Washable Wednesday: Two-Way Stretch Ankle Straight Leg Pants
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These ankle pants kind of look great — I like the slits at the ankles, the straight pockets in the back, and the mix of cotton, rayon, and spandex (6%, which I’m assuming is part of NYDJ’s shaping-but-comfortable reputation). They’re also available in stone (and well-reviewed), if that’s your thing. They’re available for regular and petites, sizes 0 to 16, for $110 — instructions say machine wash cold. Score! NYDJ Two-Way Stretch Ankle Straight Leg Pants
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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 seeking a maternity trench or other dressy jacket. It’s getting to be spring in my area, and I need something I can wear to work. I’m looking for the kind of jacket that will dress up jeans, or be appropriate with dress pants. I have a navy non-maternity one that I wear in spring, but I need a maternity one. All suggestions appreciated!
Looking for advice on how to handle a situation. Based on our work schedules, I am home with the kids in the morning until the nanny comes, and my husband gets home earlier and relieves the nanny at the end of the day. Kids are 2.5 and 6 months. In the morning, I get all three of us ready — cleaned, dressed and fed — before the nanny arrives. It was rough in the beginning, but we kind of have a routine. When I get home at night, I feel like everything is in shambles. The baby is usually in the crib, but fully dressed, so I have to change his diaper and put him in pajamas. The 2.5 year old may or may not be in pajamas, but in any event is in my bed (watching TV or passed out). My husband is vegging in bed also. I understand that he is tired from a long day at work, but I struggle with why he can’t really impose any structure on the night schedule. There are a few times each month when he has to work late, so in addition to my morning with the kids, I leave work early and handle nighttime; I’m tired and stressed, but I manage to get everyone in pajamas and clean diapers, read a story, make a bottle, so that when husband gets home, everyone is in pajamas sleeping in their own bed.
The baby is a decent sleeper so far, but we are having a lot of sleep problems with the 2.5 y/o. I feel like a few nights of a structured routine, even if it involves tears, is going to do a world of wonder with the sleeping issue, but my husband just doesn’t seem to have the energy/discipline to see it through.
So my questions are (1) do you think 2.5 years of sleep problems can be overcome with a few nights of routine? and (2) how do I express this to my husband and tell him he needs to be a team player? I understand that a lot of the stress is initially going to fall on him, as I often don’t get home until after 8, and he would need to do this on his own, but at the same time, I hate coming home at night and having to deal with changing the baby and getting a 2.5 y/o into bed…
Does anyone have suggestions on books to read for raising boys? I guess in my mind I never thought of having a son, just because I never really had boys around when I was a kid (single mother and older sister). It seems like there are a lot of them available, but I don’t know what to pick. I’m not really looking for a book with a religious bent, since we aren’t really religious, but I’m not opposed to it as long as it is good.
Ovulation kits made it easy for me when I couldn’t quite nail down the exact dates. Good luck!
So, we’ve officially decided to start TTC baby #2! I’m so excited. I was on BC pills and got pregnant the first month off with #1. This time, however, I haven’t been taking BC pills for about 6 months and my cycles seem so inconsistent. At first I thought I had it figured out that they were just long (41 days-ish) but then had a 29 day cycle and this month I had a 14 day cycle and then another one that started last week…I think. I’ve been tracking cycles and signs on an app and have OPK test strips, but it’s just hard to know when to use them. Any advice for getting pregnant with inconsistent (and maybe long) cycles?
It may be too late in the day to ask, but here goes anyway: I’m in search of slim or skinny-cut, work appropriate black maternity pants for my business (casual/dressy depending on the day) office. I’m just about in the 3rd trimester of my 3rd pregnancy, so bonus points for full-panel instead of the semi-panel style. I can’t find anything I love and don’t want to spend a TON of money since I won’t be wearing these much longer (this will be my/our last pregnancy/baby). With all the flowing maternity tops I’m wearing, a skinnier-cut trouser seems to balance better. Any recs?
I just spilled breastmilk all over my office. PRECIOUS BREASTMILK.
My kiddo just hit 14 months and we have SO MUCH SADNESS. She wants to be carried all the time, doesn’t want to be left at daycare (she used to be super excited to go to daycare), doesn’t want to have diaper changes, doesn’t want to get dressed or get undressed, doesn’t want to be put in her car seat or taken out of her car seat, doesn’t want to go to bed or wake up. And I’m a single mom trying to manage everything on my own, including selling my house, so it needs to be left pretty clean in the morning in case of a last minute showing, which eats up the little bit of cushion I used to have to play and cuddle in the morning. I feel like a horrible mom, but I’ve hit a point of just letting her cry while I walk around the house talking to her about what I’m doing. She puts her head on the floor and wails, it’s heartbreaking. She isn’t happy in the Ergo anymore either. She is a great walker, but if I suggest that she follow me or hold my hand so I can lead her somewhere, she falls apart.
Please tell me there is a light at the end of the tunnel! Or send strategies. Or send wine…and chocolate. And a maid. This morning was rough.
I know that this has been discussed before, but I can’t find any threads. Can anyone recommend some high-quality, sturdy, preferably lightweight dinnerware for families? We were not happy with the durability of our Crate & Barrel plates, and our current cheap set from Wal-Mart is very heavy.
I’m having my very first OB appt next Friday. My husband is pretty upset because he can’t make the appointment, and has been asking me to try to reschedule.
Is this normally a thing that dads usually go to? Is the first one extra special for any reason?
Potty training question – when are we supposed to start potty training? My son is 20 months old, and potty training was the farthest thing from my mind. But lately, he’s been talking all about the potty, wanting to sit on the potty, telling us when he has a dirty diaper, etc. I thought this was more of a 3 year old thing, but the Google says it’s more of an 18 month – 2.5 year thing. Any experienced moms out there have more insight into this? He seems way too young, but as with everything parenting-related, I’m an eternal rookie.