Washable Workwear Wednesday: Light as a Feather Pleated Midi Skirt
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There’s nothing like a flowy skirt to put a spring in your step — especially one with pleats!
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect pleated skirt, and Nic + Zoe’s Light as a Feather Pleated Midi Skirt might be the one — the soft, lightweight material is fully lined and features an elastic waistband. I particularly love the subdued and versatile floral pattern.
You could pair it with a fine gauge sweater for work or a tee and sneakers for the weekend.
The skirt is available at Nordstrom for $178. It comes in sizes XS–XXL. It is also available in sizes 1X–3X for $198.
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
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- 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
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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Our nanny of three years told me today she is moving in about six weeks. Our three-year old daughter has never had a different caregiver and they genuinely love each other. The nanny is just an incredible person and so patient and kind with our daughter. I’m also 37 weeks pregnant and had been really planning on having her help out with this next one too. I don’t want to be dramatic but I’m entirely devastated. I’ve been crying all morning. We have so many changes coming up – baby, hopefully buying a house very soon, preschool starting, hopefully new job for me, everyone going back to the office…and now this. I feel like we are just setting off a bomb in the life of our incredibly sensitive daughter. We still are figuring out next steps, i.e. do we move first, then get a nanny, find a summer camp, get parent help, etc. But whatever we do will require more of me, and I’ll need to be more present than I would have otherwise and I’m sad about it.
My daughter is 4.5, and in the pre-k class at daycare, despite the fact she still has another year before she starts K due to where her birthday falls. They are working on writing, and looking at a picture the teacher sent of the words the children all wrote on a whiteboard, my daughter is very visibly the worst in the class- backward letters, shaky writing, different size letters, etc. At this point I don’t think she is the youngest anymore, so I was surprised to see the other kids had such better handwriting. She has always been unenthusiastic about fine motor skill stuff like coloring, and so far I’ve kind of taken the philosophy that this time in her life is for play and we can worry about reading and writing when she hits K. I didn’t love the daycare focus on it when she was younger but she never seemed to mind so I didn’t either. My husband is more concerned though, and honestly seeing the handwriting of all the other kids, some older than her but some not, was a little concerning to me too. Thoughts? Am I way off base, or should we be doing something more with her?
My parents recently got a place in my city and my daughter slept over there last night for the first time ever. She’s 3 going on 13 and practically shoved me out the door after I unloaded her stuff. I love her independence and I know it’s a huge privilege to have this bonus childcare (especially right now), but woof this parenting milestone is hitting me harder than I expected! She just seemed SO grown up last night when she confidently ushering me out the door.
First, your daughter will be okay! She really, really will. My kids have weathered changes in beloved caregivers (nannies, daycare teachers, etc) with amazing resiliency over the years.
On the other hand, as a stressed out pregnant working mom, I am so stressed out on your behalf!!! Was your plan to have the older kiddo in part time preschool + nanny for baby? Do you have mat leave?
I would start looking for a part time college sitter to come help out with Older Kiddo during your maternity leave, start interviewing for a nanny mid-summer for the fall when you go back to work/ college student goes back/ preschool starts. The good news is that the timing is pretty good AND a college kid is more than capable of playing with a 3 y/o. It would be different if you wanted highly professional care for a newborn, but you have plenty of time to shop around for that. College kids are also TONS of fun for PK kids.
My daughter turns 4 next month. So often, she makes up her own narrative and gets soo upset if we correct her. Like I ask her to not touch the eggs on thr counter three times nicely and use a sharper tone the 4th time and she melts down and says I am sooo mean and she was trying to help (she was rolling raw eggs on her tippy toes). She was still talking about this 3 hours later like there’s just no reasoning at all and it’s hard when she keeps melting down about it. What do I say in times like that?
My 5 YO has some real separation anxiety. He had it when he was younger, then it got better, and I think COVID has made it worse. School is okay but I am going out with some friends tomorrow night and he totally lost it, crying tantrum when he found out. Ideas for what to do to help him get over this?
