Accessory Tuesday: Waverley 2 Bag
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I have a fine collection of shoulder bags that I stopped using post-kids — every time I’d bend over to put one kid in a car seat or pick up something the other one dropped, my bag would swing forward off my shoulder.
While my shoulder bag collection sits in stasis, I’ve discovered belt bags, namely Lo & Sons’ Waverley 2. I have an earlier version of Lo & Sons’ very popular and practical O.G. 2 (now on sale), so I naturally turned to them during my belt bag search.
The Waverley 2 comes in two sizes (small and large), nappa and saffiano leather (I chose saffiano because I think it takes wear and tear better), and a wide range of colors.
I find the large sufficient for the quick trips to drop off the kids or go to the store. There is room for cash and credit cards in the built-in wallet, as well as my phone, keys, and a few other essentials. (Nowadays, that would include hand sanitizer and an extra mask.) I usually wear it as a belt bag, but it can also be worn as a crossbody, shoulder bag, or wristlet.
The bag is $220 for the large and $210 for the small. Some colors are currently on sale for $105 and up, depending on the size.
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?
How soon after a baby did your gardening life go back to normal? My husband complained this morning that my lack of enthusiasm is making him feel completely unwanted and unloved. I obviously don’t want him to feel this way, but I’m having a hard time moving past my irritation at having this dumped at my feet to actually get make him feel better.
For context, baby is 5 months old, not sleeping through the night, I’ve been back at work full time for a month, and we have a 3 year old. I did two rounds of ivf to get pregnant, had a rough delivery with a third degree tear, and am still bfeeding. We’ve gardened maybe 10 times since the baby and in fairness I’m doing it mostly to appease him as I don’t totally feel back to normal or really have any feelings of desire.
I’m annoyed that he seems oblivious to all the physical and hormonal changes I’m going through on top of the adjustment back to work and everything. Part of me wants to introduce him to his right hand and tell him to leave me alone, but he’s not normally a self absorbed person and I do want him to feel loved.
Any anecdotes about this adjustment or advice would be very appreciated.
Did any of you scale down your job/career after having kids? I have been job hopping since DD was born, I literally cannot find my place in the legal field. I went to a local school and so my pay was never even close to six figures. Yet, the hours are long. Luckily I have no student loans. Even with remote work during pandemic I felt like I cannot handle more than 9 hours of work daily. It appears to me almost impossible to get a 8 hour lawyer job in a mid-size or small firm. I do not want to give up practicing law but I feel burned out and cannot handle being away (even mentally) from my family for more than 10 hours a day. What options do I have? Is government work more predictable and less stressful? I would appreciate any input.
My second kid (20 months) seems to Prefer the nanny to me. He won’t come to me when she’s got him and wiggles out of my arms to her. My daughter was all about mom but it’s hard with my son to see how he always asks for the nanny etc even though he has far more time with us. I’m so happy he has people that he loves and loves him back, but it is sad to me. It doesn’t even feel like he misses mom or dad when we’re not there. I know it’s petty but any advice?
What’s the best platform for selling maternity clothes? I’ve never used ThredUp or Poshmark, the last time I sold something was about 3 years ago on Ebay–which worked pretty well, I guess. I have just a few good quality/condition things I want to get out of my closet!
I had the world’s best-timed maternity leave and was out March-June of last year, and then my kids went to school/camp/daycare starting in July. We completely avoided navigating childcare while working. I recognize we were fortunate in this regard.
There were two cases of COVID in my 1yo daughter’s daycare room, so now she and our 6yo son are home with us until we all get negative PCR tests back.
It is absolute chaos over here and I am struggling. Just want to say BRAVO to those of you who did this for so long. I’m 5.5 hours into my workday and I’m a mess, my husband can’t commit to consistent time windows which is driving me insane, my son has had basically 4 hours of screen time and snuck two lollipops already… what a mess!
I just want to say that morning sickness can just go f itself. I am 9 weeks along and done with this. I could sleep for a week. And I don’t even have a kid at home, just work (which admittedly has been intense). Can anyone give me hope?
