Maternity Monday: Olivia V-Neck Maternity Sweater
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This maternity sweater for work is winning rave reviews — and purple IS the color of 2018. The neckline may feel a bit low, but you can always raise the neckline with a camisole or a demi-camisole or a substantial necklace, like pearls. The sweater also comes in black, and is $68. Olivia V-Neck Maternity Sweater
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Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% 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?
Ask the owner/director for all the people that watch your LO so you don’t leave anyone out for the holidays.
I’ll list out what we do for holidays but as a reference point we are in a HCOL area and daycare is our 18 month old runs about $1800/mo. This is the 3rd kid we’ve sent through daycare and is on the high end of average (but still average) for our centers.
Main teachers (2)- $75-$100 each, cash or amazon, card from LO (scribbles)
Floaters (3-4)- $10-15 gift cards to Dunkin’ Donuts
Other staff (lots of people switch around)- I bring breakfast (donuts/bagels) in mid December.
Amounts vary on how long we’ve had the teacher, how much we/LO likes the teachers, budget, etc.
Our son has been in daycare a few months (he is a toddler) and loves. We mainly know his one teacher and the coordinator of the daycare. The kids sometimes have classes together, and it seems like they have a some change in the teacher lineup. I am embarrassed to say that I honestly have no idea how many teachers are truly in his class and who they are. Different people are there when we pick him up, because the “school” day ends at 4 and we pay for the extended pickup so I can go after work. This daycare doesn’t have infants. I would be happy to give gift cards but I don’t know how many to get. I was thinking of just dropping off a fruit/food basket for them to split but I know people get tired of food. Is that better than nothing? Should we just do “nothing”? I am honestly exhausted and stressed by this; it’s a busy time of year at my work and also daycare is closed from this Thursday through the New Year.
Santa’s supposed to be bringing my oldest a large stuffed dog but I’m having a hard time finding anywhere that sells the 32″ size from Douglas Plush. The Douglas website itself doesn’t ship to Canada. Any ideas? Struck out at Macys, Nordstrom etc.
I have this sweater. It is very comfortable, but if you’re long torsoed/armed, the arms are a bit short. Just short enough to be awkward.
Talk to me about space heaters and safety?
We have a playroom in our basement that our son and nanny spend most of their indoor time in. But the basement is considerably chillier than the rest of the house, and while it hasn’t gotten to be intolerably cold, it can’t get to a truly comfortable temp on very very cold days. I would love to have a space heater down there but I’m terrified of fires and other safety issues. There are a few spots we can put it that are out of baby’s reach, and we are willing to spend money to ensure that it has every safety feature possible (auto shut off, auto temp control, etc). I’m still nervous though. Anyone have thoughts or brand recommendations?
Related to the question above where some people recommended Peekaboo Barn – I know it’s been asked here before, but what are good apps (especially for travel, given the season) for very young ones?
I’ve been noticing that in my area (all areas?) there is a direct correlation between quality of school and $$$ of real estate. To such an extreme that we are somewhat priced out of the areas with the best schools, unless we want to buy something that’s a real fixer upper (despite being fairly well set up, financially).
Recognizing that everyone’s preferences will be different, could folks who have been there talk me through how you thought about the sliding scale, i.e. how much to sacrifice for a TOP school? If you have involved parents, can a B+ school be okay if it gives you a better home environment? Private schools in my area are 50k a year so…assume that’s out.
Thanks for any advice.
So I know “nesting” is a thing in pregnancy, but this time around I’m “work nesting” more than home nesting. I’m obsessing over who can cover what when I’m out, having redundant systems in place, getting everyone trained up, drafting my out-of-office responses, etc…. and I still have 10 weeks (hopefully).
It’s slow this week, so any suggestions on small things I can do to “work nest”? Anything you didn’t get done that you wish you had?
Is it standard practice for your babysitter to wash the dishes the kids used and generally clean up after the kids are asleep? We have a new babysitter whom we love– she is great with the kids and speaks a target language we have had trouble finding. We’ve only had her over twice but both times I was surprised that she didn’t clean up from dinner and wash the dishes in the sink. Both times we’ve had her over, the kids have been asleep for about 3 hours before we get home. I realize we have her there to watch the kids and not clean, but our other babysitters always washed the dishes and tidied up (one even folded our laundry!). When I used to babysit, I always washed the dishes, swept the floor, picked up the kids toys and did whatever chores I could after bedtime. It was actually pretty disappointing to get home at 11pm and have to put away the food from the stove and wash all the dishes. We pay her well, fwiw, and I will specifically ask her to clean up next time we have her, just curious if this seems like appropriate expectations.
I’ve done this, although with a slightly older child; all trips at that age were with my husband too. That said, you can do it! I’m torn between whether to recommend a stroller or a baby carrier – maybe someone with more baby wearing experience can help there. I’m struggling to think how you’d go to the bathroom without a stroller to park baby in (my son wasn’t walking until 14 months). But absent that concern I’d say a baby carrier. Check your bag(s), and bring just a diaper bag for the plane. Make sure you have extra clothes for you AND for your son.
For entertainment, my kid really liked tearing up tissues – not the cleanest of endeavors, so maybe be more prepared than me and bring a plastic grocery bag to catch the refuse, but it kept him occupied. Also, all the snacks – puffs, cheerios, etc. – that he can eat one at a time. Also, walking him to the back of the plane where the flight attendants hang out, if they’ll let you, can kill some time – I’ve always had kind flight attendants. Finally, one such kind flight attendant put a straw in an empty water bottle and put the cap on, and my then-one-year-old was totally fascinated by it.
Good luck!
Talk to me about flying alone (~ 3 hours) with a very squirmy one year old –
How should I entertain him? He does not care about screen time so no iPad will work to subdue him! He likes to bang on things.
And as for logistics – Stroller? Baby carrier?
Am I crazy to attempt this? Thanks.
Santa was trying to draw my almost three year old out and asked if she wanted a doll. She said yes and then told us Santa is bringing her one. She currently has a couple dolls that she loves: the corolle baby doll and a baby stella. Suggestions for another doll that’s been a hit at your house?
She really loves taking care of them, but I doubt she’s picky! I’m not sure if a doll that’s not a baby makes sense as she might not have as much fun taking care of an “older” doll? or maybe she would since she loves to brush my hair?
If it’s not obvious, I have a girly girl. I never played with dolls myself so this is new to me!