Everyone Thursday: Large Leather Work Tote
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If you’re on the hunt for an affordable, highly rated, zippered tote bag, check out this $62 one at Amazon — it’s “coated leather,” has tons of pockets, and comes in seven nice colors. Another bonus: it’s eligible for Prime shipping (and free returns). Yaluxe Large Leather Work Tote
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Estate plans – what’s in yours? We’re just starting to go down this route now — lawyer suggested a revocable trust for some money and an IRA trust for other money, as well as living will, power of attorney, health power of attorney, money manager for the trusts, and more.
For litigators out there, does any one have experience with pumping during trial? I’m pumping 3 times a day at work for my 6-month old and will start a trial soon as 2nd chair. So far when I had to work out of the office, e.g. client meetings, depos, etc., I’ve asked for longer breaks and mostly pumped in my car . That’s not really feasible at trial. Has anyone else dealt with his before? Should I bring it up with the judge or courtroom clerk at the pretrial conference? Thanks!
I also have a daycare issue. Today when I dropped my daughter off, I noticed a child in the class with extremely green snot dripping profusely from her nose. She also looked like she had drool all over her chest. This kid seemingly has a constant runny nose, but today was much worse than usual. I don’t feel like she should be at school, and I am annoyed that her parents keep bringing her without allowing her any time to get better at home. I feel bad for all of them, honestly, because it does not look like any fun! Our handbook asks parents to keep children home if they have a fresh cold and/or a runny nose with yellow or green mucous. But obviously the parents keep dropping her off and the teacher hasn’t required anything different. Would you say something to the director??
Good morning, ladies! I need advice from some experienced daycare mamas. I won’t go into gory detail, but my little first-percentile-for-weight nine-month-old has refused bottles at daycare for the last three weeks, seemingly out of the blue. Conversations with his pediatrician, teachers and other moms have led me to believe that the issue is extreme overtiredness. I feel horrible that I haven’t pitched a fit about daycare not following his schedule up until now, but he is one of those kids who moves faster the more tired he gets and he is difficult to get down for a nap – I know this better than anyone! I pitched my fit with daycare teachers and administration, requesting that his schedule be followed, that he get a minimum of two hours of daytime sleep per day, and offering some suggestions for things that have made getting him down easier in the past. We will see how this goes.
My question is this: where is the line of what is reasonable to expect in terms of individual attention at daycare? I am sympathetic to his teachers who are charged with care of multiple babies and my people pleaser self hates asking for attention that I imagine is above and beyond what the other children require (he really is a wild man!). At the same time, this is a health issue. Little guy has not gained weight the way he should have over the last month due to refusing bottles and despite my best efforts to get calories in him.
Will someone give me some perspective? Should I tell my people pleaser self to sit down and continue to raise cane until his needs are met? Am I asking too much of daycare? Thanks for reading my ridiculous ramblings – I am completely lost here.