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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- Putting Me Together gives you a guide to building a really comfortable wardrobe.
- The Huffington Post highlights Picture This, which lets kids turn their drawings into real dresses.
- Career Contessa has five tips for a better work-life balance.
- Meanwhile, in Forbes, Bonnie Marcus looks at the “Top 5 Sacrifices Women Make For Their Career.”
- Today Parents has news on the passing of children’s author Anna Dewdney (Llama Llama Red Pajama) due to cancer. Have you read her books with your kids?
- Mothering offers five questions to ask your kids to help them process their mistakes.
- The Washington Post talks to Glennon Doyle Melton (of the popular Momastery blog) about her new book Love Warrior: A Memoir and the recent breakup of her marriage.
- The Brooklyn Heights Blog reports that mothers Amber Scorah, Ali Dodd, Adrienne Kromer, and Kathryn Martin, whose babies died in daycare, delivered 135,000 signatures from their petition to Trump and Clinton campaign headquarters. The petition asks the candidates to take action for a paid family leave policy in their first 100 days in office.
- We discussed our favorite fall TV in an open thread.
- We took a look back into Corporette history.
PhilanthropyGirl says
My 2 yo enjoys Llama Llama, Red Pajama – but I didn’t find the other Llama books as engaging. Very sad to hear of the author’s passing.
I really wanted to enjoy the Putting Me Together article, but was disappointed that nothing she suggested would fit in my business casual environment. Lots of cute things for non-work hours, though. However, am I the only one who finds jeans not-so-comfortable?
I’m a tall, full-figured hourglass, but post c-section with babyweight plus the inevitable PP belly pooch, jeans are miserable for me.
CPA Lady says
I think that Llama Llama is a little a-hole in the story about shopping at the shop-o-rama. I couldn’t believe Mama Llama got him ice cream after he acted like a complete psycho. If I had thrown everything out of the cart in a massive tantrum like that, I don’t even want to think about what my mom would have done. It definitely would not have involved getting me ice cream though. LLAMAS THESE DAYS.
That said, I was very sorry to see the news of the author passing away at such a young age.
PhilanthropyGirl says
CPA Lady – thanks for the laugh! No way my little Llama Llama would get a special treat after being an a-hole in the shop-o-rama either.
Navy Attorney says
2nd the hating jeans. The sole pair I own has minimal spandex, so it holds me in instead of expanding all over the place.
PhilanthropyGirl says
Yup – the only pair I wear consistently is super stretchy.
MSJ says
For the jeans, I was always the same way, but had very good luck with Madewell’s high rise (10″). I have a long torso and they actually feel like they hold everything in without being too constricting. They’re not super stretchy (so don’t feel like leggings) but way way better than my lower rise pants
For super comfy leggings that look like pants, I love the pilcro cords at anthropologie. They are mid-rise but still comfortable. The only downside is they typically wear out after a year or two but they don’t get saggy between washes
Audrey @ Putting Me Together says
Hi! Thanks for checking out my post on the comfy wardrobe. I would also like more business casual options, and I’m in the pursuit of growing that list.
On the jeans note–the ones I featured in the post actually feel like yoga pants. They are AMAZING, which you can’t tell from the picture itself but I wrote about them in the description in the post. The black slacks next to them in the collage are actually trousers that would be good for business casual, and they also are amazing and feel like yoga pants. I agree though, jeans are usually NOT comfy, but this pair in particular blew my mind.
The spotted dress I featured is better suited for business casual than for casual wear, and it’s extremely stretchy.
I’m continuing to search for more comfortable business casual options, but if you know of any, I’d love to hear your recommendations!
PhilanthropyGirl says
That spotted dress was super cute!
I’ll take a look at those jeans again – thanks.
I pretty much live in my ponte knit wide-leg trousers from Lane Bryant – I find them comfortable, but not exactly stylish or fashion-forward.
Audrey says
Thank you so much for the mention!