Make My Life Easier Thursday: Adjustable Stretch Belt With No-Show Buckle
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Sales of note for 2/7:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
- J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one item + 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?
Anyone have a good family-friendly hotel recommendation in midtown manhattan?
For those that have continued breastfeeding past one year, at what point did you start cutting back on pumping at work? I have an 11 month old and am still doing 3x a day. I don’t want to wean yet but wonder if 3x a day is really necessary at this point.
How long did you have cramping after a cervical check? Had (my first) one this morning and have been on and off cramping since. Not really getting worse, but hasn’t gone away. Thanks!
Need some advice on planning/timing for a second child.
My firstborn is going to be 2 in September and I’ve finally come to the point where I think I’m ready to have another baby. Ideally, I would like them to be 3 years apart so the first is more self sufficient and potty trained, and also, I enjoyed having maternity leave in the fall/over the holidays and don’t think I would enjoy maternity leave in the summer (being stuck inside). But I’d also like the second to make the September 30 school cutoff so they would be 3 years apart in school.
I had no trouble conceiving with the first and have no history of miscarriages, but obviously, that may not be the case with the second. Should I start trying early at the risk of having a summer baby and having them closer together in age, or wait to try and risk having an october/november baby that wouldn’t make the cutoff?
Also, what are some bucket list items to do before going from a family of 3 to a family of 4?
This belt is exactly what I need! As unattractive as it it, I think I’m going to buy it.
LL Bean for casual dresses—love them? Hate them? How do they run?
I’m in desperate need of a wardrobe refresh! Particularly interested in their sleeveless summer dresses.
Thanks!
Playground/ pool/ beach “go bags”
I really like the idea of having a tote ready-packed with the things we need to grab and go to the pool (or playground or beach or whatever). As it is now, it takes us 45 minutes to go anywhere, between finding the stuff, prepping the snacks/lunch, and getting the kids pottied and ready to go. Help me streamline what can be streamlined– what do you pack in your go-bag(s), and do you have different bags for different activities? Do you use a canvas bag? A rubber bin? Do you keep them in the car? Tips please!
We got invited to a “no presents” first birthday party. Please assure me the right thing to do is to just bring a card? With a $1 birthday scratch off inside this NJ after all :). Thanks!
15 month old DD loves her sippy cup for water – cannot get enough of it and its novelty. She’s been using it for a few months. At the suggestion of daycare (which we welcomed), last week we began to transition off bottles for milk using the same sippy cup. She instantly took the milk and did so for a few days. Then in a moment of working mom sheer exhaustion I forgot about the transition and fixed her a bottle. Since that single bottle she’s on a milk-sippy cup strike (still takes water). Daycare wants to work with us but I don’t really know what to do next. It’s been about 6 days since she’s gotten the pedi recommended 16-24 oz of whole milk per day. She eats cheese and yogurt daily so we think we’re ok on calcium for the moment but at some point she probably needs to get milk again. It’s a war of wills and it’s impressive how strong willed my little lady is (but I also kind of love it).
We’ve tried milk in a straw cup (which she equally loves for water) and no luck. We’ve tried two types of straight sippy cup for milk – the Munchkin 360, which she can’t seem to figure out – wants to drink from the center not the edges, and the Nubby sippy cups that we get from Target and she took to instantly for water. Nubby is the one that was working for a little bit at first.
My first and foremost concern is nutrition – should we be concerned she’s not getting enough nutrients due to the lack of milk? I know at this age milk becomes less critical for nutrition. She’s plenty hydrated because she guzzles water. If nutrition isn’t’ a concern, is it just a matter of seeing who holds out the longest while also trying different cups? I’m confident it’s a cup aversion and not a milk aversion. She signs “please” and nods yes when we ask if she wants milk. She also gave us a moment of hope when she did have exactly one 8-oz pour of milk from a sippy cup earlier this week – allegedly she chugged it. TIA!
Birthday present ideas for a 3 yo boy? We already have a balance bike and scooter and magnatiles. I’m weirdly stumped.
Would love some insight on a potty issue! My daughter (almost 3yo) is fully potty trained at daycare and at our house; accidents are very rare. Over the past several months, she has been refusing to use the potty at her grandparents’ houses. We are currently staying at my parent’s house for a few days (I can work remotely), and she is having several meltdowns and accidents per day. Do I continue to force the issue? Put her in pullups? Stay at home? Thanks in advance!
Such a silly non issue but I can’t seem to find a solution?
There’s a nanny that I keep bumping into. At first I thought she was the mother of a child in Kid’s preschool class but turns out she’s the nanny. I pick up two days/week and see her there. Now seeing her at local playground, on the street, at coffee shops. My natural thing is to say hi to anyone I recognise. Not hello and long conversation but just say hi. If we’re waiting at the slides or traffic lights together I’ll do small chit chat. And from previous experience, parents and nannies alike seem to do the same, hello if you don’t really know each other or chat if you do/like each other.
This nanny never says hello. When you do she’s friendly enough but she never says hello. It’s like she has some blinkered vision which fine whatever. But it’s getting awkward. Today at coffee shop I was going to bathroom as they came in. I passed right by her, passed again on way back and finally on my way out had to pass her again and said hi, to which she had usual slight surprise response hi.
I can’t tell if she can’t recognise me, is just very in her world of pay attention to child only, or just doesn’t want to interact, which again, fair enough we’re not buddies. But what would you all do? This is last week of preschool, then both the kids will be going to same school in September and presumably we’ll have a good summer of passing each other on the street. Can I just ignore her or carry on saying hi to blank face?
(Like I said, just a silly non issue.)
Looking for tech material dresses. I’ve looked at Athleta and Lulu, but am I missing lower cost options? Thanks!
I am in a dinner rut. What are your home run recipes? I hate doing meal prep on weekends and I usually make dinner when I get home around 6pm, so I need fast and easy.
Winners for in our house with a 2 year old and a 5 year old have been:
Soba noodles with stir-fried veggies,
Spaghetti and meatballs (frozen turkey balls from Trader Joe’s)
Cheesy Eggs with a veggie on the side
Turkey and cheese rolled up in tortillas
Black beans and rice
Naan pizza