Everyone Thursday: Bracelet-Sleeve Seasonless Blazer
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I always like a bracelet-sleeve blazer, albeit possibly because I’m on the border of petite and regular sizes. Still, it can be a lovely look for spring/summer/fall. I like the double lapel and double hem, as well as what they call “the smart back vent.” (Interestingly, they do note that you can machine wash the blazer!) It’s $150, available in both regular and petite sizes. White House | Black Market Bracelet-Sleeve Seasonless Blazer
Here’s a plus-size option.
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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?
Has anyone on here used Le Tote? Specifically, Le Tote for maternity clothing? Was it worth it?
Ugh, my 19-month old toddler bit twice today at daycare. This isn’t her first offence — it happened a few times several months ago, stopped for a while, then picked up again a few weeks ago. I had posted about this a while back, got a few recs for books — we’ve been reading Teeth Are Not For Biting on the regular for the last few months.
One — I’m embarrassed and feel awful. If she wasn’t a biter, I’d be upset my kid was getting bit at daycare.
Two — I’m afraid she’s going to get booted from daycare. We love our daycare, it’s in a great location, we have a good set up, etc. I don’t even know where to start with a nanny. It would be a real tight squeeze financially if we had to go that route too. They haven’t said anything, and said not to worry about it the first time it happened and that it was normal. I’m going to try to get there a little early today and talk to the director/assistant about it.
Three — I don’t know why she’s doing this. I am afraid it’s because she does see her dad and I ‘fight’ — not yelling, and certainly nothing physical, but the tone and body language is there. I try to minimize this as much as possible, but he’s usually the one that gets upset, seemingly out of nowhere, and starts it. And this is both with me in front of her and on the phone with co-workers and family. I usually try not to play into it, partly due to hating confrontation in general, partly due to not wanting my kid to hear/see any of it, but then I just feel like I’m being walked all over. We probably need to see a counselor, but that’s a conversation I don’t even know how to start.
I am 24 weeks and just starting to wear maternity bottoms. Due to being sick all the damn time I haven’t put on much weight. But I am noticing a weird fit issue with my underwear – the leg holes are really tight and making red marks on the front of my legs. And they are really uncomfortable! It’s not tight all the way around, but just really tight from about two inches in from my hip to the inside of my thigh. Would going a size up help this issue? I’ve been wearing ones that are lower cut in the front so they don’t get tight on my stomach, but the leg hole issue is weird because it seems to be only on the front of my legs. I do sit a lot at work so I’m sure that’s contributing. I have no idea if larger underwear sizes mean larger leg holes (I would imagine so?) – and if I buy too big, will the fall down elsewhere? I have generally sensitive skin so things irritating me are not that unusual, but this is just really uncomfortable.
I just posed this on the main page, but I wanted to share this recipe for a potential kid meal that introduces your kid to new flavors (or at least, new flavors for my family). http://pinchofyum.com/red-curry-lentils This was delicious and easy, and they’re good both warm and cold (because I’ve eaten spoonfuls straight from the fridge). It is a tiny bit spicy, so you may want to dial back the cayenne or red curry paste if you or your kid is sensitive to spice. My daughter seems to really like it.
I wound up accidentally pre-soaking the lentils for a few hours (maybe close to a full work day) because I didn’t have time to cook them, and it cut down on cooking time a bit. I think the lentils only needed to cook for about 10 minutes before I added them to the tomato sauce.
Confessions of a toddler mom: I got to work this morning and realized the following: (a) I forgot to put on makeup this morning; (b) the pants that I thought were “right on the edge” of too big were actually falling down as I walked and exposing my underpants; (c) my work bag currently has two board books, a diaper, a child’s hat, and multiple snacks, but no work papers or laptop cord.
At least tomorrow is Friday, right?
Help! My baby shower is sunday and despite the fact that it’s 60 degrees and sunny now they are calling for snow Sunday. I’m 34 weeks, already insecure and I’m worries I’ll look foolish on the Easter-y dress I picked out. Anyone want to help with online shopping? I tend to look best in wrap dresses and will need super-express shipping. Shower is brunch at my moms country club so Id hate to wear black.
If a cruise with my parents/in-laws were my only vacation option (which it sounds like it is based on your schedule/budget), I wouldn’t do it. I don’t see hanging out with family as ‘vacation’, and while I’ve never done a cruise, they creep me out germ-wise.
I’d personally be annoyed to be using my vacation time and money on a cruise with family (again, if it were my only vacation option- meaning I couldn’t later do a “real” vacation), which sounds like what you’re feeling too. You don’t want to be resentful of the whole thing during/after the fact.
Help me out here. My parents have, in the last 10 years or so, gotten really into cruising, and go a couple times a year. I’m neutral about cruises; they’re nice, but I really like the beach and would probably generally prefer more beach time (we live very far from one). We’ve been on 2 with them in the past, with my siblings (before any of us had kids), and they were nice. My parents are pretty good about not being overbearing or anything like that, and they get along well with my husband, and the cruise was good in that we could easily spend time together or apart. So, they’ve been really pushing doing another family cruise this year, with us and our 2 kids (would be 3.5 and almost 1), though probably not with my siblings.
The issues: We weren’t really planning to take a big trip this year, as we’re trying to get student loans paid off (we have a shorter trip to NYC planned for my husband’s birthday in the fall, and had talked about doing some family visits). And if we’re going to go somewhere, maybe I’d rather do something that we choose. But, on the other hand, we didn’t get any vacation last year, since the baby came, so it has been a while. And going with my parents has a lot of advantages, since they could take the kids. But, on the other other hand, we stay so busy now with 2 kids that the idea of planning just about any thing just makes me feel exhausted. I find myself fantasizing about taking a week off just to do some stuff around the house! So, I’m concerned that this will be more stress than not. But then, of course, that’s another good reason to go with my parents and on something planned out like a cruise. But if we don’t put that money towards the loans, we might not meet my goal of paying them off by next year’s tax refund. But, then, there’s no rule saying that I have to do that, it’s just my own personal goal (we’ll still be way ahead on payments, and my parents are likely to offer some help with paying for this trip). So, what do I do?
How is a bracelet sleeve different from 3/4 sleeve?
I think the “Coffee Break: Skimmies Slipshorts” from the main s!te on 3/29/16 should be cross-posted over here! Thigh chafing is a problem I imagine a lot of pregnant women experience!
Thanks for these thoughts. I’m on an academic calendar, and am working out of my home office attached to the house until September, so it’s nice having them so close and also nice not to have to do a day care commute just to turn around and drive back home. Also our older son is off in August and she could take care of both of them for the month. Finally, right now he’s on his own schedule, and I just like the idea that he can do that a little longer. But I think your points are good.
Going to ask in person is an interesting idea.
Okay so I hired a nanny a month ago for short term care (3 months) until my son starts day care in June, when he’ll be 6 months old. The “problem” is that she is wonderful and I would love for her to stay with our family a little longer. We talked about it and she wants to, but how do I ask daycare? We don’t live in a big city, but I know daycare spots are still hard to come by and they have a waiting list. Ideally we would start in September if they would let us. I’m usually not a phone avoider, but I have been avoiding this call because I’m worried they will say no. Tips for what to say/ask?