Budget Thursday: Menswear Blazer
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I like this blazer that’s currently on sale at Macy’s. It’s available in 14 colors and looks like a great staple to have in your closet. I like the longer length and the long, thin lapels. The slanted pockets are flattering, as are the elbow-length sleeves.
This blazer would look nice in a fun color with jeans and would also look nice over a sheath dress. Just please don’t wear it as they styled it for the “Autumn Berry” color.
It’s on sale for $59.63 at Macy’s, marked down from $79.50, and it’s available in sizes XS–XXL. Menswear Blazer
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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- 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 also need desperate help with 2.5 year old sleep, if anyone has tips! Mine lately will wake up ~1x per night and just require one of us to go in (We typically have my husband go bc if he sees me he gets super excited/awake). After my husband goes in and gives him water/readjusts his blanket/tells him to back to sleep he typically fall asleep quickly. Also a PIA to put down to bed, hiding from me under the bed, running away, and will require at least 1 check-in before he goes down. He was mostly sleeping through the night before this too (other than occasional disruptions), after sleep training as a baby. We are at our wits end, and so painful to work the next day if I have a hard time falling back to sleep.
Specific ask: Does anyone have a play doh kit, or molds, etc. they would recommend for a 2.5 year old who has decent motor skills but a low frustration tolerance? I remember the play doh kits of my youth getting clogged, being hard to use, etc. but I’m sure they’ve improved.
Came here to say I want that Argent pink suit all the celebs are posting. Literally no where to wear it these days, as I am not only quarantining but on maternity leave and exclusively wearing spit up covered leggings & giant sweaters. But someday!
I am struggling with husband on money stuff. He is expecting a bonus of ~$125K in December. WWYD?
Options:
– Pay down good chunk of student loans (balance between both of us is ~$160K, most from his law degree, all federal loans on IBR)
– Keep as cash for downpayment on new house
– Make a dent in retirement savings. We have about 60% of what is traditionally recommended at our age/income level.
Circumstances:
– DH made partner this year and also brought in a very substantial settlement, so expecting big increase in income for him. My income will remain stable over the next year. Change in income will undoubtedly affect IBR payments on loans.
– We have two young kids in a 1200 sqft 3Bed/1Bath. Would like to try for a third soon. We are bursting at the seems in this house, particularly because I am WFH indefinitely (thanks, Covid). We have about $50K in savings now and would also expect ~$100K in cash after selling our current home. We would like to move in 1-2 years. Ideally downpayment would be ~$150K.
– No other debt besides house, student loans. Small CC balances that are paid each month.
I’d like to turn a room in my attic into a toddler crafts/play room. My 18 month old is home with a nanny all day and has the run of the downstairs and her bedroom for play. Despite pre-baby conviction that we would not let a baby change our household decor, we now have a full on play kitchen in our living room. I’m resigned to baby stuff everywhere but I’d like to make a space for the messy stuff. (Side note – why do the washable crayons actually draw so much better on the couch than the regular ones, lol). We have a walk-up attic with a small room where I’d like crayons, paint, stickers, etc. to live. We have a kid table and chair to put up there. The floors are hard wood so I’d like to cover (mostly for noise reduction). Should I buy a cheap rug? Foam gym floor squares? Also thinking of getting a futon. Any recommendations or other ideas? TIA!
This is a frivolous question but what are your favorite swaddles? Especially for a winter baby. There are a LOT out there now, even of the basic muslin/tie yourself kinds and I’m getting stuck between Aden and Anais (some reviews say quality is down), Little Unicorn, Copper Pearl, Lou Lou, etc. I did get some of the Velcro Swaddle Me’s and a Love to Dream to try, but want to get some of the traditional kinds too. Also did you need a lot of blankets for a winter baby? Obv not for sleeping but for other things?
Here’s a random blanket question. My kids are ages 6 and 10 — in other words, they have long outgrown their baby blankets! We have SO MANY baby blankets that we received as gifts and are still taking up space in their closets. Daughter needs only a couple of blankets for her dolls; the rest just fall off shelves and become another mess to clean up. Because the blankets were gifts and many of them handmade, I don’t want to get rid of them entirely. This is one of the few things that I feel sentimental about and would like to keep. What’s the best way to store them for the long term so the fabric doesn’t get gross or degrade? Some are flannel, others are hand-knit pieces.
I could use some advice about sleep training. My baby is 4 months old and typically gets up between 1 and 3am each night. One wake up. Sometimes I can ignore him and he’ll fall back asleep after some chatting. Other times, he only settles after a feed. But he has mild reflux so that 10 minute feed is really almost an hour because he has to be held up for a while. He rarely cries, just grunts and talks. He can do that for an hour until someone goes into his room. Or he will fall asleep. Which makes me think he doesn’t really need to eat at night. The methods I’ve seen are CIO, but he doesn’t cry much. He’s EBF and around 40th percentile. The doctor gave us the ok to sleep train. I have a 2.5 year old who slept for 12 hours at night starting at 8 weeks without any effort from me. But now the kids’ rooms are next to each other and I’m not sure how that plays into sleep training. I don’t want the toddler woken up. So basically I just don’t know what method to use or where to start.
I agree with the comment above – what does sleep training mean to you? it sounds like he is putting himself to sleep. With that said, at four months old, my baby went to sleep at 9, got a dream feed at 10:30-11 and slept until 7. Would a dream feed work for reflux since they eat so much more slowly? Check out Dr. Michel Cohen for backup that your baby doesn’t need to eat at night. (Bought his book after reading Bringing up Bebe). Also, if you’re in a small house like mine – maybe just turn off the monitor.
Are you also wearing a splint? I did the Tupler technique, which includes wearing a splint 24/7 other than when showering, daily exercises, and being very careful about not accidentally “blowing out” your separation when moving about. I was not 100% compliant with the exercises (the frequency/volume escalates to a pretty high level), but my 2-3 finger separation healed significantly within a few months.