Makeup & Beauty Monday: The Gray Escape Root Touch-Up
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Roots showing and can’t make it to the salon? Touch up grays quickly and easily at home.
Madison Reed’s hair mascara dries quickly and lasts until your next shampoo — it’s smudge-, flake-, sweat-, and pillow-proof. Simply apply gently and sparingly like mascara and blow dry to set.
This hair mascara is $19.59 at Target and comes in four shades.
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Another Monday vent. I have an old group of girlfriends who schedule a video chat one evening per month. I’m often the one who asks to reschedule last minute because of some hiccup or other–usually one of my kids gets sick and then DH or I get sick, so one parent has to put the other kids to bed. There are lots of weekly dates that are strictly off the calendar because my girlfriends–none of whom have kids–schedule around their choir, pottery, or trial calendars. I wish I could cancel tonight’s chat because we got back yesterday from exhausting obligatory easter travel, one kid was up all last night puking and has been home sick with me today, I have a 7 am school event for the other kid tomorrow morning that I still need to prep for, and I am traveling for work tomorrow afternoon. FWIW, DH is an equal partner–and he has to prioritize his work today to take care of a kid whose daycare is closed later this week for passover when I’m out of town. Sometimes it’s just too much to squeeze in, you know? And I wish my friends understood the challenges of kids in a visceral, lived way, in part so that they could really see that part of me and in part so that I wouldn’t feel so guilty about not showing up in the same way that they do.
just a vent. i have two daughters who play rec softball. one’s coach is not as good as the other and every monday (the practice day) people start texting (often the wives of one of the other coaches) asking if there is practice or saying they can’t come and it often end up being canceled, which is incredibly frustrating for my daughter who wants to practice and for me/our family as these last minute logistical changes (that have nothing to do with weather or illness or other unforeseeable factors) are so frustrating! we plan our Mondays around practice… (and yes i am grateful that someone volunteers to coach since i can barely throw a softball)
I know we’ve had lots of conversations here on how schools might serve advanced learners better – recently came across this article about what differentiation *shouldn’t* look like and it gave me plenty of food for thought and really resonated: https://www.byrdseed.com/differentiation-anti-patterns/ (I’ve long been on board with the idea that peer tutoring *can be* a useful learning tool but kids shouldn’t be *made* to do it, for example.)
Has anyone here been to Hyatt Ziva Cancun? We’re looking at it for winter break with elementary age kids.
Nanny question – I had a temporary nanny for a couple of months until I felt LO was ready for daycare. That time is over now. We were happy with her except for tardiness.
The nanny doesn’t have another position yet and isn’t sure what she wants to do. She’s coming for 2 hours a day in the morning and honestly, it’s been so wonderful to have someone for that time. I’ve been paying her at her normal rate ($30/hr, a little over market for the area). I wonder if I should pay her at a higher rate to encourage her to stay on, or if that’s just throwing money away because it’s not going to equal FT employment anyway. Wwyd?
Those of you who live in year-round warm climates, how often do your kids get new sneakers?
We recently moved from a place with 4 shoe seasons (lol)– sneakers, snow boots for 5 months!, rain boots, sandals– to a place where it doesn’t snow. Having my 9-year old in heavy duty snow boots for nearly half the year meant that he went through only one pair of sneakers per year, maaaybe 2 if he had a growth spurt. But now that there isn’t a long snowy winter gear season, he’s blown through his new sneakers he got for christmas in like 2-3 months. Is it normal to go buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year? These were 70$ Nikes, so not loving the trend.
Husband/daddy appreciation post. DH was awesome this weekend as both a husband and father. He had off Friday but I did not. He took care of the baby all day without interrupting me while working (something I’ve had to ask him not to do in the past). We went out with friends on Saturday and I saw a friend I hadn’t seen for a long time. DH took care of the baby almost the whole day. And then Sunday we took turns with a cranky baby so each of us got to eat brunch with friends, and he cooked an awesome Easter dinner for us that evening. Multiple friends commented on what a great couple we are.
