Washable Workwear Wednesday: Relaxed-Fit Twill Blazer
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Washable, wrinkle-resistant blazers like this one from Lululemon are essential for frequent flyers.
This relaxed-fit blazer is made from an easy-care textured twill fabric. It has functional pockets (including one with an interior card sleeve) and a back vent for mobility. The roomy fit is perfect for layering with a light sweater or even a hoodie for the plane ride home.
This blazer is $198 and comes in true navy, bone, and black. It’s available in sizes XS-XL. For another option in additional sizes, consider this one, available at Kohl’s for $74 (some colors out of stock).
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — 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 – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- 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!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
We just got our final school calendar so I added up the days out: 28 week days out between September and June, and an additional 9 days with early dismissal. I get 8 of those days off as office holidays. I earn 15 days PTO every year: so that’s not enough to cover all the off-school days, much less summer! So I’m genuinely curious how families make this work. How do you handle the desire to have a day to yourself while the kids are at school, family vacations, and all the days out of school, with a limited bucket of PTO? It feels like a no-win game of deciding whether I want to take a day for my mental health (often suggested here as a remedy when someone is feeling burnout) or whether I want to be able to home the Wednesday before Thanksgiving with my kids.
Currently playing musical bedrooms. Currently, Oldest is in in the one downstairs bedroom that we would like to use as an office, middle kid is a VERY light sleeper and when she’s awake wakes up others, and youngest (now 2!) has started waking up wanting to party at 2AM but otherwise is a good sleeper. Youngest two are in one large bedroom, youngest is still in a crib with a slumberpod. A bedroom is opening up upstairs – oldest has his eye on it; however, it’s. becoming clear that we need to have middle kid separate from youngest.
Do I keep oldest in the downstairs bedroom or put oldest and youngest together and then put middle in her own room? Or do I just put a pack and play in oldest’s room so youngest can get moved in there when middle is extra spicy?
Somehow, I have one kid who only sleeps well when she’s in our bed. But we don’t want that – so we’ve literally done everything. gently moving sleeping bags across the floor. Bribes. Threats. Baby monitor. Flashlights. Me sleeping on the floor and gently moving. It’s so hard because I also know that if I were to just let her sleep in my bed, everyone would get rest but we’re not doing that.
So jumping off the comment above about about letting your kids play by themselves instead of actively participating, my kid is getting old enough that this is happening more often, usually while I’m sitting right next to them or in the same room. It’s nice, because I get a little break from kidplay, but I don’t want to leave them alone to go do other things around the house (they’re 3), so now my question is – what do I do with myself? I find myself just scrolling on my phone, since I always carry it, and it’s easy to interrupt, but I don’t want to model constantly being on my phone. What do other people do?
Anyone have experience with play therapy to help manage kids’ anxiety? Despite our best efforts, I’m beginning to think my 7 year old would benefit from professional help.
Random tip, but we talk a lot on here about ways of getting one-on-one time…for the past couple of weeks one of us has been taking my oldest (8) on a 20-minute bike ride around the neighborhood before bed. She LOVES it — she’s so chatty and happy, and comes back in the best mood. Such a simple thing, and I feel silly for not having thought of it before. And we do it after the toddler is in bed, so the parent who stays home does something fun with the 6yo.
Kiddo is back to school and I’m sooo happy to be back to routines and back to walking a half mile to school instead of driving across town for camp.
Paging the Anon from yesterday who asked about unsticking her kids – I didn’t reply because I am having the same problem (kids are 2 and almost-4) and was hoping you would get magical advice I hadn’t come up with. Last night I cried on my way home from work because I didn’t want to go home because it all feels like too much, so I just wanted to give you some solidarity. Part-time is not an option for me, nor do I want to work part-time. The only thing that works for me is to be away from the house. Just sending you so many good vibes and saying on behalf of all of us in this position that this too shall pass.
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For the person who asked about matching outfits recently, I just took my 6 year old back to school shopping and we got some really cute matching dresses at Vineyard Vines.