Makeup & Beauty Monday: Brow Stylist Definer

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Due to an overzealous threading incident, I lost a few crucial hairs from my right eyebrow. Even more unfortunately, my eyebrows, which do grow very fast, have not yet filled in this sparse patch. I don’t have a dramatic brow look going, but I do want to fill in the area. I bought this L’Oreal pencil a while ago and recently rediscovered it in my makeup bag. The tip is pointy and helps with accuracy, and with a light hand I can mimic teeny eyebrow hairs even though I am not even close to being great at applying makeup. Then I brush everything smooth with the brush at the other end, which diffuses the lines a bit and keeps everything looking tidy. This product is $7.99 at Target, both online and in stores. Brow Stylist Definer

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Sales of note for 2/7:

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
  • J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Favorite tunic tops for girls? My 8 year old had a growth spurt and now her tops are all too short lengthwise, and I feel like I should get her something that will give her a little more coverage. Bonus points if there are any good sales going on right now. Thanks!

Does anyone have good recommendations for standard questions one should ask a nanny?

Random question: anyone know where to get fleece pajamas for toddlers that have a fleece bottom AND top? Carters has ones that have fleece bottoms but cotton tops. Looking for 4/5T, so some big-kid PJs in small sizes might work too.

For those of you who’ve had your preschoolers in swim lessons – any tips on helping them when they’re scared? Our almost 4 year old just started formal swim lessons and it hasn’t gone well so far. He was initially excited for the first lesson, then looked a little scared while in the water and completely refused to get in during this past lesson (lots of crying and clinging to me). I think it’s a combination of being around new people and being in the water without us, but I’d like to get him excited for swimming and also learn how to swim. We’ve taken him to the pool during the past summers, but always with us right there. This time, it’s an indoor pool where parents are outside (but able to see through the glass).

Any tips? Is he just too young? We’re going to give it a few more lessons to get him more comfortable and I don’t want to give up completely but if he’s still refusing, we might just have to wait.

Does anyone have good resources or books on combination feeding? Call it naive, but I’m at least hoping to try it with my first. Pretty much all the books stress breastfeeding, which is fine, but for a variety of reasons, I love the concept of combination feeding.
I’m totally starting from scratch so I appreciate any articles, books, or techniques you found useful.

Has anyone’s little one ever had a colonoscopy? My four year old has one scheduled for Friday and I would really appreciate any tips and tricks for making the prep and procedure days as easy as possible. Thank you!

All, I stopped exclusively nursing my baby at 5 months and was completely done by 7.5. He’s 8.5 months now and while I felt giddy the first month, now I feel guilty that I couldn’t make it a year like i did with my daughter. He wasn’t enjoying it, he wasn’t sleeping, and he had eczema issues that could have been triggered by my milk even though the doctors said it wasn’t (he magically cleared up more and more and now has no eczema or GI issues without my nursing. Not sure if related). I had trouble letting him CIO because I never knew if he was getting enough / hungry at night and the lack of sleep was driving me insane. Nursing was so so so much harder with two kids that I watch solo a lot and doing bottles made my husband able to help so so much more at nights and mornings. I know it was the right choice logically, but this is my last baby and I feel bad that I wasn’t strong enough to push through a few more months. I know it’s so so illogical, but just looking for any words of affirmation. Thank you in advance.

All, I’m not sure what to do. We have an incredible nanny, but her family seems to never, ever catch a break. Her teenage daughter has had leukemia, during which they lost all savings and retirement. Her daughter is in remission now, but obviously this is an ongoing issue. Her husband helped some people build a very successful business (restoring homes and businesses after flooding/water damage) and as soon as that was up and running, the owners fired him because they wanted to keep all the money for themselves. Her husband found a new job and was there for about a month, when he had to leave work early on a Friday afternoon to go attend a weekend of family interviews as part of his son being selected to interview for a scholarship at college where he has been accepted. When the husband started at the new job, he told them that he would have to leave early on this particular Friday to attend this weekend of interviews (the college where the interviews were was about 2 hours away from the city where we live, so this is not a plane ride away thing). But apparently the company went back on being okay with this and thought he shouldn’t have left, so they fired him this morning. And now one of their beloved dogs is very, very, very sick. (Obviously I wasn’t there to know the specifics of what happened with her husband’s job, but I’m inclined to believe her story.) And she was upset this morning because now she has to let her son know that his dad was fired for essentially going to support his son at these scholarship interviews.

