Make My Life Easier Thursday: 4-Quart Air Fryer
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I resisted getting an air fryer for so long. I told myself I didn’t need to take up more counter space with another gadget. However, the decision was made for me by my husband, who saw one on sale and bought it without my input. I am kind of glad he did (don’t tell him I said that), because I am in love with this machine.
Anything that you’d put in a toaster oven (or even regular oven) can go in and will come out incredibly crispy in a short amount of time. My son eats a lot of frozen food: nuggets, fish sticks, veggie burgers, frozen fries, etc., and food is ready in half the time and is twice as tasty. I haven’t turned on my oven since we bought it.
A caveat is that if you live somewhere without a lot of counter space, I probably wouldn’t buy it, but since we technically do have the space, it was worthwhile.
This air fryer is $89.99 at Amazon. 4-Quart Air Fryer
Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
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?
Best non-candy Halloween giveaway this year? Don’t worry, no Covid spread involved – just trying to think of something fun to give out for kids in my son’s class where there are lots of food allergies. Thanks. (Glow sticks? Slime? Help!)
Okay, Hive, my five year old has become something else. Recently, she just acts so ungrateful and unappreciative for all that she has (on lots of different levels). After doing our best for a while to be patient and explain to her that she should be grateful, my husband and I finally lost our tempers this morning. How do I raise a grateful child? I want her to understand that she is fortunate to have all the food, toys, clothes, stable home, two parents who love her, etc. And clearly I need to do a better job teaching her about it. What is your advice? Thanks!
Is it normal for kids to get harder to understand as they start speaking in longer, more complex sentences? My 2.5 year old’s vocabulary and grammar seem normal or even advanced for her age, but I feel like I can barely understand what she says – I frequently have to ask her to repeat herself a few times before I have any idea what she’s trying to say. I think part of it is just that it’s harder to understand now that she talks in a more animated fashion and her sentences are more complex (eg., everyone knows what “meek” means when a kid is pointing at their bottle, but when every word in a sentence is mispronounced like that it’s more of a puzzle?) It does feel like some words that she used to say pretty well now come out wrong, though. The paranoid part of me wonders if her enunciation is regressing because everyone wears masks at school so she no longer sees anyone’s lips, but maybe that’s crazy.
so my 2.5 year old who hasn’t slept through the night in weeks (was waking up once at around 3 or 6 am and needs a quick check-in) slept through the night for the first time in a while yesterday… after we skipped his nap!! i am gonna guess that 2.5 year old is too young to lose the nap? i think it would totally be worth it if it got him to sleep 8-7:30 again.