Accessory Tuesday: Gold Statement Disc and Rectangle Shaped Earrings
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Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
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?
The thread above got me thinking (with the huge caveat that I have no biological children): do any of you feel like your family won’t be complete without…a lot of kids? I have one adopted son. When people ask if my family is complete, my gut reaction is “Heck no. I could easily have six more kids around.” But I usually smile and say something vague like “we’ll see!” I come from a family of six, DH comes from a family of nine, so is this just my big family talking? Neither of us is close to our families – emotionally nor physically. I don’t know. Having two kids just seems lame to me. Not that I think anyone who chooses to have one or two kids is lame. It’s just not the life I envisioned for myself. Maybe this is part of grieving infertility?
Okay y’all, this is a very specifically strange question, but —- any recommendations for very very comfortable face masks to wear during labor? I’m due in a couple weeks and have to wear a mask 24/7 in the hospital. I’m very pro-mask, but the idea of wearing one while in labor and while sleeping is giving even me a bit of a panic attack. But since it’s necessary, I want to make it as comfortable as possible. Ideas?
yup. My 6.5 y/o went to summer camp and they are basically doing what you describe: mask clad groups of 10 doing activities in isolation. She is back to her own self. These kids don’t get a f*ck about masks. She will wear one if it means she can play with other kids all day long.
Does anyone know of a good place to donate stuffed animals? Does anyone actually WANT stuffed animals or should I just recycle them in the textiles bins?
Attempting to buy my almost walking 10 month old a pair of shoes and I have a few questions: 1) Why are baby shoes $40-$50 a pair !?!?! I can afford them but it seems a bit ridiculous 2) Any recommendations other than Stride Rite, See Kai Run, Pediped, Robeez, Bobux? I was looking at places like Target and Kohl’s but it seemed like first walker shoes only came in teeny tiny sizes that my kid won’t fit in (needs a 5.5-6 according to my attempted measurement though it admittedly did not go well) 3) Is it even worth it to buy shoes at this point or should I wait?
When my baby was first born I bought a used changing table off someone and she insisted on giving me a pair of toddler sneakers with it. I was like ok lady, but now I realize that she was probably just frustrated that her kid immediately grew out of a pair of $50 sneakers.
My almost seven-year old lost her first tooth last night! She was so excited! However, she appears to have swallowed it overnight, as it’s not in her mouth or bed (as far as we can tell), and now she’s sad the toothfairy won’t visit. I told her to write a letter explaining what happened and the tootfairy would understand and maybe still leave her a treat. Any other ideas?
thank you to whoever recommended the skort from Target. it is my first time wearing one and i love it!
I know that this is a very personal decision, but my husband and I are struggling with whether to send our 4.5 year old and almost two year old back to daycare or to find a nanny. My parents have been here from out of state for the past two weeks to help with childcare, and it has been beyond helpful to be able to finally work a whole workday without having to start before the kids wake up and finish after they’ve gone to sleep and it’s really crystallized that we need help.
I’m in the camp that thinks that maybe the center is a better choice because they are hyper-vigilant about their hygiene and cleaning, but worry about the potential exposure to so many people. My husband thinks a nanny (or nanny share) is safer because the boys won’t be exposed to as many people, especially if we can find someone who is sticking to social distancing measures. We aren’t in a hotspot, but the biggest city near us is. Cases aren’t rising, but they aren’t declining either.
We’re at an impasse – but need to find a solution that allows us to get a full workday in while still keeping everyone safe. Is there some middle ground that I’m missing? How did you decide what to do? Is this just a situation where there are no good choices, just options that are less bad?
Any good suggestions on where to start with toddler discipline (if that’s even the correct word) for a 13 month old? Overall, DS is an excellent baby. However, lately there’s been a lot of throwing food on the floor (which I know is
not an unusual behavior) and pulling my hair when I hold him. I am not expecting some magical cure all, and I know there will continue to be hair pulled and food thrown. However, I am looking for suggestions on various philosophies to read up on, with techniques, so that husband and I can figure out what we want to do and be on the same page for how we teach what is acceptable and not acceptable in the house. I’ve heard generally that using “No” isn’t good? TIA!
I posted this yesterday but later in the afternoon, so reposting for more thoughts. I’m particularly interested in two big job couples with 2 kids and how you decided to have kid number 2.
