Accessory Tuesday: The Day Loafer
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Sales of note for 5/4/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Select clothes, shoes & more up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals (ends 5/4) + extra 15% off $200
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + $19 & up spring steals
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + up to extra 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one regular-price item + 30% off everything else
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?
When is this neverending winter and more importantly, neverending illness, going to be over?
-signed, Day 3 of antibiotics (me) & Day 2 home from daycare (toddler)
Firing our nanny when I get home from work today – she’s going to be blindsided, but it’s well deserved (thank you nanny cam). Saw something yesterday that led to a tough discussion this morning and then overheard her speaking really inappropriately about it to my 3 year old. I know she’s got personal stuff going on, and we were trying to be patient, but she crossed the line. Any pro tips on letting her go? My husbands coming home and my moms going to get our son out since he’s old enough to understand. We’ll give 2 weeks severance. Need to get the key and car seats from her.I’m just hoping it stays civil… would love any advice! Not how I saw my week playing out…
Thanks!
one of my 10 month old twins suddenly hates having his diaper changed and tries to roll over on the changing table and cries as if you are inflicting torture. any tips? past strategies of giving him something to hold/play with are failing. is this just a phase?
How do you respond to your partner saying, “Why should this be my responsibility?”
I’d like to give a coworker some nice tea as a small gift while she’s going through a rough time. I know she is a tea-drinker, but I am not. Could anyone recommend a nice brand of tea to give in this situation? Bagged, not loose please.
Thanks to those who weighed in last week about going in-house. I accepted the offer today, and the relief I feel is huge. It’s definitely the right move for my family. 10 minute commute! No docketing! 4 weeks vacation I can actually take because there’s no billable target!
Piggybacking off the shoe comment above– does anyone have any recommendations for dress shoes/ brands that work well for a wide forefoot and narrow heel? For reference, Asics fit me well as running shoes. Thanks!
OK, fair warning. My feet are long and skinny and should be perfect for Everlane shoes. But I splurged on a pair last spring and it was such a regrettable purchase. They HURT! They squeeze my pinky toes and the elastic is almost too good — it really cuts into my heel, even in the next size up. Annoyingly, they seemed fine when I tried them on at home. They just didn’t cut it in my real-life activities.
A dear friend has just been put on full bedrest at 24 weeks for placenta previa. She’s a SAHM to an almost-2-year-old girl. She’s in a different city so sadly I cannot just pop in and lend a hand, though I’m contemplating taking a few days to go help out. I’d like to send her some interactive books, activities or toys for the toddler that she can do while lying on the couch. Suggestions?
What are those things called that let you wear your pants a little longer before you need maternity pants?