Organizing Thursday: Animal Hooks
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Kids have a lot of stuff. Getting them to pick up all that stuff is another story. Our front hall doesn’t have a closet, so it’s overflowing with coats, shoes, sports equipment, bags … you get the messy picture.
Perhaps these fun animal hooks from West Elm would incentivize my kids to hang up their bags and coats. I actually like that these aren’t kids’ hooks per se — while playful, the antique brass finish and abstract (yet recognizable) animal shapes would make it clear that adults also live here.
I could also see using these in the bathroom to hang up towels, PJs, and bathrobes.
The hooks come in a set of three (elephant, ram, and bunny) for $35.
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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 posted last week about having an elevated bp at my 12 week appt. My midwife had me get a cuff to measure at home. My problem is my readings are ALL over the place and I feel like the more I worry about it, the higher they are. I can get a few normal readings if I’m very relaxed, but I also get some pretty high ones. As soon as I put the cuff on, I can feel my heart rate go up. Anyone experience this? Any tips? It’s really stressing me out.
Talk to me about laundry service. Is it worth it? Or would it be a better deal to try to fold it into some other kind of service (like a parent’s helper)?
Do the Rothy loafers fit true to size? Also, if anyone has a referral code, I would greatly appreciate it!
What are your expectations for daycare teachers in terms of losing their patience with a toddler or preschooler on occasion? Obviously most of us have gotten frustrated and raised our voice with our kids, but my (unconscious until now) expectation is that teachers are held to a higher standard on this and should not be yelling or anything really very close to it. Is that fair? Unreasonable? How do you know when a line is being crossed on this?
Do you have furniture that has survived the baby/toddler years? If yes, where is it from? Our furniture is getting destroyed, and I’d love to find something durable to replace what we have, particularly in the living room.
Any tips on prepping for maternity leave at work? I’ve got a project plan in place but the issue I’m having is that there is no one available to carry on with the work. Both my director and direct reports are already very stretched. I have a scheduled c section in 3 weeks but keep getting new projects. I’m fine to work as hard as I’m able until my last day, but I feel like I’m letting my stakeholders down because there is no one to keep the work going while I’m out. And as a recovering people pleaser…I hate this feeling. I’ve had a conversation with my director but it felt like she was too busy and overwhelmed to really hear me.
Can we talk about favorite summer sandals for preschoolers? I’m looking for close-toed and water friendly but also don’t really want to pay more than $40 per pair, so that rules out things like Keens.
What do you say to comfort a kid who comes into your room at 3am due to a thunderstorm? So far, I’ve given a vague thing about how the plants and animals are happy and dancing around like it’s their bath time (she likes the bath), but I don’t think she’s convinced. She worries everything will blow away or drown. We aren’t religious so the whole God bowling thing doesn’t work, and I don’t think she knows what bowling is anyway.
I saw someone write a bit ago that they had a baby with a cows milk protein allergy. I’m looking for anyone who can provide some reassurance on breastfeeding an allergy baby, or can just offer how your experience went. I’ve already been dairy free for a few months, cut a few other things too, and am feeling really defeated and frustrated that our bfing experience is still so difficult. Baby is more than capable of bfing, so it’s not a tongue tie or latch issue. It’s really important to me to keep going but I find it so hard at times.
Thanks for the ped recs yesterday! I just made an appointment at Park Pediatrics per one commenter’s recommendation.
And hi to my fellow Takoma mom! Love this neighborhood and excited to explore with a toddler once things are back up and running! Maybe we can have a Donut Run/Lost Sock meetup one of these days. :)
The theater class we were supposed to start this weekend just emailed us “Masks are OPTIONAL now, hooray!!!” (Three exclamation points and all.) So I had to tell my kid we can’t do it. She cried. I cried. I’m just so f-ing sick of this. It feels like anytime I get my hopes up about anything, even something as tiny as this, I get metaphorically punched in the face.
I could use a handful of new graphic tees for summer. Any recommendations? Thank you!
Anyone have recs for an eczema-friendly mineral sunscreen? My 22 mo periodically has extremely irritated skin around her mouth so I’m looking for something gentle that I don’t have to rub in a ton. We’ve used Aveeno baby in the past, but it requires a lot of rubbing in…
I’m looking for a book on how to raise body positive kids. I’m finding books that you can read to your kids, but looking for a nonfiction book for me and my husband on how to talk about our bodies that would promote body positivity. Any recs?