Organizing Thursday: Codify Pencil Holder
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I mentioned before that my office is being renovated, and now it is finally nearing completion! I plan on (hopefully) being at this job for the foreseeable future (the first time I’ve ever liked a job this much!), so I really want to make my new office my home away from home. I already bought myself a nice wall clock, and I am planning on upgrading some of my desk accessories from the stuff that’s available through our Office Depot business account (womp). Anthropologie has a lot of cute office supplies, but this one in particular really caught my eye. I like the multiple shapes and sizes of the compartment and the overall look of the piece. It is available in gold and bronze and is $48. Codify Pencil Holder
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- 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
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
My 4 year old is out of control. He’s an angel when he gets what he wants, but as soon as he doesn’t he has full out temper tantrums that can last for up to 2 hours. We are doing time outs, not giving in, being firm but not yelling … basically everything that you should be doing. But every day is filled with out of control screaming and yelling. We are having a hard time ‘just ignoring’ it too because he’s taken to throwing things. Yesterday, my husband walked in on him at daycare throwing a tantrum because the activity he wanted was full, and our little guy threw a chair. This is totally unacceptable. Everybody else in the family (including his 6 year old brother) is exhausted, and he is controlling the tone and mood of the house. I’ve reached out to his pediatrician for a therapist recommendation, but if any of you have suggestions (or commiseration) I would appreciate it. I sat in the parking lot this morning and bawled my eyes out. This is stressing me out beyond belief.
Can someone point me to or know what places a comment in moderation? I asked a question yesterday that was in moderation all day, and I’m not sure what landed it there? I’d like to re-ask, but I do not know what to change to keep the question from going into no man’s land.
Deep anon for this. After many years of trying and loss and all sorts of horrible things, I am 24 weeks pregnant. I’m very excited, but we found out at the 20 week scan that it’s a boy. And I’m just having such a hard time. I always pictured myself with a daughter, and I can’t even conceive of how to relate to and be close to a son. This is likely to be our only, and I have been working so hard for a month to get excited about a boy but I’m just not getting there. No ballet, no mani/pedis, no prom dresses. I hate sports (so boring) and video games (give me seasickness to watch and I hate the repetitive sounds, not to mention violent themes). I keep trying to remind myself that my husband is wonderful and I relate to him on a very deep level and he’s a man, so it’s possible. He’s also not into sports or video games so that’s possible too. But I feel like this so wanted baby will be an alien to me and we won’t have any relationship at all.
Please tell me about your sweet sons.
pleading ignorance here. I’m curious – is USC a good school? I’m from the Northeast/NYC and I don’t know anybody who went or applied there.
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I need to hear.
My son (I posted above as So Anon) is 8 and has hit the point where his voice is super loud and high pitched. Little due is amazing, but man, his voice can grate on me like nothing else. How long does this last? I feel bad for telling him to turn his volume down when he is just excited. Any suggestions for how to handle this high pitched period?
how much do people spend on bday gifts for kids parties? we are just started to get invited to birthday parties for the babies from our baby class. we don’t actually plan on having a bday party. we also have twins – should i be spending double? my plan is once they are older, they will each bring a gift to the party, but right now they aren’t even 1 yet…
Thanks everyone for your empathetic and thoughtful comments on potty training yesterday.
Starting the registration process for my soon to be Kindergartener and again the invisible/mental workload is slapping me in the face. Highlighted even more because my husband just started a new job and his commute has changed, putting more drop off and picks on me, and he’s working longer hours, putting more of the daily routine on me. And the cherry on top (to mix my metaphors) is HE gets defensive and argumentative right after he’s completely dropped the ball on something before I even have a chance to comment on it.
I am asking him (over text, so it’s in writing, then following up in a conversation) to take on certain discrete tasks that shouldn’t take him any longer than me to do, like dental visits and calling the insurance company, in an attempt to push some of the burden his way. We’ll see how that goes.
Just a vent, mostly, because I know part of the problem is me not communicating, but since he ranges from either non-responsive or hostile to most of the ways I try, I’ve given up. He also refuses to do counseling.
My LO is 7 months and the stress of trying to pump enough milk every day is starting to weigh on me. I’m ready to start supplementing with formula. Logistically, how do I do this?
What I want is to continue pumping but limit it to 3x a day and not stress about it when I don’t have enough ounces. Right now I’m sending 5oz bottles to daycare. Do I send another bottle with formula? How do I figure out how much to send?
Also, should I get special baby water to mix with formula or is tap water ok? Does anyone supplement with solid foods at daycare instead of formula?
I know these sound like stupid questions, but I’m clueless on this and overwhelmed!
https://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Formula-Dispenser-Combo-Colors/dp/B000RFCXIK/ref=sr_1_24?keywords=formula%2Bcontainer&qid=1552580343&s=gateway&sr=8-24&th=1
There’s no way to (kindly) get someone to stop spamming the group text with baby pics, is there? I love a good baby pic now and then, but it feels like any time there is a discussion about anything but her/her baby, whammo out of left field comes a picture of her baby!!! and … it’s fine, it really is, but then it feels like we all have to acknowledge and compliment and maybe I just wanted to finish hearing my friends’ thoughts on the topic we were discussing, y’know? (Also baby is like 6 months old now, so it has been a lot.)
Has anyone seen the movie Wonder Park? Would it be okay to take my three year old this weekend? Thanks!