Accessory Tuesday: Cinzia Pump
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If I’m going to wear heels, they’d better be good.
Here’s a unique, yet classic heel from M.Gemi. This classic, pointed toe pump has sculpted heel with a wider base for stability. At under three inches, it’s a bit more walkable than several of my Before Times pumps. Did I mention it’s made in Italy from Italian leather or suede?
The Cinzia pump is $328 and comes in six go-with-anything colors (I particularly like mushroom, a pretty taupe/gray shade that’s the the neutral of the moment). It’s available in whole and half sizes 35–42 (as with many of M.Gemi’s shoes, they run a little narrow).
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
What side by side stroller do you have and what do you love/dislike about it?
Baby #2 arrives in January, Baby #1 will be 27 months. We love to get outside for walks in all weather, live in a sidewalk-filled small town, car has a large enough trunk for any stroller and I’m not concerned about weight.
(Has to be side by side b/c baby #1 is too tall for any of the tandem/stacked models).
What are your favorite bento-style lunch boxes for a 4 year old? The Bentgo Kids box we have does not seem to fit enough food for my 4 year old any more.
Can anyone recommend artificial turf that’s kid safe? (I know it’s plastic, but limiting off gassing and toxic stuff as much as possible.) What’s your experience with artificial turf? It’s for a small area in our backyard. We have a toddler and a dog, and are in a drought area. There’s currently bad looking real grass in the area. I’d like something relatively soft for him to play on. We don’t want to water and mow.
First CMoms post—got my positive pregnancy test today! Now accepting all pregnancy related reccs from you wise ladies!
My husband left ALL of our car windows open last night and it’s been pouring rain for the first time in months. Our car is soaked and I am… very frustrated. We’re calling local detailing places to see if they can help air it out but wondering if anyone has tips? I really don’t want our car to smell/mold if we can avoid it. :(
Does anyone here have a cargo bike for their kids? And are they enjoyable to ride? We’ve started browsing with the idea that we could bike the school commute and also take family rides on weekends. But I’m not sure which type would make most sense (front seating with those sort of buckets, back seating with the bars, etc). Our kids are 3.5 and 1.5, so we want something that will work for a while. DS is over the weight limit for the single seats you can attach to an adult bike, hence our interest in something that would be a step up from that. I really know nothing about the options–pls help!
Has anyone else’s doctors officers been a bit of a disaster lately? I’m pregnant and reaching a point where I’m wondering if I need to switch providers. I think it’s the result of the nursing shortage, but messages take days to get a response and when I finally get one it is very unhelpful and makes me question if they asked the doctor at all.
For example, this is not my first pregnancy and I am high risk for preeclampsia. In the past I’ve been told at 12 weeks to start taking baby aspirin daily. This time, I’m well into the second trimester and just realized I haven’t been told anything. I have a message in, but the fact that they didn’t say anything about it proactively makes me worried that something else will be missed.
I also messaged them because I caught hand foot and mouth from my toddler, and the response from the nurse was basically, “well, there’s nothing you can do about it now.” Which I guess is literally true, but I was hoping for some reassurance or info about whether or not I needed to be worried about HFM in pregnancy.
I loved my OBGyn previously, but honestly since covid things are been — not as great. I’m not sure if switching will be better or if this is just how it is now everywhere.
If I switch providers I likely will need to deliver at a hospital that is much farther from my house. So that’s weighing in favor of staying the course. But ugh.
Any advice for weaning a stubborn, paci-obsessed almost 2.5 year old off of the paci? He only gets it for nights and naps but he’s literally in love with it and has slept beautifully with it since he was an infant. The dentist said his teeth look fine but that we should try to get him to drop it before/around age 3, if possible. I don’t want to give up my nighttime sleep but it will probably only get harder to drop it as he gets older, right?
Anyone with a toddler who banged their head against the door? How do I stop them or any ideas on how to pad the door so it doesn’t hurt him? I’m concerned he will hurt himself. I’ve explained to him that he can bang his hands on the door but not his head. He is currently in a stage with some very big feelings.
We transitioned to a toddler bed (I’m the one with the kiddo catapulting out of the crib) and when he is upset about sleeping he bangs his head on the door until we open it. Room is otherwise childproof and returning to the crib is not an option bc he will come out and commence the head banging.
