Washable Workwear Wednesday: Scalloped-Edge Blouse
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I like this shirt as a trendy, yet work-appropriate basic that won’t break the bank. I’d classify it as trendy for the wide 3/4-length sleeves and the cut that makes it roomier all the way around (but especially in the back). I’ve reached the limit of my fashion vocabulary on this one. Anyway, I have a soft spot for a scalloped edge, and this top has it around the sleeves and hem. I love how they styled the white with the periwinkle pants, and the pink version where it’s picking up the pink in the plaid pants. Very cute, and well-priced at $29.99 at H&M. The top comes in five colors in sizes 0–18 (although the red is available in petites only, 0P–18P). Scalloped-Edge Blouse
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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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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?
I came back from maternity leave with my second last week. I’m feeling so down. Last week was actually great and I was motivated and happy to be back. This week has been a total 180 and everything feels hopeless. (I know that’s dramatic but it’s where I’m at right now). I’m not planning to quit or make any changes and I know I need to adjust but any tips for how to get through this period? We are also in process of interviewing nannies and preschool tours to switch from daycare so that’s been weighing on me too. I got to spend a lot more time w my 2.5 yo and I’m feeling like I just abandoned her
FWIW I’m a new partner at a midsize firm and I have flexibility in my hours. My husband is taking parental leave now and I took 4 months off so I know I have it pretty good but I’m feeling miserable. I’m already exercising most days and do bare minimum around the house. It just still feels like this will not work and I miss my kids.
What did you all do about suits when you were in the awkward pregnancy stage of bigger, but not obviously pregnant (such that maternity clothes don’t quite work yet)? My normal work outfit is a sheath dress plus a jacket. Should I get a few sheath dresses in a larger size, switch to A-line/ponte dresses, or something else? Thanks!
Please help me help my almost four year old poop on the potty.
She has been potty trained for almost a year with zero accidents of any kind. She pees on the potty with no problem. But she asks for a diaper to poop every time. Sometimes she’ll sit on the potty first. But it always ends up in a diaper. For what it’s worth, she takes her diapered booty into the bathroom to do her business. I have tried, but she will not sit on the potty with a diaper on (trying to slowly get her used to the feeling of doing it while sitting on the potty). One time we “ran out o diapers” and she held it for days. So. Many. Tears. From both of us.
She drinks prune juice as necessary; eats chocolate covered prunes; I have put supposedly poop inducing essential oils on her tummy. I am convinced this is 100% mental. Because ever time she gets that diaper, she goes with no problems.
Maybe continuing to wait it out is the answer, but I am hoping there might be something else I haven’t tried. This is starting to feel ridiculous.
We have our first ever au pair arriving soon! I’d welcome any tips from experienced au pair moms — we’ve never even had a nanny, so this is a very new experience for us. Anything you wish you had known? Hacks? Ways to make her feel more at home? Things we should be including in her set of responsibilities that we may not have thought about?
FTM here. How do you decide when your baby is too sick to go to daycare? Is it different for the really little ones than older kids?
My LO has a horrible cold – lots of coughing and just sounds really bad generally, but doesn’t have a fever. I kept him home today mostly because I felt bad exposing a room full of babies to this (and honestly in part because I was embarrassed to walk into the daycare with a loudly coughing baby.) But I also know I can’t keep him home every time he has a cold. Where do others draw the line?
I just transitioned to a new role in my current company. I’ve largely enjoyed it, but was asked in a meeting to do a fairly administrative task that will take a long time, and really doesn’t at all align to my function. I think it was a matter of it needing to be done and my having the lowest title in the meeting, relative to the other pretty high level folks.
This is work that’s more administrative than even what I moved from, and certainly my current role. If it was just this, I’d be fine, but I’ve had jobs in the past where I was given low-level work (that was really out of scope for my role) and it seemed to impact people’s perception of me. I think maybe I seem deferential and that’s why I invite this sort of thing? Regardless, my boss wasn’t there and I wonder if I should ask him about it – what I was asked to do will interfere with the much higher level (and more interesting) work that I’m doing for him….but he also wants me to be helpful to this area, as they’re a partner of ours, so I don’t want to be seen as uncooperative. I was asked in a meeting and really didn’t know how to push back.
