Washable Workwear Wednesday: Straight Leg Crepe Pants
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Readers at Corporette were recently talking about these stretch crepe pants as “magic pants” that are “more comfortable than sweats or leggings and can still pass as work pants.” Well, well! That’s definitely good to know about when you’re planning on having a long day and choosing comfortable workwear for late nights. They have an elastic waist, no pockets, and come in regular, petite, and plus sizes — and of course they are machine washable. Nice. They’re $168 full price; Nordstrom has a few options as low as $117. Straight Leg Crepe Pants
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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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Shared a bowl of ice cream with my toddler last night. He started puking at about three o’clock this morning. We used the same spoon.
I do not understand toddler. My just turned two-year-old will cry and ask for something, like a stuffed animal or a snack. I give her the requested item. She pushes it away, and cries more. I’m sure this makes sense somehow, but not to me. Any explanations?
CIO question: I’ve had a ton of success with CIO with my now 2.5 year old. Whenever we have a hiccup in the routine (travel, illness, etc.), we fall back on CIO for a couple of days and he gets right back into being a great overnight sleeper. Now that he’s 2.5, he’s both (1) more manipulative and aware of multiple ways to get us to his room at night, but also (2) he has an active imagination and nightmares.
What do I do about CIO when he is legitimately having nightmares? How do I tell if he actually IS having nightmares, versus just wanting us to come into his room in the middle of the night to sing/read/hold him? At this point I know he’s perfectly capable of getting himself back to sleep on his own in most situations, but I don’t really know how to handle the nightmare twist. Any advice?
Your kid wakes up at 7:30 and diaper is dry. You’re not surprised, because they’ve been eating/sleeping terribly. Previous diaper change was at 4:30AM Drop off at daycare at 8AM, indicating last diaper change was 4:30AM. Daycare emails at 10AM having a cow because the kid “hadn’t been changed in 3.5 hours” and makes all sorts of accusatory statements (seriously, the email went on and on.)
I’m rather cranky about an email which all but states I was neglecting my child. I quickly responded that her diaper was dry when I checked it at 7:30 and didn’t appreciate the statement that I sent my child into daycare with a completely wet diaper. I’m considering also calling, but obviously need to calm down before I do so.
How would you guys handle this??
@Walnut
Should have put down last time you knew the diaper was dry (7:30). Honestly, I’d reply that you must have made a mistake and you meant to put down 7:30 and that their tone was deeply unprofessional and inappropriate. And also maybe they need training in how to communicate with clients.
Please tell me how you trim/cut your baby’s fingernails. It seems like Goldilocks over here trying to figure this out. With the nail cutters, we too often accidentally cut some skin. With a file, it takes forever/doesn’t go down. With the battery-operated file, the pink file doesn’t do anything, but the orange one simultaneously doesn’t do enough and leaves the edges looking rough.
I understand that with longer nails she’s going to scratch herself, but at this point I’d rather she do that than I accidentally cut a finger trying to keep them short to daycare’s satisfaction every other day.
A hilarious read: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/raquel-dapice/10-month-olds-letter-to-santa_b_4427512.html
Please tell me this is normal (I’m 21 weeks): Felt like I wanted to kill someone on Monday (everyone was annoying). Yesterday was fine and felt really productive and on top of things. Today, I can’t stop crying. For context, there are a lot of (good and bad) major changes at my work that have been quite stressful.
I have these pants in two colors and they are the greatest. I bought them in an angry panic when I was back from maternity leave and it was a great investment in my sanity and comfort.
Can anyone recommend a minimally corny pregnancy journal? I used one last time to record milestones, dreams, things like that, but the one I used (Great Expectations Pregnancy Journal and Planner) appears to be out of print.
I will vouch for these pants as maternity pants. If you go up a size, they will work through the 3rd tri.
They are way more comfortable than anything else I have – prepregnancy or otherwise – and I secretly kind of feel like I’m wearing pajamas every time I wear them to work. They wash great!! Cost $30 to have them taken in after delivery, so didn’t feel like a total waste of $$$
Random house question, but slightly related to kids. Our downstairs living areas areas are all hardwood except for the living room, which is carpeted. The area is really high traffic, and the carpet looks TERRIBLE. As we start thinking about replacing the living room carpet, I’m trying to decide between new higher-quality carpet and hardwood. I tend to prefer carpet in the living room but the kids seem equally willing to play on hardwood or carpet. Would you put in new carpet or do hardwood and try to match the rest of the floor? Kids are 3 and 5, no pets although we may consider a dog someday.
I am feeling too overwhelmed to take on a weight-loss project right now, but I’m trying to make small choices that help/don’t harm, so I feel like I’m doing something. Here’s what I’m doing now, and would love any other ideas!
-thinking twice before eating free food offered in office (do I want it? will one or half of one suffice rather than multiples? am I just hungry and should I just eat my lunch?)
-taking the stairs
-getting up to refill my water bottle as soon as it is empty
-walking to the far bathroom
This is more about feeling in control than some misguided idea that all of this will help me lose ten pounds.
Question for those who are good at brow/eye makeup – I DO NOT want to do the whole drawn on eyebrow thing that is apparently so popular but I do think I could use a little extra color/shaping. Is there a good drugstore product you’d recommend? I really don’t want to register for glossier to try boy brow.
I’m warm light brown/strawberry blonde and the Revlon brow fantasy product is a pretty cheap way to try brow make up out. it has a pencil on one end and gel on the other.