Maternity Monday: The Olivia Shirt
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Since I started scoping out maternity clothes for this site, I’ve found the hardest thing to locate is a maternity collared/tailored shirt that looks nice. Honestly, it is incredibly difficult to find a collared, tailored shirt while NOT pregnant, so I get why it’s so hard. This maternity top by the brand Emilia George looks like it does a great job of combining the tailored look with that of a maternity silhouette. I love the flowing, three-quarter sleeve length — I like how it offsets the classic collar, buttons, and shoulders. The length is nice and long, and it has generous pleats on the sides to accommodate a growing belly. This top also has zippers for nursing and pumping access. This brand uses sustainable fabrics that are 90% vegan and recycled that are also supposed to be breathable and soft. This shirt is currently on sale for $155, marked down from $250, and is available in the pictured light blue as well as peach. The Olivia Shirt
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Has anyone had success in helping their elementary school kids connect with friends through vide chat or other means? My almost 8 year old son doesn’t seem to enjoy video chat with his friends. We have had more success in doing google hangouts with my parents by allowing him to share his screen and show them different websites he’s interested in – it’s a lot of looking up different animals and checking in on various zoo webcams. We also did a family game on netgames.io with a Googlehangouts with my siblings and parents. Is anyone using Facebook Messenger Kids? What other options are there?
I am pushing 30 weeks pregnant, and the past couple of days I have had this achey muscle type pain in my back beneath my left shoulder blade in my rib area. Heating pad helps, but I can’t just lay on a heating pad all day. Laying down is alright, and so is being reclined on the sofa. It’s difficult to sit comfortably, especially when I have to be at a desk all day.
Has anyone had something like this happen while pregnant? I can’t exactly go get a massage right now, so I’d really appreciate any stretches or yoga poses that might help. It’s only on my left side in a pretty isolated section of my back. I’m sure it’s from my sub-par pregnancy posture.
Bean bag recommendations? I am looking for two for the kids’ room and I cant seem to find many options in the usual places – target, ikea.
If one more childless friend asks me what new hobbies I’m picking up now or what quarantine projects I am working on, I will scream!
That is all.
We are planning two domestic trips by plane – one to Colorado and one to see grandparents who are several states away and we haven’t seen in a while. My husband’s risk tolerance is apparently very high and we’re in Texas where things are reopening. I’m curious whether flying will be socially acceptable this summer, for lack of a better word. We have three kids under 5 so he’s not looking to do long car trips but I’ve been pushing on maybe making Colorado a drive. If we didn’t fly to see grandparents chances are they’d want to fly to see us. And we can’t go to Colorado but not see them in their state (even though both work in healthcare-adjacent fields that have them at work full-time facing customers throughout this) or we’ll hurt major feelings. It’s a mess.
I need a summer vacation. Is that still a thing this year?
I feel very seen by everyone’s comments. This was my first mother’s day. My husband got me a tulip plant. I have a black thumb. He got me a huge cake. I’m trying to watch what I eat. He made an elaborate meal, that put him in the kitchen most of the day. He handled most of what I do chore-wise, but then acted so exhausted by it. He told his mother as much and she told him he didn’t need to work so hard. I had to blink back tears a few times. It was a nice day, in that I could relax a lot, but I realized, everyone doesn’t do thoughtful in the same way.
How was everyone’s Mothers Day? I thought I’d communicated what I wanted to do, which was catch up on some overdue work and spend some time at the park as a family. Instead my husband decided to surprise me with a complicated dinner that required me to watch the kids all the afternoon while he was in the kitchen cooking.
I know he meant well and I feel super guilty today for telling him afterwards that it wasn’t what I wanted – I could tell it hurt his feelings. Plus he remembered Mother’s Day and made really nice dinner and did the dishes, like always, and was awesome all day. I hate that I couldn’t just be happy and grateful. Ugh!
Are there good sticker books or sticker activity things for 3 year Olds?