Accessory Tuesday: Freshwater Pearl Stud Earrings
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Pearl studs are an elegant, classic choice. For a twist on tradition, consider these freshwater studs.
Each stud has four freshwater pearls arranged so they look like they are cascading downward. The secure, push-back closure means they stay in place. And, for under $50, you can’t beat the price.
COS’ freshwater pearl stud earrings are $45.
Sales of note for 6/4/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off dresses, jackets & shoes + extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $19+ up select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off women’s dresses + up to extra 50% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50-60% off summer styles + up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – BOGO 50% off everything, includes all markdowns
Thanks for the tips last week on reaching out to the speech therapist re graduation. We had a great meeting with her on Friday as a result, where she gave us a few options for next steps (including graduation!). For now, we opted to extend for a few more months for her and kiddo to work on some “stretch” goals.
I need advice of the AITA variety. We have a babysitter who cares for our daughter two afternoons a week. She comes in the early afternoon, walks our dog, does a few kid-related chores, then goes to pick up my daughter and handles evening duties until one of us comes home. She is paid a fixed amount for 10 hours a week.
We live in a city and she comes over in the subway. We currently have a tr@nsit strike going on, so the subway only operates at rush hour. If coming in the subway, she could only work around two hours instead of her regular five. She was kind of hinting at me paying for an uber, but honestly two ubers to her home and back would cost more than I pay her in a day (we do pay for Uber if she stays past 9pm). I have lived in this city for a while and when the subway is down, it’s annoying but I walk, bike, get a lift from a friend, whatever. Or she could ride the subway in the morning when it’s running – she is welcome to stay at our house, she could study in a coffee shop, there is a college library nearby. But I told her if she was only working 3-5 it was better to cancel and she can make up the time later (my company will let me WFH given the strike). But she seemed frustrated that I cancelled because she needs the money. I offered for her to flex her time to later in the week or next week, but she’s not available. Is it unfair that I don’t want to pay her the full rate if she is only going to be there for 2 hours instead of 5? The point of having her is for me to put in full days at the office, and I would need to rush back home at around the regular daycare pickup time, so the benefit is pretty minimal on my end. Obviously the strike is not her fault, but I feel like she didn’t put in much of an effort to provide a workaround. She is generally nice, but has been a bit unreliable lately, and it might be tainting my judgement.
I have the worst senioritis in preparation for my upcoming maternity leave. I’m still 6 weeks away in theory, but I have a feeling he’s coming early. I’ve been having almost daily contractions. They’re going to induce me early anyway, though I’m waiting on a date. I hear it’s a much better process if they voluntarily vacate instead of getting evicted, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. In the meantime, how do I stay focused? Or do I just focus on transitioning out and coast?
Please send all the good vibes. My younger kid has a a few big (for me) appointments this month. This week: OT eval today and an appointment for dental work where he has to go under later this week.
What’s some advice you’ve gotten here that has really helped you as a parent?
I was thinking about this the other day. When my oldest (now in elementary school) was an infant, I asked whether you sent your kids to daycare when you were home sick but they were fine. I was home with a 4 month old and a stomach virus. It seems ridiculous now to choose to take care of an healthy infant all day while vomiting when you have child care available. But my thinking at the time was that I didn’t want to expose other kids at daycare in case he got sick during the day. I also felt guilty sending him to daycare when I wasn’t at work.
Y’all set me straight, thankfully. Two more kids later this seems really silly, but at the time I truly didn’t know what was the norm.
I have a 7-year-old daughter who just seems angry rather frequently. Well, not all the time, but the way she speaks sometimes, I expected more from a late tween/teen than a 7-year-old. I will ask her to try again, say things like it’s hard for me to help you when you speak that way, etc. but she will also escalate quickly into BIG tantrums that can sometimes involve violent/destructive behavior. any tips?
In the spirit of “4yos are still a lot,” my 4yo son sang Steve’s Lava Chicken on repeat all through Costco yesterday (IYKYK). No he has not seen The Minecraft Movie, but he has two older brothers
It’s my kids’ last day of school today and I’m feeling depressed. I find summertime to be the worst part of being a working mom. I feel like I’m missing out on their childhoods. Which I recognize is a catastrophizing statement but nevertheless. Anyone else get summertime working mom blues and have a strategy for shaking them off?
Welp, I got what I wished for. I posted yesterday complaining about being at work and then almost immediately got the sick call from daycare. Not what I had in mind.
Anyone have a travel white noise machine they like? The campus hotel I stay at 1-2x a week is so noisy. I’ve got ear plugs but I think I need to cancel out the noise rather than just block it out. I’ve tried phone apps but my speakers are too tinny. It doesn’t need to be super small – it’ll live in my office most of the time, but prefer rechargeable vs plug in so I can use it when travelling as well.
I just need to vent. My toddler threw a 15 minute tantrum this morning, and only settled down cause we arrived at her daycare and one of her friends was going in at the same time. The big offense? I forced her to wear new shoes! Her old ones were both too small and falling apart. I would be willing to consider that the new shoes were uncomfortable, but she liked them in the store and I have literally purchased half a dozen pair to find something she will wear. Not the way I wanted to start the morning
I’ve posted before about considering becoming a SAHM (2 kids, age 6 and 1, eldest has some support needs and we’re unsure right now whether he’ll do well in a gen-ed public school setting, starting 1st grade in the fall). I’m getting closer to taking the plunge — now I’m wondering what things my husband and I can do in advance to make sure we don’t fall into the dynamic I see a lot on the internet, where the dad becomes less and less involved in parenting and home life, and the mom never gets any breaks. Also, what sort of financial planning should we do to make sure we’re still saving enough for retirement and budgeting appropriately? Thanks!