Since the baby was born, I’ve felt like I was doing it alone. DH has been frustrated because he wants to do more but doesn’t know what to do, or doesn’t think things are necessary that I think are necessary (and are objectively necessary, like washing bottles), or feels like he’s failing — and I know I don’t help with that when I’m tearfully/frustratedly explaining for the umpeenth time that no rinsing out the bottles with warm water is not the same as washing them please if you won’t trust my judgment then at least honor my preference on this. But I feel like we’ve really turned a corner. This was the first weekend I felt like I could turn my back for an hour or so and everything is ok. It was blissful. We’ve come so far and I’m really proud of us.
Adding to the venting today. I had lunch with two of my closest friends this weekend. I’ve posted before about one of these friends – her life is just objectively simpler/easier than most people I know. She has a super chill FT job, her spouse is off 2 weeks/month, and they have two sets of active, willing/able grandparents nearby (who have fully funded her kids 529s). She’s not smug or annoying about any of it. But things I wish I could do for my family are just…easier for her, and I get envious. Early school pick-ups, rarely having to book childcare (and for summer they can go to all the “fun” camps at terrible hours because of their set up), all meals nearly from-scratch (they rarely do take-out or use semi-prepped stuff), etc. Sometimes I feel like she’s found the “cheat code” to life.
And here’s the thing: I HAVE IT REALLY GOOD. I have local family that’s supportive/helpful (not 4 grandparents, but my own parent and sibling!), tons of paid help, a FT job I love. Sure my DH works long hours and travels a ton, but we have good systems in place, a very high HHI, and most importantly, we’re good and our kids are happy and healthy!
I was in the hospital for 8 days having my second child, and my toddler has been a mess since I got out on Wednesday. I know that me just disappearing was hard on her — I’m a single mom, so although i know, my toddler was well taken care of it was a big disruption to her routine. The baby hasn’t come home yet, so that will be another big change for her.
Since I’ve been home, she has been having epic meltdowns that last over an hour. Lots of crying, throwing things screaming. These are new so I’m not sure how to deal with them. Any recommendations for books to check out? Other advice?
This feels so dumb, but I am honestly a little ticked off and venting. Husband suggested that we get each other something small for Easter. We usually don’t, but I said “fine” and got him a book and some Easter candy. Easter morning I put out the baskets for the kids and my husband’s gift…and he looked panicked and realized he forgot to get me something. A few minutes later he told me to check my phone and sent me a gift card for a massage. That’s nice, but honestly not what we agreed on. I never asked for a massage, and don’t ever get them. He apologized profusely and knew it was a big mix up on his part. At Christmas he forgot my stocking, so I was surprised he wanted to do small gifts at Easter. I love him dearly, he is incredibly supportive, loving and a great husband/dad but extremely forgetful of details and this one really got to me. Especially because he suggested it. Anyway, going forward I told him we are done with these small gift exchanges because they only create more problems.
Has anyone in the Philadelphia area used a doula that they would recommend?
How was everyone’s Easter? Our kids are 7 and 9 and we introduced a scavenger hunt for their baskets. They had to solve riddles to search for clues, and it was VERY popular with them, and fun for us to watch them figure it out. Also just a really nice day hanging out with our neighbors and making me very grateful for the place we live.
How much time do you get to yourself each day (not including chores or errands?) Can you quantify it? I estimate 90 minutes, sometimes 2 hours, after bedtime, if I’m not making up work. I kind of wish that slot were coming earlier in the day when it’s lighter out but I don’t see that happening.
I have kind of the opposite of the usual kids & technology question. My 2nd grader’s handwriting is pretty good but I wish she could type better. She has a huge writing project this month, mostly to be completed at home, and it’s really tough to edit a long story when it’s handwritten. For this project, the teacher said it’s ok if she writes a first draft by hand, I type it in as written with her mistakes, and then give her the computer version to edit. But I’d like to get to a point where she can type her first draft herself. Is Mavis Beacon still a thing? That was how I learned to type around this age. Is there a better alternative now?