Nursing Tuesday: Print Long Sleeve Faux Wrap Top
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Karen Kane’s cascade wrap dresses have been winning readers over for years, both here on CorporetteMoms and on Corporette — they’re washable, they’re flattering, and readers have noted they’re great for nursing and pumping. So I’m excited to see they’ve expanded into shirts with the same silhouette — this pretty top is $88, available in sizes XS-XL. Karen Kane Print Long Sleeve Faux Wrap Top
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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?
How many toys/gifts do your kids get from Santa? I saw something earlier this year about “Something to wear, something to read, something you want, something you need” and I thought it was an adorable way to limit. Grandparents/aunts and uncles aside, Santa’s probably going to show up with 3 gifts on xmas morning… what do you all do?
Has anyone here worked in a different city and went home once a week? I have an opportunity to get a job in a larger city (and double my salary) but the family wouldn’t be able to meet up for at least a year. The flight isn’t that long and is direct so I would probably come home every other weekend or something. We have young kidlets but a good daycare and my hsuband’s job is reasonably flexible.
Thoughts?
“I still want something more than pipe cleaners.” I hear you, but I also love how simple and innocent children are and that pipe cleaners may be the best gift in the world. What about making a big art “kit” for your son, where you find a “special” container (maybe a toolbox) and fill it up with lots of art supplies appropriate for his age and interests – pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, crayons, construction paper, etc.? (And maybe make something similar but age appropriate for your daughter so she can join.) Does he already have an easel or special craft table?
Any ideas for Santa presents for a 5 year old boy and 2 year old girl? My boy has asked for books about real things (he loved Night at the Museum), pipe cleaners (he loves art stuff), and a stuffed animal. He’s never liked trains; he is over superheroes; and has outgrown his battery operated ride on toys. We have magnatiles and loads of legos.
What about the 2 year old girl? She likes whatever her brother is playing with.
I know they are little and probably don’t need a big gift but I still want something more than pipe cleaners.
Hi,
I found it helpful to think about the house as a kind of factory. The house is not a piece of art or great written paper – look! It is great! It is done! The house is a factory: Every day the wheels have to turn. It think the most important things are laundry, cooking, dishwasher, take out the trash. Count it as a success if all the wheels turned. You would not blame a factory for having to repeat, the problem is only if the wheels stop turning.
Also – I know it is hard, your kids are young, it gets easier. Hang in there.
Is everyone’s house just constantly a disaster? I feel so discouraged that our house is always a mess. I try to tidy up every evening (dishes loaded, toys put away, floors swept) and everything just goes to crap the next day.
In my dreams, I hire a housekeeper that comes to the home every day for a few hours to handle all the mess.
Looking for advice/commiseration. I have two small children under the age of 3.
I saw your comment yesterday on the main site but thought I would respond here where it is a little quieter. I just wanted to say that I really know how you feel. The inner monologue of “bad mom, bad wife, bad employee, bad pet owner” sounded so familiar! You got lots of advice (though I’m not sure that’s what you needed, especially re logisitics) and I don’t have any, but I do know that you are doing much better than you think at all of those things. Probably I am, too! But when I walk out of the office before 5pm every day, I feel like a failure. And when I don’t have the headspace to talk to my husband, I feel like a failure. And when the litter box doesn’t get cleaned at night, I feel like a failure. And on, and on. I think the bottom line is that it is really just difficult (and also a lot of great things, but that’s not the point right now!) to be a working mom with a working partner, particularly when you care about being a good worker and a good partner and a good parent. But the guilt comes from a really positive place— wanting to excel at very important things. I think we should just remember that the opposite of that guilty feeling would be something like apathy. And that’s not tenable, either. Not good for us or for others in our lives, including our employers! And probably not in our personalities. So I think we need to observe that we feel guilty but also learn to accept that that will be how we feel, and not judge ourselves. That was a big thing I learned in therapy. You can’t not feel the feeling, but you can minimize the impact by not connecting it up with a judgment.
Sorry, I’m going on. But I just wanted to say your comment resonated, and I hope that you feel a little better today. (PS–I’m doing all this with ONE baby and it’s hard. So I am even more in awe of you!)
Does anyone have any cute ideas for a pregnancy announcement (on Facebook) that incorporates both Christmas and Hanukkah?
Help! Give me your best toy ideas for a 16 month old second child. I feel like we have all of the obvious toys already from her big sister.
Does anyone know of any good deals on toddler first walker shoes? I love my kiddo’s MomoBaby, but those little feet grow so fast. I’m looking for boys size 5.5 MomoBabys, Robeez, See Kai Run, or Pedipeds – and I want to keep it under $20 if I can.
Amazon isn’t turning anything up today.
I am 10 months post partum and extremely hot all the time. It’s about 35 degrees outside today and I would happily walk around in a T-shirt and shorts. When I’m inside, I’m just so hot and uncomfortable to the point where I sometimes can’t concentrate at work. I am nursing.
I have heard that body temperature rises during pregnancy/nursing, but this seems excessive to me. Has anyone dealt with this? Could I have a hormonal imbalance? I’m planning to see my PCP next week but was curious if anyone else went through something similar.