Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Tailored Double Breasted Blazer in Velvet
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It’s holiday party season! This black velvet blazer will take you straight from the office to your next soiree.
This tailored, double-breasted blazer is updated with pearly buttons and tonal trim. Cuff the sleeves by unbuttoning a few buttons for a different look. Add the matching pants (lucky sizes only) for a complete suit, or a shimmery dress for a fully festive outfit.
This blazer is $198 full price but is currently 40% off, and it’s available in sizes 00 to 20/22 as well as petites.
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Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
I did it! I booked the trip to India to visit my grandfather and celebrate his milestone birthday. Our 3-year old is coming with us. I’m a bit nervous about how he will handle all the travel (15-hour red eye direct flight, then three 1.5 hour flights within India and 1.5 hour flights to/from JFK). He does fine on short flights, but we’ve never done this kind of trip with him and he will throw a tantrum if he’s tired or confined for too long. Of course I tried to minimize the amount of traveling, but my grandfather doesn’t live near the major cities. Plus we planned a side trip to a safari which DS will enjoy once we are there, but involves the short flight plus drive to get there. Please tell me it will all be ok!
Also, DS is not potty trained (we’re getting there but still use pull ups during the day and and diapers at night). When we go on this trip he will be 3.5. He will have to wear pull-ups/diapers there because public restrooms are not readily available everywhere. Will it be ok if we wait until after the trip to go hard on the potty training (i.e. ditch pull ups/diapers?) I know there are a lot of you who have traveled internationally with young kids so looking for reassurance and support.
I have an almost 2 year old. He seems to be high energy and is constantly climbing on things and getting stuck in weird places and just extremely curious. He’s not a bad kid, he just very active and I can’t leave him alone for more than a minute. This is exhausting and I hate that I’m constantly saying no to him. But he can’t climb on his high chair to play with the toaster oven, and he can’t stack his toys to climb out of his playpen. I’m getting over the flu and am just physically and mentally exhausted with all of it. He is also not affectionate, so there are no cute hugs or kisses to get you through the day. Does this get better? Will I always be a means to an end for him? I keep telling myself it’s a phase but instead of getting over it he’s getting better at finding ways around boundaries. I just need reassurance that this will end ok. I’m so tired with all of this .
What outsourcing or other life management tools have been especially useful to you and worth the money spent vs time gained/stress reduced balance? Currently we have a cleaning service (vacuum/dust/mop/bathrooms/limited tidy), every month, our two elementary school kids attend aftercare until 6 pm, and we have a babysitter about once a month for a date night. It’s not enough – I feel like I spend my days doing my office job and then spend my nights and weekends taking care of the kids and the house (my spouse handles the food shopping and cooking but not the cleanup). My spouse cannot realistically take on more (big job). What has been most helpful to you all in managing everything?
Recs for postpartum workout plan? I’m 8 weeks and need to get back into it. I prefer a set progressive program (6 weeks, 8 weeks, whatever) rather than a platform with a bunch of pick and choose classes.
How do you decide on family vacation destinations? Our kids are 6 and 9 and at such a fun and easy age that I want to go everywhere and see the world! Just not sure how to pick a place when everything seems to be an option.
For today’s puppy thread, I have two questions for my fellow new puppy friends.
1. Have you had issues with mouthing? Our issues have gone down drastically! I’m mostly only concerned about the mouthing humans issue. My mom is a big part of our general household help but is not a big dog person. I was looking forward to feeling comfortable having her in our house with our kids and dog again without me hovering. However, Monday, out of nowhere, Puppy grabbed the 6 year old’s arm. He quickly dropped it with the “leave it” command from my husband but now I feel like we’re kind of reset on the trust. He didn’t break skin or anything, but that’s a situation that just feels like my husband or I must always be present and on our game.
2. What happens when a member of your house leaves? We have a weird schedule. I WFH, my husband works out of the home but think 2nd-ish shift and 10 hours days, so he’s off plenty during the week. He just left the house for an errand and I moved from my office to the main floor to work and watch Puppy. Poor Puppy keeps whimpering, presumably missing him. I’ve tried treats and comforting, but it takes him awhile to settle down. Additionally, when I was sitting on the floor with him petting him and assuring him everything is ok, he jumped up like he was ready to mouth my face, so I just walked away. Anyway, how are you comforting puppies when a member of the family leaves?
95% of the time at this point, Puppy is content chewing on his bone, cuddling with a human, or sleeping. It’s the other 5% I need to figure out.
What are your/your kids favorite holiday traditions? I’ve been thinking about what traditions I want my kids to grow up with and I love hearing what others do. I’m hoping it’s a fun topic on a Wednesday when I would like to do anything besides think about work.
After years of bad shopping habits, I’m finally reformed(ish) but need to clean out my house. I grew up with a parent who – while not a hoarder – had bulk purchasing habits and a fear of running out of things from growing up in poverty with a parent who had escaped a war torn country with nothing. Sam’s Club was my mom’s BFF. Why buy one rag when you can buy 50 in bulk? Anyway, between Amazon Prime and Instacart, I got in some similar bad habits, but after realizing that clutter makes me hugely anxious, I have pulled way back. Except, my house still has too much stuff. My kids have too many cheap Tshirts, there are kitchen supplies that no one uses, the art cabinet has old half used coloring books that no one has opened in years. It’s literally overwhelming to me to try to pare down 3 kids and a large suburban house. I also feel a lot of guilt throwing away a lot of this stuff — but like, no one really wants a slightly dirty old truck or a doll with a broken hand, right? How do I get started? just get a bulk trash bin and toss stuff without regard? Box up and donate? One room at a time? One category (books?) I’m sure Marie Kodo is the answer here, but am looking for success stories if anyone has actually done this?
I responded in your thread yesterday. I also agree to talk to your manager to make sure he/she understands how these tasks are coming in and the level of effort involved with figuring out what they are. good luck!
Has anyone been to Lisbon with young kids? We are doing a one-day stopover there with my 5 year old and 9 year old, and I’m trying to figure out what neighborhood to stay in. Goals are just to unwind after a long flight, get a feel for being in a different country, eat some kid friendly food, and hit a park or possibly the castle. This is my kids’ first time traveling overseas.
Any quick collaborative game ideas? We’ve been enjoying Outfoxed and I wanted to suggest a few games for my in-laws. I quite like the idea of card games that we can easily bring with us to a cafe, etc.