Washable Workwear Wednesday: Ruched Ponte Sheath Dress

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machine washable sheath dress for work (and under $100!)Oooh: a machine washable sheath dress for work that’s also under $100, and from a great brand like Brooks Brothers Red Fleece? Sign me up. I love the length and the ruching detail, the fact that the dress is $68, and that it comes in black, navy, and gray. Lovely. Ruched Ponte Sheath 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. This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

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  • Old Navy – 40% off everything
  • Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs

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Another vote that this sounds like it is more hassle than it’s worth. There were kids in classes with my daughter who had trouble participating all the way through first grade. I would take a break and try again in a few months.

I don’t think they really learn many actual skills in classes at age 3.5, anyway. For example, my daughter’s 3.5-year-old pre-ballet class was 100% about lining up and following directions. They did not learn anything related to actual ballet until they were 6 or 7, and even then it wasn’t much. Real classes started in third grade. And this was at a serious ballet school with a history of producing professional dancers.

Kiddo has been really lukewarm on all organized activities outside of preschool – we have to bribe her to get through soccer, she spends about half the swimming lesson out of the pool wrapped in a towel, we had tears when we tried out a tumbling class recently. We enroll her with the intention of getting an hour breather in which another adult is responsible for her, but it ends up being a ton of work for me just to cobble her through each activity. She’s 3.5; does this get better as they get older? It feels like she has a harder time of it than other kids her age, even though she is super outgoing. I’m debating whether to enroll her in anything for the fall and leaning toward “no.”

my daughter just turned 3 and is asking for playdates with friends from daycare for the first time. i emailed the mom of the girl she tells me is her “best friend” who i have not spoken to much outside of the occasional hello to invite her over during the long weekend without specifying a time since for once we dont have much planned. she wrote back to say they were busy all weekend with various things, without saying anything like “we’d love to another weekend” or something.

i have no idea what the protocol is here. do i try again? when? for dating i’d say this is a rejection and move on. in the future how should i approach parents i dont know well when my daughter is begging to have them over?

Amusing/endearing little moment yesterday – I was filling out a 27-month ASQ for new daycare, and there’s a question with a stick-figure picture, and you’re supposed to ask your kid what the picture looks like. If your kid says “a person” “a snowman” or anything vaguely humanoid, that’s a good thing. So I ask my son what he sees. He just looked at me and said, “um, um, um” until finally he said “Mama tell me.” I felt so bad, because he was obviously really invested in getting the “right” answer, instead of just figuring out what he wanted it to be. I need to work on that. Anyway, eventually I gave up and then a minute later he points at the picture and says, “What’s the guy doing?” Ah, yes, my young padawan.

I found a calico critters set at home goods for dirt cheap, so I bought t for my two and a half year old daughter. She absolutely loves it so I’m considering buying more.

Love ’em? Hate ’em? Am I about to go down a rabbit hole of regret? They seem to be good quality and not noisy battery operated monstrosities, so I’m not seeing a downside. We do not have a playroom, so her toys often end up in our living room permanently.

How often to you give gifts to your kiddo’s daycare teachers and what sort of gifts? I have friends that do cute, pinteresy gifts for every holiday (including labor day) and some who just gift on teacher appreciation day/Christmas. I’m thinking we should at least do birthday gifts in addition to teacher appreciation day but know nothing about these ladies other than I love them with all my heart.

Is anyone aware of an OK-to-wake clock that you can control remotely, such as with your phone? We have used the Tot clock with my almost three year old to great success-he used to be an early riser, and now if he wakes up early, he either rolls over and goes back to sleep if the clock is not yellow, or he talks quietly to himself until it turns yellow. Generally, he wakes up for real about 5-15 minutes before his clock turns yellow. But there are some days when he just seems to need more sleep (like today), yet the clock turning yellow immediately wakes him up. And there are other days when he wakes up 30-45 minutes in advance, but won’t get out of bed until it turns yellow, and rolls around seeming bored–he hasn’t taken to suggestions that he can get up and play in his room to entertain himself. He’s a total rule follower, and I think he’s internalized no yellow = stay in bed, which is generally a good thing — but I feel bad for him. It’s really hard to predict when these days that just don’t mesh with the clock will occur.

Anyway, just wondering if anyone was aware of such a magic tool; we’re expecting number 2 in the winter, and it would also be a nice thing to have with a baby, to turn it yellow just before going into the room to start reinforcing the idea that yellow means someone will come get me.

My 2 year old starts daycare on Friday. Send good vibes our way please! She has been at home with myself or my husband (12 month parental leave as we are in Canada) or a nanny/grandparents until now.

I am in Canada, so ymmv, but Amazon prime has definitely been the cheapest way for us to buy diapers. The biggest box on Amazon is the same price at Walmart, but then with subscribe and save you get 20 percent off. I only discovered this once my kiddo was about a year and now sound like an Amazon prime saleswoman to all my friends that are new moms.

What is the most economical way to buy diapers? I’ve been buying them at Target when they offer the $10 giftcard when you buy two. Then I realized that the largest box is the same price as the medium boxes when they offer the giftcard– i.e. the giftcard is not worth the trouble, because I could have just been buying the biggest boxes for the same price the entire time.

We don’t have Amazon Prime, but I would pay the $100 for it if I saved more than that on diapers. That is the only thing I would use it for. I’m not going to clip coupons (I just know myself and I won’t bother with it), but if there is a consistent way to buy diapers for less money, I’d love to hear it.

Does anyone here have experience hiking with toddlers? We are close to several great hiking areas. I would like to take the 2 year old and 1 year old hiking in the fall. The 2 year old would walk, the 1 year old would be in a carrier. Other than greatly reducing the length of the hikes, any advice? I’m thinking we would just need a soft carrier for the 1 year old since we won’t be going all that far.

I ordered this dress recently. It ran big, so definitely size down if you’re between sizes. I’m 5’9″, 145 lbs and the M was super wide on me.