Washable Workwear Wednesday: Houndstooth Tapered Cargo Jogger
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I’m looking forward to traveling again soon, but for now, I’ll make do with traveling through fashion. ME+EM is a British direct-to-consumer brand that makes clothes that are “flattering and functional, with wear-forever appeal.”
This is another great transition piece for those of us heading back to work. These pants marry a formal houndstooth print with a casual jogger cut. The sharp creases balance out the comfy drawstring waist, while the adjustable cuffs and pockets add practicality. For work, I’d elevate these joggers with a silk blouse; for play, I’d dial it down with white sneakers.
The joggers are $285 and available in U.S. sizes 2–12. These Tapered Knit Drawstring Pants from Loft are a more affordable option, marked down to $61.99 with an additional 60% off. They’re available in regular sizes XXS–XXL or petite sizes XXS–L.
Sales of note for 2/7:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
- J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one item + 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?
Beach towel recommendations? The ones we have are from Costco, but we don’t belong anymore. I went to “get some cheap ones” on Amazon, and apparently that isn’t a thing. So if I’m going to be spending a bunch, I want good ones! Recommendations?
I’m going to lose it.
My child has a new preshcool/daycare teacher. Who has not reached out to introduce herself to parents which, fine. But she emailed us all without so much as a “good afternoon families!” to explain that we all need to be sending cloth napkins in with our child every day, that lunchboxes should have lids that come completely off because otherwise they take too much space at the table, and several other requests.
I’m just… already overwhelmed. I’m also grossed out by the idea of the kids mixing up cloth napkins (which they will because we get the wrong mask and nap mat home fairly regularly) and the CDC is discouraging the use of cloth tablecloths in childcare settings. Also, why are the kids seated so close together during lunch that they can’t fit a lunchbox with a lid at the table?! Fwiw, I’m in a pretty covid-cautious area (my elementary-schooler has been virtual all year, for example) so this seems out of the norm from what I hear from other parents. Also, this school opened after COVID so I assumed that they had space to seat children somewhat-spaced for lunch.
I’m sure I’m over-reacting, but one more thing to launder/remember/send in is sending me over the edge.
Recommendations for kids socks? For wearing with tennis shoes – 6 year old. We’ve bought them at target and gap and they’re wearing out and I’m curious if I’m missing something better out there.
My 3yo son who has been with a nanny his whole life is starting full-time preschool in a couple months, I am incredibly nervous about how he will handle it given that he has been so spoiled with one on one attention his whole life. Would love to hear any experiences on how it has worked for others transitioning from nanny to preschool, or anything I can do to get him ready, he’s incredibly attached to me and nanny and hasn’t socialized much other than with his older sister because of covid (hence why he needs preschool!) I am worried about he is gonna handle not having individualized attention given that’s all he knows and how he will interact with other kids his age (his social skills are lacking currently!!) a more minor thing is that he doesn’t nap anymore so idk how he will do with nap/quiet time.
The thread about the husband throwing things away got me thinking. My son never wants to throw anything away or assemble them to hand down to younger kids/donate to Goodwill. If I try to engage him, the answer is to keep everything. We even have trouble choosing things to pack for a vacation, or returning library books.
I used to just go around and remove things, and he was small enough to either not notice or move on quickly. But after the last time (before Christmas), there have been several occasions when he’s looked for specific things and been upset that I gave them away.
I don’t want to disrespect his feelings. Does anyone have any tips for engaging a child in making room for new toys by gathering up older items? We are nowhere close to minimalists, but his playroom is overflowing with toys to the point he doesn’t even want to play in there. And yet, I can’t convince him to get rid of anything. And now he’s too old for me to just do it anyways and hope he doesn’t notice/care.
