Family Friday: 100% Recycled Polyester Colorblock Windbuster
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When the weather gets too warm for a fleece, windbreakers are next in the outerwear lineup.
I recently bought my daughter this windbreaker from Gap Kids — she loved the pink and salmon colorblock pattern, while I liked that the shell is made from 100% recycled polyester. It also features slant pockets (my daughter has another coat without pockets and it drives her crazy), a hood for drizzly spring days, and elastic cuffs for rolling up her sleeves.
The jacket is on sale for $41 and comes in XS (4/5) to XXL (14/16). Pink and salmon not your kid’s thing? It also comes in cyan blue (navy and bright blue colorblock) and neon orange bolt (orange and gray colorblock).
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 had this jacket in 1994, I think.
I treated myself to new headshots yesterday for my promotion and wow, did it feel weird, but also really good, to be in professional clothes again. I am seriously looking forward to even a couple days in the office starting soon! I don’t think I appreciated how much putting on a blazer took me from “mom mode” to “work mode”.
Book club! Has anyone read Hunt, Gather, Parent yet? What did you think?
I just started, but it’s interesting thus far. So far, I think she does a decent job of acknowledging certain sensitive points and laying a foundation for the idea that Western cultural views on parenting aren’t really based on science or tradition. Hoping for some helpful takeaways on approaching parenting (here’s one already: I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time when my child was born feeling guilty about cosleeping and trying to fix her sleeping habits because some dude decided babies must sleep in cribs!). I know there’s been some criticism of this book based on the fear that it will be interpreted to mean that women in these cultures don’t need help, which seems like it could be a fair criticism but I’m not getting that message yet.
My aunt kindly volunteered to babysit this weekend! It would definitely be weird to pay her, but should I be getting her a little gift? Wine? What do you do when family members babysit?
Please recommend your favorite brand of jeans. I am struggling to find anything good. I’m looking for basically a cigarette cut-mostly fitted/skinny but not super skinny (I think), but my real issue is that everything I’ve tried stretches out terribly. They fit when I first put them on (and thus I can’t go down a size), but after a few hours of chasing kids, etc., they are bagging and falling down. I’m feeling frumpy in every pair of jeans I own, and since I wear them every day… it’s a sad scene.
Backyard party games for 4 year old? I’m having a bounce house up, but not sure what else to put out. 3 4 year Olds and 2 two year Olds. Tia!
My 9 month old is in daycare and I’ve recently noticed that the give him his bottles by laying him on a boppy and handing it to him to hold himself. So no one is actually with him when he is eating. They’re in the room, obviously, so he’s not unsupervised exactly. But he’s just sitting there by himself.
His doctor said that this is less than ideal for ear infections and also just not the best practice. So I asked them to at least have someone sit with him and try to keep him upright – but then yesterday, there he was laying back on the boppy again by himself with the bottle.
I know they have more babies than people and so maybe it just isn’t feasible. Do I say something again? Let it go?
so i have twins and admittedly did this from time to time when they were babies. sometimes they really wanted to hold their own bottle, other times i just didn’t have enough hands to help both simultaneously. I was usually sitting right there, though occasionally Id have to grab a tissue or something from across the room. Didn’t know it could lead to ear infections as my kids never got them. Granted, I do think someone should be sitting next to them
Posting this on the moms board because I figured you’d have better responses – recommendations for an easy-to-use, ideally non-toxic tie-dye kit with enough supplies to make shirts for 6 adults and 2 young kids? I’ll buy the shirts separately, of course, but we want something that’s not too hard and not too chemical-y for the kids for an upcoming gathering.
Has anyone seen any longer-term research on MRNA technology? I am very pro-vax, but am feeling a twinge of (irrational) hesitancy about letting my kiddos have an MRNA vaccine when I haven’t seen any research on if there are any long-term side effects of that technology. I’m thinking I’d rather them take J&J since it’s a more “proven” technology. I’m trying to find something to make me feel better about it – any one have anything or any thoughts? FWIW I was first on the bandwagon for my Pfizer vax and love science and these cool innovative technologies, I just have this mom thing in the pit of my stomach that I’m working through.
Has any one had a great professional coach? About 4 people in more organization (just below executive level) are being offered one; the obvious answer is it can’t possibly hurt, take the free support!
If you had a good coaching experience: how did you determine that the particular coach was right for you?
I feel like my biggest issue is that I have lost my mojo: I am just TIRED from caring for kiddo for almost a year without family support and babysitters and I am stuck at current seniority basically unless my boss leaves. For example: I want to take on more projects (lateral) in the absence of an obvious promotion because I do like the organization, but I can’t seem to find the energy to muster to make the case to do that? Can a coach help with that? If so (what I am hoping someone can help me with) – what questions would you ask in interviewing a coach to assess their ability to help with that?
FWIW, I have excellent performance reviews and am objectively good at my job.
Would you let a tween who is mildly autistic work as a mother’s helper for you? There is a neighborhood girl who I though was older (but is just tall) than 12. I know the mom from a prior job. I have a 2YO and am due next month. No local family. I had wanted the girl to walk over (same block, same side of the street) to help keep the 12YO occupied for a couple of hours a day in the house and in our fenced yard. The mom asked if she could come over the first time and explained that while “Bea” should be able to help quite well and likes younger kids, she also has mild autism and may have some mannerisms that seem odd (but was supportive if I wanted to pursue it). She goes to a regular school and I understand that she is pretty smart and very good at art (so maybe she and my daughter could draw?). WWYD?
Hi Hive,
Wondering if anyone lives in Massachusetts and has been eligible for the Paid Family & Medical Leave benefits. Just found out that I’m pregnant due in November 2021 and I work for a small company so don’t want to alert “HR” just yet. Thank you in advance for any guidance.
My daughter hates getting sand in her bathing suit. Would beach shorts work better? If so, beach shorts with a top or just over a regular suit? (I tried googling this, but it turns out that sand in your c** often results from situations which I’m not worried about now).
Ugh my MIL is a decent person but she really needs to read some Janet Lansbury or How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen or really just any parenting book that talks about empathizing with kids. She asked us to keep our 3 year old home from daycare today and promised to watch her. At 9:30 I heard my kid crying about how MIL spilled a cup of milk she wanted and my MIL saying in what I consider a really harsh tone “Oh COME ON…it’s just milk…get over it…it’s NO BIG DEAL” which of course escalated the crying further. I think I’m a pretty strict parent when it comes to misbehaving, but *of course* spilled milk is a big deal to little kids and how hard is it to say you’re sorry you spilled the milk and you know they’re sad?! So I went downstairs to comfort my hysterical kid, MIL disappeared and I ended up on childcare duty for two hours until DH got back from his run. Needless to say MIL won’t be “watching” kiddo again unless DH agrees to be the one on backup duty all day.
What should I do with a broken stroller? Is the dump my only option? It’s not irreparably broken, it could potentially be fixed with a weld. But in its current state, probably not safe to use.