Accessory Tuesday: Anica Thong Sandal
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Cole Haan is my go-to for summer sandals that are comfortable, well made, and can be worn both casually with shorts but also complement a sundress. Their designs are restrained and mature looking (in a good way), although I love that these sandals are offered in two neon leather options — “pink glow” and “lightning green” (plus 10 other colors).
They are super fun and a much needed kick to my summer wardrobe. I can wear them with my V-neck t-shirts and shorts when I’m dressed casually, and my mostly black/gray business casual wardrobe when my office eventually reopens.
They are currently on sale for $59.95, marked down from $130, at Cole Haan. Anica Thong Sandal
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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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We had a new au pair arriving from Europe in August, who was supposed to be our childcare for the fall. (Our current au pair leaves in August.) Yesterday Trump ordered an immigration ban that will prevent our new au pair from coming until at least 2021. Ugh. So much for the best laid plans…
What are you doing for childcare this fall? We have a pre-K student who was supposed to be in half day preschool 5 days a week, and a 2nd grader. It sounds like the 2nd grader will likely be in school 2 days a week with distance learning the other days, but nothing has been decided. No word on a schedule for the pre-Ker. My DH can’t work remotely, so he has to go in to the office daily as an essential employee. I have been working from home, but often have calls that last 5-6 hours and my office is pushing to reopen starting in August, just when my childcare disappears. We really need a plan, but I dont even know a schedule to tell a prospective nanny. I can wait to hire until I have a better idea of a schedule, but will there be anyone left? Daycare and before/aftercare aren’t an options at this point, as we aren’t on any lists.
Ugh. Trump is the absolute worst.
We decided to move to NYC this Fall (we live in the tri-state area now but not in the city). For many reasons its going to work best for us, but I am super overwhelmed about their schools and finding a nanny. Is anyone here living in NYC? Any advice on schools (thinking public but also open to private) and finding a nanny? We need to live close to Grand Central / Penn Station.
Random musing on a rainy Tuesday: This morning my kid suggested a breakfast made of an ingenious (if I do say so myself) combination of items she found in the pantry and fridge– heated up frozen strawberries blended with a few chocolate chips spread over toast, with a dollop of whip cream on top. It made me think about the kinds of snacks latchkey kids make and then it made me wonder if we’re going to have a second generation of latchkey kids this fall. Is Gen Z going to be a latter day Gen X? Are all these kids who have never even been allowed the tiniest taste of freedom going to be sitting at home, left to their own devices? It seems kind of cool. But I always loved being unsupervised. :)
Massachusetts moms – anyone got an official starting date from their daycare? I heard the portal finally went up for providers to submit reopening plans, but the licensers are overwhelmed and so no one I know has seen an opening date prior to 7/6. I’m super bummed because our provider had planned on opening this week, but she has not heard from her licenser yet even though she has done everything right and totally re-worked her space to fit all the criteria. Stocked up on masks and sanitizer. Did her online training. etc.
I know the state is working on it, but gahhh is this frustrating. LO has been such a champ, but he keeps asking to go back every day because I stupidly told him about the planned reopening.
a few weeks ago there was a lengthy discussion about the trip trapp high chair and i think we are going to take the plunge. but now for the color, because there are so many choices! we currently rent an apartment but are hoping to buy a house next year, so thinking of going with grey wash or white wash to keep it more neutral. do they chip easily? do they sell paint pens for touch up?
Has anyone recently bought a Tripp Trapp chair? I’m convinced, but then I saw some a review online indicating that the 2020 model had changed and people didn’t like it as much. It also indicated that it no longer has a harness. Is there any truth to this? It’s so hard to know what to trust.
How do you get your toddlers to keep their hats on? Any particular kinds/brands that work better? We are very pale and burn easily and while my toddler is mostly in the stroller or in the shade for outside time now, when they go back to daycare, I’d like a hat on him that stays put. Our older one was the same at this age but now we can reason with him to wear his wide brimmed hat to prevent sunburns and so that he can stay outside longer. We’ve got hats with straps but the 1.5 year old just tears them off. They both wear sunscreen outside as well.
Any quiet time tips? My 3 year old is ready to give up her nap and I really want her to stay occupied during quiet time. She’s showing an interest in following the rules and staying in her room but she gets bored if it’s just her toys, particularly because thats what we play with all day. she gets 3-4 hours of screen time now so I really want this to be a no screen time. I really want her to listen to some audiobooks and she’s just starting to get into them, but do I put apps on an old phone with no other entertainment? How do people do audiobooks? Any other toys or activities you use for quiet time would be greatly appreciated.
Vent: Just saw a posting on my school (greater Boston) FB board for a full time 8-5 nanny for 3 kids (# of kids was not disclosed) in exchange for not charging $1200/ month in rent for a bedroom in their apartment. Parents seemed to have reasonably high positions in tech.
I understand parents are in a bind for childcare, but marketing it as a great opportunity for evening students seemed a bit predatory for unsuspecting students (especially since my school has a high % of foreign students) when they are barely paying $8/hour for nannying 3 kids full time. Am I the only one who thinks this is poor form? I’m perhaps more angry as a cash-strapped student living in market-priced crappy school housing, whose rent has skyrocketed precisely due to the boom of said tech industry in greater Boston. (The post has subsequently been taken down — I don’t know whether by the poster or admin)
I’m coming to the end of my third maternity leave and I am really struggling with returning to work. I was perfectly happy to do so with the first two and always maintained that I was a better parent when I worked having that time to myself and that my kids benefited hugely from daycare. Now, things have changed. The biggest is my job has become a dead end (acknowledged by my boss, who has been good about being upfront and honest with me). I’d planned search during my leave but instead have had all 3 kids (4, 2, infant) home with me. (DH has been working FT at home.) But I’ve also really enjoyed having the slower pace of life and being with my family more. My older two are so happy to have more time with their parents and have become a great team. With 3, I’m loving having the mental space and time to devote time to each of them individually. I’m planning to go back and see how it goes but… I really just want to quit. I don’t want to send the baby to group care yet with the pandemic. I’d love to send my older 2 part time and have more family time. I’m pretty firmly decided I want to leave my current industry and retool. I’ve so firmly been pro-working but the whole pandemic combined with the job situation has really made me rethink that for now. Am I crazy? Anyone else feeling like the past few months has catalyzed a big shift in family priorities, etc.? (Acknowledging that this is a very privileged problem to have.)
I’m sure this has been covered but I can’t find it. Best masks for three year olds?
Just learned our preschool is doing five weeks of summer care for “free” (aka tuition we already paid) and I’m jumping at the chance to see how the regulation go in real life. But I need a mask for the kiddo. And a covid test.
Looking for a new couch – anyone want to help me do some shopping? Or general recs? We have two small kids and two cats, so need something that will resist stains and fur, and won’t be too appealing as a scratching post. With our lives, I think comfort over visual appeal is more important but I also have dreams of a green velvet sofa so who really knows what I want?
How do I teach my threw year old to hold a pencil? She’s showing a lot of interest in activity books but do I need to teach her to hold a pencil? I know it’s crazy early but I didn’t know how people teach this stuff
Gift idea help! My younger sister’s 30th birthday is coming up soon and I’m struggling to come up with any creative gift ideas. Her kids are tiny (2 and almost 1), so her free time is limited. She loves getting her nails done but gifting her a salon gift card seems … not great right now. She’s into Fixer Upper-type DIY, enjoys beer but not wine, likes going to movies and concerts. Enjoys reading, but I don’t think I know enough about her preferred genres to pick out anything good. Hellllp.