Organizing Thursday: DoorStash Garbage Bag Dispenser
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It’s the little things that make a household run smoothly. Instead of fumbling around the trash bag roll hunting for the end, how about this garbage bag dispenser?
In addition to streamlining your trash routine, it saves precious cabinet space by sliding over your cabinet doors. You can even store little things like sponges on the top lipped lid. It’s simple to set up (no tools needed) and even has a padded steel bracket to protect cabinet doors.
This trash bag dispenser is $34.99 at The Container Store.
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
For those of you who’ve taken your kids skiing- where have you taken them and what is the ski school experience like?
The reason I ask is we are currently in Park City and the ski school is much more ski intensive than the ones i went to as a kid. When I was a kid learning to ski we ate lunch, took breaks etc in a preschool like classroom, etc. whereas here they ate lunch in a cafeteria like setting , took the shortest break possible and went back out well the other kids did- we got a call to pick our kids up, which i was kind of annoyed about as ski school isn’t cheap and i feel like they should find a way to entertain the kids rather than give me a call. Before we ever attempt another ski trip I’d like to know a bit more about other ski schools
Ok – I need some help and ideally need to nip this in the bud.
DS #2 is 3. He’s had pretty good sleep habits overall…until the past few days. Over the holidays we hosted, and someone else slept in DS’s room, we did a quick overnight trip where DS ended up sleeping on me all night, and then my kids stayed at my parents, where this kid slept in the same room/bed as my Mom.
Two nights ago, DS was sobbing in his bed but ultimately went to sleep. Last night he kept popping out of bed, sobbing, asking for me, and it devolved into DH and I alternatively yelling – GO TO BED/STAY IN YOUR BED RIGHT NOW (not good, I know), which of course did not work, and then concluded in me staying in the room until he was asleep, which was great until he popped up sobbing at 11 PM because no one was there and then slept in our bed. (I don’t think this an issue of him napping at school and not being sleepy – he’s clearly tired and willing to sleep on me, be patted, etc.)
I solo parent a lot due to DH’s work travel and can’t afford co-sleeping being a long-term solution – what do I do? I had a “chat” with kid this AM reiterating that we stay in bed after bedtime, etc.
My thought is to just wait outside kid’s room tonight and CALMLY take him back to bed every time he gets out, and continue this for however long until he realizes he can’t keep getting out of bed. Fortunately he’s not keen on opening the door (yet)…
If you ever had stomach upset while pregnant, possibly related to something you ate, would you definitely mention it to your provider if it seemed to go away within a few hours? I don’t want to panic over every little upset stomach, but of course I’ve also been warned about the risks of listeria…
Ugh we’re on vacation and my husband has Covid. I think this is the fifth consecutive family vacation where at least one person has fallen sick. I don’t feel like we’re sick that much, it just seems to always hit vacations.
This may be a pretty gauche question, but as a parent with potential ADHD concerns, if you go through the rigamarole of private testing…do kids ever not qualify? Or is it the type of things where the boundaries are so broad and nebulous, that if you push enough your kid will get diagnosed with something? (ADHD or otherwise).
Perhaps it’s a skewed sample since there’s *a reason* you are pursuing testing, but I know there’s also a lot of overlap with immaturity and because of growing awareness people are looking into mental health concerns earlier and earlier. So, mostly curious if anyone has gone through testing and told their kid is just fine.
I’m about 6 months post-partum, having been back at work for 3 months after a 3-month mat leave. My RTO has been a struggle – it’s been hard to find my footing and get back into the regular cadence of my job, and the quarter culminated in a somewhat disappointing performance review (after multiple cycles of consistently great ones). I’m feeling a little dejected and overwhelmed, and considering looking for a new job.
I know the general advice is to not make any major decisions during the first year post-partum, but just getting through the day is so difficult. I’m feeling pretty burned out and the review hasn’t helped with my motivation.
I’d love to hear any stories from corporettemoms who’ve been through something similar and have any advice or commiseration.
I don’t see how that is your business, 12:09, but I’ll answer. We are a single income family with three kids, concern is over 2 kids but, like I said, the issues are mostly at home and not as much at school so it’s not a clear answer. We recently moved, had unexpected expenses, and do not have a spare $5K to plop down at once (never mind for two kids).
If it were a clear need we’d figure it out, but absolutely would have to divert other important saving/spending. (We have a very small emergency fund right now and are prioritizing rebuilding that). Our financial picture should improve dramatically in the next year, but *right now* is tough. This board skews waaay rich, but we are not. (But we also definitely aren’t poor.)
I appreciate all the thoughtful responses. I truly am not trying to judge other families’ choices, more so getting clarity for my own.