It’s just all over a crappy day for her. I feel confident that her husband will find another job at some point, but I just never know what to do in these situations. We have all of the grandparents in the area (all retired) so I told her that she could head on home (if she wanted) and we’d pay her for the day and call in a grand parent or two (who would JUMP at the chance to be with their grandbaby). She wanted to stay because she wanted to be with our baby (who smiles all the time and is incredibly happy, so I understand that). I let her know there was ice cream in the freezer if she felt like she needed ice cream (I know I would need it), but I don’t know what else to *do* for her. She is an incredible caretaker for our son, and has such an incredible heart that I only want the best for her.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know. My heart is breaking for her right now.

My husband and son are going to London Friday – Monday. You guys, this is the first time alone in my house since my son was born 2.5 years ago. What should I do? I have a bachelorette party on Saturday but it should be a mellow affair. All the yoga? Read in a cafe? Chuck out all the toys? Play foulmouth podcasts over the speakers?

So, I’m trying to decide whether to stay in-house or go back into private practice. I’m an 8th year litigator who worked in a firm environments until moving in-house a year ago. I made the move because my long/complicated commute was killing me, I’d just had my second child and figured it was time to lean out. The commute is great, the work hours are lighter (for the most part), but the compensation is stagnant (essentially I’ll be earning the same base salary for the foreseeable future with the only variable being a very discretionary bonus funded based on company performance and awarded based on personal performance). I have an offer to go back into private practice. The commute would not be as good as it is now, but still better than before. The work hours would be more than in-house, but still lighter than my old firm. The base salary is a bit more than what I’m earning now, but with a very lucrative bonus structure based on billings, and annual raises.

I’m leaning towards the firm job. With 2 kids, our family is feeling a lot of financial pressure so I think I need to focus on maximizing my earning potential. My partner works in a fairly 9-5 job without much opportunity to increase his compensation, and has always been good at flexing to meet the needs of my career. Maybe right now my family needs me to earn more rather than be around more?

Any thoughts from fellow moms? Has anyone made the move back into private practice from in-house?

Crossposting since my comment is in moderation at the main site: Good morning hive. My family(4 adults, 1 teenager, 2 toddlers) is planning to visit tokyo in a few weeks and the coronavirus updates are worrying. Would you cancel/reschedule the trip? I’m usually not worried about such things but bringing toddlers along is making me weigh the risks. What would you do?

I feel like I am loosing my mind or doing something wrong: With the exception of one or two weeks, someone has been sick in my house since Christmas. We’ve had stomach bugs, strep and garden variety childhood viruses with low-grade fevers. My kids are 6 and 9. This so reminds me of the first year in daycare/preschool, and I’m truly feeling the impact of it all. I can work from home as often as need be, but I miss going into the office and my regular schedule. And its totally exhausting with someone being sick (and sometimes I’m even sick too). For good measure, my dog even had a UTI somewhere in there.

This weekend, I aired out the house (tough when its 10 degrees out), disinfected all the doorknobs, remotes, stair railings, and anything else I could think of. I washed all the bedding and blankets that are on the couch. My kids are now taking vitamin C but the youngest refuses to take elderberry gummies. What else can I do? Anyone else having a winter like this?

I’m also not great at makeup application, but I found a pen (I think loreal tattoo brow) that is able to mimic brow hairs really well and does not require sharpening. Highly recommend!