Everyone Thursday: Fringed Waterweave Cashmere Wrap
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If you’re looking for an easy gift idea for a fellow working mom — or looking to add something easy to your own gift list — readers have sung the praises of this beautiful cashmere wrap in the past (as well as Talbots’ cashmere collection in general). I recently lost my own favorite winter wrap and have been missing it — it’s the perfect thing to throw on over a blazer if you’re not sure how cold it will be (it’s easily stuffed in your bag or worn as a scarf if it isn’t cold, but a good wrap will add significant warmth!), it’s great to keep at the office, and I think I’ve worn one to pretty much every fancy shindig for the past umpteen years (I’m always cold!). This one is $159, available in multiple colors, and comes down to $111 with today’s 30% off sale. Fringed Waterweave Cashmere Wrap
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Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
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?
I am trying not to stress about this, but I am worrying about losing baby weight. At 2 weeks post-partum, I had lost 22 pounds. From then until now (nearly 5 months PP), I have not lost a single pound. I have about 20 pounds to lose. I am nursing/pumping without supplementing, and it’s been hard to keep my supply up so I’m afraid of fooling around with my diet too much. In the past I’ve been able to lose weight best by controlling diet, but I’m worried about it affecting my supply adversely. I am trying to eat healthier and not eat all the food all the time, but I am honestly SO HUNGRY. Earlier this week we had pasta, salad, and steak for dinner and I made myself wait an hour, but then I ate a cup of greek yogurt, an apple, and an ice cream sandwich (at least it was a mini one) before feeling not even full but just not hungry. It’s hard to keep up with healthy food at work when I’m trying to eat well but also not spend money because I feel so broke after my maternity leave (unpaid) plus the holidays. I have not been exercising, but 1) I don’t know how I’ll make time for it and 2) I’m sort of afraid of becoming MORE hungry because I’d be burning more calories. And of course we’re in the midst of the four month sleep regression so I’m feeling even more overwhelmed because I don’t have good sleep, which always makes everything seem so insurmountable. Advice from the other side?
So LO is 10 months old and I’m dropping my pumps at work down from 2 to 1 (I went from 3 to 2 around 8 months). We supplement with formula for daycare bottles but I also have a small freezer stash, as my possibly irrational line of thinking is that I’d like to have some bm in his bottles as long as possible this winter to get us through flu and cold season.
On one hand I’m psyched to start to lay off the pump. On the other I’m panicked that once I start to back off that the whole thing will snowball and I’ll be done nursing before I’m ready – I’m assuming sometime between 12-15 months. Any words of wisdom or advice?
Because there isn’t enough going on right now… my boss just announced he is retiring at the end of next year. They are going to start the search in Q2, and they are looking internally and externally. There is only one other lawyer in our subsidiary. My brain cannot process: (1) this change, and (2) whether to throw my hat in the ring. At least it has been a distraction from the big scary appointment for my son’s Crohn’s this afternoon?
New au pair arriving tomorrow night and current au pair leaving Wednesday. :( Any last minute advice? (I posted about this before, but still anxious about it.) We’re planning to bring the kids with us when we drop off K, the current au pair. They have no clue what’s coming, but I hope that the whole production of driving to the airport might help. They’ve been on planes before and know that, for example, we have to ride on a plane to go see Grammy and G’pa so maybe they’ll get that they won’t see K all the time anymore? Also, it’s hard because K really doesn’t want to go. And I know she’s a little upset about C literally taking her place in the family, right down to taking over her room, her sheets, her towels, her cell phone, her seat at the dinner table. So we probably haven’t talked to the boys about her leaving as much as we should have. Meanwhile, I know that C is really excited to begin her year with us and I want to be sure we’re as welcoming as we can be. I admire these young people who hop on a plane to a foreign country to live with strangers for a whole year. I wasn’t up for that when I was 22 so I feel it’s important to make the transition as easy as possible. Ugh. This is the price for having an amazing au pair — no one wants her to go.
This is so timely! I just bought a wrap for an upcoming conference and I am stumped on how I wear a wrap without looking like I forgot to leave my blanket in bed. Does anyone have guidance on how to make this work? I have tried Pinterest but need to look professional, not trendy. Thank you!
So, bedtime help needed. My daughter never wants to be left alone. She is used to me staying in her room while she falls asleep at night, which isn’t a problem when she falls asleep in 15 minutes. But the last month or two, it’s been taking her 60-90 minutes, and she often isn’t fully “asleep” until 9 pm or later.
Last night, I tried to re-institute falling asleep on her own – with holiday travel coming, I don’t want to be stuck in her room for 2 hours instead of spending time with family and friends. We talked about it in advance, and agreed that I would stay with her “for a few minutes.” We did normal bedtime, lights out by 7:15, I rubbed her back and counted down the minutes until I left, and then I left. And all h*ll broke loose for the next hour. Screaming, crying, climbing on top of her headboard and falling off, concluding in her tearing the child gate out of the wall (wall anchors and all) and mashing her foot in the process.
I periodically checked on her and calmly brought her back to bed each time, until she tore down the gate, at which point she was completely out of control. She screamed that she was scared, and when I asked why, she said, “I scared I going to lose my mommy.” And then she fell asleep with me in the room with her, and woke up four times during the night.
Is this normal 3 year old bedtime shenanigans? Should I keep trying to let her fall asleep alone, or stop until I can talk it through with her pediatrician? It feels like a bigger issue about separation anxiety or something, but I also know the holidays do strange things to my ability to rationally respond to parenting angst…..
Mom Tip
Little TK has recently discovered a love of books on tape / CD. I bought him some of the old-school books with cassette tapes at Goodwill on a whim last month, and have been surprised by how much he’s enjoyed them.
Now, rather than fighting me to get into his car seat, he’s been eagerly climbing in so he can start listening to “How do Dinosaurs Go to School” while following along in his book. He really gets a kick out of ‘turning the page’ when the bells chime, and he can listen to the same story over and over again. Makes our commute home in traffic much more pleasant for both of us.
I’m making a gift basket for my friend who is going to be having her first kid in a couple of weeks. I’m looking for suggestions of what to put in the basket… my memory of the newborn period is a little hazy. I want these to be things for her.
So far this is what I have:
-bottle of wine
-cookies (she has GD)
-lotion
-fuzzy socks
-bubble bath
-lanolin
-a big cup with a straw
Any other ideas? Should I skip any of these ^?