Washable Wednesday: Annie Dress
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Sometimes, you just want a simple, tried and true shape — but in a superior fabric that fits with your lifestyle (i.e., is washable) — and comes in several colors. Is that so much to ask? Well, no — the ladies at MM.LaFleur have done the hard work and created the Annie dress, a killer A-line sheath dress that is machine washable, travel friendly, and comes in four lovely colors — all for $165. Nice. The Annie Dress
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Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — 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 – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- 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!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
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?
I work in-house for a large, multinational corporation. Every 3-6 months, the entire legal and compliance departments (including Europe and Asia) participate in a “town hall” webinar of sorts. The upcoming one is scheduled at 8 a.m. EST on Halloween. I know that Halloween is not universally celebrated. However, for a working parent who will need to send her kids to school in costume and otherwise deal with Halloween related issues that day, this seems incredibly unfriendly to working parents. This will require me to leave my home 45 minutes earlier than I would on a day that is inherently hectic. Is this a time to just deal with it? Say something?
ARGH!! Quick vent: I was just starting to feel like I have things back to normal-ish: new au pair is great and working today, both kids attended their respective schools, and I am working at work (as opposed to working at home). I took my “me time” to go for a run at lunch, and… twisted my ankle. I can put weight on it, but it is tender and swollen. This is not not not what I needed right now!!
Anybody lived or currently lived in Geneva, Switzerland? (It’s been a source of confusion – not Geneva, IL…)
Would specifically love to hear about having small children there and even giving birth to one if anyone has experience… A lot of the posts I’m seeing on ex-pat websites are a bit dated, and don’t really discuss childcare. Husband is interviewing for a job there and I’m thrilled about the prospect of living abroad for a bit, but trying to see what the real costs would be. Thanks in advance!
Help. I had to fall on the mercy of another mom today to watch my son for about 6 hours (stupid, stupid tiered first week of school). I sent him with a frozen pizza to feed the kids lunch, and a bottle of wine.
What else can I do to show my thanks/appreciation? She has three kids (two were in school this morning, but she’ll have all three this afternoon), and but for an issue that came up, I had hoped it would only be for the morning. I have offered to return the favor, but I’d like to do something more concrete for her.
Another in-law question for today: How do you manage your time with in-laws? I mean, who schedules birthdays, presents, get-togethers, etc for them? This stems from a comment on the “mommying your husband” post a while back, where the commenter said they didn’t do anything related to managing in-laws, that was their partner’s job. I LOVE this idea, mostly because I have enough to manage and don’t like my in-laws all that much, BUT, my husband is a terrible non-planner and doesn’t like his family all that much either. If I left it up to him, nothing would get done and then I would take the blame for that fact that we never see them (from them, not him FWIW).
For example: I planned a birthday dinner for my husband with his family tonight. SIL wanted me to reschedule because she has a meeting at 7:30, FIL/stepMIL never responded. I sent a text out today seeing if anyone was coming, the response was that we should reschedule. So I threw out another date and FIL responds that he is busy that day. He offered up another date, but we are busy that day. ugh. I just don’t want to manage their schedules 24-7 and plan everything around everyone. I’m tempted to just cancel it, but i’m not sure if i am overreacting because I don’t like them, ha.
So how do you deal with not managing your In-laws vs wanting your kids to have a relationship with their extended family.
Not exactly a “mom” question, but I thought I’d throw it out to this group as most of you are in the same “corridor” (to use Kat speak) as I am — I need a 40th birthday gift suggestion for my husband. It’s coming up next week and I’m 8.5 months pregnant with our third, so assume no travel/special vacation option, but I want to get something memorable. Would like to spend no more than $500… Thoughts?
Guess what guys!!! My toddlers didn’t bite the dentist. I am considering this a major win! Happy Wednesday. Whoop!
Does anyone have parents or ILs that are totally apathetic to their children? Most of the time I just let it go and I’m sad that my kids don’t get to have an awesome relationship with him like they do with my dad. My FIL was visiting this weekend from across the country and barely gave my kids the time of day for the whole weekend. How do you deal with it when they are in your house? Do I just let him do his thing and watch TV while we entertain the children in his presence? I’m not sure how else to approach the situation when he visits again.
We just started daycare about a week ago, and my provider is giving our baby what I consider to be too much breastmilk. He’s only there from about 10:30-5 right now, and she’s giving him two 7-8 oz bottles. We had never given him more than 6 oz (and usually more like 5). I can’t tell if he really needs it (she says he cries for more) or if she’s just feeding him too quickly (she says she’s not). The only real issue is that it’s hard to keep up with that with pumping. I’m happy to supplement with formula if he needs it, but not if it’s just her way to get him to sleep/stop crying. (He’s 16 weeks and 16lbs.)
Hi – I’m a week postpartum and definitely did not buy enough clothes in advance for this period. Does anyone have yoga pants recommendations that don’t have elastic or control top (which hurts the recovery area)? Amazon prime would be great but not necessarily. Thanks!