Washable Wednesday: Vee Neck Dress
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Happy Wednesday, ladies! Today I’m liking this washable sheath dress from Banana Republic — the notch neck, sleeves, and simple fit and flare design are lovely! It’s available in blue, red, and black in regular, tall, and petite sizes for $138 full price. Short-Sleeve A-Line Vee Neck Dress
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
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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?
priusV? good mileage for trafficy commutes, extra space for 3 kids.
I’ll probably post this again tomorrow because it’s late, but…
We have 3 kids in carseats (or two car seats and a booster). We have a minivan and a recalled diesel VW for which we’re taking the buyback.
What to get as a 2nd car? My husband is campaigning for a 3-row SUV or crossover, but I think another sedan would be perfectly adequate and would have a lower cost to own because of better gas mileage. If we’re going somewhere as a family, 9/10 times we’d take the minivan anyway because minivans are the best invention ever. The 2nd car will be husband’s commuting car (15 miles each way, highway, but with traffic). We have carseats that will fit three-across in the back seat so husband can still do daycare drop-off or pick-up as needed.
Are there advantages I’m not considering to having two “family sized” vehicles?
This is a lovely dress.
I can’t tell if this is a question or a whine. My husband stays at home with the kid. It’s mostly really great, and enables me to do a lot. I travel ~1/4 time for work, so it’s nice to know that there’s someone sure to be available for all the parenting stuff. And he cooks dinner and does groceries/cleaning/laundry and all that.
But! Kid *is* in daycare/preschool during working hours, so H could work. But he says, “if she’s sick, or if you’re out of town, or if I had to work weekends…” so he doesn’t. And frankly, his industry doesn’t pay that much so if he was working it’s not like there would be so much extra money that the scheduling problems would be easy to solve.
However. When the kid IS sick I almost always end up picking her up from school. There’s always a reason: the plumber was at the house, I had the car at work, whatever. Tomorrow, she’s sick and H has to go to the doctor (routine bloodwork, not sick) so I’m ‘working from home’ with a sick kid in the morning. And all the dumb preschool stuff, valentines and contributions to potlucks and all that, it always falls on my shoulders because I’m “the mom.” And it just starts to feel like … what’s the point of having a SAH spouse if I am still constantly called away from work by parenting responsibilities?
Any advice on TTC while you and your partner both travel for work? My husband and I both have hectic jobs with travel schedules. I’m normally gone 1-2x per month, and he’s gone 3-4x per month. My travel will slow down some in April, but we’re still apart a decent amount and it almost always seems to be when I’m ovulating. I feel like I may have to just go with him on some of his business trips at some point, but I don’t always ovulate on the same day, so that’s tough to plan, and that just seems expensive and time-consuming (and a little crazy).
Anyone been in this situation before and how did you handle it?
Some of you may remember my post from last month about how I’m drowning with a demanding job, a sleep-challenged 14 month old, and plans to start TTC number 2. Many of you advised reconsidering our TTC plans for a little while. My husband and I discussed it at length, and despite my initial reservations, we decided to wait at least another month or so and just try to focus on keeping all the other balls in the air in the meantime.
Well, I took a pregnancy test this morning because my period was late (though I was certain it was still just cycle irregularities following my miscarriage in the fall), and it says I’m pregnant. It’s not totally impossible, but it’s pretty dang unlikely based on the timing of everything. Could this be residual pregnancy hormone from before my miscarriage (had a D&C in early November)? Or am I really pregnant?
Big kid bed questions!
First, how do you dispose of a crib? Unfortunately, the bottom slats are sagging pretty badly so I don’t feel comfortable donating it – I don’t think it’s safe for a baby anymore. I’ll try to donate the mattress, which is really nice and has a waterproof cover.
Second, I’m looking at the Naturepedic mattresses. They are relatively expensive, so I’d like to get a platform bed so I don’t have to bother with a box spring, etc. Any suggestions for good platform beds that are in the $150-$300 range? I suspect I’ll end up at Ikea but shopping is fun….
