Washable Workwear Wednesday: Tahlia Tie-Waist Dress
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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?
Our new nanny told me that one of her best friends (who lives far away) is very ill and might not make it through the weekend. She is planning to go see her this weekend. She hasn’t asked for time off, but should we offer a couple days off so she can make it to see her friend? It’s super hard for us to take a day off with work because of the nature of our jobs, but I feel so bad for her and her friend that I feel like we should. My husband would most likely take the day off since he has more flexibility, but he thinks we shouldn’t say anything until she asks.
My 18-month old has had constipation issues and our ped GI put her on daily miralax. Four months later she hasn’t had any serious constipation since but still straightens up when she poops, and poops most days, but not every day. The doc suggested teaching her to crouch down to poop. Which, sure, great. But how exactly do you teach an 18-month old to crouch when she poops? Have any of you successfully done this? Any other tips for constipation?
I have a six week old and a 2 year old who turned 2 in May. She had been potty trained since April and in thr past six weeks has completely regressed. She’s telling me after she pees and it’s gotten worse. The first three weeks of his life, she was initiating having to pee but seems to completely not care in the last two. She’s at home with us and will start preschool this fall. Shoukd I put her back in diapers and try again once she adjusts to preschool? I feel like I’m admitting defeat because it was so nice to have her day trained but gosh I am so so tired of cleaning up pee. Also noting that there has been no other animosity to her brother, she’s been very loving and we don’t see any other issues so far.
If you have/had a video baby monitor in your child’s room, how old were they when you removed it? We have a 2.5 yr old and still use it most nights, mostly to alert us to noise in her room. For context, our room is on the same floor, just down a short hallway. We typically use a white noise machine, which would prevent us from hearing crying.
What do others do?
Heads up – Lands End has 53% off backpacks and 50% off lunch boxes today! I bought mine for the upcoming school year!
Where do I buy nice, timeless, but not too pricey frames for my attorney license as well as my law school diploma? Thanks!
We’re moving at the end of August; should I move my 2.5 y/o boy to a big kid bed before or after we move? I was planning to move him to a twin but is that too big? His crib doesn’t convert (er, we lost the conversion parts in our last move). He doesn’t know how to get out of his crib. Should I just continue with the crib until we’re more settled?
Tips for weaning without feeling too engorged? I’m hoping this is my last week of pumping at work and I’ve been slowly cutting down on the amount of time I pump per day, and I’m at less than 5 minutes 1x per day. I still nurse twice in the morning and once at night. Try to follow the same schedule on the weekend. The problem is that it seems like my body is still producing a bunch of milk! I’m afraid that if I just stop pumping entirely next week, I’ll feel too engorged by the time nighttime rolls around, and then will have to pump after the last feed.
Any suggestions on what helped you produce less milk during the workday?
Talk to me about moving kids and how well they adapted. My daughter is starting kinder this fall, but we are looking at planning a move next summer, across the country, for lifestyle reasons. I know, the best time to move would have been a year or two ago, but barring that, it seems to me the best time to move is ASAP, if we’re going to go at all. Will she be okay starting over at a new school in first grade? What about second, third? Is there an absolute “cut off” after which you would not do a discretionary cross-country move (obviously, moving because you have no other option is a different question)?
I don’t have kids but I thought this is something you ladies would be able to help with – for various reasons, I’m driving my husband’s 2008 sedan with a light colored, upholstered interior. It was used when his sister bought it and is a hand me down from her, so there’s a lot of marks/stains on the inside that didn’t bother him but bother me. Anyone have any wonder cures for any of that? Since the car is sold and janky, I don’t want to throw money at having someone else clean it, just some time on a weekend afternoon.
I’m looking for a clean BB cream with SPF. Any recommendations? (I’m also posting on the main s!te.)
Looking at stainless steel containers for my 3.5 y-o to take to pre-K in the fall (want her to get some practice with them). Anyone use the Pottery Barn ones? I’m wondering if those lids are easy for little hands.
(Looking for stainless steel because of weight and being dishwasher safe. )
We were just told yesterday that our four year old has a rare but ultimately resolvable medical condition that will require surgery. I am obviously terrified bout the idea of her having surgery, but I’m equally scared of how to explain this to her without completely terrifying her.
We don’t plan to tell her until we meet with her surgeon and get more information. And I’m sure the children’s hospital will have lots of ideas for us on how to talk to her about this. But I’m wondering if anyone has gone through it before? What did you tell your young child about a scary procedure to keep her as calm as possible?
Thanks for any and all ideas or words of encouragement.
What are your favorite/ splurge-y nursing bras and nightgowns? Preferably with some natural fiber content. I’ve decided that for my third baby I’m going to treat myself to something nicer than the hand me down nursing bras and cut up t-shirts I used for my first two. (Because I was cheap the first two times around, whereas it would have made more sense to splurge and use the nicer stuff for three babies….)
Recs for a backpack for an average-sized 2.5-year-old to take to daycare/preschool? We’re switching daycares in September so now he’ll need to bring a lunch and water bottle every day, as well as a sheet + blanket on Mondays and Fridays. Currently we don’t bother with a specific bag, since we just bring in pullups and spare clothes occasionally. Is 12-inches big enough to be useful or is 15-inch okay on a toddler?