Secret for How to Get Dressed Quickly for Work with KidsFor the quick version, check out my Instagram video here. When we have kids and a job and a routine that we need to keep up, we don't have the luxury anymore to take our time getting ready. We have to get ready for the day quickly...including, we have to get dressed quickly for work. Sometime I am envious of jobs that wear a uniform, because you already know what you have to wear. In the corporate world, we have to look put together despite all the chaos going on behind the scenes in the life of a mom. When I am getting dressed I like to keep functionality at the forefront of my game plan. Usually I am going from work to some function for my kids. I usually opt for work pants when I can. I own many work skirts and work dresses, but my schedule for the day has to be right for me to want to pull out one of these. If I am going to pick a skirt or dress, I usually grab the dress because I don't have to pair it with another item of clothing. I put on the dress and I am good to go. However, if I am grabbing for my work pants, I still have to think through outfit coordination while I am getting dressed. And I always have to think through how I am feeling that day when I'm grabbing pants. What do I mean? I can't be the only one who chooses pants based upon how bloated they are feeling that day. The more bloated, the more limited my choices. That being said, I found the perfect pants for bloating and non-bloating days that help you get dressed quickly for work with kids. Enter the Jamie Pant from J. Crew Factory. Oh my gosh, this is the holy grail of work pants. I'm not even kidding. These pants are the absolute perfect length for petite girls like me. I'm 5' 1" and don't have to get the regular length hemmed at all when I am wearing with a slight wedge. (talking kitten wedge here) They also pair amazingly well with so many different types of shirts because of the flat fronted waist band. The waist line is elastic which helps with the pant's versatility. However, the flat front of the waistband is where the magic happens because you can tuck basically any shirt into these pants and get a cute lay. J Crew Factory makes the Jamie Pant in many different colors and prints. You have to time the search just right because, often times, the prints are seasonal. If you do see a seasonal print in the Jamie Pant, I'd wait it out. Usually these pants migrate over to the clearance section with most of the sizes still available. If you are going with a print in the Jamie Pant, then go for a neutral, single block of color on the top. If you are going neutral on the bottom with the Jamie Pant, then you can go neutral also or printed on the top. Finally, if you are waiting for the solid-colored Jamie Pants to go on clearance, they never will. If you are a Bargain Hunter like me, your best bet is to snag the solid-colored Jamie Pants during on of their full-price merchandise sales. Buy now and thank me later! You'll be getting dressed quickly with kids in time with these pants! Find the Jamie Pant at J Crew Factory here.
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