Finally Friday: Pleat V-Neck Top
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I am stalking this top until it goes on sale — admittedly it looks a bit casual for work (or at least too low-cut), but something about it looks perrrfect for the weekend. It’s drapey and forgiving but not schlubby — sign me up. I’m stalking the navy, but the coral (pictured), green, and light blue versions look great as well. The blouse is $46. Pleione Pleat V-Neck Top
Here’s a plus-size alternative.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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I like the look of the Pleione tops on the models, but they just don’t work for me. I’m busty so I appreciate the ease across the bust, but it then hangs like a tent.
Hoping this shows up as a new thread.
How do you find time as busy parents/professionals to TALK to your spouse? Not even a date night talk – budget, schedule, daily check-in?
We are typically out of the house and apart from 7:15 am – 6 pm or so, if we’re lucky. Usually more like 6:30 pm. Then kid time/making them go to bed until 9 pm (!) I know — but that’s the way it goes.
At this point I am SHOT, having been up since 5:45 am and downstairs since 6:45 am. And I am ready for my bath and “me time” – seriously, 20 minute bath almost every night keeps me sane. 1 7yearold and 1 1yearold, if it makes a difference.
But Husband thinks 9 pm (or even later) is a great time to bring up budget questions, the schedule for the summer, what we’re doing 2 weekends from now, check-in about our days (we had a check-in before during dinner, maybe, but that one was kid-friendly and this one could be deeper or more serious). I just seriously canNOT do that then. Seriously – I ask him not to bring it up, point out I can’t see the email or calendar, and he keeps asking and says how important this is and why don’t I want to talk about it and that this is him making an effort (!). If this is him making an effort, frankly, I’d rather he didn’t, but what alternatives are there? Note that I’m talking about date night reconnect, but just a daily every-two-days hey, what’s going on in our lives check-in?
Thoughts?
I just want to say that Diclegis is a wonder drug for morning sickness. I’m 7 weeks and threw up so much over the course of a few days that my throat started bleeding, and I was pretty nauseous even when not puking. My OB prescribed it so that I could stop throwing up and not cause further damage to my throat. The food aversions haven’t really gone away, but the nausea is significantly better and I haven’t thrown up or felt like I needed to since I started taking it. Also, it’s Category A (completely safe for pregnancy…it’s just a time-release combination of Vitamin B6 and Unisom. There’s actually a pregnant lady printed on the pill).
No affiliation with the drug company or anything, just wanted to share in case someone else is miserable and pukey. For some reason it didn’t occur to me to ask for something to help my nausea because it’s such a normal part of pregnancy, but I’m glad my OB offered.
We have used a mini P&P since Day 1 for LO in our bedroom and LOVE it. It is so darn cute, doesn’t take up a ton of space, and our LO has never had a problem sleeping in it. But I’m afraid he’s going to outgrow the bassinet insert soon (weight limit 15 lb), and I’m not sure what to do next. We’re not ready to transition him to his own room yet, so need a solution that can buy us some time from ~3 months to ~6+ months. Do we just take the bassinet insert out and put him on the bottom? That seems like a killer on the back, and I’m not sure would solve the space issue since his little arms are already getting close to touching the sides (does that matter?). Buy a regular sized P&P and put him on the bottom of that? Again, seems weird to me bending that far down/having him sleep that close to the floor. Is that what people do? Or should we just give in and move his real crib into our room?
For the record before we had him I declared he would be out of our room by 3 months. Now I joke he shall stay til he’s ready to go to college ;)
My husband and I bought a house that is in need of major renovation. It’s in our dream neighborhood and perfect for us in every way (or will be after we’re done renovating). But we’ve run into issues with construction and the house will not be ready for us to move in to for a few months. The sale of our current home is going to close soon and we’ve tried to delay it or negotiate a post-possession contract but that’s failed. So we are moving in with my in-laws for about two months. This is the best move logistically and financially (renting for 2 months on short notice is prohibitively expensive in our area). All of our stuff except the essentials is going into storage. Their home is small so the only option is for us to share a room with our 11 month old son.
I’m stressed about all of this, of course, but I’m even more worried about how the move to the in-laws, then move to the new house, is going to affect the baby. He’s been in his own room since he was 3 months old so sleeping in the same room as us will be a new experience. I would love to hear any and all advice on how to make this all easier on him.