Organizing Thursday: Grid-It! Organizer

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Technology is wonderful, but keeping track of tech accessories is not. Grid-It! Organizers make this task a little easier.

If you haven’t seen a Grid-It! Organizer before, it’s made of woven, stretchy elastics that firmly hold small items in place, such as chargers, headphones, cables, etc. You could even use it to organize makeup, travel toiletries, or office supplies. Instead of digging through the black hole of your bag, everything is in one easily accessible place. This would be perfect for frequent flyers or even those who carry their tech back and forth on their commute each day.

A medium organizer is $19.99 at Walmart or on sale at Amazon for $16.90.

Sales of note for 9.10.24

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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

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Last night DH and I were discussing our lack of gardening. I asked him if he just didn’t want to in general or didn’t want to with me, and he essentially said he didn’t find me attractive. Of course I’m incredibly hurt by that. I slept in a different room last night and told him this morning that he needs to decide if this is a temporary thing or a dealbreaker for our relationship. We’ve never had an especially intense gardening relationship from the start, but it has become practically non-existent since the baby was born.
I’m not sure how I come back from this with my self esteem. We’ve been together 7 years and have a 12mo. I haven’t dramatically changed my hair or weight since we’ve been together. I feel like the answer is counseling, but I’m just hurt and blindsided this morning. I really don’t want to separate

We have these. I laughed when my tech-y husband bought them, chalking it up to another weird gadget he bought for fun, but they’re actually kind of awesome when traveling.

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Any advice? Things we should bring? Things we should leave? For the beach we have a pop up sunshade, an inflatable pool, and a few sand toys. Planning to bring the pack and play. Will get groceries upon arrival. Anything else we should have with us so as not to turn it into a disaster? DD (15 mo) has never stayed away from home (pandemic baby, family is local). Any advice regarding activities? How to feel like we get some relaxation despite chasing a 15 month old around?

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I am going to taper pumping, I bought formula last night. I am going to hire a sitter to help in the evenings. I know this is the right choice for our family and my career but man, this season is TOUGH.

We haven’t booked any travel this summer, everything is expensive and mediocre but they had a cancellation at the local country park for a pre-pitched tent with air mattresses on their “campground” (a big field) and I snagged it. Kiddo has been desperate to go camping and this seems like a super easy way to do it (outdoor yoga, adventure playground, and an amazing cafe on site). Not the rustic Donner Lake camping of my youth, but I’ll take it.

It’s a few weeks after my son’s 4th birthday, I bought him a sleeping bag already (Aldi middle aisle for the win) and think maybe I’ll get him a lantern or something else to go along with it? Any suggestions?

I’ve had a professional disappointment this week (got passed over for a promotion), and am finding it much harder to get over than I would have before having kids because I feel like I sacrifice so much for this job and if it’s not even going to be rewarded what’s the point? Thinking I should just off ramp and go part time. Any advice for processing these types of decisions without making them out of spite?

My daughter just took her last on-line final of the world’s craziest school year. She is registered for in-person school in the fall, and the school claims all courses will be taught live and in person (this year they were putting kids in classrooms to do asynchronous remote classes, which mostly defeats the purpose of in-person school). She is fully vaccinated as of tomorrow. I think this means we have survived?

Hi all! Is anyone in the DC area looking for a nanny? My daughter’s former teacher (in a twos room) is looking for a nanny position. She is absolutely fantastic, and I would jump at the chance to hire her (we unfortunately relocated so not an option). I created a burner email so you can email me if you are interested ([email protected]).

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