Everyone Thursday: Shawl-Collar Cardigan
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I recently bought and sent back a cashmere sweater jacket because I thought it paled in comparison to my favorite merino sweater jacket. That one isn’t available any more (it was an older JNY style — has anyone tried their new collection?), but this LL Bean sweater jacket looks great. I like the high buttons, the shawl collar, the fact that it’s merino wool from LL Bean. It’s highly rated, comes in four colors, and is on sale for $109 (down from $139) with free shipping. Nice. Signature Wool Shawl-Collar Cardigan
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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?
Ladies, I need some assistance. I posted last week about how we were just coming out the other side of some really tough weeks (FIL emergency surgery, etc.) In the midst of all this, I have been somewhat neglectful of my son’s sudden and intense interest in the potty. He will be 2 in two weeks. He sees kids in his daycare room use the potty. We just got the little seats that go over the real toilet, and have one little floor potty. A couple of questions:
Should he be able to get himself up/down from the potty? Like should we have a step stool?
He now hates his diaper. Does that mean its time for underwear? Or pull-ups?
Is there a book, article, website, other that has some good logistical how-to’s for this?
My husband is traveling for work every week until mid-November, so I feel like I’m in this on my own and frankly, overwhelmed. If he weren’t so mad about diapers, I would just as soon put this off for another month, but I don’t think that will work given how gung-ho he is. Any advice or resources would be much appreciated!!!
My son had serious orthopedic issues addressed as an infant and the issues are recurring now that he is 3. The treatment will likely require him to be in two full leg casts for 6-8 weeks. It might be put off until he is 4. Does anyone have any experience with handling a young kid in such a situation? The dr. mentioned a wheelchair, which I can hardly fathom for this little guy.
Can I vent? Kiddo started launching herself out of the crib, so I had to take off the side rail last week, and nights this week have been so, so hard. And of course, this Saturday and Sunday, kiddo is going to her dad’s house where everything is different. In the best of times, it takes 2-3 nights back at my house for her to adjust into our sleeping routine. So this super hard week will likely be repeated next week.
The silver lining is that at least I’ll get some sleep this weekend.
Do you have casual tights you like to wear with dresses on weekends in the fall? I am feeling that look these days, but I only have office-y tights. Or does everyone just wear regular leggings?
Need advice on caregiver transitions. Our au pair is leaving in a little under 8 weeks (sniff). She arrived when the kids were 13 months old and will have been with us for a year and 9 months, so for the kids (2.5 yo twins), she’s all they’ve ever known. They have no concept that she isn’t actually part of the family, and although we look at maps and things I know they have no actual understanding of any distance greater than, say, the 20 min to get to their grandmother’s house. They certainly don’t understand the concept of “Brazil” or even “the United States.” My heart is breaking over the thought that she will just vanish from their lives and they have no idea why. (She’ll still Skype with them, but they won’t understand why she can’t come “home” to our house.)
I know people deal with nannies and au pairs leaving all the time, and I’m sure my kids will ultimately be fine, but any advice on how to help them with this transition?
Cross-posting on both sites: debating getting workers’ compensation and employment practices liability insurance on our nanny. As I see it, the former is rather pricy perhaps worthwhile, the latter is cheap but in my opinion unnecessary especially for an at-will employee. Then again, I’m not that knowledgeable about this stuff. Thoughts? What are others doing for household employees?
I am talking with my supervisor today about my upcoming maternity leave. My company has a thin policy (i.e. it says how many paid weeks off are permitted, then leaves everything else up to approval by supervisor). Help me come up with topics to cover? I will be the first person in our unit to have a baby, and it is not a family friendly position (long, unpredictable hours, schedule regulated by outside forces) so I want to make sure I know where she stands on everything before making any recommendations/demands/decisions. So far I have:
Number of weeks off, paid (per policy)
Number of additional weeks off, paid/unpaid
Use of sick and vacation time
Returning to work part-time
Working from home 1 day a week
Time/space for pumping
Predictability of time-in/ time-out
Flex-time
Other ideas? My supervisor is not a parent and has never supervised (or even worked with, so far as I know) a new mom.
bad, bad morning. Ugh, I exploded at my husband this morning when I came downstairs from taking my shower. Husband had not put away any of the breakfast dishes or done anything to get the house/kids ready for us to leave, and he had let the toddler play in the sink, so the kitchen was considerably messier than when I had left it (after I cooked breakfast).
I know exactly what happened from his perspective — everything seemed fine, and I came down and yelled at him in front of the kids. He grew up in a volatile home, and yelling at each other or otherwise addressing problems in a non-constructive way in front of the kids is a big issue for him (I think it’s important to discuss problems/issues in front of the kids so they can see we have conflict and are capable of resolving it well). On my end, my frustration with him has been creeping higher and higher – he works a lot more than I do, and I have to be careful not to become the default parent/house keeper. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had a ton of home stuff that has fallen on my shoulders, and turns out, this was the damn straw. I felt like I had been telling him that I needed his help on more around the house, but apparently wasn’t clear about it.
Now he’s really unsettled (we haven’t fought badly in a long time), and I’m still p*ssed. We were both angry when we sent the kids off, and we hardly ever stay angry past an initial discussion (even if we don’t resolve something right away). UGH UGH UGH. Anyone else with a no good morning??
My son was nominated for Homecoming King. I am very proud because he is very compassionate and the kind of person who gets along with everyone and this was recognized by his peers. The problem is that his girlfriend is insanely jealous and does not want him to be part of the court. She wants him to pull his name so he can’t win. I am sad that she is ruining this honor for him but not sure what to say at this point. I need mom advice.
One of my kids is going to be on a mostly puree diet for about the next 2-3 months, so after only two weeks of buying the disposable squeeze pouches, I’d like to buy the reusable ones. Does anyone have a recommendation? We’re short on time and short on money and child is having lots of medical issues right now so eating applesauce with a spoon is not really an option – these suck and squeeze pouches are working great. But at $1+ each at eating about 9-10 a day, it’s time to go reusable. Ideally, I’d like it to be:
Easy to clean – most important
Easy to load
Sucks like the disposable ones (no weird mouth piece)
Thanks!
I’ll preface by saying I’ve seen similar sweaters that look very nice, but this one looks frumpy to me. Maybe the color of the buttons?