Maternity Monday: The White Collar TENCEL Maternity & Nursing Blouse
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This new-to-me maternity brand makes workwear that actually looks like something I’d wear even when I’m not expecting.
For instance, this buttondown is a maternity-friendly version of a workwear staple. This classic shirt is made from tencel fabric that’s cool to the touch. There’s even a bra-hiding panel so you don’t have to worry about gaping. Use it as a foundation for your maternity capsule — pair it with a suit, cigarette pants, or even jeans. Add a cardigan or scarf as the weather cools down.
This shirt from Marion Maternity is $148 and comes in sizes 0/XS Petite to 4/XL. Use code “nursing22” for a free nursing bra with purchase.
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
Just venting. Management is so tone-deaf. Our org is now permanent WFH but we are being summoned to a multi-day in-person meeting. There will be mandatory indoor dining. Several people are still masking in public at all times for whatever reasons. I am senior, so junior staff are confiding to me that they feel pressured to compromise their safety to please management. Management doesn’t listen to me. How hard is it really to book a covered patio so your staff can be safe? Or to just let people do their own thing for dinner? And have these people learned nothing since the executive retreat that turned into a superspreader event a few months back? We can’t exactly afford to have the whole department down with covid at the same time.
Talk to me about hiring characters (princesses, superheroes, etc) for a birthday party. Is age 5-6 too old for that to be fun? We are doing an outdoor park party as usual this year so we expect the kids to use the park equipment for a fair amount of the time, but I feel like at this age some more structure may be helpful too. We have a reserved area at the park and were kicking around the idea of hiring some encanto actresses to come (they do face painting, balloon animals, singing etc. and can tailor the activities, so while they could “direct” the kids in singing, it would also leave time for kids to come and go to the playground while they’re doing face painting for others). If 5-6 is too old, any other ideas (maybe just a non-character face painter/bubble artist)?
Wondering about housekeeping/chores and how very clean/tidy people handle this. We have a bi-weekly house cleaner which is awesome. DH and I really prefer the house to be pretty tidy. DH and I didn’t come from extremely tidy/organized houses, so we are trying to do better on that front, so could use ideas/tips. I’ve heard of people following a “chore day,” like Thursday evenings, where the whole family cleans up. Fly Lady schedule was too intense for me, but thinking of smaller clean/tidy tips that can be incorporated into our routine I think would help. And for clutter – do you randomly organize, or do it on some schedule? I love “hacks” that seem obvious to some but are new to me!
My kids are in uniforms for the first time this year and I need to label all their clothes. What’s the best option for that? Just a permanent marker? Or should I get some kind of label maker?
My husband normally cooks dinner for our family but now his schedule has changed and I have to cook three nights/week. Suggestions for easy recipes that are actually tasty? I’m a competent cook but I don’t enjoy cooking. I have a preference for vegetarian recipes (I eat meat, but I really hate handling raw poultry and am not looking to add more beef into my diet for health/climate reasons). Carb heavy is ok, we’re big pasta eaters in this house. Unfortunately no Trader Joe’s or specialty grocery stores near us.
Can someone talk me through how I get decent meals into my kids who are new to big kid elementary school? We have to leave our house at 7:20 am to get to school on time. This is week two of school and it’s been hard to get them breakfast and out the door on time without fights about taking too long to eat. They go to aftercare after school and then they have a sports league on Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 6:45. Is it completely horrible to have them do breakfast in the car five days a week, and dinners (sandwiches / etc) in the car on the way home from sports twice a week? That feels like a lot but I can’t figure out a better solution.
We are on week 4 (well, 9 days completed) of daycare and our second fever. First was COVID. This appears to just be a bad cold. I know I was told to be ready for this but zomg. Give me all your tips, med and tea and sleep suggestions for me (because I get whatever she does), comfort tips for babe, please!
Any thoughts, recommendations, or experiences on visiting Honolulu with kids? My sister and I have thought about a big family trip to HI, and we have friends who moved there, so even more reason to go before our parents are too elderly to travel. Anyone done it? Recommendations? Kids would be around 11/10, 9/8, and 6/5.
Can you tell me how often daycare sends you pictures? Our previous in home daycare uploaded pictures and videos daily of our kid and classmates onto Dropbox. New daycare is affiliated with a local university and seems to send a few photos once every two weeks in an update email to each family. There are no videos and no photos of kiddo interacting with other kids (maybe a privacy thing, in which case that’s fine). Do I just ask for more photos? Or is this normal? They do not use an app. I don’t need a play by play each moment of the day (I know some daycares will upload photos constantly in real time), but not sure if I’m reasonable to want more photos and more frequently than every two weeks.
thanks everyone for your input last week on business travel and bringing family! going solo and I feel good about it. Now for another Q. DS (almost 3) is about 3 weeks into his new daycare center and has been adjusting as expected, but he’s having a really tough time with naptime. It makes him sad, he doesn’t like to ‘rest’, and sometimes wakes the other kids up (ughhh). He has his preferred blanket, a stuffed animal he likes and today, sent a favorite book with a note. What else can I do?? thanks as always :)
6 year old started 1st grade last week and its like a whole different world. She has nightly homework now–reading and math practice with other assignments thrown in as well. If we did all of it, it would likely take at least 30 min a night. She has basically thrown a fit every night that we’ve tried to work on it. And this is a kid who loves reading. But at the end of a long school day, homework is the last thing she (or we!) want to do. How did you introduce homework into your routines without nightly fights? I really don’t want to get in a fight about this every night but I also don’t want her to feel unprepared for the next day in class. Thoughts or advice welcome!
Anyone have a lifting routine they really like that’s available online? I have been working with a trainer 2x a week for the past few months but am going to switch to solo workouts. Looking for mostly powerlifting-adjacent plus maybe some dumbell moves. Preferably no machines, and I don’t need any cardio.
WFH perk, my husband and I just did a lunchtime calendar summit, making sure we’re on the same page from now til Christmas. The big kitchen calendar is colour-coded and now I get to go and send 4 million calendar invites.