Accessory Tuesday: Tory Burch Apple Watch Straps
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If you have an Apple Watch, what are your favorite watch straps? I like switching mine out seasonally, and there are a lot of nice ones out right now, including this pretty paisley one from Tory Burch.
(There are also nice ones from Rebecca Minkoff; we’ve sung the praises of Kate Spade watch straps in the past, and on the way more affordable end of Apple watch bands, I still like this skinny option from Wearilizer.)
The pictured strap is available in green, red, blue, and beige, as well as some solid options in red, blue, and black for $95-$135.
P.S. For those of you voting in person today, here are some resources: Vote.org has detailed information on your rights as a voter. The election protection helpline is 866-687-8683. Finally, here’s some advice on handling Election Day anxiety — including an “Election Distractor.” (Also! Be careful about wearing political statements to the polls — for example, “Ruth sent me” — you may be turned away if you can’t turn your shirt inside out or whatnot.)
If you yourself are manning the helpline, another resource to keep in mind is Georgetown Law’s 50-state survey on what to do if you see militia today, with short, actionable sheets for each state. Please feel free to share more resources below!
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — 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 – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- 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! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
I am accepting that Thanksgiving with our extended family is just not happening this year. (I have thought through numerous alternatives and none are feasible for one reason or another, so I’m not asking for suggestions on how to do it anyway.) Any ideas for making it special for our household of four? I’ll admit that I’m struggling with this emotionally. We have chosen to live within an hour’s drive of our families because, well, we like each other, get along, and want to be together. I have literally never had a holiday with just my immediate family. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings are always part of the picture. Part of me is semi-relieved to do less cooking — we usually host — but I still want it to feel like a holiday! We’ve already been spending LOTS of time together, lol.
We lost my grandpa this summer, which only serves to remind me that life is short and holidays together are not guaranteed. I know, I know … 2020 is “only one year,” but please be kind. This freaking s*cks and I’m all out of emotional bandwidth for being creative with my celebrations.
The day of kid behavior questions! I think the answer to this “is this normal” question is “yes,” but I still need the reassurance. Our four year old never really had an awful terrible twos or threenager stage except for one period of a few months where he really fought at daycare pickup every day. That sort of anger has returned and it just feels like it is happening all the time. Back then it was because he couldn’t talk about his emotions (slight speech delay). Now he will name his emotions but he just skyrockets off in an instant. It’s also very frenetic – this morning he went from the slight-weird four year old style declarations of love (I love you so so much! I like you very much! I love your whole body! I am going to listen to you!) to “I hate you! I don’t like you!” and spitting (a big no no, so kind of his go-to move), licking (he knows I can’t stand this even though I try to react mildly), swinging hands at our faces, etc.
The common wisdom I guess is “let them feel their feelings” but it is really hard! And the spitting/hitting part is just infuriating. He won’t sit for time outs and it just feels like chaos. Is this normal? Am I a terrible parent? Will he grow out of this or be a bizarre mood-swinging child forever? Ahhhh
following up on the kid behavior questions – at what age do kids really start to respond to verbal cues from other kids. my 2 year old DD seems to be very verbal for her age, so if she is playing with something and another kid comes and grabs it she will say “but i was using that,” but will make no attempt to grab it back. or will ask a kid for a red crayon or something and no response, but she won’t just take it. she is not a very aggressive kid, which is fine, that’s her personality, but i do want her to be able to stand up for herself and not be a pushover
I have a kid eating question. Neither of my kids (4.5 and almost 3) will eat eggs. They both loved them until about age 2, then it was a big NOPE.
What is the best strategy to get them back on the egg train? We are a pretty low-pressure, Satter-style household (ie bites of new foods are casually encouraged but not required). I haven’t put an egg in front of them at all in the last six months so I’m ready to re-start the campaign.
I am open to any ideas. Eggs are my favorite food! They are healthy, they are cheap, they can be eaten for any meal, it would make my life so much easier if my kids would eat them. Prior to giving up I tried frittata, scrambled, fried, etc, without success, but I’m willing to re-try any of those.
Trivial question to take my mind off of the election- baby is 13 mos with fine hair that is now getting in her eyes. What barrettes do people use or should I not because of choking hazard?
Completely unrelated to the election, which I promise is all I’m thinking about… this is sort of a weird question, but we have three small kids and none of them is particularly friendly. They do great making friends, but they are NOT good at talking to strangers (or even smiling at them!) Kids are 1.5, 4 and 5. I kind of thought my oldest was an introvert and second maybe follows her lead and then third would be an extrovert or something, but it’s frustrating! And we do try to model good behavior, prompt them when necessary, have them place orders at a counter (back when we went places), etc. but it’s hard to prompt an attitude. We saw another 1.5 year old in my DD’s class at Halloween and she walked up smiled and waved and my DH and I had this moment where we were jealous. I wouldn’t change our DD for the world, but man, it would be fun to have friendly kids who perform for strangers and don’t just shut down and make bad eye contact. We’ve been struggling with it for my oldest for so long, I’m worried we’re in for another round. The mom of this other kid asked “so is [DD] a pretty serious kid?” and I wanted to say “no! she’s super fun! promise!” ughhh. But maybe I need to just shrug it off.
I’m maybe being unfair to my second. He’s kind of a fun clown and a bit of the life of the party, he’s just been in a sullen mood for the last few months – Covid and DD starting K hit him hard. I think he’ll snap out of it soon.
So besides making them practice, any tips? Anyone feel similarly?
Any recommendations for maternity winter pants, snow pants, or even rain pants? I was able to find some maternity base layers but cannot for the life of me figure out what to wear over them this winter. I have a toddler so I’d like to be outside a lot in the coming months. I’ve been making do with some fleece-lined maternity leggings but as it gets colder, I need something better!
We talked about Primary puffers earlier this week. They are 25% off with a coupon code from Cup of Jo.
Because 2020 is a sh*tshow, my professional photos will not happen in time to put them on Christmas cards. I’m debating sending photoless Christmas cards or New Year’s cards. WWYD? If you vote photoless cards, is there anywhere you recommend? I’m thinking charity wise but I really don’t know. Last time I did photoless cards was 12 years ago before I was married and I think I got them from Hobby Lobby.