Splurge or Save Thursday: #CRUSH Vampire Kiss Sunglasses
This post may contain affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Need quality sunnies for under three figures? Consider Izpizi — designed in Paris, their sunglasses prove that style doesn’t need to come with an exorbitant price tag.
I like this unisex one — the rectangular silhouette is a break from my typical aviators, and the burgundy frame and pink lenses look fresh and modern.
These sunglasses are $70, and in addition to the pictured “Vampire Kiss,” they’re also available with violet or light blue frames.
Sales of note for 6/27/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Almost 1,500 new markdowns for women — and the Anniversary Sale preview has started!
- Ann Taylor – Semi-Annual Sale! Extra 50% off sale, and $50 off every $100 you spend, including new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – July Fourth Event, 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off everything
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – End of season sale, extra 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 50% off clearanc
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — this week only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 50% off all T by Talbots, 40% off rest of your purchase
My 7 year old is a lot. Always has been. She does really well in school and has friends. She’s a little bossy seeming to me but kids like her and she has a bestie. She generally behaves well at school and activities. Just once this year we got told she had a hard time and was crying because of a perceived injustice as to who got a cupcake first. That’s it.
But with us she is hard. Have to ask her 10 times to do stuff. Gets upset and yells (ok to be upset but we don’t yell, we tell her). She is always asking us to buy her things. We say no or maybe for your birthday but it’s constant. We feel we have to say no more than other parents. She is also an arguer. She wants to debate us when we say no. When she asks why I give a reason and let her say her piece And stop engaging, but it doesn’t seem to work. My husband has a harder time with this and needs to work on not debating her. She also seems to have a bit of a mean streak. She has mocked my voice etc. when she had been truly rude we implement a punishment – in the moment sent her for a time out and in two instances which I don’t want to out myself we took away iPad for 3 days.
Does anyone else have a kid like this and can offer more strategies that we are already doing? I worry about her being unlikable or a mean girl as she gets older. She is smart and can be so kind when she wants to be.
I was just reading the thread about looking put together and trying to figure out how y’all had time to do every other week manicures *and* facials *and* hair color every 6 weeks *and* get enough sleep.
Then I realized I was accidentally not on the mom’s page.
Just got a dx for prism glasses for my 4.5 yo. Anyone have any experience with these for a kid?
Favorite ways to cheer one’s self up when you’re feeling a bit down? Feeling blue about hating my boring job, kids getting older, feeling like I don’t have anything exciting to look forward to, blah etc. and could use a pick me up! Trying to lose a few pounds so ideally something that doesn’t involve cake :)
Can anyone talk about their experience with palate expanders? The ortho, after a referral from the dentist, says my 6 and 8 year olds both need them as Phase 1 before braces. But honestly, it feels a bit scammy to me considering they don’t even have all of their teeth. My husband is inclined to accept all medical recommendations without question, and neither of us needed braces so have zero experience with any of this.
My kids are at my parents for the week (grandma camp, which I so appreciate and I think is good for all of us), where they eat way too much sweets, watch too much tv, and stay up too late, all of which I am basically fine with except my daughter mentioned this morning they are also watching one of those terrible youtube kids channels “Ninja Kidz, Payton Gets Married.” I asked my mom not to let them watch that (because we don’t let the kids watch youtube)- she kind of treats them like they still need constant supervision by either her or the tv, even though at ages 6 and 8 they are perfectly capable of keeping themselves busy. But I’m really uncomfortable with the idea of them being on youtube unattended with I’m sure zero parental controls. Long way of saying, am I overreacting, or is anyone familiar with this channel/shows?
For those of you who were on the fence about having one vs two kids, are you happy you either went for two or stayed at one? We’ve decided to have one (husband just got vasectomy) and I felt some sadness at the thought of closing that door, but lately I’m feeling really excited for life as a family of three.
My baby just got diagnosed with a peanut allergy, and I’m feeling scared and overwhelmed. Anyone been there? Also my older child and my husband love peanut butter, and we weren’t advised to take it all out of the house, but I’m scared that if we don’t there will be an accident and the baby will get it.