Everyone Thursday: Tailored Peplum Jacket
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I originally had my eye on this little number for Washable Wednesday, but I’m trying to limit that feature to things where the care instructions are actually “machine wash,” not just things where they say something other than “dry clean only.” This one says “dry clean,” but I wouldn’t even give this one a grace period — it looks totally washable to my eyes. I like the slightly fitted nature, the collarless jewelneck, and the slight peplum flounce in the back. It comes in charcoal and “nude”, sizes 2-14, for $96 at Nordstrom. Topshop Tailored Peplum Jacket
(Although this piece is (sadly) not part of the Nordstrom clearance sale, lots of other great pieces are — please do check out our workwear roundup.)
(Psst: the Kate Spade surprise sale ends today, with prices up to 75% off — baby bags are included.)
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
Crop top in fall color with jacket…this stylist…
Definitely with the crop top ! lol.
The husband and I are book people- think shelves to the ceilings stacked with books and books piled everywhere.
We live somewhere without a good used book store – definitely no good used children book store. From talking to friends they told us that books that will appeal to our kid will last from 0-2 and possibly even longer than that. Libraries can be tricky for us, I now borrow books digitally because we are terrible at returning things to the library. I grew up in a house with a lot of children’s books so I like to believe they will get read and that buying them is worth it.
What are good ways of acquiring a children’s library? I’ve looked into buying lots of books on eBay – shipping to where we live makes that absurdly expensive, I’ve looked into buying them used on amazon (usually the books are a penny but shipping is 6.50, and I’ve tried without any luck on facebook/kijiji mom groups. Thanks!
A while ago, someone was looking for help convincing her husband that a doula was a good idea. I hired a doula, who pointed me to an awesome prenatal yoga center, which posted this link on its blog:
http://bloomablog.com/reasons-why-you-want-a-doula/
Thought I would share.
We just announced our first pregnancy to our families (and found out it’s a girl!), and this morning I started to think about the holidays and early baby gifts. We’re still several months out from baby, but our families like to get lists of items we want for the holidays. My husband and I need very little for ourselves, but I was hoping to give our families ideas for useful baby items that we will need. Not expensive items like strollers or cribs, but small things, like a first aid kit or bottles.
Any recommendations for items? Recommendations for websites that tell you how to build a registry?
Hmmm. Definitely not in love with the styling of this piece. Belly shirts at the office!
Mamas, help me out. I’m probably 6 weeks pregnant with my third kid and I’ve totally given up on eating well and/or working out. I was just starting to get into a workout routine and eating better — with the end goal of losing 10-15 lbs — when I found out I was expecting (TOTAL SURPRISE).
Although I think some of my apathy about eating/health stems from the fact that I’m pregnancy-tired, I also realize that deep down it’s because I know I’m going to blow up 30 more lbs. with this baby so in my head, what’s the point of even trying? These feelings are likely somewhat related to the totally shocking (and, if I’m being honest, unwanted) nature of this pregnancy. I would welcome tips for getting out of this funk.
I am SO excited to share that baby slept 10 hours straight on her own last night, woke for a feeding at 4am, and then slept another 2.5 hours!! Thank you all for your advice/support yesterday!