Everyone Thursday: Mediterranean Stone-Look Table Covers
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This is totally not glamorous, but I am going to admit it in case it helps someone else: my glass dining table is now covered in a vinyl cover. See, it’s one of those expandable glass tables that has two glass panes (similar to this one), and we noticed early on when Jack was small and spilling EVERYTHING, everywhere, the table got suuuuper gross unless we took the panes of glass apart every single night. We are lazy, and did not want to do that. So we wound up buying an inexpensive vinyl table cover that is super easy to wipe down and makes a great play surface for all of his painting and play-doh projects. I actually got my black-and-white one on Etsy, but Improvements has a ton of nice ones available through Amazon for $19. Improvements Mediterranean Stone-Look Table Covers
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Question that I may repost tomorrow to prompt discussion since it’s a bit late today –
I am 36 weeks on mother’s day. My friend, who had to go through IVF, is due in October. She asked what I was doing for my “first mother’s day” and I responded that I wasn’t doing anything because I wasn’t a mother yet. My comment really, really upset her because apparently she feels like is already a mother and she and her family are celebrating her first mother’s day. I truly feel terrible for upsetting her but it simply didn’t occur to me that I was saying something upsetting and insensitive. It’s not that I think she’s wrong to celebrate mother’s day; but I don’t see the need to observe it for myself until I actually deliver a baby. I guess it seems like a philosophical difference to me, like a difference in religion, but she is really upset with me.
So I guess my questions are
-was I out of line/is she overreacting?
-did I walk into an IVF landmine? Are there other IVF landmines I should watch out for?
-did you feel like you were a mother while you were pregnant?
Hi ladies, my daughter (first child) is almost 4 weeks old. I am taking 6 months maternity leave, so still have quite some time before I go back to work in October (wow, that seems SO far away). Anyways, I’ve been feeling in a bit of a funk lately because I have nothing to wear. I don’t need to be super fancy every day, but it makes me feel much more motivated and just feel better about myself if I look semi put together. The problem is since I’m nursing, I need to wear something that’s nursing friendly. I also can’t fit into any of my pre preg pants, so I’ve just been wearing my maternity jeans and leggings.
Any suggestions on how to look somewhat presentable during the stage in between maternity clothes and regular clothes, and also keeping in mind something that’s nursing friendly? As I type that out, I realize that may be a lot to ask, but thought I would put it out there to see if you ladies have any suggestions!
Has anyone had success with “nursing” necklaces? I assume I could just use a regular necklace, but it would need to be non-toxic (are necklaces toxic?!) and very strong so it wouldn’t just break when my daughter pulls on it. My six month old has been scratching and pinching me while nursing for a couple weeks now. I thought it was a phase, but it doesn’t seem to be stopping. Toys and blankets don’t stop this, so I don’t know why a necklace might, but I am feeling ready to try anything! Thoughts?
Very excited for the blog you’ve proposed. Have you found any particularly helpful advice RE weaning from the pump. I’ve managed to go from 3 to 2 sessions during the work day. I’d like to drop another session by next week and wean completely from the pump in June (nursing morning and night). I’ve already gotten mastitis so pretty paranoid about the whole thing.
Also how do you handle the weekends during the pump weaning process
Would love to hear any and all advice
Thank you to the person who recommended the cookbook “Parents Need to Eat Too.”
I am currently eating her Moroccan Lentil Stew for my lunch. While, sadly, Baby didn’t like it, I think it’s delicious, and it made a ton so I froze a bunch for future meals. I’m looking forward to trying more of the recipes!
Hi ladies! Random question – when do you fit in exercise with little ones? Pre-baby, I exercised before work (at home, usually an exercise dvd). We’re in enough of a routine now that I think I could manage exercising in the morning again – but I’m still BFing, and always wake up painfully engorged and leaking. (Baby is 5 months, so I think my supply has regulated.) How do you handle this? Just put on a super supportive sports bra and get over it? (If so, any brand recommendations?) I’ve thought about trying to exercise later in the day, but I don’t want to take time at work since pumping already takes up lots of time, and in the evenings I’m too exhausted.
Similar story – my parents bought us dining room furniture for our first few anniversaries, esp. when we moved to a house from our apartment. So we had a lovely dining room table that we moved with us to a smaller house, and got rid of cheap-o kitchen table. So then we had a cute baby, super cute in a high-chair, not so cute banging on the bee-you-tee-full dining room table, even when it was covered with a tablecloth.
So we invested in those expensive table pads like old people have to go on top of wood tables. SO worth it – even now that we don’t use that table every night, it can be a workspace for a laptop, or pens or whatever without me thinking OY! about the table underneath. Definitely worth it.
Paging “waiting” from yesterday — I am thinking of you today and hope you get great news from your second beta post IVF. The waiting is so hard – hang in there!
I am way too excited about the oilcloth seller on Etsy! Some of my favorite childhood memories are of doing art projects on our kitchen table that my mother always covered with a big blue oilcloth, and want to be able to recreate that experience for my daughter. Now, just have to pick a pattern….