Maternity Monday: Liv Blouse
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Ooh: great sale on this lovely pintucked Rosie Pope blouse, available in both black and white. I like how close the buttons are placed together (less chance of a gap), and I think the vertical pintucks look flattering. It’s polyester and spandex, which might raise eyebrows at $148 — but it is “wash cold,” so there’s that. It’s 60% off at ShopBop, though, so the price comes down to $59.20 — and it’s eligible for Prime shipping (ShopBop is owned by Amazon). Nice. Rosie Pope Liv Maternity Blouse
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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 5/8/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Up to 50% off select styles + 15% off fragrance (exclusions apply; ends 5/11) + give $150 in gift cards, earn a $25 promo card (ends 5/13)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your full-price purchase + extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + extra 50% off select sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 25% off all tops, pants, jeans, and shorts + 25% off all markdowns
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 lived in this shirt at a trial in my third trimester. it’s polyester so it was too warm for the summer but it was the best I could find. it’s cute and professional. but don’t “buy your normal size.” I’m 5’1″ and normally wear a small, but I needed a large in this shirt to make it through my third trimester (I had a 9 pounder.)
We (husband, infant, and I) have a 5-hour flight coming up. I bought a seat for the baby so she can be in her carseat. When I bought the tickets, they didn’t have any seats together, so I didn’t select seats (I could have paid another $90/person for premium seats, but the tickets were already $900).
We’re all in middle seats, so not next to each other, the flight is full and I can’t get a hold of anyone at the airlines.
Anyone have any experience with this situation? I can’t see how they can’t move us around, since well, she’s an infant and carseats have to go in the window seat. But a quick search just turned up articles about how families being split up has been a problem and airlines don’t move people around due to the price difference in seats. Also, the comments on these are not nice to parents. I guess I should have paid even more for choice seats…
Now I’m just nervous and annoyed at the airlines, internet commentators, and my husband (his lack of planning meant we bought the tickets very late).
Grrr.
Hi ladies – any tips for writing your own performance evaluation when you’re feeling really down about your own performance? I recently returned from maternity leave and unfortunately, it’s performance review season at my company. I have to draft part of my own review and provide input to my bosses. Between being out for four months, and (in my mind) underperforming while pregnant, I’m at a loss for how to handle my review. All of my prior reviews have been outstanding, and I’m hoping much of this is in my head and my bosses are still pleased with my performance. I would like a good review since it’s the only basis on which promotions / bonuses are awarded, and I feel like usually I would deserve it but this year has just been rough.
Any tips / mental tricks for how to get out of a negative headspace to focus on my (meager) accomplishments? Just take a mediocre review this year and resolve to get back on track next year?
So we’re happy city dwellers with a 1 year old, but are in a 2 bedroom home and really need more space. We could afford a bigger place in the city, but would probably still need to compromise to stay in our price range. The hardest part is that inventory in our neighborhood is extremely low such that there isn’t even a place we’d consider buying. We’ve been seriously looking for a year and paying attention to the market for 3+ years. People just hang onto the best houses for a long time so they are rarely on the market. We’re interested in having a second kid but are stuck in housing limbo.
If you faced a similar situation, when did you throw in the towel and move to the burbs? We had been committed to raising kids in the city, but we need a home. Any suggestions for things we need to think about before making the leap? It’s so tough to think about leaving, but we’re losing hope that we can make this work even with compromises.
This does look like a really great maternity shirt, tho not so seasonal. Would love to see any great spring maternity dresses to get me through the next 2 months, and summertime maternity leave…
Sorry…that sounds awful. Saline and hot showers tend to help me drain everything out. I’d be interested in hearing what others recommend for you to take. It’s been one thing after another for me this winter, and now I’m getting hit with seasonal allergies. It never ends!
Feel better.
Last week I was terribly ill with what I think was the flu. Fever, chills, aches, painful cough, congestion, no voice, in bed for 2 days straight. I feel a lot better since then but still am quite congested and have a headache. I think I probably have a sinus infection. I am nursing so have not really taken anything except for advil. Is there anything I can take besides that? Any other tips? I rarely get sick aside from the occasional cold so I’m not very well versed in dealing with this stuff.