Accessory Tuesday: Alexandra Bow-Tied Flats
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These flats from Anthropologie are fun but professional. I like a pointy-toed flat because it seems more professional, both with skirts and when sticking out from under pants. These are also a professional color in creme, and a have tailored look with the navy and burgundy striped bow. What makes them fun is that the bow is oversized but not sloppy looking. I love that the bow (really more like a knot) sticks out beyond the shoe in a playful way, and I can imagine these making a navy suit look a lot more interesting. They’re $118 and come in sizes 36–41. Alexandra Bow-Tied Flats
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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
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- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
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- 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?
Now that it’s officially September I feel like I can ask this – my almost 2 YO doesn’t really like costumes so much, but I think he’ll be excited when they do dress up day at school so I don’t want to opt out entirely. Any ideas for a costume that pretty much seems like normal clothes, maybe with a hat? I’m thinking of just buying red Primary pajamas and buying him an Elmo knit hat from Etsy and calling it a day. I am NOT the DIY type and can’t sew, FWIW. Any other similarly simple ideas?
People who experience snow days, help. We’re having an “inclement weather”/ hurricane school closure day in the southeast today. Any new/fun ideas for doing something with a toddler who has very limited attention span and doesn’t watch movies? Thanks!
Second time mamas … Y’all drank coffee during the first trimester, right? I abstained with my first (even though I’ve read expecting better and agree with her interpretation of the data). But I am So Tired, and I can’t imagine doing this without a cup a day. Help assuage my guilt!
One of our babysitters has asked for extra work. I would love for her do our grocery/Target/Costco shopping but I am not sure the best way to get her money for the shopping. It’s enough money that I don’t feel comfortable just giving her cash every week. I got a CostCo cash card for the first shop, but I would have to physically go to Costco to put more money on the card (which seems to defeat the purpose of paying someone else to shop!) Adding her to our credit cards seems to impact the credit of both parties. Prepaid credit cards seem a bit of a scam. Some banks (but unfortunately not mine) seem to have special “nanny” debit cards where you can allow them to spend up to a certain amount, but not have access to your entire account. What am I missing? Surely this is a problem that someone has solved!
I think a prepaid bank card is the way to go here–preferably one with no fees and that you can reload. Your bank may have one, but you can also find comparison lists online. Remember that you’ll need one in the Visa network if she wants to use it at Costco.
Third week back at work post maternity leave, husband is out of town for work and nanny called in sick. This working parent thing is not stressful at all…ha
I almost had a panic attack last night because of legos. They are just everywhere in my son’s room. I can’t deal with the total chaos and struggle before bed each night. I’ve done a pretty good job of just ignoring the mess but it is spreading further and further. We’ve kept them confined to his room to keep them out of our 1.5 year old’s hands.
I know storage options have been discussed here before but what actually works with how your kids play with legos? It just doesn’t make sense for us to sort/store by type or color. Right now we basically pick up every two weeks before the cleaners come.
What parameters do you use to keep them under control? Is there a storage or play table option that works for your kids?
They are his absolute passion and he plays so creatively with them. I just need them slightly more under control. Help.
Happy September!
We just moved and in our new house, there is a shelf in the pantry that is the perfect height and location to put snacks that the kids (6 and 2 yrs) can access themselves. Any suggestions for healthy snacks I can stock that they could probably open themselves? Or even better, that do ‘t come in a bunch of individual packaging? I wouldn’t mind decanting if folks have suggestions for a container that would be easy for small hands to open. They already have easy access to the fruit bowl.
I just found out my son’s daycare hired a male teacher for his room. I’m struggling a bit with this news, because I know rationally there is nothing about that news that should be of concern or bother me in and of itself. In fact, I would likely have railed against anyone else who told me they were uncomfortable in a similar situation. And yet, I feel uncomfortable. Part of it is just the transition in general. First day in new room and just found out there’s one new teacher hired so I think they could have done a better job with advance communication, but I’m also strangely uncomfortable and simultaneously disappointed with myself for the thought.
