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 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Baby/toddler swim classes – yay or nay? My 17 month old loves the splash park and practically begs to go outside in the rain. I think he’d enjoy swim classes, but all of the ones at the public pools are full and I don’t see much in the way of classes at private pools (private lessons seem silly for a kid this young, but maybe I’m wrong?). Anyone have thoughts on whether we should just wait until he’s a little older to do classes, or have recommendations for swim classes in DC or Silver Spring for the fall?
Older kid question: My daughter has a few friends whose parents love to say YES. This means almost every time she hangs out with them for a playdate, they go shopping somewhere and purchase sweets for the kids. We’re not super strict about sugar, but last weekend she and her friend made cupcakes together, then “really wanted to go out for a treat” (per friend’s mom), which apparently meant going to Target and spending $10 each on Shopkins, plus a caffeine free frappucino. This was at 8pm at night on the way back to our house to drop her off. We’ve also had experiences where a playdate means going to the mall and coming home with bags of crap from Justice. It’s not a financial burden for either family to spend $20 here or $10 there, and it wouldn’t be for us, but we are definitely not supportive of buying treats and toys “just because.” We tell the parents, thank you, but you didn’t have to do that, and we’ve offered to pay before, but honestly, I’d rather they not go shopping or buy cookies and treats or whatever in the first place.
We talked to our daughter about this right before she went to the playdate last weekend, knowing that it had happened before, but I think it’s an activity that the mom/parents offer up to pass the time. I hate to think the only recourse is to cut off playdates with these friends, but it seems like we have very different philosophies on what is appropriate and what isn’t. Thoughts?
Any easy dinner ideas other than pizza for when you are having friends with kids over? We usually default to pizza because it is easy to order, customizable, all our kids love pizza, and you can eat with your hands. But man, am I getting tired of eating pizza. One week we had pizza for dinner three nights in a row because we were hanging out with different friends. We did Chipotle once, which the grown ups loved, but the kids were only mildly interested in, though they are it anyway. Bonus points for vegan options.
I’ve heard kids dont really actively play with other kids till she 2 but my 14 month old LOVES kids and runs up to all kids at playground and gets very very excited at playdates. I was not planning on mothers day out until age 2 but I enrolled her this fall for 2x week, 3 hours a day because I think she will love being around other kids! You could also do Little Gym and gymboree type things on weekends (we are too lazy but people love them)
How early do kids need socialization with other kids? I don’t have local mom friends and my almost 7 month old had never met another baby until a dear friend visited this past weekend with her 9 month old. My baby seemed to absolutely LOVE having another baby to hang out with, and now I feel a little guilty that she isn’t having play dates (I know they don’t really “play” at this age, but they at least interact a little bit). For various reasons, she’s probably not going to start daycare until she’s at least 18 months, possibly closer to 2. I’d love to join a local mom’s group, but in my area they are all aimed at SAHMs and are held at super inconvenient times like Tuesdays at 10:30 am.
I’m finished with nursing my second baby and I’m going to celebrate by buying new bras. I’m a very flat 36A — any recs? I’d love something like a supportive tight fitting sports bra without the wide straps. Also, remind me — am I always going to look this…deflated? Lol.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
For context, my baby is 11 months and supply is good. Adequate freezer stash.