Washable Workwear Wednesday: Sweatshirt Blazer
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One of my ultimate Marshalls finds was my gray sweatshirt blazer. I wish I had multiples of it, but alas, that is the downside of discount shopping. However, I came across this blazer that I think will make a great (albeit more expensive) replacement for when I have to retire my current one. I love having a sweatshirt blazer for those days when you just can’t deal with the thought of your shoulders being constrained all day, or even when you want to dress up a pair of jeans but still want to be comfortable. I love how this one, like my current blazer, is a light heathered gray — it matches almost everything. I wish the price were better (it’s $128 at Anthropologie), but I think my cost per wear for a blazer like this would be about one cent! Sweatshirt Blazer
Nordstrom has a lower-priced option that’s available in regular, petite, and plus sizes.
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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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What to wear to a fall wedding in a fancy barn in Asheville? Options in my closet are:
1. Midnight blue lace sheath dress. I think this is the best choice, but mini-me is planning to wear a virtually identical dress so I’d have to convince her to wear something else.
2. Black MMLaFleur Rachel dress (simple black v-neck sheath dress). Seems too boring and structured for a barn setting.
3. Short, swingy dress from Anthropologie that looks like it’s made of two giant silk scarves sewn together. This is my go-to dress for daytime events, but I don’t know whether it’s dressy enough for this early evening event. I am also likely to appear in family photos, so I’d prefer a more classic line in a solid color.
I could also possibly shop for a new dress. A printed chiffon maxi seems especially appropriate for a barn wedding, but again there is the trendiness/print issue. I also have a pixie cut, so flowy and ruffly things don’t always work well on me.
Shoes will probably be sandals with a block heel.
Anyone have opinions or style advice? We have never attended a barn wedding before, so I’m not exactly sure what’s expected here.
The blazer looks great, but it is listed as $185 on the Anthropologie website, not $128.
This is admittedly a great problem to have, but do you have any ideas on how to spend money in a dependent care fsa when you don’t have to pay for daycare? We started at a new daycare last September. 2 kids – both got a full scholarship for one year. Which is amazing, and I didn’t expect to get it this year. Well it turns out the scholarship goes through the end of this calendar year, and I will start paying in January of next year. I fully funded my dependent care FSA ($5k) thinking I would be paying for 3 months of daycare this year. Short of hiring a nanny, I can’t think of how to use this money. Dependent care does not roll over to the next year. Prepaying for daycare doesn’t appear to be an option. There is part of me that thinks I should just be thankful for free daycare and move on. And I am so thankful, don’t get me wrong! But I also hate to leave money on the table. If we do hire a nanny, what is the easiest way to handle the taxes? I have a CPA handle my taxes, but if there is an online payroll option, I would rather do that!
Thanks for yesterday’s book recommendations! Just put them on hold at the library. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone else who loves the Temeraire books so I’m very optimistic. To return the favor… a few I’ve liked recently are First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, the Craft sequence by Max Gladstone, and the Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo.
-AwayEmily
I want to drop down to one pumping session at work.
I currently pump at 9:30 and 1:30 at work for about 15 minutes each. Should I just start pumping at noon or gradually move the times closer together? Do I need to pump longer if I’m just doing one session? Everything online is so ambigous.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Wondering if anyone has taken the plunge on becoming a single mother by choice? I’m contemplating it and curious what things you considered and any advice.
For context, my baby is 11 months and supply is good. Adequate freezer stash.
My almost 2.5 year old has been resisting bedtime by coming up with things she needs – water, cream for her bum, etc. when we go in she is all smiles and wants to play. on a few occasions she will take off her pull up and tell us that she did this which gets us to come in right away. Typically we would ignore her or let her sit in there and babble/cry until she eventually falls asleep. Usually doesn’t take long. Last night she took her pull up off three separate times and then on the last time peed in the bed. I’m almost certain she did this on purpose so we would come in. Any tips? We’ve always had success with simply saying it’s bedtime goodnight see you tomorrow and then leaving and letting her cry a little but I feel like we can’t really do that if she is going to purposefully pee the bed. I’m also due with number 2 in about 3 weeks so I really need to avoid getting into any routines or habits that I’m not going to be able to keep up.
