Weekend Open Thread
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Looking for a super relaxed dress or coverup? This one from Amazon caught my eye recently.
I like all of the stripes, including the way they go in different directions — and I love the blue. I'd wear it as an easy dress since I tend to be in long-sleeved rashguards or rashguard-dresses when I'm around the water.
The dress comes in blue stripes as well as green stripes, in sizes XS-XXL; it's under $35 at Amazon.
Sales of note for 5/26:
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started! See our roundup here. Good deals on Veronica Beard, Vince, Reiss (esp. coats), as well as Wit & Wisdom and NYDJ
- Ann Taylor – 25% off + 30% off sale items
- Aurate – 25% off with code (ends 5/26)
- Bare Necessities – Up to 40% off, including tons of bra-sized swimwear (also, 10 panties for $10)
- Boden – 15% off new women's wear styles with code
- Express – Mega Sale, 40% off everything!
- J.Crew – 40% off your purchase and 50% off swim
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance + 50-70% off everything else
- Loft – 50% off one item
- Mango – 30% off everything, and free shipping with $260+
- M.M.LaFleur – Memorial Day Sale, up to 70% off this weekend only! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off)
- M.Gemi – Memorial Day sale, prices up to 60% off
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the Rack! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work basics from Calvin Klein and dresses from Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Talbots – $29.50 sunny must-haves
- Theory – 25% off sitewide (see our notes here)
I like the look of Nani swimwear but I need something with a sewn-in cup instead. Anyone have any recommendations for a sporty, colorful swimsuit with that feature?
Have you asked for advice or shared your thorny situation? How did things work out for you? We want to know, whether it was a fashion, relationship, work, or other topic.
I posted about beginning a house search in a VHCOL area. We ended up with a townhouse that I think we’ll be happy with, but man oh man, we could have done that without a realtor. It’s wild how much they get paid for doing almost nothing in the age of Zillow. Her role ended up being very small and administrative by the end – certainly not worth a percentage of 7 figures.
I feel like you know who is a good person when things get weird or something goes sideways. Otherwise, people just seem to be floating on reasonable people acting reasonably (which is very hyper-market-local). You will never really know, I think. IDK that many of them see enough to know what is “market” in many places. I know that many people are at bigger brokerages, but my sense is that because they are treated as individual profit centers for how they get paid, everyone keeps their non-publicly-available stuff very close to the vest. Every other realtor is treated as a rival and a threat, so sharing info can only hurt.
Confessions post — tell us the thing you wouldn’t usually say out loud.
** No Judgement Zone **
If you do micro-needling, how often do you go and do you think it helps? Trying to deal with being older and also having rosacea, so lots of potential things to get at the cosmetic derm’s office. Luckily not a lot of prior sun damage due to office job + decent sunscreen use over time (and not living in FL or California, where people are just out more).
my child is going to georgetown for a week this summer – any suggestions on a nearby hotel for a night or two around drop offs? checkin the first day isn’t until 2:30 so in theory we could stay outside of DC a bit and drive the last hour or something that morning. thank you! we’re a 6 hour drive away