I am one year postpartum with my second and my hair is still falling out. I wonder if it is just starting to thin out permanently? My hair loss started at 4 months postpartum and I thought it would normalize after a couple of months, but it’s seems like a steady loss. I’m just…surprised…I’ve always had a ton of hair. I’m hoping this is due to hormonal changes, as I’m still nursing. In the meantime, what options do I have? Rogain? Better hair ties?
Can we talk about iron supplements for b-fed infants? My baby is 6.5 months and primarily but not exclusively b-fed (I can’t quite pump enough for her, so she gets 2-4 oz of formula on weekdays). We started solids at 5.5 months and she’s been a little slow to take them. Purees are going better than finger foods and she does fine with chunkier purees. Her favorites are yogurt, avocado and applesauce. She’s not eating anything with iron to speak of – we’ve tried fortified cereal but she doesn’t like it and it wreaks havoc on her bowels. We mix a hard-boiled egg yolk into avocado or yogurt, but it would take a lot of eggs to meet her daily iron needs. I think she needs an iron supplement and asked our doctor about it. Our doctor diagnosed her as a “bad eater” (which I think is kind of unfair – she hasn’t even been eating solids for a month, of course there’s a learning curve!) said she really needs a multivitamin as well as iron – she told us to do Enfamil Poly-Vi-Sol. I (probably stupidly) fell down a rabbit hole of online reviews and am a bit freaked out by the all the stories of kids vomiting or having terrible digestive issues from it, and how terrible it smells and tastes. Does anyone have personal experience with this supplement? Or other strategies for getting infants iron? Our doctor seems to think our kid should be having a giant slab of red meat every night, but 1) DH and I don’t really eat red meat ourselves – we’re mostly pescatarians who eat chicken maybe once a week, and 2) even with a high-iron food like steak, it takes an adult-sized portion to meet an infant’s (super high) daily iron needs. Every baby I know gets more food on the floor and in their hair than in the mouth, so I’m really skeptical that she could get enough iron even if we handed her a big piece of steak every day.
Anyone have a good baby gate that works with a wall on one side and a banister on the other side? It’s for the bottom of the stairs, so we’ve been using a pressure-mounted one with a v-shaped banister attachment, but it’s not working very well so I’m looking for one we can screw into the wall side at least.
So, my child is almost 3, and I really think she is ready for some serious potty training. In the past, we’ve just had her sit on the potty periodically, but she doesn’t go. We’ve definitely not been in the mood to push it, especially because we’ve had a lot of travel over the summer so were worried about how consistent we could be. At school, they take all the kids to the potty regularly. She sometimes goes there, but it’s not that common. Recently, she’s shown an interest in underwear and is having more obvious physical signals that she probably has to go. We take her to the potty at those times, but she doesn’t go. Potty training tips? I am definitely not desperate enough at this point to read an entire book devoted to it. Honestly, I’m pretty tempted to just put her in underwear for a weekend, be ready for accidents, and see how she responds.
My 2-year-old twins are starting preschool next month. We have a meeting with their head teacher today. What should we be looking for/asking? (We have a copy of the parent handbook, which addresses many of the logistical questions about food, naptime, gear, etc.)
We just realized that my husband has a work trip the same week as our kid’s 3rd birthday that is very close to Disney. His work thing is like a Wednesday/Thursday/Friday thing…
Would it be totally insane for us to take the kiddo and do a day (or maybe two?) at Disney? Maybe having one of them be his birthday? Our only costs would be airfare for Me + Kid which won’t be too much… plus 2 nights of a hotel and Disney tickets.
Should we wait until he’s older and do like the big multi-day Disney vacation or is this a doable thing? Husband joked about it when he found out where the work thing was… Also relevant: husband has traveled a TON this year and it’s 98% to places we can’t feasibly visit or tag along to and it would be nice to see more of him.