Washable Workwear Wednesday: Long Print Blouse
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I love this flowy top from Zara. I don’t love the way they only show it with the matching skirt, because it’s a little tough to get a sense of the shape of the top. However, it looks loose and flowy and comfortable. I like how the V-neck shows a little bit of skin to offset the looseness, the mid-length sleeve with the ruffle trim, and the all-over print. I would wear this with slim/skinny black pants and a bootie with a chunky heel. I also think this top would be great for hiding an early pregnancy at work, or even for wearing into pregnancy as a maternity top. It’s available at Zara for $39.90. Long Print Blouse
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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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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?
Can anyone speak to an experience in having a preschooler change daycare classes? We have developed some significant concerns with my daughter’s teacher over the last several months, and on Monday she is transitioning to a different class. She’s four, and I’m not sure how she will handle it. Any tips for making it easier for her, or for assuaging my own guilt if she has a tough time, remembering that this was the right decision?
Trying to figure out if I need to go to the doctor (I haven’t had a sick visit to the doctor in years, but now I have a baby so…). I have a sore throat/cough, red watery eyes, and now my ear is starting to hurt from pressure build up. Normally I’d assume a virus and just eat soup and rest, but should I get checked out and see if I need antibiotics?
This is a weird one for you all – I think I need a gut check. We hired a part-time nanny recently. I found her on care.com and called two references (she’d worked long-term for both). She’s wonderful and we love her. Around 30, studying in the US. We did not do a background check because she’s on a student visa so actually wasn’t able to keep her care.com profile where I found her.
Really get a great feeling from her and she’s been working for us for over a month. References were all positive – worked for one for 5 years and one for 2 years. Overall I’ve found her to be very sweet but overall private.
Last night I googled her and found her facebook profile and it looks like she has a son? Maybe around 10 years old? She’s here studying and lives alone. I’d asked if she has nieces or nephews but it hadn’t occurred to me to ask about a child. The last picture of him was a couple years ago – she hasn’t frequently updated this.
So first, maybe I shouldn’t be checking out my employees facebook profile – but it’s public and honestly she’s with my kids a lot. Now I’m very curious – worried that no matter what this is a sad story. But also worried that I know so little about someone I’m trusting to watch my kids.
Thoughts from others? I think I might just wait and see if I can continue to gain her trust, but agh, it was a weird discovery.
Thanks for your response to my post on yesterday’s thread, Katy! I posted it at 3pm yesterday and it didn’t show up until this morning.
Looking for help regarding the best way to outsource / pay for some additional help at this point in my life.
Background: I’m starting my third trimester and have a 2-year old. I recently got a big promotion at work so my workload/stress/responsibility has ramped up dramatically. My husband travels for work about 80% of the time and is usually gone 4-5 nights a week. As my pregnancy has progressed, I’ve realized me working so much and being the solo “default parent” all of the time because he’s gone so much is not sustainable, so I’m looking to throw money at this problem to help me survive the third trimester and the next 6-12 months as a working mom of 2 with no partner around.
We already have a housekeeper who comes twice/month and a great nanny who’s with us while I’m working but unfortunately can’t pick up any more hours. Assuming money is no object (it is, but let’s daydream here), what kind of help would you get if you were in my shoes? I’m thinking an evening mother’s helper 2-3 hours/day at least a few days a week to be an extra set of hands when I’m home from work, and/or finding a healthy-ish local meal delivery service so I never have to stress over what’s for dinner again. Any other ideas or thoughts?
I have a ridiculous “fashion” question. A few years ago, Target sold what I’ll call “novelty” underwear for women–cotton/stretch briefs and bikinis with Star Wars, Harry Potter, DC/Marvel characters, Disney characters, etc. I bought tons of them because they were comfy, not granny panties, inexpensive, and they were fun! Everyone else in my house has fun underwear, why not me!
Ever since Target re-branded all of their clothing lines, I cannot find this underwear in any of my local stores or on the Target website, I cannot find them on Amazon (which trends towards expensive/sexy/cosplay versions), and I cannot find them in various other places I thought to look.
Anyone else know where to find these? All my old pairs are wearing out, and I just want to face the day with Wonder Woman backing me up in secret, you know?
Can anyone speak to the quality of Pottery Barn nursery furniture? I have family members that have graciously offered to furnish our nursery and specifically mentioned Pottery Barn. Just wondering if the quality matches the hefty price.
I’m on my early second trimester and I am so hungry! I’ve gained more weight than I “should” have by this point, but my doctor doesn’t seem overly concerned. But I seriously could eat three lunches! Anyone have tips for staying full?
Kind of a weird question, but we get daily reports from daycare and they frequently describe my almost 2 year old daughter as an “observer.” A typical note says something like “Susie is an observer in the classroom. She will participate in some activities when asked, but prefers to observe.” I would normally brush it off, but we get comments like this multiple times per week so I feel like maybe they’re (sort of passive-aggressively?) trying to tell us there’s some kind of issue. Also it’s kind of confusing, because whenever I pick her up she seems fully engaged in the class activity, and I have seen her play with other kids, at least as much as 2 year olds play “with” other kids. We had parent teacher conferences just a couple months ago and the teachers raved about her and said they had no concerns about her behavior. I specifically asked about the comments about her always observing and they said that she was pretty reserved when she started daycare but has opened up a lot and is much more engaged now. So…then why are you still talking constantly about her “observing” and refusing to participate in activities? I’m just kind of confused. Would you ignore this, because the teachers aren’t raising any formal concerns? Or talk to them about it?