Accessory Tuesday: Voyageur Ruma Nylon Bag
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At Corporette we’re huge fans of Tumi for women on the go, and this crossbody bag is perfect for travel near and far.
This lightweight nylon bag sports a secure two-way zip closure, adjustable strap, and leather trim. There are ample pockets, including exterior zip and slip pockets for things like IDs and subway passes, and interior wall and card pockets.
The bag is also divided into two interior sections — one for my stuff and one for my kids’.
Tumi’s Voyageur Ruma Nylon Bag is $175 at Nordstrom.
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?
I love this part:
“You want to be able to tell your daughter one day you did this job when you were pregnant with her, when she was a baby. That’s part of my parenting. I’m passionate about what I do, and I hope I can be a part of making the world a better place. And I hope that’s what I pass along to them.
I really like what Jen Psaki says about the nanny and family help.
https://www.thecut.com/2022/01/how-jen-psaki-gets-it-done.html
First, thank you to all of you who weighed in last week on going to my grandmother’s (Dad’s mom) funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in April. I appreciated the gut check and decided to go and take my kids with me. We are going to go and make it a shorter trip (we are headed to Utah-Zion National Park/Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park later in the month).
Now to my rant: Upon hearing that I decided to attend, my mom booked flights for the four of us (me, my kids and herself), ONE hotel room, and a rental car without checking with me and for dates that were much longer than I had planned. After booking, she sent me the confirmations. I pushed back and said that I was planning on a shorter trip (later in the day on the way there and coming back a day earlier than she wants). She complained that flying later in the day is always more risky (thanks, pre-Covid, I traveled a lot) and that I was missing opportunities to have my kids spend time with their cousins (kids spend lots of time together already). I said that I heard her concerns, but that I needed the shorter trip. She lamented that she needs her family around her during this difficult time insisted on understanding “my desire to escape,” and asked if this is related to my ex husband. I tried to validate her feelings, tell her that I love and appreciate all she does but that this is what I need. (It has zero to do with my ex and everything to do with my work schedule, Covid and not wanting to be told how to grieve by my mother.) I went ahead and changed the reservations for my kids and I and booked a separate hotel room. And now, my mother is not speaking to me. My sister, who lives in NoVa, is on the same page with me, and is grateful that we are making this a shorter thing. Otherwise, she would also need to take more time away from work, take her kids out of school more and spend more time with our mother. Ugh.
How do you know when a child is on the normal spectrum of spirited or intense vs. when they have special needs and need additional support? My 4 year old still has near-daily meltdowns (with us, not at school), which I feel like is not common. My ped doesn’t have a good answer for this, and said as long as it’s not causing issues at school not to worry, but I feel like that’s kind of a low bar. On the other hand, I do feel like we’ve seen significant progress in the last six months or so – even if meltdowns are not really any less frequent, she is better able to pull herself out of them and articulate what she wants, and it gives me hope that this is something she’ll just grow out of, but maybe that’s naive.
… or really anyone pregnant right now. I usually post as “2 Under 2” … I have a gently used maternity winter coat – brand: Motherhood Maternity, size: large, color: black, length: hip-ish – that I bought in December 2019. I don’t see anything like it on the motherhood website right now, but I work at a fairly formal law firm and it was fine. Not the most fashionable, but it is quilted and was warm. For reference, I live in Chicago and traveled to Salt Lake City multiple times in 2019. I used it a fair bit in 2019-2020 but sparingly in 2020-2021, and it is yours if you want it. If I recall, I was also able to layer a sweatshirt underneath, depending on how pregnant I was at the time. Happy to dry-clean and mail it to you if post a burner email.
So between work from home and parenting 2 small kids, I feel like I’ve lost my sense of style. I just don’t know what to wear to look stylish and modern and comfortable anymore. I used to dress nicely to go to the office, but now I don’t even know. How do you maintain your style post-kids? I think this is part of me not wanting my identity to subsumed by being a parent, yet my style is very clearly mom.
just a PSA The Company Store has the cutest kids hooded towels. i ordered some sheets from there and ended up poking around and wish i’d seen them before my kids got other ones for hte holidays
Just a rant… We are moving in three weeks, and I have two big projects at work that ended up being due the day before we move, and also daycare has decided it’s time to transition my toddler to the preschool room at school. I cannot handle all of this at the same time!
