Weekend Open Thread
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Want to get that “I’m going for a stroll through the British countryside,” feeling when your reality is more “I’m sweating through the drop-off line because my car’s A/C died?” Check out this quilted jacket from British favorite Barbour.
Yes, it’s the middle of July, but you’ll be picking pumpkins and going on hayrides before you know it. This quilted coat will keep you warm through autumn, and its four sets of pockets will keep your essentials at the ready. I especially love the contrasting corduroy trim.
Barbour’s Constable Quilted Longline Jacket is on sale for $249.99 at Nordstrom (it goes back up $350 after the Anniversary Sale). It comes in sizes 4 US/8 UK to 14 US/18 UK.
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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+
Picky eaters & school lunch — my soon to be kindergartner is quite picky (like “eats ~20 foods” picky) but has managed fine in daycare even though she doesn’t eat most of what’s offered at least half the time. She’s made it clear she expects to have a homemade lunch every day in kindergarten, but I see no reason why she can’t buy school lunch. Am I being too harsh/unreasonable? It does seem like a lot of people switch from school food in pre-K to sending in their own food in K, but I don’t fully understand why…
Do you have 529 savings plans for your kids? DS is a toddler and we don’t have one for him yet. We’re not putting much in savings right now since we have daycare costs.