Accessory Tuesday: Book Faux Leather Daypack
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My first backpack was pink with a row of rainbow crayons — needless to say, my taste in bags has changed since kindergarten.
If you’re on Team Backpack, here’s a professional-looking bag that won’t get you mistaken for a student. This black, faux leather bag has a roomy interior that’ll hold all your commuting needs, a padded mesh back panel for comfort, and adjustable straps for the perfect fit. It’s also waterproof in case you get caught in a late summer shower.
Rains’ Book Faux Leather Daypack is $140 at Nordstrom.
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
Anyone here with a girl in Cub Scouts? We signed my K-er up for Girl Scouts kindergarten buddies in the spring, but haven’t heard anything and I’m not sure there are age appropriate troops at her school. The school just sent home announcement about a Cub Scout meeting this week and my daughter really wants to go. I’m inclined to say yes, although I admit I had found the girls-only aspect of Girl Scouts appealing. That’s probably my personality more than hers though, she seems to get along better with boys in general.
We’ve been camping out in our new house for a week+ while waiting on our furniture to get here. It finally did yesterday, which meant DS could sleep in his crib again instead of the pack n play, but also that he slept in a separate room from us for the first time in his life after two weeks of being right next to me all night long – and he did great. I was so relieved.
What are your wins lately?
What’s your policy on play dates at homes with guns? DS was just invited to a play date without me for the first time. The parents are pretty good friends of ours, and we’ve been as a family to their home multiple times before. I also know from my husband’s conversations with the dad that he owns a handgun that he keeps in a biometric safe. I would like our family policy to be no play dates in homes with guns, period. My husband thinks the safe make it ok. Where do you all stand on this?
i understand that the purpose of giving all kids at a public school free breakfast and lunch is to ensure all kids have enough to eat and it is an equalizer amongst students, but isn’t it also a waste of money/food for teh kids who don’t need it? we just learned this year at our kids’ school you can get breakfast and lunch and you dont have to sign up in advance or anything and i’m all for all kids having enough to eat, but it just seems so wasteful to me
Hope I’m not too late in the day. Where do you all buy pajamas for older kids that do not like logos or trucks or dinosaurs on their pajamas? My kid is also too big / stocky for Primary to be cozy, which used to be our go to for years. Thanks.
Just a quick rant: I’m pregnant with my first and my best friend is pregnant with her second. While that’s fun in many ways, I’m not enjoying the casual brush-offs for real, known risks. I get that it’s different with a second kid, but I’m not enjoying things like “teehee I used to be worried about listeria too in my first pregnancy but now I’m like YOLO!” whenever I mention that I’m avoiding soft cheeses or whatever. It’s like she’s implying that I’m just a paranoid first-time mom who will wise up in the future just like her, even though the only precautions I have even mentioned are for well-established risks that every OB/GYN talks about. It’s just annoying today, especially when I’m feeling sick!
ISO a bottle warmer. Second baby, used bowls of hot water for the first in an effort not to buy unnecessary stuff. Have decided to treat myself this time and am sick of splashing hot bowls of water with a toddler in my kitchen. TY!
just a PSA, the target branded veggie straws are absolutely disgusting. do not buy
My 14 y.o. niece is a perfectionist. We all praise her for being a straight-A student, athletic, beautiful, popular, etc. I am worried that she is going to develop some unhealthy behaviors like an eating disorder. She is already trying some restrictive diets. She has great parents who are both teachers and I know they are addressing it. As an aunt, what can I do to be a good role model for her? Especially since I am a recovering perfectionist myself. I also want to be a good aunt to her younger brother who is depressed and insecure in part about being compared to his sister.
How do you know when to encourage or make your kids do an activity versus letting them skip it?
We had our 3 yr old signed up for what we thought would be a fun week of half day camp. He went the first day and it wasn’t great – my mom and I watched for a bit at the beginning and end, and it seems like the kids just play for 3 hours on an outdoor playground while the teachers sit on benches nearby (ensuring safety, but not facilitating play or friendships). He was sad not to have friends there, sad the teachers weren’t interacting with the kids, was clearly bored and is asking not to go back. The thing is, he doesn’t need to go back – we have childcare for the week and thankfully the money isn’t an issue. I decided to let him skip, but I really wrestled with that decision and whether I was somehow sending the wrong message (it’s OK to skip things that are hard; it’s not OK to be bored). How do you make these types of decisions, particularly as kids get older?
Venting. I went to pick up DS #2 from preschool yesterday. They switched classes recently for the new school year, so I’m always eager to hear how he did that day. The teachers were like “Oh well he got mad, and threw some toys and his body on the floor a two times today” and went on to say they’re working on it with him, and I let him know we are also working on it at home.
Apparently no other kids in the class (everyone is 2.5, all birthdays within a few months of one another) do this…and when they do get upset, they all know to go to the specific corner of the classroom where there are pillows, etc. set up. All of this is great, but to me I’m like umm…they’re 2.5, this is going to happen?
We’re going to a beach house with two other families this weekend (for a total of six adults, four kids ages 2-4), one family we know and one we don’t. We’re bringing the food for Saturday breakfast. What should we bring? I was thinking of Costco croissants, fruit, cracker cuts of cheese and a couple of packs of chicken sausage. Any other thoughts?