My 2.5 year old randomly wacks or pushes kids at school, playground etc. It’s not because he wants something or is angry, he just does it to see what happens I think. He does the same thing to his sister when she walks into a room where he is etc. Like rather than saying hi his impulse is to do something like this. it’s not consistent and it seems to have improved a bit from a few months ago, but it’s mortifying and makes me have to hover at the playground or birthday parties etc. The teachers said they only see this in non verbal children so they won’t normalize the behavior for his age and he’s definitely verbal (but I think not advanced but on track for his age). My daughter never exhibited any physical outbursts but had plenty of emotional outbursts at this age we have yet to see with him although I’m concerned that’s coming for us too. He also does things like rip books (seems crazy at 2.5) etc. I read about sensory seeking disorders and wondering if he has that or this is all just normal 2.5 year old stuff. I know it’s all anecdata here but would appreciate any thoughts.
I need help getting out of a breakfast rut. I like to bake, the rest of my family prefers sweet things for breakfast, and we don’t have much time in the morning, so usually breakfast consists of something I’ve made on the weekend (pumpkin bread, blueberry muffins, fruit/granola bake) that’s easy to grab a serving of. Lately I’ve been coming to the conclusion that my body isn’t super happy with just sugar + carbs in the morning and then I’m hungry way before lunchtime.
Any suggestions for more savory/protein-filled things that are equally easy to prep in advance? Breakfast burritos are basically perfect, but I’ve never found a good method for making a bunch in advance.
Ok, due to repair estimates exceeding the value of our current car, I’m now officially in the market for a new SUV. Would like a mid-sized, not cheap. Probably a couple of years old. Yes, I know inventory sucks, but I didn’t get to pick the timing. Haven’t bought a car in over 10 years and the research sites are overwhelming. So, does anyone have a great resource to get up to speed on best SUVs to go test drive? Or just have one you love that has been super reliable? We will drive it to the ground.
Was so excited to take my family skiing out west until I realized how much it was going to cost for lift tickets and ski lessons for two kids!!! Are there any tricks/places to make it more reasonable?
Can someone explain protected leave to me?
I am a mom of two young kids. In my roll of supervising 8 attorneys, I talk about parenting issues a lot. I think that this is the best way to normalize working parent issues. So for example, when school is closed I will send a message to my team saying that I might not be immediately available because my kids are home, but I am around. I also make it clear that it’s ok for my reports to do this.
A direct report (who is a mom of a teenager) went to my big boss and basically said since I was overwhelmed with being a mom, she was ready and willing to step in and take up the slack. Lucky for me, big boss is also a mom, and we have discussed my approach of parenting out loud. Big boss told my report there was no slack to pick up and to raise any concerns with me. Big boss told me to handle the issue with my report.
The question is, how far do I push this? Right now I am just very mad – and hurt. I want to wait until I calm down to formulate a plan. At a minimum I need to let her know that going to big boss is not the best route (and in this case really back fired).
For context, I helped recruit her in to this job. I admired her work and thought she would be a great asset to our team. However, she has not performed, and is a bit bitter that I was promoted over her (I am a good ten years younger). She came from a very cut throat work environment where folks openly tried to sabotage each other. It’s just super frustrating that not only is she not doing her job well – but now she is creating problems for me? I think this has turned into a rant and I am not articulating this well. I really need to take a step back, but should I be this upset?
7 months pregnant and my lower back is killing me — specifically, towards the side and concentrating in my upper hip area. I am very uncomfortable and have a hard time getting up from my desk and walking around, and I’m noticeably limping. And don’t get me started on trying get comfortable enough to sleep! Ugh.
Research indicates this is just run-of-the-mill pregnancy stuff, probably thanks to progesterone-induced loosening to prep for birth. Any tips? I wonder if just general walking around helps. Would a massage do the trick? I’m guessing not because this seems more skeletal than anything. Thanks in advance for any ideas for relief.