Washable Workwear Wednesday: Top with Contrasting Bows
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I saw this top a while back at Zara and almost bought it, but I hesitated. I recently saw a photo of a friend wearing it and looking great, which is making me reconsider. I really like the combination of the flowy cut and tailored aspect of the bows on the sleeves. I also like that the piping outlines the neckline and the bows and that the line down the middle connects it all. (While in the store, I saw that it also comes in navy blue with white piping, but I can’t find it on the website.) The top is $39.90 and comes in sizes XS–XL. Top with Contrasting Bows
Calvin Klein has an option in plus sizes, which Zappos currently has in 0X and 2X and Last Call has in 2X and 3X. (It isn’t labeled as machine washable, unfortunately, but it’s not dry clean only, either.)
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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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 tried the Native Jefferson shoes for their kid as water shoes/beach shoes? I want a water shoe that is a bit more transitional that the scuba version so they can be worn for walking as well. I’m worried that they’ll rub my kid’s feet raw.
Nursery decor/safety question: I’m 31 weeks and at the very beginning stages of setting up the nursery (hello 2nd child), and we have a fairly old crib (still within safety standards, thanks.) The plastic rail guards have become yellowed with time so I want to hide/change that – I was planning to purchase new plastic ones but apparently there’s a whole world of crib bedding options I haven’t considered. Are these fabric crib rail guards safe? Is there any problem with getting one from Et$y that matches our decor, or could we have my MIL make one?
FWIW we’re keeping decor simple, mostly white and blue gingham. Purchasing a few new sheets (Burts Bees look amazing) but will keep the old ones since who even cares when you just want something clean on the bed.
Does this bother anyone else? Does it seem to be escalating, or am I just noticing it more? I watched some video the other night that was talking about how problem drinking used to be more of a man’s issue, but that it’s become about equal between men and women, since a lot of marketing is targeting women. Add to that the additional pressures on women to be perfect mothers and a lot of women are quietly drinking a lot at home in a “mothers little helper” way like they used to take valium in the 60s.
Help. Apologies for the novel, but we are drowning.
Toddler bedtime has gone out of control in our house. We have long had an excellent sleeper and a firm bedtime routine-bath, story, song, goodnight kiss and done. It worked for 2.5 years. This spring, kiddo had started to take a long time to fall asleep, but happily chatting w/out requiring parental intervention. Then we had a string of disruptions starting in June–we moved, we traveled cross country, we traveled again for 48 hrs, and it’s been a slide into h#ll. We still try to stick to the bath, story, song routine but then it all goes off the rails. Kiddo runs around the room, comes out of the room, screams, cries… We try literally everything to keep things on track, but last night sleep didn’t happen until 11, then up again at 3:30 (unsurprising).
How do we get back to a good place? Do we need a total reset where we help by staying in the room and everyone re-learns how to fall asleep calmly and then apply the sleep lady shuffle? I know this can happen-a babysitter did successful bedtime on Sunday in 15 min! I also know CIO won’t work (kiddo is a tension increaser and can also leave the room independently and will), so that’s out. Any other suggestions? Our 5 month old is a breeze sleepwise but the toddler is killing us. Help!
We live in a very urban, non-tick-ish environment, but are going away for a the weekend to a tick-heavy area. I am trying to figure out how to prepare. So far, based on g00gle, I have bought: permethrin 0.5% spray for non-clothing non-body stuff, a bug spray that covers ticks and mosquitoes, and one of those tick tweezer things. We will try to have the kids (ages 2 and 4) wear close-toed shoes, tall socks and long pants, in light colors, although not sure how practical it will be given the weather and planned activities. We will do am and pm checks. What else should be on our radar, if anything? Thanks!
Kind of a random question, but does anyone know if there’s a way to donate old pump parts and storage bottles? Or is that not sanitary? My insurance sends me a full replacement kit very month, but the old parts still work completely fine and I don’t need 30+ storage bottles. If it’s an option, I would love to do something useful with them rather than just throwing them out.
Montreal with kids… thoughts?
We live in the DC area so it’s driving distance for us (we’re frequent road trippers) and would be a great opportunity for my older child to experience being somewhere “foreign” with different money/culture/language without trekking to Europe. However, being from the DC area, museums don’t interest us much unless there’s something truly awesome. The Biodome looks cool but is closed until next summer. Has anyone been to Montreal with kids and what would you recommend?
Also I used to live in Canada and went to Montreal once as a teenager and had a tough time of it due to my very limited French (couldn’t communicate to the hotel shuttle driver WHICH delta hotel I wanted, or even figure out for awhile that that was what he was asking me). Are the more touristy areas pretty bilingual?
Has anyone else experienced that therapists (even those that only accept private pay) don’t call new patients back? I’m trying to set up marriage counseling for me and my husband and having a heck of a time getting ANYONE to call me back.
Talk to me about your experience weaning a toddler. I’m down to two sessions/day and she turned 2 this weekend. I’m ready to stop but my daughter doesn’t seem to. We started talking about how she’s a big girl now but haven’t gone further. I feel guilty of taking this away from her since she enjoys it so much. On the other hand I’m ready to get my body back and travel more than just an overnight trip. So far it just seems that the emotional effort to put in stopping is greater than to keep the status quo. So many conflicting emotions… I made to two years, YAY!