Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Bala Barrel Pant
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If you love barrel jeans, take that same silhouette to the office with M.M.LaFleur’s Bala pants.
Made from their popular OrigamiTech fabric, these pants are perfect for travel. The wrinkle resistant and machine washable fabric means you’ll always look fresh after a cross-country flight or all-day meeting marathon. They also feature a hidden back elastic waistband and deep pockets.
The Bala Travel Pant is $279 and comes in black and viridian (pictured). They are available in sizes XS-XXL.
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
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talk to me about food in your household – do your kids have free range to take whatever they want, whenever they want? do they ask before taking a snack? do you tell them what they can take? what happens in our house isnt working so want to see what others do
my twins are almost 8 years old and just today i was asked (again) whether they are “natural.” just a PSA – i don’t ask you about your family planning, and how your child was conceived so you don’t need to ask about mine.
The discussion below makes me genuinely curious – how long can your toddler/preschooler play with limited interaction with you? Can you go to a park for several hours while you sit on the sidelines?
We’re really trying to encourage our 5 and 3 YOs to play more independently when mom and dad are nearby. It’s no problem at the grandparents’ houses, but mom and dad have to be literally out of sight for us to be out of mind for our kids. I’d give my kids 30 minutes max without trying to engage us. Even quiet time (in lieu of naps) rarely lasts more than 45 minutes because at the 25 minute mark I’m getting called for. Sometimes I wonder if we’re too attentive and our kids haven’t developed resilience to our inattention. But then I feel like my kids subtly throw things back in my face, like when I tell them it’s time to pause play to use the bathroom and they say “sorry, mom, I need two more minutes to finish sending this message” while pretending to type on a keyboard.
I’m a million years late to this discussion but I just listened to the podcast Sold a Story and am shocked and appalled. My daughter is in kindergarten this year and learning to read, thankfully with a phonics based curriculum, and is naturally inclined to guess at words that I have to remind her to sound out. I can’t imagine telling her to just guess and expect that to lead to reading as opposed to guessing.
Anyone else listen? How is reading taught in your districts?
The past 2 years my son had been watched by a neighbor and it has been fantastic. But she told me this morning they’re planning on moving so her husband can go to grad school and I’ve got a month to find something else. Wish me luck.
My work offers a combined PTO pool and after using some for maternity leave (which was unpaid), my own medical appointments, constant baby illness, and two short vacations planned around holidays, I have 3 days total at my disposal. I’ve been stagnant there for a while as I use more hours for baby sick time than I accrue. My husband has very generous separate sick time (something like 100 hours right now despite heavy use) and has so much vacation that he donated some to an ill coworker. Our toddler has been home sick often (daycare, nanny is not an option) and my husband has taken more time off than I have to stay with him, although I have also taken substantial time each and every illness. Now my husband says he’s worried he’s taking too much time and is also “a little resentful” that “the burden is on him for more hours.”
I’ve been (privately) teary and upset about it. I absolutely hate the combined PTO pool and I find it a constant source of stress – I can’t stay home with my baby as much as I want when he’s sick and can’t guarantee even a one-week paid vacation this year (I don’t know how we’re going to handle daycare closure weeks). I’ve been putting off non-urgent appointments for myself to take less time off. I work even when I’m sick. My husband is supportive and I didn’t realize that he was getting concerned or resentful about the time off (he’s concerned about job security, as am I, thanks to Trump).
I don’t know what to do. I’m someone who really struggles to work long days (my brain just doesn’t work well after 8 hours) but it seems like the only option is to take more of the sick days, let my husband work, and then stay up until midnight making up time, which sounds like my hell, especially when I’m often sick from the daycare bugs too. I am trying to job search but it’s a really tough time in my industry and it’s been dead. Help.
I missed the thread on weeknight dinners yesterday but here are my workhorses:
1) chili. I make it on Sunday. 2-3lbs ground turkey, cooked & drained. Add 2-3 cans diced tomatos, 3 bags frozen red/green peppers, half a bag of corn and 2-3 cans kidney beans. Add chili powder to taste. Let simmer for several hours. Eat all week.
2) taco meat. 2-3lbs ground turkey, cook & drain. Add 1 bag frozen diced cauliflower, taco seasoning (I do homemade), water. Let simmer. Use all week in tacos, taco salads, quesadillas. Serve with guac and black beans and corn salsa (I make mine but you can buy yours) and fresh tomato salsa (I buy but you can make).
3) chicken breasts, cooked in the instapot then shredded with a hand mixer. Use in whatever. My defaults are chicken pot pie (use frozen onion/carrots/peas, store bought crust, takes no time at all), buffalo or bbq chicken sandwiches (just add sauce, lettuce, and wrap/roll), and fried rice
4) fried rice- make rice in instapot. Pull out several days later. Cook with seasame oil, shredded chicken (see above), scrambled eggs, frozen onion, frozen peas & carrots. Add low sodium soy sauce. Serve with chicken gyoza dumplings from Trader Joe’s.
Where should I look for cute boys (age 6) clothes? The Old Navy toddler stuff was great but now that we’re in big kids sizes, it’s all gray and navy sweatpants or like one soccer ball print. My kid still likes whimsy and color!
These pants reminded me — I got the bounce fleece barrel leg pants from Old Navy, and I think they’re nice enough to get away with wearing to a casual office. And super comfy!