Washable Workwear Wednesday: Savvy Fine-Knit Vest
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I’m not really a vest person, but this fine-knit version might make me one.
Universal Standard’s soft and sleek vest is designed to fit under your blazer without any bulk. The faux front buttons add to the classic look without any odd gaping or pulling. On the weekends, ditch the jacket and wear it alone or with a sleek turtleneck.
Universal Standard’s Savvy Fine-Knit Cardigan Vest is on sale for $68.60 (marked down from $98) and comes in four colors. It’s available in sizes 4XS (00-0) to 4XL (38-40).
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 9/5/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Everyday styles from $34.50
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off fall faves + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – Summer sale has started, up to 60% off top brands
- Talbots – 25-40% off select fall styles + extra 30% all markdowns
does anyone else have kids like this? i have elementary age fraternal girl twins who need to eat every 2-3 hours. they have completely different body types from one another. i feel like i spend all weekend cooking/cleaning up. this is a sample from one day of eating (not our best as DH had covid so I was solo parenting):
Breakfast: an egg taco + half container of strawberries for breakfast
snack: peanut butter crackers & peach for snack
lunch: 12 count of chicken fil a nuggets, fruit cup and half a milkshake for lunch,
snack: string cheese, cheerios and fruit
dinner: one almond butter sandwich, half a grilled cheese, the other half of the strawberry container and 5 mini bell peppers.
it is honestly almost harder than when they were babies and could just drink formula! does anyone have any suggestions of either healthyish packaged snacks, or what to do so we dont feel like we spend all day cooking/cleaning?
I know this is controversial but I’m sitting in a big orientation for my pediatrician and I just feel so erased. You do screening for postpartum anxiety on mothers not parents. They haven’t referred to mothers even a single time.
Anyone want to hold each other accountable for a low spend fall? We spent way too much money over the summer, and December/January always have big expenses with holiday gifts and events, buying summer camps and booking summer travel so I’m really trying to avoid buying non-essential stuff this fall.
Is it normal for daycare to have one-year-olds all on the same schedule for bottles and naps? We had to find a new place because we moved and while my baby will be in the infant room for a few more months, I’m nervous about switching him to a one-nap, strict bottle schedule when he moves to the ones room. He’s still napping three times a day and eating every three hours – longer than we thought he would. I think our prior daycare might also have had this set up, but we didn’t stay long enough to find out.
I know there’s a fellow dyslexia mom here because I’ve gotten encouragement in the past! DD started tutoring with a tutor I found through the dyslexia center in our city – very highly regarded. Our tutor is in training, but she could do morning sessions which I think will work much better for her. We’re starting on zoom because she’s out of town but were planning to shift to in person once she was back end of the month but now she said she thinks zoom is going so well we could just keep that up. On the one hand, it’s way more convenient for us. On the other, this feels a little lazy and I’m just concerned we’re half-a**ing this in general with the tutor in training!
Have you ever done online? Thoughts on if it was effective? I think I’m going to push for a hybrid, and hopefully that’s the best of both worlds. Any other tips as we navigate dyslexia? For reference DD is 6 and just started first grade.
Not sure if this will be any consolation to any of the moms who are default parents out there, but as an adult my mom is still the default parent. She’s the one I think to reach out to about everything and for 90% of things I just assume she fills my dad in on. I only seem to reach out to my dad directly on really big things (and even then, it’s usually a text chain that they’re both on). Sometimes my mom will have to remind me to talk to my dad about something. Now, I do live nearby and see them 2-3x a month, so I’m still seeing my dad plenty, but he doesn’t get the little updates about something going well at work or running into someone or what I’m up to on a Sunday afternoon.
My dad and I have a really great relationship, we enjoy hanging out, and he was a very hands on dad. But, due to schedules and parental roles we just spent so much more time with my mom / she knew so many more details that I’ve still defaulted to talking to her more.
Now, a few caveats. My mom was the school nurse for our school (with elementary, middle, and high schools collocated, small district) so we had the same schedule: she did 100% of pick ups and drop offs, she was home with us in summer and other school breaks, and she knew all of our classmates, friends, and the other teachers and staff members.
My dad, on the other hand, had a blue collar job that often had him working Saturdays (as either normally scheduled shifts or mandatory OT). He worked longer hours (mandatory OT). So while he was very, very hands on when he was home, he wasn’t home nearly as much. But, family dinner every night (that he cooked), plenty of family fun time (and family rake the leaves time lol) after work on Saturdays and all day Sunday, he coached our soccer teams, etc. His union job also provided over 5 weeks of PTO so he could take off to attend our class play or other school events while my mom could not.
So while it can certainly be frustrating to be on kid at the beach duty – and my mom was always the one playing on the beach with us (it was our summer break, dad was working) it built the relationship over the years that now 30 years later she’s the one who hears that I tried a fun new recipe for dinner tonight – and she’s not even the one who cooks in their household.
My 4.5 year old cried at dropoff today. It hasn’t happened for a long time, and I know it’ll be fine, but I feel so guilty! I have to remind myself that his sibling was similarly clingy (but not as loud) on some days at that age.
How long do I have to keep pumping? I’m 8 weeks postpartum. I’ve worked with a lactation consultant. Baby will not latch so I’m exclusively pumping. It takes 30 minutes to pump and I have to massage myself the whole time or I don’t empty (and even then I don’t fully empty anyway, so I’m always feeling uncomfortable). I have the best pump, I’m taking supplements, heating before/icing after, my boobs are just stubborn. The wireless pumps aren’t effective, so I’m tethered to the wall the whole time. It’s hard to take care of baby when I can only move so far, and I can’t really hold him when I have flimsy plastic stuff suctioned to my chest.
I had hoped to nurse/pump for a minimum of 6 months, and hopefully for up to a year or until my supply depletes. But this is… a lot. My LC asked if I had a plan to stop this, that it’s up to me when to stop. She’s been very supportive, which I’m grateful for. I’ve been trying to find information online about how long I HAVE to keep this up, but everything suggests that even 6 months is too short. There must be some info somewhere about when baby gets the most out of nursing, right? Do I really have to keep this up for 4 more months or risk permanently compromising my baby’s immune system?
I posted a few weeks ago about my friend dating the guy who wants 10 kids. As I suspected, he’s very religious and wants a tradwife.
My friend is still in contact with him but no longer as madly in love with him.
She is a Trump supporter who has made noises in the past about how traditional families are best, but it seems that now that she’s expected to be one, she’s less enthusiastic. She has asked for my opinion and I’ve given it, so I think there’s really nothing for me to do.
What do you all do with elementary-age kids on sick days? Especially when they’re not feeling sick enough to stay in bed but can’t go back to school yet. I took yesterday off from work but I need to have a few hours of computer time today to stay on top of stuff.