Family Friday: Amuseable Cactus Plush Crossbody Bag
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As a plant parent, I want this soft, cuddly purse for myself!
This plush cactus crossbody bag is the perfect size for trinkets and a little fun money. It has a zip-top closure and is fully lined. It comes with a cheery smile and will bring a smile to any kid’s face, too!
This cactus plush crossbody bag is $40 at Nordstrom and also available at Amazon.
Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
Someone mentioned Percy Jackson yesterday but I was late to chime in. We are 75% of the way through book 1 and enjoying it but the chapters are so, so long?! We’ve been reading a chapter at bedtime (and this afternoon when I got tired of working) and I timed chapter 17 – 35 minutes to read aloud. My husband refills my teacup at the midway point so I can keep reading.
On graphic novels, we mix them in and find them good for bedtime reading when the focus isn’t as sharp. My son is a strong reader in assessments but I think it’s still quite taxing and the stamina isn’t quite there.
Has anyone read the book Good Energy? I read a review (somewhere? NPR maybe?) and I’m interested in the concept but unsure how actionable or realistic the recommendations are. I don’t want to read something that’s just going to make me feel hopeless and stressed.
I found the discussion yesterday about graphic novels to be really fascinating (one commenter asserted that graphic novels were “terrible” and “brain candy”). It made me think about WHY we want our kids to read — the implicit assumption in a lot of the discussion was that the reason we want them to read is so that they become better writers/spellers/learners — all of which are indubitably critical life skills. And the concern was that graphic novels are less effective at that than regular books. This may or may not be true (or, more likely, may be true for some kids but not others).
But missing from that discussion is something else that reading can provide — empathy. The experience of thinking about things from someone else’s perspective, and considering other points of view. I think that’s easy to lose sight of in our achievement-focused culture but reading isn’t just about academic learning. And I do think graphic novels can be extraordinary at transporting kids into someone else’s world.
My 10 year anniversary is coming up next April and I’d love to surprise my wife with a romantic trip. We are in the middle of the country, near a major airport and are looking at 4 days. We have very young children and would love to…rekindle the adult part of our marriage. We like outdoors, and good food, don’t really winery at all, and queer. Where would you go?
1st day of summer break and camps don’t open until Monday, so my 1st grader is home while DH and I WFH. It’s not even 9 am, and we’ve already played a card game and made popsicles. Now she’s playing with legos and I’m crossing my fingers I can get in a few hours of uninterrupted work. Send good vibes!