Finally Friday: Travel Storage Organizer
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A while ago, I realized that I was packing a Ziplock bag of makeup in addition to my usual favorite cosmetic bag — all because the brushes were too big for the cosmetic bag. I wanted something compact, easy to open (but contained on a counter), and big enough for makeup and a few other toiletries. I started my search at Amazon, where this $3 case (with free shipping) quickly got my attention. Yes, the zebra pattern is a bit fug — but for $3, I’d give it a try and use it to organize toys if I didn’t like it. And I do like it! The top flap isn’t quite as useful as I’d hoped (I can put pencils in there but they all fall out in transit), but the zipper works fine and it’s deceptively large inside. It’s $2.84 at Amazon. Fashion Zebra Pattern Lady Makeup Bag Women Portable Cosmetic Toiletry Bags Travel Storage Organizer
Ladies, have you found anything else you really like at Amazon?
Psst: Just a reminder that we’re talking about Working Girl next Tuesday on Corporette — watch it this weekend if you want to join the fun! It’s available on Netflix and Amazon.
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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 have done so many stupid things today that I can only blame on sleep deprivation after my second full time week back at work. I would go home if I didn’t have a meeting at 3:30 with a surgeon whose schedule is impossible. Today I: forgot lids for my pumping bottles, overfilled a water bottle and it overflowed onto my desk/keyboard (like, I just kept pouring for a second), dropped my phone into a bowl of grits while I was eating, forgot to change out of my commuting shoes for the first hour of work…let’s see how many more I can fit in. It’s only 2:00 after all.
Thank you to everyone who responded to my questions about taking a job for the free college tuition benefits for my children! My husband and I never considered the girls feeling pressured to go there, or worse, the benefit becoming a huge source of division and resentment between me and the girls as they decide which college they want to attend.
I walked into the interview focused 100% on what benefits would be there for ME (and not my kids 10 years from now) and when I look at it like that, it’s just a typical office job. Plus, the Secret Handshake Alumni Club of staff members I met (noted on all of their business cards with ’98 or ’03 dates after their names) felt gross to me. I would forever be the outsider who went to State U.
So thanks for helping me to see a clearer picture!
I was in a rush out the door this morning and forgot to bring new lids for my pumping bottles. I thought I had at least one or two spares in a drawer at the office but I don’t. Is there anything to do other than drive home over my lunch hour? I don’t work terribly far so it’s not a huge deal (especially if I go early enough to miss traffic) but I wish I could think of some smart solution. I use medela bottles.
Everything I read and hear tells me that I am supposed to have about the thickest hair ever during pregnancy, but I am losing my hair by the handful! I have to clean my brush every morning and get a handful size clump; not to mention that I keep clogging our shower drain. Is this normal? I’m taking prenatal vitamins and don’t think I’m low on anything specifically, but maybe I am and don’t know it? Should I be concerned?
Does anyone have any suggestions for a jewelry organizer? I have a spot for my fine jewelry but I could use something for my costume jewelry. Right now I’m keeping everything in dust bags in a drawer, which requires me to remember exactly what I own, and then when I’m looking for something I look through every dust bag. Any ideas? Is it really necessary to keep everything in a dust bag?