Maternity Monday: Christine Fit & Flare Maternity Dress
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Ooh: Seraphine has always been a classy maternity favorite (particularly their knot dress), but they have a ton of cute new dresses out and it’s nice to see the same sophisticated, tailored look being applied to different shapes. I love the three quarter length sleeves, the empire waist, and that flattering scoopneck. It’s $159, available in sizes XS-M, at Nordstrom. Seraphine Christine Fit & Flare Maternity Dress
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Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
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?
Any comfortable pumping bras out there?
ok so yay! I passed the bar. Thanks for the advice/encouragement I received here. Now my next question:
I have often been told that if you want any boundaries in your biglaw job, you need to set them right away, or the job will inevitably eat your life. I am eager to start work and excited about my job, but yeah, I want boundaries. There are lots of experienced lawyer moms here, so I’m wondering – what are your limits? What is reasonable? Did you decide what worked for you and try to make that clear right away (e.g. “I am not available from 6:00-7:30pm”), or did you sort of work it out over time? Are there any boundaries you wished you had set and didn’t?
What do you do when you are so exhausted by dealing with a crisis that you feel like you’re failing at everything and a little bit out of control with unhealthy coping mechanisms?
I’ve posted here before about helping a very close friend this summer (sort of a second mother to me). She has been out of town in an intensive rehab program since June and I am her financial POA, Due to a series of annoying/unfortunate events, I became her elderly mother’s medical and financial POA. Her mother received a cancer diagnosis a couple months ago, and ended up dying very quickly. I handled everything, including fending off my friend’s predatory brother, who attempted to rob his dying mother. I arranged 24 hour care, dealt with hospice, lawyers, bankers, planned the funeral, made travel arrangements for my friend to come back for her mother’s funeral, etc. Since the mother died, I have handled all the estate matters that the lawyers needed help with, including splitting up and moving out the personal property, which has been delightful (see: angry predatory brother). There have been four solid months of dealing with daily to weekly crises related to this family. At this point, I’m finally pretty much done with the intensive, hands on stuff, THANK GOD. But my friend will not be back until December. All her bills are on auto-pay, and I’m pretty much on auto-pilot. I am so burned out.
I work full time and have a toddler. Spending time with my husband and child makes me happy, but I’m so tired and burned out from all the additional emotional labor I’ve had to do. I am not as there for my husband as I should be. I’m resentful that he didn’t ever offer to help during this ongoing crisis. He’s resentful that I’ve been not really there for him for the last several months. I can’t handle the thought of “gardening” right now, even though I didn’t go through a dry spell even when our kid was a baby. I am shopping and drinking more than I should. Not so out of control that I think it’s a problem, but just more than I think I should.
How long is it going to take for me to feel better? I feel like I can’t catch my breath.
Ladies, tips for ensuring our sons don’t grow up assuming that all women want to (or should want to) have sex with them, and that consent is either optional or irrelevant?
I’ve been worked up about this since Friday afternoon – that 40% of our electorate is willing to say it’s harmless ‘locker room talk’ with ‘boys being boys’ is so infuriating that I’m having a hard time even concentrating today.
Gift ideas for husbands 36th birthday? We currently have two children under two. Not so into alcohol/accessories. Really running out of ideas this far into our relationship!
I’m in the third trimester of my second pregnancy and have varicose veins popping up in my legs. Any recommendations for support hose? All of the brands on Amazon seems to have very mixed reviews. TIA.