Accessory Tuesday: Colorblock Satin Headband
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.
I wore a lot of headbands as a kid — I had probably two dozen in every color and material you can imagine. My favorite was a crown of faux pearls I’d wear for fancy occasions like weddings.
Amanda Gorman’s look at the inauguration has me convinced that headbands can work for adults too! I’ve always admired Eugenia Kim’s headwear, and her headbands are exceptional.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
See some of our latest articles on CorporetteMoms:
Click here to see our top posts!
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?
Our small daycare gives the option to buy or bring toddler lunch. It sounds like the lunches they provide are fine but nothing special (Mac n cheese, dollar sandwiches, and the like). We should just buy and not think twice about it, right?
I’d like to hire some weekend help for my 4 and 2 year Olds. How many hours and how would you structure a few hours of help on the weekend if you could?
Hopefully fun topic – help me imagine what my baby bump will look like on my wedding day in July, so I can decide on dress options!:-) If all goes well, I’ll be 19 weeks at the (long awaited, covid-delayed, I can’t wait to see my family again) wedding! I know everyone is different, but I’m hoping I can find my body double who can give me an idea. I’m 5’6″, long waisted, and small boned (normally 27″ waist, 37″ hips). When I say long waisted, I mean that waist seams on dresses are usually about 1 inch too high, I’m soooo grateful that 11″ rise pants are back, and that my 5’6″ comes with short legs. I’m wondering if being long waisted will mean things aren’t as visible for a while? How should I expect my body to change? Thank you! The dress I currently have has a full skirt and waist seam (which could be let out a bit).
Anyone have the Clek Foonf convertible carseat? Do you like it? We’re going to have to move away from our current infant seat (Uppababy Mesa) sooner than anticipated due to baby girl’s size (100th percentile for height at 6 mos and has always been >97), and I’m drawn in by the longevity of rear-facing.
I’m feeling disheartened at work right now and could use some encouragement. My old boss was very hands off, and she left and was replaced by a new person who seems smart and well-meaning, but is skeptical of everything we do without fully understanding it yet. On top of that, there is an outside consulting firm auditing our work, and they take up a lot of our time without providing us with actionable advice. Some of their work has been subpar and they didn’t fix it when we gave them specific feedback, so it’s hard to be excited about working with them. I feel like my mind space is being taken over by work, and I find myself trying to sort through stressful meetings and conversations outside of work hours when I should be focused on my baby and toddler. Have you been through similar difficult transition times at work? How did you keep your spirits up?
How do you help a carefree kid learn safety boundaries? My boisterous and cheerful 4-year old is a freaking wrecking ball. He runs right up to the edge of ponds, races his bike just over the edge of the sidewalk at a stop sign, and tosses potentially dangerous things (sticks, lately) over his shoulder without looking. We have had many conversations with him every which way including time outs, leaving the park/pond early, turning around and going home, and even explaining to him in detail what would happen if he were hit by a car. Short of putting a leash on him (or should we put a leash on him?) how can I teach him better safety boundaries?
My older kid was not like this at all– total rule follower and completely trustworthy/reliable. So, I know what you’re SUPPOSED to do and have done it with both kids– i.e., set clear boundaries, let children go up to the edge of the boundary/ test limits, let them get hurt (within reason) to understand the boundary, promote independence/ self-regulation, etc. None of this is working. Anyone have a wrecking ball kid that you managed to get through to?
For reference, he does not have any developmental or intellectual difference– just a wild child.
Can any accountants help me out? This year we’ll be able to claim the Dependent Care Tax Credit on up to $8k of childcare expenses for our one child and given our income level (AGI ~$110k) this translates to a $4k tax credit, which is significantly more lucrative than the Dependent Care FSA we were previously using. We already funded the FSA with $5k for this year. My understanding is that the $5k will count against the credit, so we’d only be able to put $3k of eligible expenses towards the credit and get a credit of $1,500. Is there a way to pay tax on the pre-tax FSA contributions at tax time, so we can claim the full credit? Or should I contact my employer to see if they can stop our FSA contributions now? They normally don’t allow mid-year changes absent a qualifying event, but they’ve announced they’re allowing changes right now.
What did/do you do with the pictures from your sonograms? Do they need to be protected to prevent fading over time?
I have so many – My middle child was considered high risk so I had a sono every two weeks- and they’ve been tacked to our kitchen bulletin board for the past nine years. They are starting to get that veneer of kitchen grease on them, so I’m thinking I should do some kind of purge or put away? I can’t bring myself to toss them- anyone have similar hang ups or creative ideas?
Was anyone here a part of the Facebook group Law Mamas? What happened to it? It just disappeared one day. Is there another group now? I was a lurker, mostly, but want to be a part of whatever happened next too.
You know that conversation we had a few days ago about whether or not dads would be able to handle all the pre-planning tasks of parenting if we suddenly dropped dead? And I made a comment about signing up for summer camp at the last minute?
Well, funny story (only funny bc all’s well that ends well), kiddo has been going to her old daycare, which started a kindergarten class that has helped the kids do their online school through the local public school. I assumed she was going to be able to be there all summer long because they let the pre-k kids stay all summer long after pre-k is over, which is why I had made zero plans for summer childcare. Then I got an email from the daycare director on Friday afternoon saying the kindergarten class was closing the day after the last day of online public school. So I got to scramble and sign her up for summer camps at the last minute. And it was totally fine. Did I get to pick what would be her first choice of activities each week? Nope. But there were still a lot of fun activities available. So truly, I think dads would be okay even if they wait ’til the end of April to sign up for a camp that starts in June. I will not be waiting this long next year, but it turns out that it was still okay. Phew. I just had to laugh at the situation after the hysterical panicking wore off, because we had JUST had this conversation.
If I’m not mistaken, I think some people here worked remotely before the pandemic? Any tips for managing the social isolation and out-of-the-loop-ness that comes with being a remote employee? There was an article in the WSJ recently that hit on how remote employees can miss out on a lot of the “soft” connections that are important to success in the workplace and I’m really struggling with that right now. It doesn’t help that I think a lot of the people I work with see each other socially, even though none of us are in the office anymore, I’m more isolated than most. I’m not sad about this on a personal level (I’m pretty busy with my family and to the extent I socialize, I prefer it to be with moms of same age kids) but I can’t help but feel like I’m getting penalized for not having the kind of small talk conversations people would have at the watercooler or at a socially distanced outdoor happy hour. To complicate matters, for Life Reasons I really wanted to find a fully remote position in two years, so leaving my job and finding a job with in-person work isn’t a good solution.
the new CDC guidance about masks outdoors that you don’t need to wear them if you’re vaccinated unless in a crowded group…but what about kids? i know the risk to them is lower anyway, but it seems strange that i’m going to walk around without a mask while my kid wears one? also, and maybe this is me being too cynical – but is the cdc partially saying this to encourage people to get vaccinated? or at this point most of the unvaccinated adults are likely in the anti-mask camp too and so it is not like they are even wearing masks anyway.
I understand that the new child tax credit payments are to be starting sometime soon. Will these be paid in the same way as stimulus checks, i.e. via direct deposit? And approximately when will they start? Thanks!