Accessory Tuesday: Diamond Initial Pendant Charm
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I’m always a fan of initial charms as gifts for mothers, including grandmas and aunts. I like the whimsical cursivey font the designer used, and hooray for bling. I love Monica Vinader’s stuff in general, though — her designs are organic and delicate, yet memorable — and this seems no different. This diamond pendant charm is $225 and available in letters A-Z in rose gold with diamonds; do note that the brand has a ton of other initial pendants as well as engravable pieces as well. Diamond Initial Pendant Charm
Psst: I still love this asymmetrical mini-letter necklace as well — I have it in three colors with a G and wear all three — and it’s still being sold in stores.
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Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
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?
tomorrow night our nanny is staying late so i can go to DH’s work holiday party. we want to offer to buy her dinner. is that weird? is it weird to give her a takeout menu and ask what she wants? i was trying to find a menu without prices, but can’t seem to find one and i don’t want her to feel like she has to choose the cheapest thing, but i have absolutely no idea what she likes to eat
I know we’ve talked before about double strollers and solutions for transporting two kids. I will have a 3 yr old and an infant this spring. Our stroller needs are mostly for going to/from park in our suburban neighborhood. We have a single Bob which we love. Has anyone tried something like the veer stroller wagon?
Any suggestions for Christmas gifts for my au pair, or just suggestions about how to do Christmas with her?
She is from Brazil and age 23. Her tastes are so wildly different from my own….She likes scented bathroom products (yuck), touristy junk (keychains with placenames etc), sugary junk food (chocolate milk, Oreos), going to the gym, going to movies. She is a homebody and doesn’t use the weekends to travel much.
In case it matters, she is traveling with us to my parents’ house for Christmas. I want to buy presents for her but I don’t want her spending a lot of her own money on us.
Found out last night that the DH I thought was sober after a hospital stay and come-to-Jesus session with me about 15 months ago is not, in fact, sober. I’d finally relaxed and felt hopeful / proud of him and now I just feel like a duped idiot. He was so ashamed last night that he just left the house after I confronted him. I’m not even mad – just exhausted. I thought we were past this, now I’m questioning if we ever will be.
Our son is 4 and we were gearing up to start IVF in the new year. We have a 10-day bucket-list trip planned (and mostly paid for) for next summer. I’m vacillating between just ignore it (how I got through the first 6 years of our relationship) or deciding, ‘times up’ and making a clean break with a divorce. Both options seem better than (1) do all the legwork to identify treatment options, (2) closely monitor his movements and make sure he attends all medical appointments, (3) go to marriage counseling, (4) go back to Al-anon, etc. etc. Again. I’ve done this cycle three times already and my well of compassion has run dry.
What do I do here, internet strangers?
Another round of sleep: is this normal?
My two year old used to sleep from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. reliably. It was awesome. However, in the past week or two, this has changed. She will go into her crib and not sleep (play with toys, call for me to cover her up, roll around, etc.) until about 8:30ish. She is not happy about being put to bed while still so awake. Then she wakes up at 6:30 a.m. Is 8:30-6:30 enough sleep for her? Is this normal? I have no idea. I also, selfishly, would like her to go to bed at 7:30, so I can do things in the evening myself…
She takes a 2 hour nap at daycare, so I wonder if cutting that down would help her sleep more soundly at night. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I feel silly for asking this, but where do I find non-branded/non-licensed-character coloring books for my toddler? I want something with big pictures (he is just learning how to stay in the lines). I want to give several coloring books and crayons for Christmas, but all the stores seem full of Peppa Pig/Paw Patrol/Disney/etc. and we don’t do that in our house. If you’ve seen any very basic books, please share! (my plan B is to print out pictures from the internet, but we do that so much already I’d like something different)
We need a babysitter. Lots of family nearby, but we need a non-family, no strings attached babysitter. We have a 7 month old and live in suburbia without any immediately nearby universities to lean on. I was a prolific babysitter back in the day, took care of kids probably as young as 2 or 3. I never took care of infants, and for some reason I’m really struggling with hiring a high school kid to take care of DD. I see lots of posts on our local FB group about seniors in high school with lots of references, certifications, etc. looking to babysit. Is reaching out directly to them the norm now? Do I just need to reach out to someone and go from there? My babysitting was all from the local neighborhood, but all the people we know in the neighborhood have similarly young kids and, as friendly as we all are, are VERY territorial about their babysitting contacts.
