Everyone Thursday: Ponte Blazer
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This highly-rated blazer comes in a bunch of colors over at Kohl’s — port (pictured), black, gray, and navy. I like that it’s soft and stretchy, and lined in satin — huzzah. The blazer is $44 (was $64), available in sizes 0 to 16. LC Lauren Conrad Ponte Blazer
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?
Bwahahahaha, 18 months? Not likely. Among moms of boys that I know, the ‘early’ ones started to show interest around 2.5. My son trained right around 3 on the dot, and at just about 3.5 is now night trained (though that can take much much longer depending on the child). Among his 3’s class, I’d say about 60-70% of the boys are fully trained, and closer to 80% of the girls. And they’re 3, so you know, accidents happen, especially when they don’t tell you they have to go until its URGENT.
My kids are 18 months and I’m getting deluged with emails about potty training (from those sites that you somehow wind up signed up for without realizing it — baby center etc.). Do any kids really potty train this young? I’m thinking we’ll try next summer. The boys will be a little over 2 and in the fall, we hope to have them start preschool plus we’ll be switching to a new au pair, so it seems like it would be best to do it a few months before all that chaos. But 18 months? Seriously?
Any recommendations for dealing with pregnancy back pain? Have those support belts worked for anyone?
I’m 25 weeks (didn’t think it would be an issue this early) and am having mild but pretty regular lower back pain. I don’t exercise a ton, but do usually walk at least 5 miles a day for my commute. Trying to work on posture….
buy a baby book (i liked this one: http://www.amazon.com/My-Baby-Book-Keepsake-Journal/dp/030746542X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_text_y) and fill out as much as you can.
Any advice on what to do to pass the time while I wait for baby? I’m 35 weeks, and I’m counting down the days! Fortunately, work hasn’t been very busy lately, so I find myself with quite a bit of free time (both during office hours and after word). I think we’re mostly ready for baby, so I’m looking for advice on what you would do in those final few weeks of pregnancy (with all associated aches and pains and movement issues that come with it!) if you found yourself with extra free time.
Very newly pregnant but moving down to the Northern VA area in a month and am hoping to line up an OB asap so I can start out with the same doctor. Does anyone know any good resources for looking into this in the NOVA area? Or better yet, any good OB recommendations? I was hoping to find a doctor working out of Inova Fair Oaks. Thanks in advance!
Another daycare question. How do yours handle naps? DS is 9.5 months and does not nap at daycare. At all. I’m beyond frustrated by this since he clearly needs naps – he’s a zombie when we pick him up, and on weekends he will take two naps ranging from 1-2hrs. At home, we just put him in his crib, he fusses for a few minutes (<5) and then falls asleep. At daycare, they have a new "policy" that they can't leave awake children unattended in cribs, so they must rock the babies to sleep and then put them down. I have a philosophical issue with his, since I'd rather him learn to fall asleep on his own, and also a practical one, since it's not working for him. How do your daycares handle naps in the infant room? Any suggestions for getting baby to nap there?
I am attending a funeral in the South for a family member (my grandma) and my family asked me to bring my toddler daughter. I’m a northerner and not familiar with southern funerals; do the typical black/dark clothes rules apply? For both me and my kiddo? Or is this a “floral dress” activity like going to the church my grandma attended?
As a follow up to yesterday’s post on daycare, I’m curious about childcare ratios and how much they differ. I’m in eastern Canada and it’s no more than 4 kids in a day home with no more than 2 under 2. It’s also no more than 6 kids total when including the daychome provider’s own children. Being home with twins I can’t imagine more than two under two! I think centres have 1:2 or 1:3 under 2 and 1:4 for age 2 and 1:8 for 3 plus.
I like this cut, but not the color, and sadly don’t need another black or grey blazer.
Sippy cup thoughts/recommendations? Ideally I’d rather skip the kind that’s more like a bottle and move to a training cup or straight to a real cup, but in practice, who knows what will work best? Recommendations?
Anyone have a recommendation for a great maternity tankini? I already have black bottoms. It needs to have straps (not a halter), coordinate with black, and have full coverage on the sides (none of that ruching nonsense that allows my love handles to peek out). TIA!