Washable Workwear Wednesday: Sally Petal-Print Wrap Dress
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I always like Hobbs for machine-washable options, and I always say a print is great for hiding all the surprise stains that come with little kids (especially if you’re nursing and pumping). And one of the readers’ favorite tricks for nursing is to wear a wrap dress — so this dress has a lot going for it. If your size is sold out, check out Leota wrap dresses, which have many of the same qualities. The pictured dress is $195 at Bloomingdale’s. Sally Petal-Print Wrap Dress
Speaking of Leota, here’s a plus-size option with a few prints to choose from.
Psst: there’s a bunch of Hobbs workwear on sale at Rue La La through the end of today.
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.
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
Prepping for maternity leave – I had an out of office message drafted in Outlook so all I had to do was switch it to “on” while I was in the hospital recovering. Example “I’m out of the office on maternity leave. Please contact Colleague A or Colleague B for assistance”
Any advice for what to do while you’re waiting to start maternity leave? I’m currently due in the next two weeks and recently started working from home in this final stretch. As of yesterday, I’m 90% prepped and ready to transition out for a few months (I have a few small things to do and a few outstanding items that I’m waiting for client responses on, but nothing major). Any advice on making the most of this time pre-leave, or anything I should consider doing that I may have forgotten?
anyone have recs for secular holiday books for a toddler? she’s only 14 mos, so i don’t have high hopes for retention here, but she adores books and i think it would be nice to get a couple of simple xmas stories in front of her that she could (maybe?) connect to the holiday things she’ll see around our home like tree, stockings, etc. so far i have little blue truck’s christmas in my cart – any other ideas?
REPOST FROM YESTERDAYS THREAD: (similar to the discussion of sick days/SAHM above)
Can someone talk me off the proverbial ledge here? I am considering quitting my job to stay at home with my 10 month old. I am a lawyer who works at a nonprofit type job, commuting from a nearby suburb into a large city.
The pros of quitting:
My baby is in daycare. He is sick literally all the time. I think I can remember a two week period last month where he was not the least bit sick. Otherwise, there’s a constant stuffy nose and cough. This Thanksgiving weekend he had RSV and an ear infection. The other babies in the daycare are also coughing with runny noses most of the time. I don’t doubt that the daycare disinfects everything at the end of the day, but I’m wondering if anyone else has experience in daycare where their child is ALWAYS sick. I feel like I’m torturing him, listening to him cough on the monitor or wiping his nose 100x per day. The doctors and nurses at the pediatrician see us about an average of every two weeks. I’ve ruled out a nanny for several reasons, so the options I’m weighing are staying at home, or keeping him in daycare. My husband is extremely supportive and has a ton of childcare responsibility with me, but his job is way more demanding and he can’t leave at the drop of a hat if our kid is sick, and in general his workplace is a lot less understanding of him taking off/leaving early. He is also the breadwinner. I don’t make very much money, especially for a lawyer.
The cons of quitting:
I like my job. I’m not sure I’m cut out for the stay at home lifestyle. I don’t want to make it hard on myself to re-enter the workforce later. My income, while not very much, helps our family. My health insurance, which covers my family, is FREE. I have student loans (though we can technically afford paying them on one income). We like our lifestyle and are not going to enjoy pinching pennies or budget living. We want to buy a new house in a different suburb eventually. Me not working will most likely change the dynamic of our marriage.
I guess I’m trying to square the emotional and the logical here. I guess I’m looking for someone to say: my baby was sick all the time too, it gets better, just power through it, all of this is temporary. Anyone? Has anyone given up their income and job and felt like they made the right choice?
I hate being interrupted at work, and I fear I’m coming off as a jerk and making people feel bad. I work in a very research/analytical based role, requiring me to immerse myself in things, and when people come over every 20 minutes it takes me out of the zone and I get totally thrown off and, when busy, deeply, deeply irritated. And it’s usually questions on complex things that require me to put on a totally different hat and recall whatever analysis it involved. I wish they would just email me instead. Is there a non-jerky way of requesting this? Also – am I a jerk?!
My boss told me last week that I seem not to like being an attorney because I am not confrontational or aggressive enough to pursue what we need from clients or opposing counsel. I work in transactional law and do mostly drafting. I feel like crap and now wish I had gone to beauty school instead of law school. I am also underpaid so my motivation to do a good job is low. How do I bounce back??Do you have any books, articles, TED talks, suggestions, advice?
For those of you in management positions, how do you stay strong and firm?
Thanks a lot!
My DH is responsible for packing daycare food and our lunch boxes are falling apart. I would like to upgrade them as a Christmas present (I know, how lame). Anything you love?? Kids are 2.5 and 0.5, so one of them has to fit 4 Dr Brown bottles + purees. It would be ideal if they have a shoulder strap, because I know his hands will be full when he does drop off and pick up.
Have a job interview on Monday for a dream job– scheduled for an hour so it’s more than just a screen. It is in a different city/state, which is a separate discussion but not a problem. But it means that my interview is via Skype. And I am 6mo pregnant (with #2). Smart moms, how would you handle this? Pregnancy will not be immediately apparent on video, and I want to balance remaining a competitive candidate with not actively concealing information. In person, this would obviously not be a problem– it’s pretty apparent these days– but with the Skype connection I’m going to have to be the one to bring it up if, indeed, it is brought up at this point. (Note: yes, in a ideal world an ideal workplace would be looking at me as a long-term investment and it wouldn’t matter, etc. I know that. But I also know that people are human and jobs are competitive and it’s not exactly a plus.)
My boss told me last week that I seem not to like being an attorney because I am not confrontational or aggressive enough to pursue what we need from clients or opposing counsel. I work in transactional law and do mostly drafting. I feel like crap and now wish I had gone to beauty school instead of law school. I am also underpaid so my motivation to do a good job is low. How do I bounce back??Do you have any books, articles, TED talks, suggestions, advice?
For those of you in management positions, how do you stay strong and firm?Thanks.
@ Anon for this:
It’s done. Just phrase it right. If the recruiter reaches out, you can either ask what the comp range is/budget for the position is, or you can say “I’m looking for something in the ballpark of $X to consider a move- would that work with your client’s budget?”
Non-kid-question.
Is it ‘not done’ to first ask a recruiter about compensation for an in house position? I was sent something that is mildly interesting, timing and location-wise isn’t what I’m looking for, but mostly because I hadn’t considered it as a possibility and am curious about salary.
What is the best strategy for dealing with a child’s fake illness? My nearly 4 year old has started to invent maladies because she wants to go to the doctor. I suspect this is her modeling other kids at daycare who get special treatment (and get to stay home/ go home early). On the one hand, I want her to know I trust her and that I want her to listen to and take care of her body. On the other hand, I obviously cannot take her to the doctor when she says she has broken her arm or that her hair hurts (two real life examples from yesterday). I have tried telling her that we only go to the doctor when we have serious sicknesses because the doctor is very busy and needs to see the sickest kids first, but that is both not working and not exactly the trust/positive message I really want to send. How do you handle this?
Thanks – she’s 9 months. It’ll be better next year when I can take unpaid FMLA if necessary!
I’m home with a sick baby for the third time this week. I barely have enough PTO to get through the holidays. This is when I wish I could be a SAHM so sick days weren’t a crisis. I know you all feel me!
Any tips on getting the 2.5 year old in the car seat at daycare pick up? He either wants lots of snuggles, or to explore the car. I’ve tried saying we will hug for 1 minute (or he can play for 1 minute) but then he has to get in. It doesn’t help that an older cousin got to ride in the space between the 2 car seats and he now thinks that is where he should sit.