Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Cate Classic Tie-Dyed Buttondown
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When I saw this I knew I NEEEEEDED it. It is completely within my wheelhouse — button down, cotton, loose fitting, and tie-dye. The pink version looks so fun and cool — it’s summer vibes in a shirt. It needs sunglasses and a margarita to be complete. For my workplace, I could probably get away with wearing the “blue motif” version; it seems like it could be more professional looking than the other two and dressed up more easily. Right now it’s on sale for $58.80, and keep checking back since Anthropologie has been running a lot of sales lately. It is available in sizes XS–XL, and “citron” is available in plus sizes 1X–3X as well. The Cate Classic Tie-Dyed Buttondown
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, 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?
My kindergartner is zooming with her 4 besties from preschool. they all go to different elem schools, except one girl who is in my daughter’s class, but they do a bunch of activities together and have been friends since they were like 2.
You guys, it’s hysterical. They are gossiping, talking about their hairstyles, telling jokes and stories, they are like….big kids. “What are you guys reading?!” “My mom made me do a math sheet AGAIN.” “Oh X, I love your earrings!!” “Omg X you are so gross. Go wash your hands.”
I’m dying.
Hello from 24 weeks!
I’m a weird one that prefers pants over dresses. I really love the Levis baby bump jeans on Amazon. I own both the skinny and boyfriend cut. They have a couple inch wide elastic in the front half, so its not full panel, and the back is a normal jean look. I find them incredibly comfy, especially the boyfriend style.
I got a couple of the cute tshirt maternity dresses that are fine, but not practical for me at home. Old Navy and Target both make inexpensive ones. I also have one maternity maxi dress I got on super sale in February.
Loungewear, I have 1 pair of “maternity” sweatpants, utter nonsense, from Motherhood Maternity. They’re just regular sweatpants.. My pre-pregnancy sweatpants, workout leggings, and gym shorts fit fine so I just wear those under the bump. If not, I would likely just go up a size and get non-maternity bottoms that are stretchy enough to hide under the bump and will work post-pregnancy.
Up top its bralettes (I’m like a D right now, so it’s manageable), maternity tshirts or tanks. Then a cardigan in the morning until it gets to be 70ish here in Georgia by the afternoon.
Being pregnant while working from home is the best. You really don’t need a secondary professional wardrobe, and no one else notices when your clothes are getting too snug.
I am heading into the second trimester and wondering if people have any recommendations on clothing. I’ve been wearing sweatpants and no bra or a camisole or one old bra with an extender which is getting pretty old and not sustainable as it gets warmer. (Although one perk of WFH!). I did order a coobie bra based on some recommendations from old posts. I own some yoga pants but they’re just uncomfortably tight. Any thoughts appreciated!
Some good-ish news…Fauci was asked about school in the fall at yesterday’s briefing and while he gave the standard caveat that he can’t predict the future, he said he was very optimistic about it, and he didn’t think there would be any reason not to open in the fall if cases declined steeply beginning in late April/May as predicted.
Seeking recommendations for S/T/E (not math focused) ipad games for pre-K, K, or 1st grade level. Happy to pay for good content but finding it very challenging to sort through everything.
On the math side, we love Moose Math and Elephant Learning ($).
Is there a good resource like poshmark, etc where you can cute used infant clothes that are in decent enough shape?
I was on Zulily this morning and I love JoJo Maman Bébé (so cute!) but not the price tag for something that will be grown out of very rapidly. Has anyone found a good online secondhand store for clothes? There are a few Once Upon a Child stores in my area that are of course closed right now.
I slept all night! For multiple nights in a row!
I sleep trained my five month old because I figured I’m already in a global pandemic, I deserve some sleep. I did the full on extinction version, which I felt too bad to do with my first. Worked like a charm! Baby is quiet from 8pm to 6:30am in her own room.
And my three year old is now fully observing her Okay to Wake clock instead of getting up ready to party at 4:30am.
This was my first leisurely morning in a long time.
A week ago I thought that DH and I trying to split full-time childcare and our full-time jobs while being able to leave the house very little was the worst. But a week into being isolated from DH and the kids recovering from pneumonia, and none of us being able to leave the house at all (except for me going to the hospital), DH and I are psyched to go back to regular physical distanced programming. It will feel relaxed compared to the crisis mode we’re in.
OK hive I need all the help today.
1) Toddler has started doing that thing where they pretend they are a baby, because they know you are having a baby. Demands to be carried like a baby, fake cries ‘wah wah’ in an annoying voice. We watched the DT which addresses this and I try to channel Mom Tiger and say things like, “OK if you’re a baby, you can’t turn on the light like a big boy!” He just thinks that’s hilarious.
2) I’m sure related to my pregnancy and the insanity that is covid house arrest, we are majorly sleep regressing. He’s been in a toddler bed for ~2 mos and it’s like that time never happened. We’re back to me (and it has to be ME) sitting in his room til he falls asleep, or walking him back to his room every 3 minutes until he finally crashes at 9pm, and middle of the night wakeups where he sits at the threshold of his room (yknow, so technically still IN there…ugh) and whining for me (has to be ME).
All the advice is like, keep kiddo’s routine the same! Give him some extra time so he knows you will still be there for him when the baby comes! etc and all sorts of covid-impossible solutions when there’s two FT working parents in the house.
My mom wore a shirt like this for her annual hippie Halloween costume. Nope.