We had a bummer of a holiday weekend. I had surgery a little over a month ago, and my energy levels still vary a lot depending on the day. This means I haven’t been planning many outings or activities at all. Or I’ll make a decision in the morning when I have a better idea of how I’m feeling that day. I was TIRED this weekend, and my kids were bored and miserable. I took one kid (7) to the park several times, and the other (11) had way too much screen time. Partner was working most of the weekend (he has a football-adjacent job, so this is my life for the next three months). I can only entertain my 7-year-old for so long before I start losing my mind; she’s in a super clingy phase. I have used the tactic of inviting a friend over to play. The upside is that she stays occupied and happy. The downside is that there is usually a huge mess to clean up afterward. I am so over it. It took my daughter close to an hour to pick everything up after the last playdate. I have tried to set up more rules and boundaries around what they can play with … still waiting to see if that approach works. They’re both good kids and play together with zero drama, so part of me thinks I just need to s&ck it up and deal.
Help? I hate wasting weekends this way. I’m sick of not having much energy, am bored with everything in my house, and have already cut corners to the point where I feel like my kids are getting lazy and feeling entitled to screen time and other devices.
I’ve missed you all! Been on “vacation” (family trip), then a few days off last week. Two unrelated questions:
Those with lego fans, what do you all do with your kids’ legos? My older son likes to put together the increasingly bigger and bigger sets, and doesn’t ever want to take them apart after. So we’ve now filled his shelves in his room with his creations, and it’s starting to take over the downstairs playroom. I enjoy legos too and I love that he enjoys making them, but I worry that we’re going to become that family with a whole room just full of shelves of legos. Do you all keep it to one room, and cycle the creations out as they make more? Although I’m not sure what to do with those massive City ones that all connect into a large structure.
Two, when will my threenager be sweet again?! Ugh… so much whining and unreasonableness from him lately, and he’s mostly done with naps, so it’s all day of this on the weekends. My older son had a tougher toddler time in general but kid 2 seems to be following the threenager pattern exactly (2 was so sweet), so I’m hoping for some end date. 4? 4.5?
Hi there. Another sleep ish question. My 11-month-old appears to be getting daycare virus number three (#2, it turns out, was not RSV, once we swabbed, just a hell of a “cold” that had my husband in bed with a fever for five days).
Anyway, she was up half the night last night with a high pitched wailing cry. Congested for sure. Keeps bumping her head as though she forgot where it was. No fever, Tylenol helped less than I’d expect, sucked down midnight milk (she’s been weaned from night feeds for a while except when sick). She’s cutting at least one and possibly three molars. One is already through. Any idea what might help her sleep better? Why she keeps bumping her head? We really could use more sleep, and we feel terrible for her.
Somebody help me be a compassionate partner.
Husband had COVID, is out of isolation as of Saturday but still feeling bad. Did about 7 hours of activity which resulted in him being in bed for 18 hours afterwards.
Meanwhile, I’m running the house and the kids and the dog and the perfect storm at work. I’m even doing his family events with the kids while he rests. When I had COVID, husband was on a business trip so stayed away while I ‘sucked it up’ and struggled through it. And it sucked.
Any suggestions of what I can do to not build resentment? I already told him we’re getting takeout for dinner. Help me not be so frustrated with him. I was so kind for the first 10 days! I’m just over it.
Seeking advice/insight on a potty trained toddler who now doesn’t want to use the potty. Basically, now my son (who was day time and nap time accident free for 6 months) now doesn’t want to stop what he’s doing to go use the potty. Or, in the morning, after sleeping for 11 straight hours and has a dry pull-up (so I’m positive he has to go), doesn’t want to use the potty. Even gentle suggestions “Hmmm.. You’ve been asleep for a while. Do you have to use the potty at all?” are met with statements such as “NO! I’m never going to use the potty again!” and “I DON’T have to use the potty!” Pushing it further leads to a temper tantrum. Not pushing it further and leaving him to make his own decision has about 1/3 of the time ended in accidents when he can’t get to the potty fast enough. He doesn’t seemed bothered/phased by the accidents.
We had the easiest time potty training him. He was one of the youngest in his daycare class this past year, and thus saw many other kids using the potty and one day just decided he wanted to do it. So, this is extremely unusual behavior for us. Part of my brain says, “This seems like the three year old behavior you’ve read about – it’s one thing he can control.” On the other hand, DH and I are frustrated that we seem to be regressing. I’ve tried showing him the Daniel Tiger clip about going right away. Any thoughts/tips/tricks/advice are appreciated!!!
Who sells Halloween costumes that are basically regular clothes? I know Hanna Andersson has some options and Primary puts out Halloween ideas. I’m curious if there are more options. My 3 year old has been talking about costumes quite a bit but will likely refuse to wear anything that feels too much like a costume.