It feels like such a simple task and foolish nervousness to have, but I don’t know why this is such a big hurdle for me!
Hi ladies, I am sure this has been asked before, but what do you spend on public school teacher gifts? DD is in kindy and we plan to give a gift card and a bag of cookies from a good bakery near my hometown (not where we live now). We were pretty generous with our daycare teachers (50-100) but somehow a school teacher feels a bit different.
Can anyone share any success stories about potty training your kiddo a little on the early side? We are thinking of giving it a go with my 21-month-old during the days between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s a little earlier than I would like but it’s the only 3+ day chunk of time that DH and I will have off of work for a while. Stories and tips welcome!
Agh, realized I need to ask about another recommendation. We will be taking our kids to Colorado for a week – expecting a fair amount of playing in snow – good snow boots? And where do you get bibs and jackets? We live somewhere warm and I struck out at the consignment store!
Grandparents want to give my kids a table for their new playroom for Christmas. Does anyone have experience with the PB Kids Carolina or the activity table from Land of Nod?
I think longer table legs probably makes sense, but maybe not because it will mostly be for play. The Carolina has two crates that slide under it but they are expensive (anyone have these?) Land of Nod’s can have a tray, which also seems useful.
Also open to other brands, I just was iffy on the usual ikea here for some reason!
Favorite step stools for toddlers? If it helps would be in a bathroom – would love it to be a not unattractive one too, and taller rather than shorter a plus.
Bonus bonus bonus points if anyone has a step stool with storage in it they love. The internets have overwhelmed me on this this morning!
This can be such a stressful time of year for moms. Let’s post about our holiday-related “do not do” lists. I think we all could stand to take the pressure off ourselves and focus on the stuff we really enjoy, rather than the stuff that we kinda hate. And, I hope this goes without saying, but no judgment on other parents. What’s a burden to me might be a joy to you, and vice versa.
OK, here are my “I will not do” items:
– Elf on the Effing Shelf. My 9-year-old is giving me such a hard time about this, but I will not budge.
– Put much effort into my workplace’s holiday potluck. I don’t have the bandwidth at this point.
– Try a bunch of new holiday recipes. I’m sticking with my family’s favorites because I basically have them memorized and know exactly what I need to buy at the store, don’t need to follow a recipe card, they won’t take excessive amounts of time to put together.
– Scour the entire Internet looking for perfect gifts. (I have already failed on this front, but I really am better off when I stick to my tried-and-true sources.)
– Do any sort of Pinterest-y gifts for my kids’ teachers. Gift cards, for the win.
– Stress about finding holiday outfits for the kids. I will make sure they are dressed appropriately for the occasion, but I kind of have a thing against dress-up clothing that gets worn once or twice and never again.
– Let my in-laws’ wishes for Christmas Eve usurp my wishes, which is to have a mostly quiet day at home and go to church in the evening. We can get together, but it cannot be an all-day affair when we’ll be seeing them THE NEXT DAY at another Christmas gathering.
Recommendations for one with multiple initials? Thanks!
Question. DH and I are heading to Montreal in January. We’ve been many times at that time of year, and absolutely love it. This time, our 1 year old (he will be 14 months at trip time) will be in tow. DH floated the idea that maybe some evenings, once DS is down, we can “switch” off so one person can go to one of our favorite restaurants and enjoy themselves. I don’t mind if he does that, but I am quite content watching a movie or reading in our AirBnB.
DH got kind of butthurt and was like “Well it’s not fair to you if both of us doesn’t take advantage” and then suggested maybe there could be other times during the day where he takes DS and I get some alone time. His take is that we spend a lot of hometime/evenings together, and since this is one of our favorite cities that helps recharge us, that we should take advantage. I know I sound lame, but I kind of just want to soak up time together.
Would love to hear 1) how y’all manage city travel with babies/toddlers (we are totally up for him taking stroller naps for the long weekend) and also 2) any tips on Montreal with a newly walking baby – we’ve seen a lot of the lovely city but never with a child in tow.