Washable Workwear Wednesday: Henley Pleat Black Blouse
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If you’re looking for a great washable blouse for work, do check out NYDJ’s henley, which has won rave reviews from readers both here and on the main site. You can find the brand at a zillion different stores, but Amazon happens to have a ton of prints and sizes as low as $22 — the blouse pictured, which I think has an unusual but versatile pattern and color scheme, is only $26. Nice. NYDJ Women’s Floral 3/4 Sleeve Henley Pleat Back Blouse
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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)
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 have this blouse in several colors and love them all. They’ve held up well through the wash and the occasional dryer trip. Definitely doesn’t run small – TTS or a little large. Nice and long, has some shape when tucked in, but I also used these untucked to hide a pregnancy for a few extra weeks. Great pick.
Ours did, more or less. By 10 months, they had The Kid down to one nap a day most days and we kept that schedule as much as possible as did other infant parents there. It made weekend playdates more doable because everyone was on the same 12:30 to 3:30 nap schedule.
Anyone got fun, low-effort lunch ideas for an 11-year-old’s birthday party? She wants a sushi tray, but I can’t imagine that most of the kids will actually eat it. Or do most 11-year-olds like sushi? She doesn’t want pizza.
What about a nice soup (something wintery like butternut squash or a chili) plus good bread, cheese, and a big salad?
I am trying to figure out something festive to make for Christmas Eve dinner for our family, including the little ones, that isn’t competing with Christmas itself. And preferably something that is pretty easy to throw together. We’re doing a big family brunch earlier in the day. I’d love any suggestions!
Suggestions for 14 month old on plane for four hours that are not screens? We’re not into screens for kids and any suggestions would be appreciated.
I’d love to hear people’s experiences with tubes surgery for their young kids. Our 10 month old is having it tomorrow. I know it’s a very quick, routine surgery but I keep hearing conflicting things like she’ll be cranky and pukey for a few days to she’ll be totally normal after. Any advice or things you wish you had known before?
How much should I spend for a 1 year old birthday present? The child’s parents are very rich but we are not :) Any gift suggestions? Thanks!
This is just a rant. My toddler moved up to a new classroom at daycare mid-December, so I had gotten some little “thank you” gifts for his teachers, but failed to actually deliver them yet. Now if I deliver them they look too much like holiday gifts, so I feel like I need to give something to the toddler’s current teachers as well. And then if I give gifts to the toddler’s new teachers, I feel I need to give something to my older preschooler’s teachers since they are in the same daycare. And then if I I feel I need to give something to the support staff as well. I really like our daycare and all the teachers and staff, I just dislike the societal burden of giving gifts.
And yet if I don’t give anything to anybody, I feel like I’m being a jerk and not acknowledging all their hard work. Argh!
Maybe I should just keep the “thank you” gifts I had already purchased for the toddler’s old teachers and eat them myself — they are nice chocolates (like ones I would be excited to get as a gift).
This is mostly just a rant. My youngest moved up to a new classroom at daycare mid-December, so I had gotten some little “thank you” gifts for his teachers, but failed to actually deliver them yet. Now if I deliver them they look too much like holiday gifts, so I feel like I need to give something to his current teachers as well. And then if I give gifts to the new teachers, I feel I need to give something to my older child’s teachers since they are in the same daycare. And then
Why are my kids being such BRATS this week? I assume it has something to do with the holiday? I feel like I’ve lost all control and reason and common sense in my house this week…
My 10-month-old (P) is currently in a nanny share with our friends’ 8-month old (L). In general, DH and I are on the same page re: parenting with the other couple, but today an issue arose that I’m struggling with. P is a really great napper, but L isn’t. The other couple says they are not against trying to sleep (nap?) train L, but they keep putting it off for one reason or another, and thus far have instructed our nanny to rock L to sleep, which can take upwards of a half hour. This was OK when the kids’ nap schedules aligned, because P would fall asleep first and the nanny would be free to focus on L. But now L has been waking up very very early and needs a nap long before P is ready for one. This puts our nanny in a bind – L won’t fall asleep if P is in the same room (P is very talkative), so the nanny’s only option to comply with the other couple’s instructions is to leave P in his crib to play by himself for the half hour or whatever it takes to deal with L. I think that is too long for a 10-month-old to be by himself, and I’m certainly not going to start waking him up at 5 AM (he sleeps till 7:30) to get him on the same schedule as L. Is it fair for me to raise the issue of sleep training with the other couple? I would hate to make it sound like I’m mandating that they change their parenting strategy, but I don’t really see any other option (short of breaking off the nanny arrangement, but I would hate to do that because it’s otherwise working really well for both of us).
Please talk to me about the different Pack ‘n Play options – just on Amazon I find at least five different models: Newborn Napper with Soothe Surround Technology, Reversible Napper & Changer LX, Change ‘N Carry, Newborn Napper DLX, and Snuggle Suite LX.
What are the must have features vs less useful? We’re in a town house, so thinking this will be a primary baby stash device on the non-bedroom floor. Hoping for longer usefulness beyond the newborn stage, and willing to pay more for extra things that others have found useful.
I see some have a vibrating component – so would this replace the need for a rock n’ play, or do I still ideally want one of those for more portability, whether to other rooms in the house or to travel with?
Thanks much!
I responded to your post last night before I realized how late it was! We went to a great science party a few weeks back and I posted their ideas.
So I’m not sure if this is really a question, but I’m wondering what other people do. My 13th month old goes to sleep at 7PM and used to sleep until 6:30-7, but has started waking up around 6 or earlier and then crying on and off. We still don’t usually get her until 6:30 or 7 because sometimes she’ll go back to sleep, or we’ll go into get her and she’ll be lying down eyes closed with her wubba (yet still letting out a loud cry every once in awhile?). But then I feel bad sometimes when we leave her, and then I go in and she’s standing and ready to get out. Should we start just accepting that she wants to get up at 6? Keep leaving her, maybe put a book or something to keep her busy?