Budget Thursday: Striped A-Line Wrap Skirt
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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?
Brought my baby in for her eight week appointment and she pooped while we were there. Doctor thought her poop looked mucusy and suggested I give up milk and soy.
But how??? Need suggestions on resources for what I can eat and any tips. Also is this one of those things I can do a 95 percent good job on? Baby hasn’t been fussy or colicky and is growing well, so I’m not sure what the right level of concern is. Also should have asked at doctor but this came up right at end and it took until we’d left for how difficult it would be to sink in! Thanks for sharing any experience you’ve had!
Has anyone read either of “Mommy Burnout” by Sherry Ziegler or “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski? Don’t want to read both if one will help.
I got a graduation announcement for my boss’ son. What do the young folks want for graduation gifts these days? I don’t think he’d appreciate the monogrammed towels and bath caddy I got for my own graduation 18 years ago.
We live in a city and don’t have a car and are visiting friends in California. We are planning on bringing our uppababy Mesa car seat which we put in Uber’s in the city when we take them. It doesn’t require a base but someone mentioned to me that laws vary by state on car seats. Do we need to bring the base for the car seat or can we use it the same way we do in ubers (locking the seatbelt to secure)?
Two questions: 1. Any recs for products to use on my shoulders/back for acne that are pregnancy friendly. The warm weather is making me self conscious.
2. Any recs for books about listening to your parents for a 2 year old? Thanks!
I need to switch my son over front his infant seat to a convertible car seat. Any recommendations? Safety is the number one priority, and I’m willing to pay more for better safety ratings. He’s an only child at this point so fitting multiple seats in the backseat isn’t a factor.
DC-area folks: we’ll be visiting friends in NOVA this weekend and are considering going to the National Harbor and the Capital Wheel. On a scale of “expect standard crowds” to “insane, do not attempt,” any thoughts on whether this would be a good outing for 4 adults, 2 kids ages 2 and 5?
Looking to vent a bit, maybe get some advice. I’m 8 months pregnant and have a 23 month old, so life is pretty hectic right now. Does anyone else have in-laws who say they want to be “helpful” but aren’t actually? For example, my in-laws asked (on Tuesday evening) if they could come and stay overnight on Thursday as they want to take my toddler shopping to pick out a birthday present. They asked if we wanted them to cook us dinner that night. I said we would be happy to order in, whatever is easiest. They said, we’ll cook. Then they gave me a grocery list of items to get for them to cook the dinner. Neither of them works currently. Both my husband and I work full time. I rush to leave the office at 5pm to get home with my toddler by 6 and feed him and do bath/bedtime routine. By the time that’s finished, I’m exhausted. This scenario is pretty typical of all their offers of “help” – it generally ends up being more work for me. Is this something worth addressing directly with them? They keep saying they want to come up all the time during my maternity leave to “help” and I’m kind of dreading it . . .
I realize this is a very privileged issue to have, but I’m having issues with flakiness in service providers and wondering when to look for someone new. In the span of a few weeks I’ve had my house cleaner, massage therapist, and aesthetician all flake out on me. The massage and housecleaner just stopped responding to my texts or phone calls, to the point I felt compelled to ask around to make sure they were still OK. The women at the salon who does my wax just keeps rescheduling on me, but at least responds to texts.
Is this common with service professionals, especially now that so much is done with texting? Or should I be looking for new people? I’d just like to be able to book an appointment and count on it actually happening, especially given that I often have to rearrange work and child care to get these things done.
I keep trying to ask this, but getting stuck so here it goes again-
Has anyone had problems with their pack and play sleeping surface not being flat or firm? We bought ours brand new and I didn’t notice the problem until we moved it out of the bassinet position. It’s so odd. I wanted to use it as a travel crib but I’m not sure it’s safe for sleep as it is.
Any ideas for entertaining a one year old on a 3 hour flight? Will be in her own seat. I know this has been discussed before, but I feel like a lot of those suggestions were for older toddlers.
Please give me all your stay-cation recommendations! How do you make a long weekend relaxing and fun when you have a toddler? For budget and time reasons, husband and I will be staying in the city for the long weekend, but I want to make it feel special for us since he gets so few days off.
We’ve also decided that we are doing no TV/movies and no mindless internet-ing to hopefully keep it relaxing. Books (me) and video games (him) are ok though. We have a 18-month old who likes to wake up at 5am so it won’t exactly be a spa-like atmosphere though…
Does anyone know if there are companies that make play dresses with built in onesie bottoms in sizes beyond 24 months? Primary has a dress like this and I LOVE it but it stops at 24 months and unfortunately our tall 14 month old is already outgrowing that size. I would love to find something like this in 2T because the snaps are very convenient for diaper changes and obviously she won’t be potty-trained any time soon.
Late post, may re-post on the main page. But I’m moving forward in a job application process…. through one of those new-ish “Mom” recruiting companies, seeking to match parents who’re looking to get back to work with flexible hours and commute with companies who are willing to offer these but…. now I have so many more questions. Like how is this legal, if job postings are not supposed to be separated by sex (gender) or age, and if this is a HUGE benefit to the company/employer because they may be more likely to offer lower salaries or benefits, assuming applicants can and will take those?
What are your thoughts? Any one with any more or less experience with these companies? Would love hear your take, no matter what.
Thank you. (FWIW I am not currently employed, I’d love a more flexible position, but also would love higher pay, better management than my previous job, etc…. also would love NOT to hear about my manager’s vasectomy if I tell him I’m pregnant again.(I am not planning on getting pregnant again, but this actually happened.))