Pumping Tuesday: Tapestry Floral Faux-Wrap Silk Blouse
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We’ve pictured the affordable Pleione wrap shirt that everyone loves for pumping a number of times (and it’s now on sale at Nordstrom in both short-sleeved and sleeveless styles — the long-sleeved version is no longer on the site, alas, and has even sold out at Nordstrom Rack), but if you happen to be that rare woman who wants to wear silk while pumping, this is the one for you. I love the color and the print, which would hide a multitude of stains and other sins, and I think it would look lovely with navy or black. It’s $395 at Bergdorf Goodman. Haute Hippie Tapestry Floral Faux-Wrap Silk Blouse
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
Ok, so I posted about feeling like my e-mail inbox was out of control a few weeks ago, and someone suggested setting filters and rules. I used to have a system, but it didn’t work very well and I ended up missing a lot of important e-mails because they were tucked into folders before I saw them. Does anyone have a good system for how they manage work e-mail? I think my e-mails fall into four buckets – (1) spam/general industry e-mails; (2) e-mails about current projects (urgent and voluminous); (3) e-mails about old projects (urgency varies); and (4) random e-mails about new projects (urgency varies, sporadic but often “very urgent”). Then there are also networking connections, social e-mails, etc but not very many of those.
Would love any suggestions or recommendations for resources.
Does anyone else get offended by the concept of “mom brain”? I mean I feel like I am a functional adult and that my mind is not pudding.
I remember from a previous thread that quite a few people had given birth at GWU Hospital in DC, and I thought I’d ask a couple of easy questions I’ve been pondering (as apparently I’m too impatient to wait for my tour). I’m planning on going with the OBs, not the midwives. I know there are tubs for labor that a first-come, first-serve, but are there things like birthing balls, birthing stools, etc. available? Were you permitted to drink/eat? Any experiences with non-medicated v*ginal childbirth that you’d be willing to share (in case I happen to end up going that route)?
Speaking of daycares and transitions, there is really nothing worse than “phase-ins.” Just the worst. Sure, I’m available for 30 minutes of school one day, two hours another, and on, and on. Got my latest schedule for a new daycare this morning and I think the universe is conspiring so that I don’t work in September. I’ve kvetched loudly about how June is the worst, schedule-wise, but this September might be a total banner month for us (late Labor Day, two!!! phase-in periods to handle for daycare and preschool, tons of holidays that mean days off, no after care, etc.). /end vent
Any recommendations for a household employee payroll tax service (or, alternatively, if you do it yourself, how hard is it)?
Sorry about that, and thanks for pointing it out. I thought my email address would show up but I guess not. Email is huis.huuren.amsterdam at google mail. I’ll send the full set of links by email to anyone interested.
I also put one of the links in the profile for this comment (I think) – this is one lot of the diapers. The others can be found by clicking “see more ads by this user”.
I hope this comment is acceptable – I’m a regular commenter – but if not, my apologies and please delete. I am selling all of my cloth diaper supplies (prefolds, FuzziBunz, and BumGenius). I’ve learned so much from the wisdom of the commenters on this site that I’m willing to offer a discount if anyone here wants to buy them. Email me at the address in the profile for more info. Pickup in metro NYC area.
Advice on bedtimes for toddlers and babies? I’m in a bind: Currently a single mom at least 80% of the time for husband’s work (so really, this is me here). I have a just 2 year old and a 6 month old. Our 2 year old barely sleeps – he no longer naps during the day. Right now he sleeps from about 9PM until 7AM. Our 6 month old is also sleeping from 9PM until 7AM.
What this means is that basically around 8:30 everyone gets changed into PJs and all three of us lay in my bed while I nurse the 6 month old until everyone is asleep, then I put them in their respective beds. This worked. It is no longer working for me.
I would like to be able to put the 2 year old to bed on his own, but every time he goes into his room and the door shuts, he freaks out. He went through a fairly significant trauma earlier this year and so I am not okay just putting him in his room and shutting the door.
Can anyone share tips/routine/schedule for bedtime that could help my 2-year old be able to go to sleep in his own room?
Gear q: looking to transition my baby from bottle to sippy for her morning milk (afternoon milk is already in a sippy). She gets 9 oz in the morning. Recommendation for a 9 oz + sippy cup? Preferably one that the Amazon fairy can bring me.
I’ve just made it to 35 weeks, and I am exhausted. I feel like I’ve been run over by a semi. I dragged myself into the office today, but I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the day. I don’t remember feeling quite this tired with my first, but that was 6 years ago.
Any tips/tricks on making it through an entire day of meetings? I’m in the homestretch of finishing up projects before I go out on leave, so I need these to be productive and I need to be on my game.
Long-time lurker and first-time poster (used to be in a very different time zone) with a bit of a long-shot question here… Does anyone have any recommendations for or experience with childcare and preschool options in the Manayunk or Roxborough areas of Philadelphia? We have an almost 3 yo son and 8 mo old daughter, and moved here from overseas last month. My husband is home with the kids due to immigration stuff and job hunting for the next month or two, but we will be needing at least part-time care starting in September, and our son would probably benefit from preschool to help his expressive English if nothing else (he understands English but speaks toddler Franglais). Thanks in advance for any advice!
Daycare question. Would you spend about $1,000 extra per month for a better daycare? Especially if the money would be very challenging.
My husband and I live in NYC and daycare spots are hard to come by. We are on a number of waitlists. We can’t afford a nanny and grandparents aren’t really an option for full time care. We found one daycare that was by far the most affordable daycare we’ve found which also did not have a waitlist (Daycare A), so our plan was always to wait and see what happened with these lists and use Daycare A if nothing else worked out. Daycare A is ok but the best thing going for it is the price. It’s very no frills (which is ok), but I’ve never loved the place. We’ve toured it twice and it seemed like there were always kids crying or just being left in a bouncer. I’ve never seen the staff reading to the kids or really interacting with them other than feeding them. We’ve never been confident in Daycare A’s ability to teach our daughter at the preschool level so we were planning on finding a preschool for her sooner rather than later. It’s within walking distance of home and has slightly later hours, which is convenient.
Daycare B is part of a chain. The location we toured and wanted isn’t available, but they’re offering us a 6 month deal at another location for the same price (roughly 1k more than Daycare A). Once that deal is done Daycare B will be about $1,200 more per month than Daycare A. Daycare B requires us to get on the subway with her but she would be a 15 minute walk from my office. Once enrolled our daughter will be on the priority list for other locations within the chain and we can try to transfer her to a less expensive location, but no guarantees. We’re going to tour Daycare B in the next few days to confirm whether we still like the chain and this location in particular. When we toured the one location the staff was playing with the kids, doing tummy time, and just generally interacting with the kids.
My gut instinct is to go with Daycare B but it would be insanely tough financially. Thoughts? Please excuse typos – I’m on my phone.
Okay ladies, does anyone have any tales of successfully negotiating mat leave after announcing? I’m still aways away from doing so, but am trying to prep myself. I know I probably have little room for negotiation, but am curious if anyone has been able to move the dial. Currently the policy is 2 months unpaid, then there’s some language about using sick/vacation days and short-term disability, but the STD sounds like it doesn’t kick in until after 90 days – could that be right?
For context I’m in a small, male-heavy org with an older management staff. Most are parents of teenagers if not grandkids, and there hasn’t been a mat leave for someone at my level (mid-level, but senior in that rank) in 10+ years. We have been through a lot of big transitions lately, so this could be a good time to ask for the rules to be rewritten, or not. Regardless I’d like to approach this reasonably, and would love some anecdata.