Washable Workwear Wednesday: Polka Dot Ponte Sheath Dress
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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 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 like this dress, but the V looks kind of deep. FWIW, I have several of the Old Navy sleeveless ponte sheath dresses and they are great for my business casual workplace, and the neckline is high enough for my chesty self.
Any pointers for phasing out bottles for a 1.5 year old? She drinks water from a variety of sippy cups but rejects them in favor of bottles when she wants milk. Not an original problem, but open to suggestions. Also, is it too naive to hope this’ll be easier once she transfers to the toddler room in a few months? Thanks all!
Just popping in to give a HUGE plug for the Orly no-bite nail polish. My 3.5 year old was a committed finger sucker and we’d been trying to get her to stop for months. She wanted to but it was habit, and bandaids on her fingers were barely making anyway. Started the nail polish and she completely stopped almost immediately. It was crazy and I wish we had tried it six months ago.
In other news, one of my one year old twins broke her leg a couple weeks ago. Luckily she’s only in the cast two more weeks, but she’s been a real boss about it. And the new job is keeping me too busy to post during the day, but three busy days and two days off are far better than five slow days at the old job.
Hoping to make it out of mod this time…
Any recommendations for toys for a 10-month-old on an airplane? It will be our first trip and I’m kind of nervous! He likes to be very active so I’m a bit worried about 3+ hours of lap time! Thanks!
Any advice on going past your due date? I’m due with #2 tomorrow but he’s still sitting pretty. DD #1 came on her due date so I stupidly assumed #2 would come a tiny bit earlier. But no dice!! I’m uncomfortable but used to being uncomfortable, I just want to meet my baby!
And if anyone had a membrane sweep I’d love to here how painful/not painful it is. Considering getting one tomorrow as I’ve been dilated/effaced for weeks and I didn’t have one with my first. Unmediated birth with #1 so that’s my reference for a pain scale, but labor pain is purposeful vs just “ow ow ow” pain that hurts.
I had a miscarriage in early June and haven’t worked out since. I have gained 15 lbs over my “normal weight”. I’m thinking about doing weight watchers online. Wondering if anyone has any insight on this or what type of food/workout regime they use – thanks in advance
i know lots of people on this site have tried to start using an ok to wake clock with young toddlers. do you think it works for a 14 month old? how do people use it if they have kids sharing a room seem to need different amounts of sleep. i have twins. one woke up today at 5:50, but yesterday woke up at 7 (she’s the one who needs the clock), but the other one always sleeps till 7/7:30. while it would be lovely for Twin A to stay quiet until 7, even 6:30 would be great. one challenge is that sometimes when we go in to get Twin A, Twin B pops her head up and sees us and freaks out, but is a hot mess if she doesn’t keep sleeping until 7/7:30. tips?
We get a lot of reports from daycare that our 15 month old is observing, not participating. Yesterday’s report made me especially sad – they said she was sitting and “watching her friends run around, laugh and play.” She’s the only kid in the room not walking, which I’m sure is part of it, but she also just has a very cautious, observant personality. But I feel really sad thinking about her just sitting there like a lump watching everyone else do stuff. Would you talk to the teachers about it? I don’t want to be a high-maintenance parent but these reports are bumming me out.
I am looking to hire a part time contractor to help out the consulting business my partner and I started. We’ve had a series of amazing interns that are in between a stint at a consulting (or similar) gig and business school, but (totally understandably) they aren’t looking for permanent part time work.
Our ideal person is a mom/dad that has some experience with creating slides for consulting engagements and/or has strong quant skills (we do a lot of data crunching) and wants to keep a toe in the workforce but has benefits elsewhere. Of course, it could be anyone, but we found that semi SAHPs have the means to deal with the ebb and flow of work, and the nature of the work we want help with is very parent friendly (can be done at night/flexible, no or limited client calls). It’s less of a fit for a person with a full time job looking for a “side gig,” though that’s a possibility too.
Any insight on where to look besides personal networks? There is a company called The Mom Project- I’ve actually met someone through that- but I’m looking for other channels too.
I know this group tends to be more FT working but figured maybe folks have explored options for PT work and might have thoughts.
For you litigators out there who have gone through pregnancy, I’m wondering if any of you have advise/commiseration about prenatal visits and scheduling. I’m a first-time mom and litigator, and I’m scheduled for a 4-week trial in California (I’m east coast) during the time period when I should be having my first ultrasound! What do/did you all do in similar circumstances? I’m too early on to tell work, and certainly not a judge. How did you manage it? Or am I overthinking something?
I went 2 weeks past my due date and then was induced while still at 0 dilation and 0 effacement, so you’re already doing better than me! My only advice is to keep busy and do the things you haven’t gotten around to to get ready for baby. I worked on the nursery a bit, got a pedicure, got my hair cut, made freezer meals, went for lots of walks, and went shopping. I was due in late fall, but I think if I were due now I would be spending lots of time in the pool. Granted, this was my 1st so I didn’t have another little one to take care of. I took vacation starting at my due date because I couldn’t stand working any more. I really didn’t expect to go 2 more weeks, but that’s life.
Menu help, please! I need to serve dinner for approximately 20 people, including picky children, ravenous teenagers, BLW toddlers, a vegetarian, and a person who is gluten-free by choice and gets her feelings hurt if the host hasn’t obviously gone to great lengths to accommodate this preference. To add to the fun, this meal will be served to family visiting out of town so I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. My original thought was to order Indian takeout, but the nearest Indian restaurant is pretty far away. One option would be to grill burgers + hot dogs or chicken, plus portobello mushrooms, and buy sides from the grocery store. Other ideas?
Give me your best tips to feed a crowd! We’re traveling with 6 adults and 6 kids (ages 5 and under!) to a well-stocked house this weekend where we want to focus on fun and not logistics (but let’s be real– it’s all about logistics). It’s going to be a million degrees out so I don’t want to spend too much time cooking.
I’m thinking: yogurt and granola for breakfast, sandwich fixings for lunch and ordering out at least one night. What are you favorite go-to meals I can make for the other two dinners that can feed a bunch and require minimal prep?Bonus if it’s vegetarian-friendly!
Looking for a parenting book recommendation. Our 14 month old son is spirited, to put it charitably. He is incredibly intense and emotional, needs a ton of stimulation and is highly extroverted. He’s starting to show early signs of temper tantrums and testing boundaries, and we want to use a parenting technique that will actually work with this tempest baby; one that doesn’t involve crushing his spirit or letting him go feral. Anyone know of a good parenting book for such children? And to reiterate, I’m not talking about a toddler that’s simply active or strong-willed. He is a full-blown Jekyll and Hyde.
We’re about to start potty training and want your suggestions for a training toilet. Should we get one of those free-standing small potties? Or a seat liner so she can sit on the regular toiler without falling in? We have two bathrooms in our house so will get the same for both. I think daycare uses a small potty. But the liner appeals because it seems like it would make using the toilet outside of our house more familiar.