On the subject of burnout, has anyone here vacationed totally solo since their kids were born? I probably won’t do it until my kids are vaccinated (since I don’t want to unknowingly pass the virus to them) but what I want more than anything is to go to a fancy destination spa alone for a week. But I feel incredibly guilty about it. I feel like travel with your girlfriends is considered normal and healthy and certainly wanting to get away alone with your spouse is completely acceptable because people recognize the importance of nourishing a marriage. But if you want to just be by yourself, then it’s selfish. This trip would have to be alone because my girlfriends don’t want to leave their kids and my husband is not the destination spa type. And truthfully, even if I had a friend or spouse who wanted to go, what I really want after Covid is to be alone for several days, read a ton of books and not talk to anyone except for saying thank you to the masseuse at the end of the massage. And (kindly) please don’t say “I travel with my girlfriends, but would totally go alone if I didn’t have them” because I feel like saying “I’d totally go if…” and actually doing it are not the same at all.
Can we do a completely anecdotal and unscientific sleep survey? I have a friend who is a new mom asking for sleep advice for her seven month old. We did cry it out with two older kids kids when they were around 5-6 months old and they are pretty good sleepers now at 9, and 4. Our toddler still gets rocked or nursed to sleep, but we let her CIO when she wakes at night. not sure why we didn’t really sleep train her… pandemic probably.
Before sleep training, they co-slept and nursed all night. But I’m loathe to recommend CIO because a) I know that it doesn’t work for everyone – my niece for example could cry for hours on end, and b) I feel like I just luckily have kids that are good sleepers, so I’m not sure sleep training has anything to do with it Plus my niece who couldn’t be sleep trained is still a terrible sleeper – so maybe some sleep habits are innate? Anyhow, would anyone like to share their sleep experience? Like what worked, what didn’t, and, especially if you have older kids, how their sleep is now?
My 9 year old daughter wants a skateboard for her birthday. I have no idea what brands are good and am overwhelmed with the options on Amazon. I’d like something that will be durable and safe obviously and she could use for a few years. She is just starting to learn. Any recommendations?
Help me think through what we’ll need to bring for our first trip by plane, happening later this summer, with my 2 year old. We’re heading to family who have a big house with yard/pool so we likely will be staying at the house 90% of the time, so I’m thinking maybe we don’t need a stroller? We have a Scenera Next carseat; should we have my son sit in the carseat on the plane or check it? Anything else major I’m forgetting?
Last night, Kiddo and I went to the library for the first time in 14 months. He happened to find The Boxcar Children, and I told him it was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. He asked me when I read it, and I said first grade. His eyes lit up, and he said “I’m almost there!” I started reading it to him last night, and he was RIVETED! I don’t think he’s ever been so excited about a book. He’s more of a non-fiction and science lover, and it’s been hard to get him into chapter books or really any stories about people. So this was especially delightful for me :-)
Ironically, after our burnout conversation yesterday, I have an additional burnout moment to share: I got a promotion effective in a couple of months, but it’s not /less/ client-deliverable work, I’ll be managing more people (who are on the other side of the Atlantic) and juggling more internal tasks (proposals, contracts, training), and there are only so many hours in the day. I appreciate that my work and skills are recognized, but just thinking about it makes me tired.
(Related – Pogo, I hope your surgery goes well and you make a speedy recovery!)
I’m leaving my job at the end of the month. We’re still keeping DD in daycare because she’s an only child so the socialization is important and we can afford it, plus I’m not sure yet if I want to stay home for a while or try to find another job (although finding another job may take a very long time, given location constraints). But I’d like to spend more time with her than I have been. Do you think it’s appropriate for me to keep her home from school one day a week? we would still need to pay full time tuition, which is fine. I know preschool isn’t “real” school, but they do have a curriculum and it seems like almost all the kids attend all the time except when sick or the occasional family vacation. I would hate to do anything that makes life harder for our wonderful teachers. I already felt sort of guilty that we pulled her out more than average for travel and visiting grandparents. Thoughts?
I know there was a conversation recently about kiddos loving hamilton songs…weird al has a hamilton mash up that drives my kid nuts (in the best way). highly recommend.
Between the burnout over the last year and inability to leave the house, my marriage feels like it is really taking a hit. How are you staying connected to your spouse in a meaningful way?