Family Friday: Critter Slippers
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My youngest has a birthday coming up and he’d like a pair of slippers. Here’s a delightful pair that will keep his feet warm well into early spring.
These critter slippers from Hanna Andersson are not just cute to look at — they feature soft, memory foam insoles for comfort. I especially like the higher cut for toddlers — I find that they are more likely to stay on their feet. The dragon and pink cat are perfect for whenever, but you can get a head start on the holidays with the reindeer.
These slippers are on sale for $35. They are available in sizes 7/8 to 4Y/5Y (selection limited for some sizes).
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
Sharing because I feel like this has been a question a lot recently — I am a litigator and just accepted an in-house role outside of litigation. I work in a specific industry and at my firm do litigation and operations work. I am at a small litigation boutique specific to my industry.
I interviewed for two positions over the past 4-6 weeks. The first position was litigation and claims management for a company in my industry. I ended up withdrawing my application as it was more litigation than I was really looking for.
The second position was for an in-house operations role in my industry. This specific company has a lengthy on-boarding process and has a lot of company and position-specific knowledge, so their new hires would need a significant amount of training even if they had a background in operations/transactions. They also like to have former litigators on their team for when litigation issues arise. In addition, the former litigators I talked to told me that certain things in the new role like negotiating contracts, etc. are similar to arguing in litigation, etc., so they didn’t really see the change as being so abrupt. This company seemed primarily interested in me due to my industry-specific knowledge, experience talking to clients, soft skills, and undergraduate degree in business.
For both positions, I applied to listings, but for the job I accepted, I also knew someone through a board I am on. Hope this helps someone!
Another carseat question! Does anyone have the Clek Foonf or Clek Fllo? Is it worth it?
I keep seeing these recommended by all of the internet carseat people (Car seat Lady, the Car Mom, Safe in the Seat etc.) But when I look up the BabyGearLab crash test results they performed fine but not outstanding. There are definitely cheaper seats that performed better.
Are these seats worth it? Am I missing something here?
Going to a friends farm this weekend and there will be a campfire – any good host gift we could bring related to that? I’m assuming they’ll have s’mores supplies.
Or any other good host gift ideas for us? Family trip with kids 3, 6 and 7 (for both families)!
I was late seeing your scream into the void yesterday, but I just wanted to send some more virtual love and hugs your way. That is a lot to carry right now, and I hope you’re able to find some relief on the work front to free up mental and emotional space for everything outside of it!
Also so sad to hear that update about the missing teen, I remember your post about that a week or two ago.
WWYD? Colleague A told me earlier this week that she and her DH are struggling to get pregnant a second time (they have a 3yo). A did not say it was a secret, and has told her team and is basically telling more people now because she is going to be having more appointments to figure out what is going on. Colleague C told me yesterday she is pregnant (already has a 2 yo). A will eventually tell C her news, but C works from home a lot so it might be a while. C is telling everyone she is pregnant, including old law school classmates that she hasn’t seen for years. Do I give C a heads up about A so that she can be gentle/not in a group when she tells A she’s pregnant? Or just butt out? Also our managing partner is close with both A and C and while she is normally very sensitive to personal dynamics, I’m not sure if she would put this together because she learned A’s news a while ago. I’m leaning towards butting out, but when I had a good friend dealing with infertility, she appreciated a text message ahead of our book club meeting when I told everyone else.
How have you handled pet death and young kids? Our daughter turns 2 next week, and we had to say goodbye to our cat yesterday. She loved her and knows that we took the cat to the doctor (it’s happened before) and continues to ask about her.
She has her own doctor’s appointment next week, too, so I’m trying not to create a doctor = scary place you don’t return from connection.
She’s verbally and emotionally advanced for her age, which I don’t say as a humblebrag, but just to put into context that she will absolutely continue to ask us increasingly detailed questions about the cat.
First time we are leaving toddler with a babysitter in the evening!! Tips? Do I tell her I will leave extra money for her to order delivery if she’d like?
What is your exercise routine?
I swim once or twice a week. Recently, I decided to add in treadmill walking on an incline (max) to build lower-body strength. I was surprised that just 15 minutes of incline- walking could make me sore, as I think I walk a decent amount.
For slightly older kids, can we talk about how to approach problematic (hate that word) things you might see in media, etc.? The other day, my 7 year old wanted to watch a show with me -a little more of a “tween”-oriented one, but I figured it was fine. But then it started getting into territory that I found really grossly sexist.
The first time, I let it go, thinking how I might bring it up later, but then it progressed to the point I felt I had to stop it. She hasn’t really even understood the issue at play, so I tried to explain it and why it was wrong, but at this point, I was kind of mad and it probably came out as more of a rant (which isn’t really characteristic for me). Daughter, who usually questions everything, just said “Ok. Can we watch another one?” I tried to probe more to ask if she understood why I had concerns, and she just said she did and didn’t have questions.
So, I feel sort of unsettled by this -I’m glad I said something, but I can’t really tell if the message got through, and I was surprised by her reaction and that she didn’t bring it up again later. I don’t really remember discussing things like this with my parents -what are your experiences (with kids and what you might remember from your childhood)?
Going over to dinner to someone’s house we met recently and I have extremely picky eaters for kids. Do I just bring a dish that my kids will like for all? I feel like my 4 year old will say something rude (e.g., “this is disgusting”) and refuse to eat otherwise, but also feels strange to show up with our own food.
Good morning! Today as my 4yo was heading out the door to daycare (dad does drop-off), I said, ‘Have fun today!’ and she chirped ‘You too!’, which cracked me up. (Today is a perfectly ordinary workday for me, with a perfectly ordinary pile of work.) What’s your funny kid story for the week?