And any feedback on platform beds is welcome. I’m a little worried that it might be hard to change the sheets on a platform bed. I’m also worried that not having a footboard might make it hard for a mobile sleeper to keep blankets on the bed at night.
I just got a call-back for a job. The attorney who called me wants to meet at a coffee shop tomorrow morning and instructed me to be “casual” and wear “what I normally wear,” and she’s “not concerned what I look like.” The problem is, I’ve recently lost 25 lbs, and aside from a couple of nice suits, I don’t have anything casual that fits. I have time to go shopping this afternoon. What would you wear?
Why are all my clients right now misogynistic jerks?!! I was set to give a presentation next week, and the client who invited me is now demanding that I bring on board two male panelists to *give credibility* to the presentation, or it “isn’t worth doing.” I am one of three local experts on this topic. One of the proposed male panelists literally had never heard of this topic until I explained it to him a few months ago. The only credibility he lends is being a man. Another client kept bugging a male accountant on his file, and every time I suggested reaching out to the female accountant, the client would say she doesn’t “know tax.” I have worked with her for years and referred clients to her. She knows tax.
I’m finding myself dreading work these days…
Does anyone have an au pair “household handbook” or something similar that you would be willing to share?
My mom is super passive-aggressive and it’s slowly driving me crazy. We moved home to be near family and it’s honestly making me want to move. Not looking for advice just needed to get it out.
I preface this question by stating my understanding that all kids are different. But — how do you discipline your 3yos? My 3yo has learned that defiant/destructive behavior (throwing her dinner plate, throwing toys down the stairs) is hilarious, as is time-out and running away from it. She was a nearly angelic toddler and 2yo, so we are finding our toolbox a little bit empty. I have started by telling her the rules of dinner before we sit down – if you throw any food you are done, you go in time out, and you lose Favorite Toy Of The Moment for the rest of the evening. Then we follow through. But she still thinks it’s hilarious. Any other ideas?
The guy in the office next to mine is sick, sick, sick. I have my door closed, and my music playing, and I can still hear him hacking, coughing, and spitting (!) phlegm into his trash can. Blowing his nose loudly. GO HOME. WTH. We have sick leave. USE IT.
/end rant.
When did you move your little one out of the crib and into a toddler bed?
Our little person #1 will be 21 months when little person #2 is born this summer. He has never shown signs of wanting to climb out of his crib, though throwing his lovie and little blanket out is hilarious. Part of me says keep him in his (convertible) crib as long as possible until it becomes a safety issue, convert his crib to a toddler bed and just get a new crib for little person #2.
The other part would rather get him situated in a toddler bed and move the crib to little person #2’s room before (s)he is born to reduce things that #1 will have to adjust to and free up some space in his room. Little person #2 will be in our room likely in a pack n play for the first 6-7 months, so (s)he won’t need the crib right away, but I’ve got a strange aversion to buying another crib.
Thoughts? I acknowledge that I’m probably being crazy even considering option 2…
My stay at home dad husband had his first physical in a few years on Monday. Now he has decided to cut out caffeine, carbs, smoking, and alcohol all at the same time. In addition to adding exercise and 8 bottles of water a day.
For whatever reason, I am getting the brunt of how difficult it is for him. He’s accused me of being enabling when I asked clarifying questions about his new rules (though we’d not yet discussed them at all), and told me to leave him alone last night in bed. Then this morning last night was “really hard for him” and I had abandoned him. He suggested I spend tonight with my parents’ if I’m going to be “like that” again.
I’m not sure our marriage can survive this. In his mind, he is being totally reasonable and I’m irrational and defensive, making it about me and trying to sabotage his efforts toward good health. I will do anything I can to support the changes he wants to make, and have said so, but I’m already exhausted from bearing the brunt of all his frustration and crankiness (and sugar detoxing), and we’re only on Day 2. (For the record, I don’t drink or smoke)
Anyone been down a similar road? TL; DR: My husband has quit all his vices at once, and been replaced by Detox Dan, who is constantly nasty/critical and says that’s all my fault. I recognize this isn’t his usual personality, but since I can’t even say anything about how it’s better to make changes one at a time or gradually, can anyone send me advice for surviving my husband’s new attitude??