now and next summer.
Anon says
I love the look and style of this kind of outerwear, but I am holding off on some of those outdoor purchases because many of the major outdoor brands are phasing out PFAS waterproofing chemicals in the next year. This is a good move for public health! I tend to keep outdoor stuff for years, if not decades, so it makes sense for me to wait until I can get the quality I want (when it’s feasible, of course).
add says
Thanks for the heads up!
Anon says
Of course! Here’s more info: https://www.ehn.org/outdoor-brands-pfas-2659920156.html
Anon says
My oldest is now solidly out of toddler sizes and the boys’ clothing seems so old! Where are the brands that still have like cute animals on them instead of video game controllers ?
HSAL says
Same here! I had to buy my son underwear and realized I was never going to shop in the baby/toddler section at Target again.
Check out Carter’s – my mom just got my son a bunch of shirts for next summer that were 5/6. Lots of dinos and sea creatures.
Anonymous says
Yes! I’m more emotional about the “big kid” clothes than him starting first grade. But I’m no help. I bought what I thought was a “cool” T-shirt from old navy with a pixelated shark. It arrived and kiddo (6) tells me “Mom. That’s a Minecraft shark.” Oh well. Maybe try Walmart? His current favorite is a tech shirt from there with a picture of a soccer ball on it.
Anonymous says
Boden!
Anonymous says
Hanna Anderson as well.
Anonymous says
We did a lot of Carters and some H&M
GCA says
Hanna, Mini Boden, and Primary for this. Princess Awesome has a sibling brand for ‘boy’ style clothes. Piccolina Kids is pricey and so a special treat for my kids, but their t-shirts are very high quality. We have shirts with Mae Jemison on them :)
Momofthree says
There are occasionally dinosaurs or planets on some mainstream brands like Gap. Tea Company can also be good for this.
Anon says
It’s worse for girls where the kids sizes frequently have cutouts as part of the design or other elements my kindergartners don’t need to be wearing. I wish they carried toddler clothes through size 7.
Anon says
Yes! My daughter is tall and aged out of toddler sizes before turning 4. No, I don’t want my preschooler in crop tops thankyouverymuch.
Anonymous says
+1 to Boden and Hanna! And my favorite, Tea Collection!!
And Gap kids if you dig around—they sometimes have fun astronaut-y, animal, marine critter shirts. And IMHO, their quality is somewhat better than Carters and Target.
Anonymous says
Adding: enjoy being able to select kids’ clothing while it lasts . My rising third grader is starting to have opinions about the designs on his clothing…and my stockpile of Tea Collection t-shirts purchased on sale has a very limited lifespan now.
Anonymous says
Has anyone stayed at a resort/hotel they really loved with an infant or a toddler? Which one/where? My husband has been reluctant to travel since we had a baby and has agreed to a vacation, and I’d like it to be a success. We went on two vacations that were not particularly fun, but they were large group vacations which we did not plan and the logistics were a bit difficult with the baby since other group members were in charge. I think if we pick the location and make the plans ourselves it will still be a lot of work but it will also be more fun.
Basically looking for somewhere relaxing, warm in January/February, where we could do some kind of low key activity in the afternoons.
Some locations I’ve been considering are Palm Springs/Joshua Tree, or doing a resort in Mexico.
Anonymous says
I live in Charlotte, so these have been relatively short/shorter trips for us. Overall, for it to be more of a “vacation” and less of a “trip”, we have found that a separate room for our child to sleep in is key. Obviously this adds to the cost of the trip.
Seven Stars resort in Turks and Caicos was wonderful, the rooms are all suite style with kitchenette. We also loved Kimpton in Vero Beach, FL, but that wouldn’t be that warm in January or February. We flew into Orlando and rented a car. It was a 90 minute drive.
Anonymous says
OP – Forgot to mention that yes, we would like the baby to sleep in a separate space and some sort of balcony/outdoor space for us to hang out on.