Why are jars/pouches of baby food bad? (I mean from a health perspective, obviously they cost more). In my educated, affluent circles EVERYONE makes their own baby food. I tried that for a while, and it was going ok when my baby was having a single ingredient once/day. But now she’s eating more stuff and more often and I just can’t keep up. I’m not a great cook (DH cooks most of our meals at home, but doesn’t want to make baby food – he’d prefer to buy it). I spent basically all of Sunday afternoon pureeing/mashing/freezing which, frankly, sucked. There are many things I’d much rather do on weekend afternoons. I know to avoid added sugar, salt, etc. but at least in my area there are lots of baby food options (including organic) that just list the ingredients as “[veg], [fruit], water” and I’m finding it hard to explain to DH (and to myself, honestly) why these are worse for the baby than homemade food. We already do some store bought stuff like yogurt and infant cereal, fwiw, and we combo fed from birth so she was never an EBF baby.
Two moms here, so no single parent advice but have lots of experience with getting pregnant without a male partner if you’re thinking of that route vs adoption.
From the single moms I do know, having a substantial backup network is key, whether that’s local family and friends you can hit up for favors or lots of disposable income and a list of babysitters, etc.
I don’t think pouches are bad but i felt the same pressure to make my own baby food when my LO first started eating solids. Only after I did some calculations and really looked at the ingredients did I realize making my own was not worth the time or energy. If you have an aldi near you the pouches there are simple ingredients and very inexpensive.
Just buy some baby food, I say. If the preservatives make you nervous, there is a brand called Once Upon A Farm that I found on Amazon that sells refrigerated purees. (Obviously more expensive.) I’m not crazy about the fact that many of them include apple or something similar as the base, so end up packing a lot of sugar, so I do a mix.
Also, if you’ve been at this for a while, how old is your baby? After a couple months of purees, baby is probably ready for a lot more finger food, which makes life easier (in some respects!) For reference, my 8-month-old gets mostly finger food, some yogurt fed to him with a spoon, and maybe 3-4 pouches of puree per week (mostly when we run out of finger food and he’s still hungry, or if the rest of the family is eating something that can’t be easily cut into finger food for the baby).
I’m in need of some practical, not over the top time consuming or expensive skin care advice.
I’m EBF, 4 months postpartum. I think I’m recently and abruptly going through some hormonal shifts – hair is falling out like CRAZY which started 2-3 weeks ago. About the same time my meh-quality skin went from normal-for-me to insanely red and blotchy, especially first thing in the morning. I’ve experienced some level of redness in the morning or after a shower (don’t we all?), but this is new and pretty darn intense.
I wash with Cetaphil in the shower and at night, use Clinique toner and Clinique moisturizer. That’s been the routine for 5+ years. Eventually my skin settles down, but it’s multiple hours. Most days I have to just put foundation and concealer directly on while it’s still red because I can’t wait 2+ hours for it to chill out in the morning before work.
Thoughts? Is this what dermatologists are for? I never had good skin care modeled for me. I suffered with bad acne when, honestly, I feel like medical intervention would have spared me a lot of pain as a teen. Not really sure where to start, but I’m thinking my routine and products need to evolve with my evolving skin.
I only tried making my own because someone got us (unsolicited, not a registry item) one of those baby food maker steamer/blender things. My baby had a very brief phase where she ate purees (some homemade, some jarred) before she wanted other things–I found the BLW cookbook helpful with ideas although did not subscribe to it doctrinally. So now I have bags of homemade purees (including some made w/bmilk) in my freezer that maybe someday she’ll eat as a dip but most likely they’ll get tossed. That is to say, don’t bother making your own if it’s not going to bring you joy.
Should I register for a nursing pillow? I will be nursing on the sofa, not in a glider or armchair, for what that’s worth. Is there any way to predict whether I’ll want one? One of my sisters swears by hers and one of them never used or wanted one.