Everyone Thursday: ‘Chatelaine’ Earrings
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If you’re proud of yourself for surviving the holidays, and feel like you made need a little somethin’ somethin’ for yourself, take a look at these lovely stud earrings. They’re blue topaz from David Yurman, so you’re not throwing away money on disposable jewelry — but at $395, it isn’t a HUGE splurge, either. I always feel like blue and red are great colors for earrings because they bring so much life to your complexion. (These also come in black onyx and pearl.) David Yurman ‘Chatelaine’ Earrings
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Sales of note for 5/4/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Select clothes, shoes & more up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals (ends 5/4) + extra 15% off $200
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + $19 & up spring steals
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + up to extra 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one regular-price item + 30% off everything else
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?
I’m pregnant with my first, but my stepdaughter (age 9) lives with us half time. She’ll be 10 when the baby is born. She is SUPER excited about the baby, which is great, but I am trying to be as sensitive as possible to making sure she still feels special when the baby comes. The age difference is in some ways good (she wants to babysit, really looks forward to helping and learning about babies), but in some ways tough….I’m imagining when she’s 15 and going through those glorious years I remember putting my own mom through, and her annoying little brother or sister is just starting kindergarten.
I’m also concerned that we have a rather small house (two bedroom). Right now the plan is to move the baby into the sunroom eventually. I hate to make SD share her bedroom, as that might seem like we’re pushing her out in favor of the new baby.
Any books people can suggest, or anything you did to make the transition smooth? I have a good relationship with SD – I’ve known her since she was 4 (when her dad and I got serious), and am also lucky that both my husband and I have a good relationship with her mom. Would love to hear any thoughts!
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Does anyone have a back carrier that you love? My 1.5 year old is not a big fan of his stroller. He loves to walk/run, but is not great about walking in the desired direction (he will try to wrestle free and run off even when both of us are holding a hand each), so letting him walk isn’t a great option unless we’re just chilling in the park. We have an older Bjorn that is just front/back facing while carrying on the chest, and I strongly doubt he’ll go for that anymore, but he might be content to chill in a back or side carrier – thoughts? TIA!
I decided to be “Organized!” this week and made a big batch of cheese tortellini with peas and corn for my kiddo to eat. Turns out he is not a fan of cheese tortellini with peas and corn this week. So, I am finishing MY final meal of cheese tortelli with peas and corn for lunch. Blech. I hate tortellini. And toddler food-swings.
Hmm, I think first time I posted my question got stuck in moderation so trying again but apologies if this shows up twice…
I’m doing an amazon dump order for all the little things I think we’ll need for bebe’s arrival sometime in the next 3-6 weeks (!). Things like burp clothes (cloth diapers), the nose frida, nail clippers, etc. I think we need a baby thermometer, any recs? I’m confused by all the differing information. Also any other NB essentials you’d recommend or things that made your life easier in the first few weeks? We have all the “big” stuff to the best of my knowledge, but happy to take any recs.
Oh, and do we need a pair of those tiny mitts that prevent babies from scratching their faces, or is that something the hospital might provide? Thanks in advance!
Vacation question. My husband and I have booked our first post-baby vacation! We’re renting an apartment in Charleston, if anyone has recommendations. I do have a question though… what do people do at night on vacation after their kids go to sleep to make it feel more like a vacation?
Ok, moms, I need someone to shake some sense into me. I have a 6 week old baby and will be going back to work in February. Due to work schedules, DH will drop off every day and I will do pick up every day. We will walk to and from either daycare we are considering.
We’ve been on the wait list at one daycare, let’s call it CC for chain center. It’s a national, vey high-quality chain with NAEYC accreditation and a family member used it until last month for her son from newborn to age 3, so we know it is a great place for kids. The ratio is 2:1 for infants and it’s walkable from our home and work (a mile, so not a short walk, especially in the dead of winter or summer). Cons? It’s very expensive (500+/week), and both DH and I felt like it was kind of sterile, or not homey.
We recently toured another center that is not a chain but is a licensed facility (LF) It’s much smaller– only 8 kids under 2. It felt much more homey and more like the daycare DH went to growing up. It’s significantly cheaper than CC ($4400/year difference) and closer to home and work (.5 miles).
DH is dying to put down a deposit at LF. I can’t tell if I’m resisting because I don’t quite love it, or if I am never going to *love* a daycare– I’m really struggling with the idea of going back to work, although staying at home longer or going part time/flex work are not options. So I think that is why I am hesitating. The things I am not liking about LF seem sort of trivial (no stroller storage room, so we’d have to buy a new cheap stroller to leave outside, 3:1 ratio instead of 2:1). We’d need to sign a one-year contract with LF, and there is a 12-Month wait list at CC, so it’s not like we can try it for month and see how it goes.
I’m being crazy right? There’s no red flags about LF– I’ve read inspection reports and did like it when I toured. We’d get more time with DC every day since it’s closer, and while we could swing the higher price of CC, it’d be a bit of strain on our budget and I would love to throw that $4k at our student loans instead. I think I am just sad that kiddo will be in anydaycare, period.
Thoughs/commiseration welcome, although it was kind of therapeutic just to type that out…
this is such a dumb question, but I need help. My kiddo is almost 18 months old. She still wears a sleep sack because she swims ALL OVER the crib. We keep our house fairly cold, and she is growing out of her current one. I’m reticent to buy a bigger one, because isn’t she old enough to use a blanket? We introduced a pillow about two months ago. She sleeps on it about 50% of the night. I’m concerned she will uncover herself in the night with the blanket and then freeze . . . but then I think I’m being slightly ridiculous. if she’s cold will she learn to cover herself?
did others wait until you transitioned out of the crib to introduce a blanket (we are shooting for six months from now)? Or did your swimmer kid just learn to adapt?
Thanks!
Hi all, I’m doing an Amazon dump order of all the little things I think we’ll need in preparation for bebe arriving sometime in the next 3-6 weeks (!). Things like nail clippers, the nose frida, burp clothes (cloth diapers), etc. I think we need a thermometer – any recommendations? I’m confused about the different kinds I see, and the debates behind them. I think we have all the “big” things taken care of, but if you have any other NB essentials you want to share, please do!
Oh on that note – the little mitts so they don’t scratch their hands – is that something we actually need to buy or something the hospital will provide?