Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Baby Car Mirror
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Curious how your baby is doing in the backseat? When my kids were younger, we had a simple mirror like this one so we could keep an eye on them.
This wide-angle, shatterproof mirror easily attaches to the rear headrest with crisscrossing straps. The mirror turns and pivots so you can get a better view through the rearview mirror. Instead of asking my oldest what her baby brother was up to, I could see for myself.
This baby car mirror is available at Amazon for under $15.
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+
I work 100% remote except for very occasional in person stuff. We have an in-person full day team building event tomorrow and it’s been emphasized for months how important and obligatory this is. And now I’m sick. I think it’s just a cold (Covid test was negative and I have no fever) but it’s a pretty bad one, and I feel like crap. But I think it will go over like a lead balloon if I miss this, especially without proof of a serious illness like Covid. I have to go, right? I’ll wear a mask of course.
Ugh. I’m low key hoping my kid, who seems to have the same thing, can’t go to school tomorrow, since they’d have to accept that as an excuse. She’s way too young to be left home alone, and my husband is out of town.
Y’all, we saw the Gerald and Piggie musical this past weekend with our 4 year old, and it was a huge hit. Highly recommend!
I’m cutting down to one pump per workday because DS appears to prefer solids while at home with DH all day, and I did not expect to be so emotional about it. I swear this whole journey just got started, and now it’s already winding down? (I’ll probably nurse evenings/weekends for a while yet, but oof!)
Speaking of hobbies, how can I convince my husband that he really needs one? He is an extrovert who sits at home all weekend while I’m running around doing all sorts of things. He will go to church or a concert if I plan it and drives one kid to one activity, but most of the weekend he’s just sitting on the couch listening to podcasts or staring into space after he’s finished his chores. By the end of the weekend he is an angry resentful mess. His proposed solution is that I should entertain him all weekend, but that’s not exactly feasible. How can I convince him that for his own sanity and everyone else’s he needs to put down the phone and engage with the real world, ideally without my making it happen?
one of my 5.5 year olds (who has some big sensory challenges, perhaps adhd) gets VERY VERY jealous when sibling is sick and gets more time with mom. i try very hard to give non sick kid lots of attention. on sunday i spent a lot of time with kiddo – went to lunch, the park, etc. and shortly after getting home kid is clearly SO jealous and takes it out on their sibling. she is otherwise the sweetest kid (on sunday we ran into someone she knew at a park who gave her a sticker with a cat, which is her favorite and she then proceeded to give it away to another little girl while we were waiting in line for snow cones. i asked her why and she tried to explain the whole paying it forward concept), but when her sister gets more time with mom, more tv or more sweets, she is then cruel to her sister. we talk a lot about how it’s ok to feel jealous, how fair does not mean equal, etc. any other tips? just keep doing what we’re doing and she’ll get it as she gets older?
Anyone have a favorite brand of kids guidebooks? We have a couple trips to Europe planned this year and my 8yo would love getting to read about the cities we’re going to and plan things to do, but I think most adult guidebooks are written a little more densely than she’d prefer.
I am anticipating I might be getting a job offer at a private company after many years in govt (I’m a lawyer). What questions would you recommend asking/things to look for in the offer? Any negotiation advice?
Oof, feeling my age today. A younger colleague, in an effort to make conversation, asked me “what are your hobbies?” And I said “Erm, I have a 6-year-old, I read a lot of books, I go to yoga, I ride my bike but that’s mostly to get places…” and he definitely thought this was a dorky answer.
Does anyone have any fun hobbies to share?
On topic comment for once: we loved having a mirror like this but it was the first thing to go (at pediatrician’s suggestion) when rear-facing toddler started getting car sick.
Anyone want to give Winter break trip reviews? I’m always looking for good places to go/stay & things to do.