Anon says
I love Palm Springs/Joshua tree with kids, but fyi Joshua Tree in particular will likely not be very “warm”. Warmer than the Midwest/NE? Sure. But will you still need a jacket most of the day and will you not really want to dip in a pool? Also likely yes. Even Palm Springs probably would feel warm mid day in the sun, but be chilly morning and late afternoon/evening.
Finding places in the continental US that are reliably warm in January is very difficult. I would do Mexico if that is a requirement. We liked the Garza Blanca in Puerto Vallarta, they have different separate bedroom configurations depending on budget. But we’re on the West Coast, if you are East Coast somewhere in the Cancun/Riviera Maya area probably makes more sense.
NYCer says
+1. If you really want warm (pool or beach warm), I would not go Palm Springs or anywhere else in CA in the winter.
Carlisle Bay in Antigua could work for you.
Anon says
Seconding Anon at 12:49: Joshua Tree and Palm Springs will be cold in January/February. It even snows in Joshua Tree! San Diego might be a better bet, but it probably won’t be “warm warm.”
I have the same struggle as you, however (2 year old – we’re terrified to try for a vacation). I hope you get some good answers.
anon says
Beaches Turks & Caicos
Anon says
+1 super pricey but wonderful with kids.
Anon says
One great thing about Beaches is that in-room infant and toddler childcare is free. You don’t have to wait until they’re 3 or 4 and can attend the drop off kids club.
With a young kid I’d probably go to one of the Jamaica resorts though. Turks is definitely the biggest and fanciest of the three Beaches and the island is much nicer than Jamaica, but if you’re spending all your time in the pool with a baby or young toddler, it doesn’t really matter. Jamaica is also easier to reach from the US.
Anon4this says
Just got back from Atlantis in the Bahamas with a 4 year old and 18 month old. It was great, much better than I anticipated. We stayed in the Reef hotel within Atlantis so we could have a kitchen and that was very helpful. The beach by the Reef hotel is protected and very calm and shallow. 4 year old could stand for quite a ways out in the ocean and the fish come right up to the beach and we saw a sting ray. 18 month old loved digging in the sand. The pool by the Reef (for Reef and Cove guests only) is quieter than the rest of the resort and has a large zero entry side and a lot of it is about a foot and a half deep so my 18 month old could wander around in it fairly safely. On the other side of the resort (there is a shuttle bus, but its only a 10 minute walk with a stroller) there is a toddler splash area that is very fun with slides and water fountain things and it was shallow enough for the 18 month old. And there are lots of aquariums to look at.
Anon says
Our first trip was the ritz at grand cayman with a 3 yo and it was great. Kids under 5 eat for free and the beach was calm and beautiful. Highly recommend
Anon says
I have realized that my toddler (2.5) is wearing me out. This sounds really silly, I know. It is hard. He’s charming, cute, I love him SO much – but he’s a handful. The screaming for fun, the throwing of food/utensils, the tantrums…and yes, we’re trying to implement the things to curb this behavior. My oldest never went through these phases in the same way so it’s all new to me.
I usually handle pick-up to bedtime solo and then have to do some work or life admin after and it’s always very hard to get back into it, and then I usually take longer than I need to. I have some high profile stuff going on at work the next month that I just need more focus for, and I think generally I need some re-alignment here.
DH works long hours (big law) and travels often for work, thus he’s often not home for this stretch of time, and when he is, it’s usually in between calls/wrapping up work. I’m thinking to just get help (babysitter, helpful grandparent) after pick-up to handle this weeknight stretch 2x/week – and then use that time to finish working or just decompress by going to workout or do something outside of the house. Does anyone have any tips? Why do I feel so guilty?
Anon says
If your husband is working big law, I’m going to assume he’s getting big law money, so this is definitely something to throw money at since you have it. I’d get a “mother’s helper” for the evening hours that you are handling solo right now. I think it is very, very common for mothers to feel guilt when they are doing something for themselves and leaving their children to be cared for by others. I experience this regularly. But I strongly believe that we should not feel this way. The saying “you can’t pour from an empty cup” is just so, so true. I need some time to myself (and that means truly to myself and not work) in order to be a better, more present mother to my kids.
