Make My Life Easier Thursday: 3-in-1 Egg Holder
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How could I not buy this absolutely adorable and clever hard boiled egg holder? My daughter loves hard-boiled eggs, and we never have enough around.
This clever contraption eliminates cracked eggs and goes from pot to fridge to table. Large eggs fit in the penguins’ tummies easily, and you could probably squeeze in extra-large ones. (I don’t think jumbo eggs would fit.)
The only other thing to note is that in order to accommodate the height of the handle, I used a domed lid for our standard 3-quart pot. (A taller pot would work as well.)
The egg holder is $19.99 at Amazon. If you’re not into penguins, there is also an equally cute bear version. 3-in-1 Egg Holder
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
F*ck Gavin Newsom for closing playgrounds but allowing non-essential indoor businesses to remain open. Kids are worthless because they don’t spend money, got it. But Newsom can celebrate his staffer’s birthday with a crowded, maskless gathering at The French Laundry. I despise this man.
Our 6 and 7 year old daughters really, really want a dog. I love the idea, but haven’t owned a dog before and worry about adding more responsibilities on top of work and home. We plan continue to consider it over the next few months. Any tips on working through this huge decision or resources that might be a good place to start?
This is part vent/ part solicitation for advice. My husband works in back office for a securities brokerage, I’m a biglaw associate. We are trying to open our first investment account. Any investment account will require my husband’s job to sign a compliance certificate.
I have asked him. And asked him. And printed out the form. And filled out the form. And asked him again. He says he’s submitted a request through his job’s HR “portal” (it is a truly massive company), hasn’t heard back, and then he just lets it slide until I nag him again. This is a pattern with him, where anything that requires initiative or paperwork or multiple steps just doesn’t get done until I finally give in and do it myself– but this is his company, I literally can’t do this for him. I’m at the end of my rope. This is our toddler’s education fund. He knows intellectually it’s important, but he just gets this crippling anxiety around paperwork or any kind of interaction with a “customer service” type entity, he procrastinates until kingdom come. (Yes, I know this is a larger problem, but right now I just need this freaking form to get signed). Help? Commiseration?
Talk to me about 529s/college savings. I have 3 kids that will go to college 2 years apart from eachother (assuming normal timelines). Oldest is in 1st grade.
Right now we have 2 529s, with Oldest and Middle as the beneficiaries. We plan to pay for undergrad for all three.
Right now, we are aiming to have 50-75% of the cost of private college saved for Oldest and Middle by the time they go to school in the 529. We are planning to have cash in other accounts to cover college and/or will very likely inherit money that will be earmarked for college.
We don’t have an account explicitly for Youngest, which feels so weird. But in reality, we can/would bankroll college for her through savings and income when the time comes, and it is very likely that some of the monies from the 2 529 accounts will be used for her.
Are there any downsides to this plan of not having an account specifically earmarked for our third? We can set one up but honestly it’s just more work at this point and another account to manage.
Thanks to whoever suggested snapping a picture of your kids’ art before you toss it and then making it into a photo book. It assuages all my mom guilt about getting rid of the mountains of crafts, and I seriously do think I’ll enjoy looking back to see what they did at various ages. I got cutesy and made a little “about the artist page” and am thinking I’ll do this every year to note down some things about kiddo that year too (what school, grade, etc).
I posted this on the main page, too, but I just wanted to share this article about how tourism is spreading covid to small towns. My family had to cancel our trip to Big Bend earlier this year, and I’ve been eager to reschedule it, but now I’ll just wait. If you’re planning on going to a national park or a ski resort or some other remote location, please don’t.
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/02/coronavirus-west-texas-big-bend-marfa/
i was reading that in the new year they will start testing the vaccine on young children. DH and I were talking and while i know this is totally hypocritical and selfish, we will be grateful when it is safe to vaccinate our kids, but can’t imagine signing our kids up for a trial. are we being unreasonable? would you sign your kid up for a trial?
Oh man, I’m really against unnecessary gadgets but my penguin-obsessed 3 year old would love this.
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Around what age to kids outgrow play kitchens? I’m trying to decide whether we should let ours go soon. Thanks!