Make My Life Easier Thursday: Terracotta Microfiber Towel Scrunchies
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Dashing from the gym or pool to the office? Put up your wet hair en route with these towel scrunchies.
Made from soft microfiber, these scrunchies will keep your damp hair secure while absorbing excess moisture. Unlike regular hair ties, these scrunchies are gentle on delicate wet hair, reducing breakage and damage. They’re great for days when you want to get your workout in, but don’t have time to blowdry your hair.
A two-piece set is $18, and they come in three patterns.
Sales of note for 9/5/25
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- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Everyday styles from $34.50
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off fall faves + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – Summer sale has started, up to 60% off top brands
- Talbots – 25-40% off select fall styles + extra 30% all markdowns
Do you think it’s appropriate to talk to 7 year olds about 9/11? Apparently my kid’s second grader teacher discussed it and some moms in the class are upset. It does seem kind of young to me, although I have Jewish kids who have been learning about the Holocaust since probably kindergarten (which also felt young to me, but they managed with it ok).
Any good Y0uTube channels to help my Kindergartener get some exposure to Spanish language in a fun way? In a perfect world, it would be like a Ms. Rachel vibe except learning Spanish… but really anything that will engage a child who is excited to learn a language (but only knows how to count) but full immersion content might be a little too much. For context, we would do this like 30-60 minutes a week, when I need to focus on something else. I plan to get a spanish tutor or nanny eventually but it’s not feasible with our schedule right now. No Spanish classes or immersion programs near us.
Ok this is just a vent but I had to get it off my chest. My DH has a work trip next Tues-Sat and his flight coming home isn’t until Saturday night. I asked him what he’s going to be doing for 5 days in this other city (and does he really need to miss most of Saturday, our kids’ busiest day) and he says he doesn’t know! His boss just put it on his calendar and the office manager booked the trip for him. I’d be trying my best to find out if I were him, but he’s just like “oh well. haven’t been able to speak with boss about it yet”. Exasperating
Milestone: my 7yo and 9yo are now walking to and from school by themselves! (it’s about a mile).
An unexpected side effect is that they are getting along a lot better. I think having that ~45 minutes a day where they are spending time together, just the two of them, without competing for a parent’s attention has been really good for their relationship. It’s kind of like they are making friends with each other again — now when I drive them in the car places, they still argue, but they also gossip about school and just kind of treat each other more as humans, not just siblings.
Help, my daughter hates kindergarten. She says everyone told her it would be fun and it’s not and they don’t even do science and art projects. I know to some extent I have to let her work through this, but her teacher says she’s distracting the other students by making noise, etc. I’m not sure if consequences should be imposed at home for this or what. Thoughts?
I volunteered to coach one of the teams on my daughter’s preschool soccer program after there was an SOS sent out for more coaches, and I’m feeling out of my wheelhouse with trying to lead a group of 10 kids. We have a list of drills we can follow, so I have some guidelines there, but does anyone have advice for how to rally and control the crowd (particularly when your own kid is running away from the field and not participating?). I’m feeling slightly embarrassed with a bunch of parents I don’t know watching me flounder at even controlling my own kid. And, can someone assure me that it is normal that my 5 year old won’t participate in group activities?
Fun question: what is the cutest toddler Halloween costume you have ever seen? Starting to think about what my 1 year old son can be this year! My 3 year old daughter wants to be Taylor Swift, haha.
Question: is the idea that someone is too overwhelmed to do anything real? Or is it an excuse that people make? My husband recently alleged this with respect to some home projects he has let go. I do not understand, have no sympathy, and am unwilling to budge on that position based on his situation. I don’t want to go into details of the spousal conflict, but am I wrong? Because really it just sounds like an excuse husbands get to make for wives to do more and pick up all the slack.
Low stakes question: What is the best item you have got at a party favor? Party is for 8 year old boys.
Also : While I know that goodie bags are the worst, they are important to kiddo. My plan is one good item and a little bit of candy.
Best item we have got recently: mini flashlights, but it is all the same kids at that party. Hockey cards were a big hit too, but less universal.
My daughter (4 next month) loves to “read” but she’s just reciting what she’s memorized. She has memorized many of her books by now, but she seems to have little understanding of the plot itself or the fact that the story is connected to words and pictures on the pages. For instance, in Little Blue Truck, she says the pig is being mean because he’s pushing the sheep, even though the whole point is the animals work together to push Blue Truck out of the mud.
I know this is common, but are there any good techniques for getting her to engage more with the book itself rather than just memorize it? I don’t want to inadvertently spoil her love of books, but I also want to encourage literacy the right way (whatever that is!) My husband thinks I’m being a tiger mom.
Did people look at the data for the Nation’s Report card that was released yesterday? It showed a drop in reading and math scores across all demographics, including kids from college educated parents. Thoughts?
I have these and they are actually great.