Accessory Tuesday: Hi-Line Chelsea Boot
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Sorel boots always combine function with style. These classic Chelsea boots will take you through the snow and slush of winter for years to come.
These walkable boots are made from waterproof suede and full-grain leather. They come with double pull tabs and elastic gore insets for easy on and off, and the lightweight rubber sole will keep you from slipping and sliding. Pair with dark tights for the office or jeans for the weekend.
Sorel’s Hi-Line Chelsea Boot is $175 at Nordstrom. It comes in five neutral colors and sizes 5–12.
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
Has anyone had a kid do PT for toe-walking? We just had an evaluation and go tomorrow for a first session (recommendation was 1 hour/week). Kid’s toe-walking isn’t related to anything physical. It seems to be a sensory-seeking thing that autistic kids do, so IDK if this makes it easier or harder to address? Ped was concerned that toe-walking could make her achiles tendon shorten and it also affects her gain (not to the point that she stumbles, but I’m surprised that she manages as well as she does). PT also may want her to wear a brace at night to let her legs stretch out.
If you’ve used melatonin to help your kid sleep, how long did you use it for, and was there a deciding factor that helped you determine when to end use? When you ended it, did the kid go back to being difficult to get to sleep? It’s made a big difference for my kid and the idea of ending it fills me with fear! :)
Anyone have kids who love origami? Any recommendations for books or other origami gifts? My 9 year old nephew is super into it right now! I got him a basic origami book on Amazon for his birthday earlier this year…I was hoping to get something for Christmas too. Thanks!
Regular poster but going Anon because I think I need a sanity check. DS is almost 5, and in a transitional kindergarten year at a private preschool. He’ll do public Kinder next year, and has kids going to 1st grade in his class, and those that will do Kinder again like him.
We had his parent teacher conference yesterday…and basically he just wants to play all the time. He doesn’t show interest in reading, because he just wants to play with friends (at home, he loves to snuggle up with a book). He doesn’t want to do art or handwriting, because he’d rather…play with friends. When he knows the answer and isn’t called on, he gets upset.
On the flip side, when he DOES do the work he’s…great, has a great relationship with the teacher, etc. His actual nuts-and-bolts on understanding and demonstrating knowledge is good. I’m a little…disappointed that he isn’t showing more of an interest in the actual “work” part of schoolwork. Not because I’m a tiger mom but because I want him to enjoy learning vs. see it as not fun. Has anyone else had this experience? Do they grow out of it? Or is it just way too early and am I overthinking?
How do you deal with travel sticker shock in your spouse? Our daughter desperately wants to go skiing. Reliable snow requires at least half-day drive, so this means a weekend trip. The most economical and logical option is going to cost us what is objectively a sizeable chunk of change, but we can afford it and giving our daughter this experience is a very high priority for me. My husband also prioritizes experiences in theory, but he doesn’t think lift tickets “should” cost more than $50 per day, etc. etc. and is balking at the cost. He has a history of enthusiastically agreeing to vacations and then freaking out about the cost once we’re actually there and wrecking the trip. He once even had a meltdown about spending $5 for a bag of ice at a campground. All-inclusives are better because the money’s already been spent, but he still grumbles about add-ons. I don’t want to give up and just never go anywhere or do anything, but I also hate the idea of spending a ton of money on a dream trip that he will ruin with his complaining and penny-pinching. How can I get him to relax and let us enjoy a special experience as a family? Going without him is not an option.
I am really struggling today and needed to tell someone. My twins are not sleeping due to illness and teething and I’m exhausted and DH is losing patience. Advice welcome but I mostly need a nap or to win the lottery.
Dry Shampoo recommendations? The recent voluntary recall on unilever dry shampoo makes me think I should switch to something a little more “safe”. I have sandy colored straight hair that gets greasy if I wash it too much. So I currently end up using an dry shampoo almost daily. I know I could play chemist in kitchen but I’m wondering if anyone has some off-the shelf go-tos they’ve had good luck with.
Question about sending invites. I am generally on team “reach out to both parents when possible” (as opposed to default to mom to schedule play dates etc). But what do you do on kid party invites? Email whoever is “Parent 1” on the class list? Send to both, which basically means inviting the same kid twice?
I just wanted to thank everyone for commenting on my post yesterday. I tried to reply but my computer was being wonky.
Someone asked me for more information- been trying for around 5-6 months, my numbers are all good although AMH is low end of normal. I haven’t had uterus / fallopian tube tests yet but I dont have any risk factors for blockages and I have normal periods without pain so I doubt that’ll be an issue (but we are going to check soon). Husband has borderline numbers on a few measures of quality, but overall super high sperm count. I guess because I am 36 that’s why the rec for IVF was made.
After I wrote that post my H apologized for reacting to my reaction of being sad and angry but he still doesn’t really think how i feel is appropriate. Personally, I dont think anyone can tell anyone to feel a certain way.
Ironically, SIL messaged me this AM thanking me for giving her space and for being a sounding board for her in the past, and vented to me about a few extended family members being overbearing (one of the reasons why I wasn’t so worried about texting yet is because she had told me before she was worried about being overwhelmed post-delivery, so I knew my messages wouldn’t be missed). Now that I know she is happy I really dont care how H feels about my private reaction in my own home.
Also, I have tried to search this site but it seems like my searching isn’t working. When I search “IVF” In the toolbar any posts that come up do not show any comments about IVF? I must be doing something wrong.
Embarrassed to ask this but how often should I bathe my 12 week old baby? I’ve heard so many different answers. My daughter hates the bath, and I don’t love it either since she cries the entire time.
Your pediatrician might have a specific recommendation. We did a lot of wipe-downs /sponge bath but honestly bathed our babies infrequently, once a week maybe? We had eczema prone babies. As soon as we could hold them more upright, like propped in your hip (4 months? I forget, around when they can sit assisted) we showered with them, which they liked a lot more.
Where do you all order holiday cards? Not feeling inspired by Minted’s or Shutterfly’s offerings this year.