Accessory Tuesday: Modern Screw Cuff
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This bracelet from Miansai has been on my wish list for a long time. I love that it looks like a weighty piece, but also minimalist at the same time. The way it screws onto your wrist reminds me a little bit of the Cartier Love bracelet, though MUCH more affordable. The screw also looks like something fun to play with while talking on the phone or calling into a conference call — a fashionable version of a fidget spinner. Haha. The design and cuff style would work with any type of outfit. I see it “toughening up” something on the girly side, and complimenting a tailored outfit. This cuff is $200 and available at Shopbop. Modern Screw Cuff
For more affordable options, these two sellers on Etsy have similar bracelets that are under $50.
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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’m expecting my first baby at the end of next month and I’m feeling quite sentimental. Anyone have recommendations about essays/short stories/books on becoming a mother? I’ve done my fair share of practical reading– looking for something that speaks to the emotional experience rather than a how-to guide.
My 3.5-year-old wants to be a ghost for Halloween. I don’t think he’ll wear a lot of the ready-to-buy costumes out there, especially at school–I don’t want to buy anything covering up his face or hands, or anything too hot (it’s still 85 degrees here and will still be warm on Halloween). I’m thinking white sweat pants + white long-sleeve t-shirt + white cape + white cotton hat, with maybe some makeup for trick-or-treating. Will people see that and get “ghost”? Or is it too KKK or white superhero? (I don’t want to go that direction, obviously.) Will it help if he spends the whole day shouting “BOO!” because I’m pretty sure that’s his plan?
I think I nailed some interviews last week. I was told I was in the final two before that round, and in my last interview the person asked me twice, “What questions can I answer to get you to take this job?” So I’m feeling pretty confident….? And maybe trying not to so that I don’t get totally down in the dumps if it doesn’t work out.
In the meantime, any tips for helping me calm the F down and concentrate on my actual job? I am being a terrible employee this week. I was told Friday I’d hear this or next week. I am basically not able to concentrate on a darn thing.
So I haven’t been paying attention to anything induction-related since one of my drs said he would probably let me go at least a week over EDD, but today I got the blessing for induction next week! They’ll start with Pitocin, and dr thinks I’ll be a good candidate for quick delivery after. (This is all assuming I don’t go naturally beforehand, anyway.)
My mind is spiraling now knowing that I have some control over when I actually go into the hospital. Any tips on prepping mentally for the induction, or things you wish you had known/done before yours?
I have family pictures next week. Yikes! I could really use some inspiration for my outfit. I was kind of thinking about a casual dress in a trendy fall color or chambray, but am struggling to find something. The family is my husband, three year old daughter, and me. Any suggestions for me or anyone else are appreciated!
As a cute story, on the way to school this morning, we passed twin babies in their stroller. My 2 yo looked at the mom and said “Two babies… Twins! One from Mommy’s tummy and one from Daddy’s tummy. Which one came from Daddy’s tummy?” The other mother and I just about peed herself laughing. I have no idea where she came up with that.
I just have travel sizes of anything I need. I haven’t done the travelling with pumping supplies thing before, but you can grab a 3oz dish soap in the travel section at Target if you need it. I have what feels like a lifetime supply of beauty samples and I just can’t be bothered to do all the refilling and cleaning out the reusable bottle to switch out a different product (also I hate packing so it’s so much easier just to pull something out of my bathroom drawer and shove it in a quart size bag.)
This is different because my kids are multiples (twins), but I try very hard to always get them individual cards, cakes, and gifts, and I appreciate when others do as well.
Somebody is playing a banjo in the office right now. This place is officially insane.
The dishsoap thing got me thinking…what do you use for your liquids when you travel? I’ve used lots of things from the expensive Toobs you get at Container Store to the cheap bottles from Target. At one time or another, they’ve all leaked. What do you use?
Posted late yesterday and got some helpful responses, so re-posting again for more eyeballs:
Do any of you have an au pair without having a separate, private suite for them? Trying to decide if having the au pair in our guest room on the first floor (where s/he would be using the only bathroom on that floor) would give everyone involved enough space and privacy. We are introverts, but trying to decide if we can get over it, given all the pros of having an au pair in our situation. Tell me your success stories and/or tips!
Moms of kids with higher-than-average behavioral/social concerns … what do you do for after-school care? Son with ADHD is really struggling in his YMCA program, which is housed at his school. I would’ve pulled him out weeks ago, except I don’t know where to send him instead! I’ve called around to several programs in our city, and none sound like a very good fit for him. DH is stubbornly digging in his heels and hoping to make the current program work for our son, but frankly, I think it’s a fool’s errand. There are too many kids, and DS is struggling hard with following the rules. The lack of consistency between the staff members doesn’t help matters. Also, they don’t tell us when stuff isn’t going well — they wait until son has some big, huge problem and then say, oh, he’s been having trouble all week. WTF, people. I’m not so sure they aren’t building a case to kick him out, honestly.
What do I do? Kid isn’t a bad kid, but this setting is making his impulse-control issues worse. I’ve thought about asking for an alternative work schedule so I can be home after school, but I also am realistic enough to realize that it may not be sustainable. And as someone in a leadership position, I’m concerned about how it’ll look.
Basically, I’m sucking at my job right now because I’m preoccupied with getting my kid help. And I’m sucking at parenting, because I’m continuing to send my kid to an after-care program that is so obviously the wrong fit because I don’t have many other options.
I’m so freaking overwhelmed, and frankly angry at the whole situation. If you don’t have the perfect angel child, WHTA DO YOU DO, realistically, when you have to work?
Has anyone used either of these and what did you think? I love the handsfree idea, especially the Willow which doesn’t have external tubes, but $$$. Do you think the ability to fit the whole pump inside your bra and move around while pumping is useful enough that it’s worth it?
If your little one is older than a newborn, I would just bring a little bit of dish soap and bottle brush and wash them in the bathroom sink. Dry them upside down on a towel. I brought the dish soap inside a spare 6 ounce bottle that had a cap. Hotel water from the faucet gets very hot.
This is probably stupid question, but how do you wash bottles and pump parts in a hotel? At home we use a dishwasher and we’ve visited friends w/o one and just boiled everything in a big pot at the end of the day but neither of those will work in a hotel. Just wash with soap and water? Do you bring your own soap? Hotels usually give you bar soap that doesn’t foam very well.