Accessory Tuesday: Carmel Pump
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As someone with wide feet, finding stylish shoes is challenging. Here is a classic pump that’s not only comfortable, but cute as well.
Vionic’s Carmel Pump has a two-inch wrapped heel and orthotic support for all-day comfort. I can see wearing this shoe on days when you’ll be standing or walking a lot (hello court!). The patent leather finish gives this traditional shoe a little personality (and a little water resistance in case you get caught in any fall showers).
This pump is $139.95 at Nordstrom. It comes in sizes 5–12 as well as medium and wide widths. It’s available in crimson red, taupe, black leopard, pewter, and black.
Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
just a PSA, Home Depot and Michaels both have free/very low cost kids workshops some weekends
does anyone else here have a Hatch and had freaking out kids last night at bedtime because of the server issues?
Sharing a personal “win” here.
A benefit of our incredibly early elementary start time: I’ve realized there are about ~30-40 minutes on my WFH days when everyone is out of the house and before I have to start work.
One day maybe I’ll use this to exercise (I’m not a morning person and half-awake until 9 AM or so), but right now I’m using it to do deep breathing, drink coffee in silence, journal, read – whatever I feel like I “need” before starting the day.
After a sprint of feeling overwhelmed and constantly like I was switching between hard things all the time, this feels really good.
Last night, my 6 year old got really upset while trying to read with DH, and one of the many things she said while crying was “boys are smarter than girls.” It broke my heart to hear that, and I have no clue why she would think that – it’s definitely not something she heard at home. She’s a very sensitive kid, and I want to do everything I can to support her. She is very bright and oh so compassionate, but learning to read has been very hard for her, so I could use advice on how to help her. I also don’t want her to internalize this ridiculous idea that boys are smarter than girls, so any tips on that front would be much appreciated.
Any moms in the Boston area? We are considering relocating for 2 years (husband is a dentist and would be doing a specialty program at the BU Medical Center). I’m trying to figure out what the average cost of daycare might be, and also a good area to live in. We were told the area directly near the hospital isn’t great for families (South End). We would be trying to live mostly off of my income and are coming from a MCOL area so I’m worried it’s going to be a little tight – I make decent money, but not crazy money. I would likely be able to keep my job and WFH, so that’s not a concern. We would be renting a two bedroom apartment, but would like easy transit access and a reasonably safe and child-friendly area. We have one 2yo so would need daycare/preschool. Any advice?
hi everyone, I’m the NYC poster pregnant with my first due in March who asked about baby nurse questions. Thanks for all the responses and help—I think we’ve secured a baby nurse for the first 8 weeks, which is really easing my mind/anxiety!
I was a bit stunned at how early baby nurses tend to book up, so want to be prepared for nannies. Hoping to get a nanny around August/September as I go back to work—in NYC, how early do I need to be looking?
Another school & money question. I found out that our elementary school recently got a schoolwide Title 1 designation, which normally requires 40% of the kids to be on free or reduced lunch. Only about 15% of the kids in our school are. Apparently in our state (maybe everywhere?) there’s some sort of waiver program that allows schools to get Title 1 funding even when they don’t meet the poverty cutoff. I can understand that there should be some flexibility for schools that have, say, 35% of kids in poverty, but our school is not even close! We have a local reputation as the “posh” elementary school and have an incredibly involved and comfortably upper middle class, though not ultra wealthy, parent base. Am I way off base to feel like this is kind of icky? Everyone seems so excited about the extra funding and of course I want our school to be well-funded, but I just feel like we’re taking money away from more deserving schools.
How bad would it be to skip the kids open house? Spouse is traveling last minute and my options for childcare aren’t the best (without getting into details my older grandmother can watch the kids but she can’t get them ready for bed so it would be dinner + tv and a later bedtime). Trying to figure out if worth the pain of a later bedtime to attend
My 8 year old is getting really boy crazy. Like constantly talking about “her crush” and how she loves him and he’s so handsome and she wants to marry him. I’m trying to take it in stride and for what it is, asking basic questions like, what do you like about him? (“Because he’s so handsome!”) and trying to keep it light. Not ignoring it but not encouraging it either. Its been going on for months now, and seems to be getting more intense, so I feel like I should address it but I’m not sure how. Any advice? Please be gentle, this is new territory for me, and I want to make sure I handle it kindly but appropriately for her age.
My kid has lice! Super icked out. That is all!
With back to school, my kids (7 and 10 yo) have embraced the word NO and even simple requests are turning into huge fights. Put on your shoes? NO. Time for a shower? NO. Take your plate to the sink? NO. Pick your backpack up off the floor? NO. Turn off the TV? NO. Time for bed? NO. Brush your teeth? NO. I’ve been trying to lay off, knowing that they’re stressed from the start of school, but they do need to do basic things. Typically I deal with occasional resistance, but it’s become their only response. In the past I’ve been able to talk to them and they’d relent, but that isn’t working. Only strong consequences get any action and by then everyone is miserable. I’m really tired of feeling like life is a fight. They just had an entire weekend of downtime, and I thought that would help, but it didn’t at all. If anything, they are even more resistant. Any suggestions for turning around the dynamic?
My kids (1 and 3) wake up between 6/6:30. 3-year-old’s school starts at 8:30, so we leave the house at 8:15 to drop off 1-year-old, then drop off 3-year-old.
I therefore have 2-2.5 hours every morning with my children, which in theory is wonderful to get so much time with them despite working full time, but also… it’s a lot of time to full up. Breakfast and getting dressed only take so long. On nice days we leave a bit earlier and go for a walk (note: we live in a fully walkable city), stop by a local coffee shop, go to the playground. I try to avoid TV, unless I have to shower and then they get to watch a 20 min show.
Does anyone else have a lot of time in the mornings with their kids? What do you do?
Has anyone managed to schedule a kids covid booster yet? I got mine last night but haven’t been able to find any place that is doing kids at this point. The pediatrician says they don’t have any yet, Walgreens says they won’t do kids until the end of the month…anyone else having luck? Not the end of the world if we have to wait ten days but cases are way up in our area and I’d love for them to have that extra protection.