My 3.5 year old has been home with us since last March. She’s generally happy but we took some tours of preschool programs for the fall and she’s been begging to go now. I feel so bad for her because she’s dying to play with other kids and there’s only so much I can do at home with a 1.5 year old as well. Is it dumb to send her now after we’ve waited so long? I don’t even know what we’re waiting for now, there seems to still be a lot of uncertainty even with the vaccine. I know most people here do daycare but are there any parents who kept their kids home but decided to go back recently?
this is my purse. it holds a flat wallet, lip gloss, small charger and cord, car keys, airpods and foldable raybans. i usually use it as a purse but i bought it for the fannypack capabilities for when i was babywearing (no more of that, sigh), and it’s also useful when i take public transit or go to a theme park (one day again).
the leather is not of the most amazing quality but it’s lasted two years now and i havent found anything else as convenient for my specific desires.
Winter sport sock recommendation for preschoolers? We have become a family of sledding maniacs and the kids need better socks.
question for the hive – when you and your partner (if you have one) are vaccinated, do you plan on living life like normal even if your kids aren’t vaccinated? does it depend if you get pfizer/moderna or the j&j which is a bit less effective? will you be asking other adults if they are vaccinated before you hang out with them?
Potty training advice needed! My daughter is three and is great at dealing with needing to go pee, she’s down to just a couple accidents a week at max. But almost every night she will wait until she has a pull-up on before going number two and then we have to change her pull-up before she can go to bed. She’s only done that in the toilet probably five or six times. She does still wake up with a wet pull-up sometimes, so I’d rather not switch straight to underwear at night. My reaction is just to wait and see if she figures it out on her own, but wondering if I should take a more proactive approach.
Just need to vent. I’m back as of January 6 after a 4 mo. maternity leave. I kind of had a crush on my job – I get to do cool writing projects and everything is going well! (I’m a litigator in a small boutique law firm.) But then last night I had to literally stay up all night working on a summary judgment brief that I severely underestimated in terms of time and I have another brief due Thursday that I haven’t started. Baby is sleeping pretty well but the post-mat leave honeymoon is over. I only get like 2-3 hours day with her during the week, and hated squeezing in hours this weekend. Especially now that I come to find out that I thought I worked a lot but it truly was not enough. I think everyone at my firm is just super busy but this is not sustainable and this month is shaping up to be super busy. I am trying to just focus on doing the next thing and prioritizing and doing the best that I can with the time that I have but…I really need to lay down. But I know I won’t sleep because I had stomach ache during my all-nighter from the anxiety. I think I over-committed myself in an effort to prove that I deserved my maternity leave or something but I can’t dial back right now because there is no one to push it off on. It’s fine right? Everything is fine?
They’ve just announced that nursery children and children in the first 3 years of primary school can go back on 22 February. Trying not to get my hopes up but that’s only 474 hours.
“Bedtime revenge procrastination.” Yup. Link to follow.
Any suggestions for just getting through the tantrum stage? I’m on week 3 of morning tantrums for everything from brushing teeth to changing diapers to getting dressed to drinking milk. Kiddo is 20 months and wants none of it. A good morning is about 15 minutes of hysterical sobbing and rolling around on the floor. This morning was an hour and 45 minutes is becoming increasingly common. We do the same routine every morning so she knows what to expect. I give her two choices like brush teeth in bathroom or on chair or I say do you want to hunt for bunnies with your toothbrush or should mommy hunt for bunnies and the answer is always hysterics so I brush her teeth. None of these things are really negotiable. She has to brush her teeth and get a clean diaper after being asleep all night. She’s tall and heavy for her age and very strong, so physically its getting hard for me to hold her in a way that doesn’t result in her getting hurt (because she does things like kick and twist out of my arms or rear back and head butt me) or me getting a bloody nose. She’s pretty verbal and we’ve had many conversations in the last few weeks about the morning routine, why we do the things we do, etc. when she is calm. It is just so exhausting.