Budget Thursday: No-Show Scallop Boybrief Undie
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Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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?
This is why we have stayed with whole milk for my kids. One of my kids is quite thin and likes cereal, so I use milk to sneak in extra calories. We do lower fat yogurt and cheese.
As a tangent from above, I’m now curious: does your daycare/preschool serve whole milk to kids over 2?
In Maryland, whole milk is only for kids 12-23 months and then kids over 2 are supposed to have 1% or skim. (There’s a weird transition period of 24-25 months where they’re technically allowed to have 2% to get them used to going from whole to low-fat). In my experience, this means that daycares that only start at age 2 only have 1% milk in the building, so if you want your kid to have anything different you have to pack it in their lunch each day.
Anyone have tips for a baby that is refusing a bottle? We started around 4 weeks with it and she did just fine, then around 9 weeks, she just started refusing and seeming like she didn’t know what to do with it? We’ve tried the usual tips – I leave the house, different nipples, etc. Anyone have any brilliant ideas? I’m stressed enough about going back to work in a while and this just makes me feel like she’s telling me not to leave her ?
I am trying to book a family ski weekend at a small-ish ski area on the east coast. Everywhere I look, rooms are $450 and up per night for what appears to be nothing special. If I wanted to pay those prices, I’d just go to Colorado or Utah. I’m happy to stay at a regular hotel and drive to the slopes instead of staying on the mountain, but there don’t seem to be any regular hotels near any of these places. Is this normal? Is there some trick or strategy I’m missing here, or some place with less insane pricing? Or am I just spoiled from my previous life where I could drive half an hour and ski for the day at the local cheapo ski hill?
can we talk baby names? We are expecting a surprise third and are tapped out for baby names and need inspiration. Husband likes nice solid Catholic names. I like unique names that are a little old fashioned (like when I google my kids’ names, I get pictures of pioneer settlers). Any thoughts? Other musings:
– what were your favorite inspirations for choosing a name- good websites, books, etc.? (I just discovered a website called Swizzle that I spent all night reading)
– what factors did you weigh when choosing a name? Also- does picking a name that can work in different cultures and languages factor in? (I wanted something that wasn’t in the top 100 on the Social Seurity list. And I had a specific nickname I liked for my first. Also- my parents are Chinese and I wanted to make sure I picked a name they would be comfortable pronouncing)
– if you feel like sharing- what are your favorite names that you didn’t/ won’t use? (I love the name Beatrix, but my husband is a solid no on that one.)
speaking of undies – i’m wearing the Tommy John’s I got at the nordy anni sale and I’m loving them!! Pricey though.
Can anyone speak to sizing of aerie underwear? I’m looking for a new go-to, but I thought aerie was more teen-oriented. I’m a 12/14 or L/XL depending on brand
has anyone kept their kid home with a nanny (with the nanny taking the kid to play groups, classes, etc.) and waited for formal pre school until age 3? the only pre schools we’ve looked at are play based, but back in the day i feel like people didn’t start formalized schooling so early and is it truly necessary?
Thank you for posting a lovely beach image instead of NSFW undies!
Sibling help please. My 3.5 yr old has been acting up recently, maybe because she’s bored. But I would love some ideas on how to deal. Her younger brother is 1.5 and she is just very rough with him. Either she’ll hug him really hard to the point of squeezing and then have a meltdown because we’re saying not to, or she will provoke him into pulling her hair (she’ll just get in his face and “tickle” him with her hair until he tries to swat her away), or she’ll just come over to where he’s playing and knock him over, take away his toys, etc. I feel like this will pass but meantime how to deal? We try talking, setting rules, separating them but none of it seems to change much. Ideas? Scripts?
one of my young colleagues works retail part-time at a store with a bit of a cult following. she was working there full-time before joining our office. i once showed her a picture of my kids in an outfit by that brand and then today she showed up with matching dresses for them. i really want to give them back to her or pay her for them but she won’t let me. we are not in a field where you earn a lot of money and it is making me kind of uncomfortable. she is not one of my direct reports, but i dont really know how to handle this. any ideas?
Want to thank everyone who chimes in yesterday about mastitis / clogged duct. I did end up having mastitis. I got rapidly Sick last night with a high fever, like in the course of an hour, and called the OB right away who called in antibiotics. I cannot believe how sick I felt/feel!
Thanks for the recommendation. Will have to try. I already use Aerie’s lace hipster underwear which I find very comfortable. I tried Soma’s no visible line panties, and I have to say I don’t like it. Mainly, the sticky rubber thing and the elastics that dig into skin, instead of seamlessly staying on.
Daycare advice — how do you feel about a daycare with noncompliances on their state report? Obviously it’s a bigger deal if they’re letting babies sleep in swings than if they just didn’t have whatever certificate displayed at the right height, but how important do you think it is that they Follow The Rules as such? What would you look for when you visit that would or wouldn’t reassure you?
Also, is asking for parents of currently enrolled kids as references a thing for daycares?
I thought the conversation yesterday on the main page about European v. US children was interesting but lacked nuances. (I.e. not all American kids are obnoxious brats and not all European kids are angels with perfect manners) In your opinion, what differences do you see and why? For my own decidedly American kids, I really try not to lead a kid centric life, but it’s hard not to. I don’t take my kids to fancy restaurants mainly because it’s expensive, and if I am going to go I want to enjoy that time with other adults.