Any tips for a preschooler who prefers the company of adults? Is this something kids grow out of on their own? My only child 3 year old is in daycare and her teachers say she plays with other kids normally at school, but they have noticed she really loves to hangout with her teachers (which they didn’t say negatively, just matter-of-factly) and at home she mostly talks about the teachers and how much she loves them and almost never mentions other kids. And whenever we’re in a group of kids and adults she doesn’t know well she seeks out the company of the adults and/or asks me to play with her. I went to a mom’s group today and it was so terribly awkward because all the other moms were standing around chatting while their kids played on a playground (mostly parallel play, the kids didn’t actually seem to be interacting that much), and meanwhile my kid is begging me to play with her and threatening to meltdown if I ignored her for one second to talk to adults. It was kind of a weird situation because I’m pretty sure my kid thought we were having a fun mother-daughter outing today (my fault for not explaining the activity better) and all the other kids knew each other and didn’t know her. And to her credit she did ask one other kid “Can I play with you?” and the kid said no (not meanly, she was just absorbed in her own thing the way 3 year olds can be). My daughter does seem to do better playing with other kids in one-on-one situations but I would like to get her comfortable in larger group situations too because I know they’re part of life.
Room sharing. The internet’s advice seems to amount to “you’ll be shocked what your kids can sleep through.” I wish! Nearly 10m and 4.5, moved them in together 1.5 weeks ago. They’ve only slept through the night twice since then (rarely had wake ups before). We turn off the night light after they’re asleep because it made the baby want to party. Now the 4 year old is waking up and asking to cuddle- and waking up the baby. Do I move the baby back into the guest room in the pack and play and try again in a few months? If I push through another week will it get better? I’m already using two sound machines.
How does back up childcare work? I’m returning to work soon, office is back to work in person. Kids go to daycare full-time. So far, my mother is the only babysitter we have used. She’ll continue to assist us as she’s able, but she also works full time. What happens when one of the kids wakes up sick, I have a deposition, DH is stuck in meetings and cannot leave, and my mother is not available? How do I find someone who will watch the kid(s)? Do you have someone (several options?) on standby?
Ok, this is a pet peeve but I need to vent and also ask for any strategies you might have. DH loves to throw things away – I think it’s his version of feeling like he’s cleaning and accomplishing things. I don’t really mind when it’s old kid art, although sometimes that hurts, but it’s more like the leftovers I was planning to eat for lunch, the magazine I hadn’t finished reading. And when applied to kids, it can really make them upset. This morning DS (age 4) asked where his bean plant that’s been growing in the window for the past two months had gone. Bean plant was outgrowing its cup and we were going to plant it outside. DH had thrown it away – it was literally sitting up on a clear sill by itself taking up no important space. I guess he wasn’t privy to any of the conversations about planting it outside? But I think he was around and not listening. DS was super sad – it’s just a plant, it’ll be fine, but I felt bad and like I was letting him down too.
We’ve talked about this for literally years. Any suggestions? Should I just put post-its on anything I want to keep? He’d say I hold on to things for too long, but I think I have a much better handle on what the kids care about and what they don’t. I was going to let the bean plant die a slow, happy death outside after our grand planting for example. Don’t really care if it makes it. And I can always make myself new lunch and not eat my leftovers. I just hate to see waste. He’d rather see a clear shelf. We’ve been together 14 years and married for 7. This isn’t new, but this morning really made me angry.
last week many people shared how their evenings work, splitting clean up with their partner or giving each child some one-on-one time with a parent. for those of you who either do a lot of solo parenting or are single parents, how do your evenings look? i do a lot of solo parenting and it is hard with our 3 year old twins. usually one eats dinner at the pace of a turtle, while the other one is done much faster and begging me to play (our play area is visible from the table where we eat), they don’t like it when i clean up and start doing things they know they shouldn’t to get my attention. they get a lot of time with me (i work part-time) and of course are much calmer when DH does solo bedtime once a week. any tips? ideas?
This one is a miss for me.
They still look like jogging pants, and I would never wear these to the office. And I’m saying this as someone who has lived in leggings, sweatpants and shorts since March 2020 and cringes at the thought of even wearing jeans.