Family Friday: Static Tweed Jersey Sheet Set
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I always like to check places like Pottery Barn Teen for cute sheets and towels and things like that because I tend to have more playful taste than a lot of the grownup stuff out there. These sort of space-dyed blue and purple sheets look really lovely, and they’re on sale. They come in extra-long twin (for dorm rooms, of course — ah, memories!), full, and queen, so these would work for adults, college kids, teenagers, and little kids. They are Oeko-Tex® Certified, which means that they’ve been lab-tested and are free of 300 harmful substances. They were $32.50–$129 but are now $19–$79 at PBTeen. ivivva Static Tweed Jersey Sheet Set
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Sales of note for 3/26/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 15% off beauty (ends 3/30) + Nordy Club members earn 3X the points!
- Ann Taylor – Extra 50% off sale + additional 20% off + 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Friends & Family Event: 50% off purchase + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – 30% off tops, tees, dresses, accessories, sale styles + warm-weather styles
- J.Crew Factory – Shorts under $30 + extra 60% off clearance + up to 60% off everything
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off travel favorites + use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – $64.50 spring cardigans + BOGO 50% off everything else
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?
You all always have great gift suggestions. I have two friends going through hard times personally. I’d like to surprise both of them with something small to offer a little encouragement. $20 or less would be ideal. I’m not looking for anything crazy, just a little treat that can be enjoyed in the car, per say.
Any words of wisdom about gestational diabetes? I just failed my one hour test by quite a lot (failed the one hour with my first, but just barely, passed the three, so I know that drill already). Baby’s also measuring 95th percentile on a recent growth scan, so I’m thinking it doesn’t look good here. Trying to mentally prepare for what dealing with GD means.
When did your baby get a bedtime? My very colicky daughter is 11 weeks. I mostly let her lead the schedule (see colic) while I am home on leave with her. She starts getting fussy around 5 or 6. If we are lucky she settles down for an hour nap somewhere between 6-8 followed by another feeding, or if we are unlucky she wails inconsolably for hours on end. We usually give her a bath between 8 and 9 every other day or so. Usually around 10 she is ready for a bedtime feed and will be put down, but she wakes again between 11 and midnight for another feed before settling in until a 5 or 6 am wake up. She then eats and usually goes back down immediately until 8 or 9 for another feed and, depending on how she slept, is either awake for good at that point or goes back down until 11 or noon. This is our first, so I don’t know if it is the colic or if all babies are night owls like this, but I keep hearing it will get better when they go to bed at 7 or 8 (a girl can dream). When does that happen?
My 4 month old has been in daycare for a little over a month now and she has not adjusted. She doesn’t sleep longer than 5-10 minutes at a stretch and it sounds like she cries or is fussy all day long.
When I pick her up, she’s usually so tired that she passes out. I dream feed her a bottle before going to bed and she sleeps until the next morning. She’s had a few nights where she came home very overtired resulting in several hours of crying before falling asleep. On weekends she sleeps in 2-3 hour stretches during the day and will usually go 6 or so hours overnight and is a super happy baby.
I’m getting the feeling that daycare is really struggling with her during the day. They’ve tried sleep sacks, but she’s a master of getting out of them or snuggling down and covering her face up.
Any suggestions I can pass along to help them out?
I’m curious if any of you have work-at-home arrangements and whether it’s made a difference in how stressed you feel about combining work and parenting. Under what circumstances has it relieved your stress — or conversely, was it a wash? I’ve been a full-time working mom for years and I’m slowly losing my mind. The daily routine is so draining. We actually have a good setup for daycare and school (both in our neighborhood), and my commute isn’t terrible (25-30 minutes, in town). So, I’m not sure working at home would do much for me, but I’m grasping at straws to figure out how to make all of this feel a little more balanced. My office has a history of allowing partial WFH arrangements and would probably allow it if I asked, but I’m weighing the pros and cons about whether it’s worth it. I’m pretty attached to my office setup, even if I have to drive to get there!
So a few weeks ago I posted about having an elementary schooler come to live with us under some not-great circumstances. I was sort of flailing at the time and trying to figure out what we would do after school. You all gave some great advice, including encouraging me to ask the school for help.
I just wanted to report back that everything is going pretty well, all things considered!! We spoke with the principal and the relevant school staff to make sure that they knew what they needed to know about the situation. When they asked, ‘Is there anything we can do to help?’ I told them flat out that what we really needed was a spot in the afterschool program. 36 hours later, we had one.
Like the rest of parenting – the highs are higher and the lows are lower than you would ever expect. It’s also both so much easier and so much harder than I would have ever anticipated. I still don’t know what our life will look like in 6 months, but then again – 6 months ago I never would have expected putting a kid on the school bus every day!
Has anyone taken Zoloft while pregnant/nursing? Or weaned off it before getting pregnant? Tell me your stories, I want to hear about the pro/cons you thought of, etc.
Background: I had PPD/A after my second was born but didn’t go on Zoloft until he was around 18 months. I feel 100% better and I can’t believe I lived so long with PPD/A. So I am singing the praises of Zoloft BUT, we are hoping to start TTC a third next year and I’m not sure what to do re: the Zoloft. I’m going to make an appointment to discuss with my doc, but wanted to hear first hand stories as well. My biggest concerns about staying on it are the unknowns (not having been on it for other pregnancies) and not being able to co-sleep safely (it makes me tired, so I wouldn’t feel comfortable co-sleeping while on it, and I love co-sleeping/it was the only way I survived going back to work with my second). But I am also nervous about weaning off of it (the stories are horrible . . .).
Would love to hear your war stories and/or anything else I should be thinking about . . .
Have you seen the Harry Potter owl sheets at Pottery Barn? I put them on my Xmas wish list.
I am four months post partum with my third and my supply is dropping. I don’t really care if we have to supplement with formula, but the only time this happened in the past was when I was pregnant.
I am probably going to buy a test over lunch but I am rather freaked out right now but don’t want to tell anyone in real life. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.