Washable Workwear Wednesday: Striped Lyocell-Blend Jacquard Shirt
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I’ve never found collared shirts particularly flattering on me, so I wear ones like this banded collar version from The Outnet’s Iris & Ink.
Their Tyra shirt is made from a dark green jacquard that’s perfect for fall and beyond. This not-too-fitted/not-too-relaxed style is finished with mother-of-pearl buttons down the front. I like how it’s styled with wide-leg trousers, but I think it would work with slim ones too.
This blouse is $240 and available in sizes UK 4 to UK 16.
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Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
Is one bathroom enough?
DS (7) and DD (5) currently share a bedroom in our European city 2BR 1 1/2 bathroom apartement. Literally everything is either in walking distance or on „our“ metro line.
We now have the option of moving into a 4BR, 1 bathroom apartment with the same sqf, nicer district, 15 minutes more to each trip, park right next door.
Are we crazy to consider moving our 4-persons family into a place with only one loo?
Does anyone have something like this for their kids? https://www.amazon.com/Gymnastic-Adjustable-Training-Expandable-Horizontal/dp/B07W4R6N8J/
My 5 year old is really sad about the fact she can’t do the monkey bars and all her friends can. I think it’s mainly a question of needing to build up upper body strength relative to her comparatively larger body mass (she’s 99th percentile height and probably around 80th percentile for weight-by-height…she’s not overweight, but is a very big kid who weighs probably 20 pounds more than some peers). She loves to practice hanging and I thought something like this might make a good holiday gift. We do go to playgrounds too of course, but playground time is more limited and will be even moreso as it gets colder. She’s not a dared*vil at all so I’m not worried about her trying fancy gymnastics tricks and getting injured.
LOL, fair, because this would have been my usual reaction. However, I just feel like I need more 1/1 time with this specific kid. Older kid kind of naturally gets 1/1 time as he gets to stay up a bit later (with us) on Friday and Saturday nights, comes into our room for snuggles on weekend AMs, etc.
The answer may be just leaving earlier to pick up both kids so we’re not as rushed once home doing the evening dinner-bath-bed dash, which would give more space for quality time.
Have any of you made it a point to take young kids (e.g. daycare/preschool aged kids) out of school early, or go in later, just to spend quality time, or focused time “working” on various things?
I feel like DS #2 (almost 3) has some interests that I’d like to help him build, and there are things I’d like to do with him (e.g. just some 1/1 time at the park!) that is just logistically more challenging before/after work or on weekends.
I may be able to do an early pick-up once a week to spend time with him before getting DS #1 from aftercare.
Granted, I should block the time for my own self-care (haha), but I’m feeling a pull to do this so thinking it through.
Anyone have a younger kid who… outshines the older kid or to whom the older kid defers? I’m not sure I’m articulating this well: my kids are 8 and 6. The 6 year old is the family ham, makes us laugh, loves to sing and dance and chat, but is also really good at playing by herself and likes her alone time. The 8 year old loves to be around Little Sister and seems content to let her shine bright. However, when 8 year old is by herself with me, she’s hilarious, sly and smart and sweet, and just comes out of her shell. She hasn’t brought it up; I don’t know that she thinks it is a problem, but her passivity is something DH and I have both noticed. Time alone with 8 year old can be hard to come by between life and her own preference to be with Sister, but I’d love to see more of this personality. On a related note, ideas for how to separate 8 year old and activities we can do just the two of us?
Do I need more than one waterproof mattress cover? DS, 4, still uses diapers at night, but presumably that will change someday. His diaper rarely leaks, but when it happens, I’ll remove the sheet and mattress cover and replace with a smaller waterproof pad and a new sheet. So far that’s been fine and doesn’t happen often enough that its felt worth it to load up with double sheet and mattress pad. It never happens more than once a night, but I imagine that could change once he tries sleeping without a diaper. He’s moving into a big bed soon and I’m wondering if its worth it to get a couple of full on waterproof protectors or if you all felt like it wasn’t really necessary.
any suggestions for a restaurant for dinner before dave matthews band conference on Nov 18 at Madison Square Garden? I need a close fun spot and that neighborhood is impossible.
My 2nd grader has started refusing to go to school after many years of loving school. It’s been an off and on problem all year. She hasn’t been able to articulate why she doesn’t want to go, leaving me unsure how to proceed.
My best guesses are that her teacher this year is less warm and fuzzy than prior teachers. Not mean, just more business. She also is in a class without any of her closest friends. She talks about other girls in her class now, so it sounds like she’s making friends, but they’re not besties yet. Her teacher has also been out a handful of days this year and that always upsets her–she really thrives on a consistent routine. Really, all little things.
Any suggestions? I hate forcing her to go when she’s so upset, but there’s also not really anything I can fix, and not going to school obviously doesn’t work. Reports from the teacher are that she’s doing great academically and socially.