In the past I’ve just done the work, thinking I didn’t want the play the ‘not my job’ card – but I think it may have harmed me. I’m sick of this sort of thing, and I wouldn’t have moved from my previous fairly satisfying job to this one if I knew I’d have to do this kind of grunt work, that may impact on top of that undermine how competent/authoritative I seem.
Has anyone found these? We go to the snow a couple of times a month (3yo is learning to ski and loving snowshoeing) and I’m getting too big for my snow pants….but I want to be able to get down and play with 3yo in the snow. I seem unable to find any maternity options!
FWIW we are in Northern California so the snow is typically on the wet side (i.e., I don’t anticipate a non-water resistant or waterproof option working for me). Also, my legs are very much on the short side, so borrowing larger pairs from family members hasn’t quite worked.
I’m feeling utterly ridiculous, so your help is appreciated. We’re looking at the local public school and a local private school. Naturally, the private school has all sorts of information about its curriculum and emphases, field trips and opportunities, etc. But there’s nothing on the public school’s website or the public district’s website about whether they offer foreign languages, how much recess the kids get, music, arts – nothing at all about the curriculum. Is that somewhere on the state website? (Is that all controlled by the state?) Because I couldn’t find it there either. (Virginia.) Or do I have to just call the local school? This doesn’t seem like an auspicious sign to me.
You should absolutely talk to your boss about it if he or she wasn’t in the meeting where you were tasked.
“Boss, I was asked to do Y. This is outside my normal responsibilities, and since I estimate it will take about # hours over the course of # days/weeks and impact my ability to deliver on other priorities where I’m keen to make an impact. I’m happy to help out if needed, but this is an administrative task that could be handled elsewhere, so wanted to confirm this is how you want me to spend my time.”
Or, if you have staff who report to you, you should delegate this and tell your boss you’ve done so. This is something I always struggle with; I have to remind myself that when someone tells me to do something, it just means I need to make sure it gets done, not that I need to actually do the thing myself.
Just wanted to say I appreciated the discussion Monday about rural living/life changes after baby. We currently live in the suburbs, which is not a good fit for us so DH and I have been discussing whether we should move to the city center or out to the country. DH has decided he wants to pursue moving to the country, and for all the reasons stated Monday, I don’t think this is a good idea. Namely, we do not currently have any farm-related hobbies and I don’t have any interest in developing them. How would you approach this with your significant other in a way that comes across as open and not bratty? I might suggest that he buy some property to use as his weekend/hunting getaway and then if he really loves that we can explore moving to the country. My bff suggested that I just leave it alone and work on my own goals since DH changes his mind all the time (we’ve moved seven times in eight years – to three different cities). Part of me feels like I should just let it ride but I’ve also been ruminating on this for days and I’d like to have an open discussion with DH about it. Advice or perspectives appreciated.
This is a silly question, but I’m expecting baby #2. It’s a boy this time and I feel a bit conflicted. While I am thrilled at the idea of having one of each and I know I will love this child beyond belief once he’s here, I just feel a bit conflicted for a few reasons.
I love having a sister and am so sad that our dd won’t have a sister because I worry they won’t be as close being different genders but they’ll be 18 months apart, so maybe not.
I’m clueless how to parent boys and am pretty girly.
I’m also worried that he’ll be more distant from us and never call and I just won’t have the relationship with him as an adult that I’ll have with my daughter (or another potential daughter). I don’t know what I’m asking, maybe some comfort that sons are still delightful as adults? I guess I just don’t have great examples when I look at my dad or my husband treat their parents. They are good to them and love them, but not like I am with my parents.
Any advice about acne? I stopped breastfeeding about a month ago when my baby turned one. Since then, my chin has been an acne disaster. I think it’s hormonal but don’t know what to do. I got my period back when baby was about ten months, and had one blemish each month right before my cycle started. But now that breastfeeding has ended, my chin is a constant breakout. Almost exclusively on my chin, around the sides of my mouth.
I have used topical treatments (usually salicylic acid) and my daily retinol (.025%), and this helps dry out the existing blemishes, but they still stick around for about a month. By the time they go away, a new one has emerged. Hasn’t seemed to prevent new ones. I drink lots of water, don’t touch my face, etc. I didn’t have breakouts for years, I think because I was on BC pills, but I don’t want to go back on them (husband has been snipped and I don’t want to take BC). What can I do?