I’ve searched the archives and there are lots of good threads on deciding whether to have a second kid. DH and I were probably in the no kids camp, but maybe 1 kid. We had our daughter just over a year ago. I had a pretty easy pregnancy overall I think mostly marked by 1st trimester exhaustion and some late pregnancy issues that required a lot of time to monitor (saw the doctor 2-3 times a week for 1-2 hours each time the last month of pregnancy) but weren’t otherwise hard to manage or scary. I had an unscheduled C-section, but my recovery was easy. Daughter was a really easy baby after some early eating struggles (not sure I would breastfeed again) and has always been a good sleeper and seems to have an easygoing temperament. DH and I recently both wondered if we might like a second. We both enjoy being parents more than we thought we would. We never thought about a second before and I can’t imagine we would have such an easy pregnancy this time or such an easy baby. (We feel like we hit the baby jackpot with our first). We both have big careers and routinely work 50-60+ hours a week. We manage with one but I can’t see that continuing for me with a second. I’m not sure I could scale back at my current job, so I’d probably need to find something different. I have mixed feelings about that. I love my job most of the time but it does have real limitations and I’m not certain that I have a long term future there either. I’m an only; DH is the older of 2. No local family and the family we do have for a variety of health reasons really can’t help much. I’m 37, almost 38 and DH is 40 almost 41. I have a really hard time imagining being pregnant during Covid, but if we did have a second I think I’d prefer them closer together and obviously age is a factor. Any recent articles or books on how to decide that anyone found helpful? Things to think about? General musings?
Have any of you who considered taking leave or quitting your job due to Covid and childcare gone ahead with it? If so, could you report back how it’s going? Are you satisfied with the difficult decision you made?
B-Day gift suggestion for friend’s 2 year old, whose home is bursting at the seams with toys? Ordinarily I’d do an activity gift card, but covid has limited our options. Thanks all !!
Hoping you wise ladies can share some parenting wisdom and apologies in advance for the novel. I have 27 month old twins and the tantrums and sibling challenges with Twin A are getting a bit out of control. I At dinner, when DH asks them how their day was, Twin B often says that Twin A was screaming/crying, which makes me so sad. We have a nanny and they are generally much better for her, though still some issues with Twin A not liking to take turns/not have things go their way. We were going to start them in part time school, but due to Covid we aren’t going to (the school where we were going to send them has already opened and reclosed and the disruptions/risks make it not worth it).
Here are examples of some situations that have caused crying/tantrums/sibling challenges:
– we have 2 blue buckets or two bottles with pom poms, Twin B who is very verbal and narrates everything, announces that he wants a blue bucket or pom poms or whatever Before Twin B can get to the bucket, Twin A grabs alland starts running around like it is a game. (this happens with all sorts of things, where Twin A has many/multiple of something and does not want to give any to Twin B). We generally are into the taking turns concept, except when there is multiple of something that is the exact same, the reason for that is so that they can each have one. Like we have two doll strollers, it seems kind of wrong for one child to use both while one has none?
– Took them for a walk in the stroller, Twin A touches Twin B’s arms, leg, hair, etc. (how do you get kids to keep their hands to themselves when you can’t really separate them)
– Yesterday I tried a sensory bin activity with Tupperware that we’ve used many times and Twin A wanted the rim, (which doesn’t come off as it is part of the container…) taken off..lots of screaming and crying
– just this morning Twin B had a book Twin A wanted…hysterics
– In the morning after waking up, we put their sleepsacks on the chairs in their room, and one sleep sack was partially on/partially off – crying/tantrum, toy that is usually in the playroom is in their bedroom near naptime – crying/tantrum
‘ve read How to Talk So LIttle Kids Will Listen, Siblings Without Rivals and have listened to some Janet Lansbury. We’ve shown them the Daniel Tiger episodes about what to do when you are mad, taking turns, etc. Any ideas so I don’t lose my mind and my children don’t grow up resenting each other are greatly appreciated!
Can someone explain why we are opening bars, gyms and restaurants, but schools, summer camps and playgrounds remain closed? Surely adults could all survive on take out, workout outdoors and drink less. My kids really need school and socialization with peers, as zoom just doesn’t cut it for their ages. As a parent, I really need child care.
Why are kids the lowest priority in every single reopening plan? Gah.