Maternity Monday: Boat-Neck Side-Twist Dress
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This dress has a lot of good reviews and just looks like a really nice maternity style. It comes in XS-XXL, although sizes are selling out quickly, and it’s machine washable. The dress is only $14.99 at Old Navy in red, a navy blue print, black, pink, and the pictured teal. Maternity Boat-Neck Side-Twist Dress
Here’s a plus-size option.
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Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 12/12:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Savings Event, up to 33% off (and fragrance sets up to 15% off). Designer Clearance continues, up to 60% off.
- Ann Taylor – 50% off almost everything
- Banana Republic Factory – 50%-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Lots of nice markdowns and clearance, including on suits, blouses, and more
- Cuyana – Free shipping on orders of $95+ (readers love their totes!)
- Express – $19+ Cyber steals + 25-70% off everything else
- J.Crew – 30% off almost everything (including select cashmere)
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- Lo & Sons – Holiday sale, up to 50% off – Reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – 25-70% off the snuggliest styles of the season (this weekend only) Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Neiman Marcus – Spend $200, earn $50 gift card… up to $1000 spend, $200 gift card
- Talbots – $19.50 HoliDeals, and 50% off your regular price purchase
- Universal Standard – At least 40% off sitewide!
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?
Ugh. Today is hard. I am back at work after an unexpected week off for bereavement leave (my grandmother passed away – so, sad, but not out of the blue). I really cherished having some extra days off with my baby (7 months old)even though half of it was spent traveling and it was obviously for a sad reason. Today I feel so, so sad. I am tearing up while I pump. I want to be at home with the baby and not here. Probably in part I feel overwhelmed by the work that piled up while I was gone, even though I tried to be on email as much as I could. And last night I went to bed early but didn’t actually fall asleep until after 12:30 a.m. I feel like being here is a mistake and right now I hate working. I know it doesn’t feel like this every day but this is my first day back in 4 months where I just want to say F it and quit.
Am I being unreasonable? I work full time and have two young kids at home, and I volunteered for a school board committee to try to become more active in my community. The committee meetings are LONG and unproductive and there’s literally no purpose to the committee, so I don’t think we’ll every actually accomplish much more than sitting in a room.
I’m contemplating quitting the committee. I feel like my free time is precious and I don’t want to spend even one evening every month sitting around with a bunch of SAHMs and retirees who just want to whine about the school district and/or property taxes. The meetings are SO LONG that there’s no real opportunity to socialize with anyone afterwards, nor have I gotten to meet anyone to suggest a smaller group, because we all sit around and listen to these very vocal 5-10 people complain.
I’m not getting anything out of it, but I feel incredibly conflicted about quitting. I think because I haven’t quit anything before (it wasn’t clear, but I think it was a year long volunteer commitment and I’m 5 months in) and because it’s one of the very few ways to get involved in my local community. What am I not considering? Should I just quit? Should I tough it out until the fall?
Does your office give expectant moms a baby shower or gift? With my first, my department threw me a shower during the work day and the office sprung for several small, sweet gifts. With my second I am at a new company and didn’t get as much as a card when my baby was born. I was surprised, and wonder which is more typical.
Shallow moment.
I chair a group that recently hired a contractor to support a project we’re working on. The Project Manager for the group counseled the contractor on wearing jeans to a recent meeting (I really didn’t notice or care). His response? “It was (anon in NOVA) who complained, wasn’t it? It’s always the well-dressed ones”
Is it awful that my first reaction was “Awesome! People think I’m well-dressed!” Glad my priorities are in order…
Pregnancy achievement unlocked: Someone left cheese or meat or something vile in the bin in the office kitchen over the weekend. Cleaners took it out this am but the smell lingered. I walked in to make a cup of tea this morning and was promptly sick. When my boss got here a few hours later, I looked at her and said “There is a smell…in the kitchen….and I can’t make tea!”
17 weeks today, am I going to have to spend the rest of my pregnancy with a clothespin on my nose?