Family Friday: Performance Advanced Laundry Detergent
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This is an unsexy but very necessary recommendation for laundry detergent. It’s a detergent that’s used for extra stinky clothes: workout clothes, smelly kids clothes, etc. When I had a kid, I switched to unscented, gentle detergent that did absolutely nothing to get the smell out of my husband’s and my gym clothes. Now I do a separate wash with gym clothes and my husband’s undershirts with Hex. The bottle lasts a long time because it’s made for high efficiency machines, and it works so well that I think the extra cost is justified. I’m still doing a load of baby clothes with Dreft, but I imagine that if our son takes after his father, in a few years I’ll be washing a lot of smelly boy clothing in Hex. (Related: How young can a child be taught to work a washer and dryer?) A pack of two is $24.98 at Amazon. Hex Performance Advanced Laundry Detergent
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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
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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?
To the poster from yesterday who was asking about baby-proofing companies in the DC area, we used Baby Proofing Montgomery and were really happy with their service. It’s not cheap, but you can prioritize the things that are a bigger pain to install, like gates, instead of having them do everything.
– Mama Llama
I am thinking of sending my 3 year old to Montessori school starting in September. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with Montessori schools? So far my 3yo has been home with a nanny.
Thanks in advance
Just wanted to say thanks to April for the earlier posts and the interesting recommendations! I really enjoyed this week.
Question: my two year old has become completely irrational. I think it’s partly the age and partly the new baby. Like for instance this morning rather than ask for her blanket or just get it, she burst into tears. Other times, she will just sob and say mama over and over and then it feels like she comes up with a reason later (you can literally see her thinking up something). We’ve always been able to just talk to her about whatever upset her, and now it feels like just being rational isn’t really working. What do you guys do when your kid just randomly runs to you in tears saying hold me and being upset for no discernible reason? Obviously we hold her but seeking other ways to help her, too.
Thanks for the useful pick today! I am currently using a hard-to-find performance detergent to get the stink out of workout clothes, and I still have to do a vinegar soak every so often. I had never heard of Hex, and it looks worth a try.
Re. teaching kids to do laundry–I had hoped to have my 11-year-old doing her own laundry by now, but we have an HE top-loader so huge that she can’t reach the bottom even with a step stool. I am not short and am still afraid I will fall in headfirst every time I stand on tiptoe to pull things out of the bottom of the tub.
if experience is any guide…..I ruined a few loads of laundry in college so I would say about 19 years old is the age where you can learn to do laundry :)
I could use some encouragement today. One of the three people in my 3-person program (I work in higher ed) just went out on a short-term medical leave. I fully support that decision but feel bereft today. She has worked with me for 5 years. The other person is new (in a couple ways, new to our area and in a newly-created position) and out for the next few days. It was a busy and stressful time before I was suddenly alone and trying to figure out how we’ll sail the ship. And it is not like home is uncomplicated…
Good morning! Just searching for a reality check here–it’s completely normal that our 14 month (13 months adjusted) twins aren’t walking yet, right? Logically I know this is probably totally fine, but then I see people talk about how their kid was a super late walker and didn’t start until 13 months, etc. and part of me worries a little bit.
They crawl (though didn’t start until 10 months), pull up, cruise, walk with a walker or holding 1 or 2 adult fingers, can stand unassisted for 30 seconds or so, so I’m assuming they’re on the right track…
Speaking of laundry….
Our potty trained 3.5 year old girl is having a lot of pee accidents lately. Sometimes more than one a day and they almost seem to take her by surprise. She’s been PTed for at least 9 months, maybe longer. She did this a few months ago for a week or two — we got stricter about making sure she goes to the bathroom, but I think it gets lost in the shuffle at daycare.
I’m thinking rules for peeing on the regular and a sticker chart for staying dry with a reward after X number of stickers.
Any other ideas?
My kid turned 2 a few months ago and I realized my upper stomach is still… big. Like, I just look puffy and bloated all the time. I wore a flowy top yesterday and realized I actually looked pregnant in it — not something I’ve ever been sensitive to before.
My waist is back to my pre-pregnancy size but it’s like the area around my ribcage never really returned to normal. Is this a thing? If so, what do I do about it? (Besides throwing out all of my flowy and empire-waist tops?)
Can someone please tell me how i can get my 2 year old to get dressed in the morning without losing my mind or being an hour late for work? We started having her sleep in the shirt she wears to daycare but she wears a pull up at night so that needs changed in the AM. Getting dressed + shoes + teeth brushing + hair brushing/pony tail is a huge battle every day. This morning I really lost my cool and I’m feeling like a crappy parent that I can’t handle getting a 2 year old dressed. I also hate that my limited time with her is spent with both of us frustrated and unhappy. Dad is usually home in the AM and struggles with it too. I feel like it shouldn’t take TWO adults to dress one toddler but that’s what ends up happening sometimes.
We do getting dressed in front of the tv and out in shoes at daycare. (He’ll take them off in the car.)
I wrote a little while ago about managimg a fighty 3 year old I’m the mornings. The advice was really helpful and I wanted to say thank you to everyone! I had been getting almost everything ready before my son got up, but had been having him play while I got dressed. Switching, on the hive’s advice, to getting dressed before he gets up has been a huge improvement– it’s one less transition for him and just makes everything smoother. Now we go straight from getting his clothes on to brushing teeth together to leaving, without any play breaks. Of course this only works if he wakes at the desired wake time and not if he wakes early, but it’s still a help!! At 5 mo pregnant it’s hard to get up even an extra 5 min early but it seems to be worth it.
I’m probably going to repost on Monday, but suggestions for dealing with a painfully shy toddler? Our three year old apparently does not talk at her school (she goes three days a week) except to one of the two teachers. I’m wondering if this is something we should be worried about. She plays some with other kids, but prefers to play with the one teacher. Apparently she has talked a very little bit to other kids in the class, but very little bit.
She’s completely chatty at home and plays and talks with her younger (outgoing) brother all day long, so this was a little bit of a shock to me. I knew she was shy but I didn’t realize how much.
I was a painfully shy kid and eventually got over it, so I realize it’s not forever. But it was still concerning to me.
Our oldest is like this, and frankly, DH and I are definately introverted. But she peaked in shyness at age 3.5. She went through a whole ordeal of just being too shy for…everything. stopped going dance, withdrew at school, etc.
By the time she hit 4 she started to turn a corner and now at 4.5 it’s a huge improvement. She’s by no means an outgoing social butterfly, but she’s back into the “normal” spectrum of social interaction- she can talk to teachers and other kids, will sometimes initiate play, will generally look adults in the eye, etc.
So…it’s a phase. But also, we made a list of some behavior we wanted to see (participate in circle time, say hi to a teacher,’be the first to say hello to a friend, etc) and she got a sticker for each one. HUGE motivator.
Does anyone get really dizzy/faint after pumping? I just feel so drained (pun intended) when I get up and walk back to my desk.
Quick g00gling tells me to eat and drink more, which I probably could do. But I’m also slightly paranoid that the windowless death trap they have me in has an HVAC issue of some kind? It is definitely always really hot in there and I’m worried maybe it’s not circulating enough air. It is basically a closet and I think has just one small vent.
I definitely never had this issue during my maternity leave when I pumped sitting in my rocking chair in the nursery…. and I was arguably more dehydrated/exhausted than I am now!