Washable Wednesday: Pattern Knit Ponté Welt Pocket Sheath Dress
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I’m glad to see that Lands’ End has created a sleeved version of their popular Welt Pocket Sheath. It’s a bummer it only comes in one pattern, but I happen to think the navy/blue floral combo is lovely. The dress was $89, but is now marked to $45 — it’s available in regular, petite, and plus sizes. Pattern Knit Ponté Welt Pocket Sheath Dress
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Hi all:
This is my first post, but I’ve been reading the site throughout this pregnancy and need advice. I’m currently 5 months pregnant with twins and working as in house counsel. I had no plans to leave, but I am being recruited for the same position at a larger company by the CFO – we worked together in the past. I disclosed to him and the GC that I’m pregnant, as I can’t hide it at this point. My question is – would you ask for paid maternity leave as part of your offer package? If I leave my current job, I’ll lose 3 weeks paid and 60% paid through short term disability insurance. I was only planning on taking two months, so I would ask for two months fully paid maternity leave. I wouldn’t be eligible for a new STD policy or FMLA protection at the new job, so I have to address it in some form. It’s a good opportunity, but I’m in no rush to leave my job now. I don’t necessarily see the harm in asking. Anyone been there?
I’m in need of advice from the hive:
I am friendly acquaintances with a new mom (baby is 5 months old). the Hubs and I hung out with her and her SO pre-kids in group settings, friends on facebook, brought post-partum food a few times, but we’re not close.
I’ve noticed on facebook that her posts seem to suggest she is struggling with motherhood and the transition to SAHM. I reached out to her to schedule a lunch date soon, thinking she might like a place to go with adult conversation, etc. A mutual acquaintance, who is less close to her than I, recently brought to my attention that they are concerned for this new mom’s behavior – I guess this person saw this woman yell at her baby a few times, and wanted me to “check in” with new mom.
I’m at a bit of a loss of what to do, other than take new mom to lunch (or take lunch at her house, or whatever). Obviously, I would like to assist her in obtaining help if she is struggling, either with the transition, or with PPD, but I don’t want to pry. I’m not sure that new mom has many friends in the area. Any suggestions on how to proceed?
Any suggestions on how to keep a fairly young infant entertained for 5-10 minutes when trying to get out the door or get some housework done? Is it even possible?
(Warning, this may turn into a husband vent).
My husband is in charge of getting our baby (5 months old) to daycare in the morning, which means I get her stuff and her ready, then hand her off to him so I can get ready and out the door to beat traffic, since I leave early to do pick up. In theory, he’s supposed to be ready to take her at a particular time, but he’s really not — so either I’m actively watching/entertaining her, making it hard for me to get out the door, OR he’s putting her in her carrier and turning on the TV for 10-15 minutes. I’m not at all hardcore about screen time, but I’m really not thrilled with this — since once the TV is on, she’s fixated.
So I feel like my choices are:
1) entertain baby until he’s actually ready to take her, messing up my schedule
2) pass baby off and just let it go, 10-15 minutes of morning news isn’t going to turn her brain to mush at 5 months
3) come up with some easy alternative to keep her entertained while he gets stuff together.
I realize there is a magical fourth option of him actually being ready to take her and entertain her, but I’ve been with him long enough to know that’s not going to happen and will just result in me micromanaging and nagging and him getting more stubborn about it and taking even longer. All stuff that I’m SURE I should have thought about before baby, but it is what it is and I’m adult enough to realize that no relationship is perfect, especially when children are involved.
So, perhaps the bigger question is how to do just let go when your spouse doesn’t do things the way you would like them to be done?
Regular poster switching handles…I think I had a faint positive pregnancy test this morning, but am not sure I believe it. What did you find to be the most reliable brand?
Does anyone have any sleep tips for traveling with babies/toddler? We have been on two trips in the last two months with my 10 month old, and her sleep has completely fallen apart on both of them. We have had her sleeping in a travel crib in the room with us with her usual white noise machine and sleep sack, but she wakes up every couple of hours and won’t go back to sleep. On the last trip we ended up mostly co-sleeping and getting very little rest. She also has short naps while we are away. At home she is a good napper, and after a long, hard slog through sleep training, she is doing pretty well at night – usually 8-9 hours without a wake-up. On the first trip I thought it might have been the time change, but the second trip was in the same time zone. We tried to keep pretty close to our usual nap and bedtime schedule, so I’m out of ideas about how to improve things. Are we doomed to sleepless vacations for the next few years?
Just a vent. With all the snow days and the daycare sickness that has been running rampant through our house I feel like a totally unproductive harried employee and kind of a cr*p mom thanks to all of the TV I’ve had to sit my child in front of to maintain any semblance of productivity. I am just so very ready for this miserable winter to be over.
Thanks for all the encouraging words on sleep training. Moms who are debating, just do it. I am so upset with myself now that we waited so long. I think we got lucky, but the longest he has cried was 25 minutes. Then, when he woke up the next morning he was so happy and had a big kiss for my husband who did all the checks.
We have done 4 nights now, last night was the worst with 3 bursts of crying (when we put him down, 11:30, and 3) but the longest he cried was 15 minutes. I am hoping last night was the “extinction burst” because he was up the most, or it may have been because it was the first night I was doing the checks.
Starting to tackle nap training tomorrow. He is a great napper, but we/our nanny hold him to sleep for naps as well. My husband is off this week so he is going to tackle it.
So I’m thinking that I’d like to keep my married name post-divorce; I hated my maiden name, and wanted my last name to match my children’s last name, so I changed my name. Both of those things are still true. Is it weird to keep my married name? I also have used my married name for most of my career (6 years now), so I feel like it would be a pain to go back to my maiden name. It’s a fairly unusual last name, so I know I’ll get questions about “are you related to (ex-husband/ex-father-in-law/ex-mother-in-law),” but I can handle that.
Somehow I forgot to pack my pumping bottles today, but I do have the pumping parts. I need to pump at least once and preferably twice today. Anyone have a suggestion of how to rig some sort of replacement system? Was thinking maybe attaching ziploc bags (if I can find them) to the flanges and then dumping into an emptied out water bottle? Ugh.
I have and love this dress- but size down a size!