Anonymous says
I have an 11 month old but also feel this. I work from home, my mom watches the baby from 9-5, but my husband is doctor that does surgical procedures (leaves at 6:30 am every day and is only home for bed time routine 1-2 days per week). Between 6am-9am and 5-7:30am I have to do all baby care and dog care (walks, etc.). Plus I work from home so cooking, laundry, etc. fall to me.
I do feel like it’s A Lot. I feel guilty feeling this way, in part because it took me many years to have a baby and I feel like I don’t get to feel bad about anything now that I finally have my son.
My struggle is I feel like I have to compress my entire like into the hours between 9-5. Like if I want to get a manicure before a wedding (e.g., today) I have to leave work early to do it, and work after my son goes to bed when I’m tired. Or if I have a bunch of errands, I either need to do it during work or with my son which makes it a lot harder. Even after my son goes to bed at 7/7:30, my husband is often not home until much later so I can’t run out to a gym class or whatever. I can’t just take a call at 6pm like I used to. I feel like I have so much less flexibility than my husband.
And to be clear, my husband is very active and involved and our overall workload is split evenly, but my job is so much more flexible that I end up having to be “on” with childcare more while he picks up other responsibilities.
I have an intense period coming up at work and plan to solve this by having a neighbor’s young teenage daughter come over for 2 hours (5-7) a few days a week to help out with whatever. She wants to learn how to babysit, so it’s a good deal for both of us. It might be watching the baby if I have to work, or meal prep if I am not working and want to spend time with the baby, or walking the dog. We’ve done a few trial days and it’s really helpful. Something to consider!
OP says
OMG I want to hug you. “My struggle is I feel like I have to compress my entire like into the hours between 9-5.” – I have had the same thoughts, except 8-5 PM. It’s like if you have work and one appointment in a day (whether it’s something for you or kid), you always have to “pay” for it somehow.
And YES re the flexibility – I work 45-55 hours/week, and DH works 70+ hours/client-facing, so guess who is more flexible?
I’m going to just book our sitter for every Thursday, and then “book” my helpful Mom for Tuesdays. We do actually have a HS student on our street who is looking to get experience so maybe even that can be a resource.
Anonymous says
Don’t feel guilty! I could not do what you are trying to do without help and I still find the bedtime routine a slog. My husband is a teacher, and I work 40 hrs a week (not including lunch breaks). If I have to work late, it is outside of the house for an event, and usually no more than 1x every 2 weeks. I never work on the weekend.
My only tip is do not sit down after your child is in bed until any chores you plan to do are done. Once i am on the couch, I cannot get back up.
Anon says
Kids are tiring. I don’t know how anyone does anything productive after putting kids to bed.
Anon says
This is why we are keeping our nanny for now as my kids start elementary school bc we have no local family. I work part time but DH works big law hours with travel and otherwise I’d lose my mind. I’m very grateful we can afford it
Chl says
Yes! I have nowhere near the amount of work your husband and you have but I still have help three nights a week until 7 or 730. Sometimes I send them home (but let them anyways). Sometimes I work out. Sometimes I work. Sometimes I just go to the library and sit quietly by myself. It keeps me happy and sane. And my kids are just fine.
Anon says
Don’t feel guilty! I only have one kid and my husband and both only work ~40 hours but that period between daycare pickup and bedtime was very draining at age 2-3. I would definitely need help in your shoes.
Anon says
I’m a single mom (by choice) to a 3-year-old so I feel you. I think of the morning and evening on weekdays as a gauntlet and I’m exhausted when it’s over. I only manage because (a) my job doesn’t require me to log on after work – i downsized to one that doesn’t – and (b) my house is a mess. We have a bi-weekly cleaner that keeps things basically in check but yeah. In your shoes more support definitely sounds like the way to go.