Accessory Tuesday: Irina Flat
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I love this modern take on the classic loafer.
This slip-on leather loafer has notched side panels and a tone-on-tone leather strap across the top. The versatile nude color is perfect for summer — it will work with everything from culottes to sheaths to midi-skirts. The neutral color plays especially well with brights.
The Irina Flat from Reiss is $265 at Nordstrom. It comes in sizes 5.5US/36EU to 10.5US/41EU.
Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — 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 – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- 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!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
Can I whine/cry for a minute? First week of daycare. I sent 16oz of pumped milk and thought it would be plenty since I fed baby less than an hour before dropping her off and planned to pick her up early. They gave her all 16 oz of milk in 3 hours. I now have to go get her since she has nothing left for the afternoon.
They’re supposed to feed her every 2-3 hours which is what she was doing with our short term nanny. Ugh.
We are traveling next week and are in the midst of potty training — any tips for using airplane/airport bathrooms?? My kid is OK at using the potty at home, 50/50 at school, and hates public restrooms so far (too loud!). I am tempted to just use a diaper and tell him it’s a special travel diaper for the plane only…
Anyone here co-sleep with their kid? And for how long? And how rough was the transition to sleeping independently?
yes that’s a good age for it for travel. ours sits in a cabinet with a dead battery unless we are traveling. and wired headphones. we did blue tooth to start and it was a mess.
For yesterday’s poster with the husband who planned to let the toddler have unlimited screen time, I suggest that you frame the screen time as something that is a coveted good for each parent. Obviously we all want to plop our kids in front of screens as much as possible, but we’re grown ups who realize that is not okay. Just like you likely negotiate other “goods” – nights out, who is DD, etc., you should allocate screen time between parents.
My husband really got it when I framed this issue as, we only have 10 hours of screen time for kiddo a week, and you’re hogging it all.
Should I get the kindle fire for my kid? He’s 2.5 and we have a long road trip and a 14hr flight to Asia coming up. We don’t do a ton of screentime but seems like it could be helpful for these trips?
Menu ideas for 3rd birthday party? 10-1ish
I was originally planning for hot dogs and hamburgers but then we attended our first preschool party and the kids just grazed on things like chips and cupcakes and fruit.
Expecting about 10 kids. Half of which will be 4 and under.
Chips, fruit, veggie tray, maybe charcuterie type thing for the adults? Plenty of water and juice
I am 7 months pregnant, and hoping to take advantage of all the sales this week at amazon, target, etc. I think I have most of the big things covered (crib, bassinet, clothing, etc). What are some smaller items that are more likely to be forgotten? What do I need for the hospital or post-delivery for me? I haven’t gotten any of those things yet
Thoughts on teaching emotional regulation or if this is extreme and we need professional help? My barely 6 year old still kicks and screams and cries and throws themself around when upset, sometimes for over an hour. It seems to go in spurts with us having a really bad week every 2-3 months. A lot of times it’s when we need to go to an activity (practice, game, lesson) that they originally wanted to sign up for and then a few weeks/sessions in they flat out refuse. as they’re getting older we’ve told them they’re no longer allow to quit and that they’re team relies on them etc. they have to finish through whatever we’ve paid for. the screaming yelling, writhing on the floor continues. I look around and never see other parents dealing with this.
Two questions-
First, general tips for cruises with kids, particularly an Alaska cruise or older elementary kids (8 & 10). What activities were big hits, how much autonomy would you let them have, anything else?
Second, the cruise was s package with the flights, which they assigned well after booking. Our return trip has us leaving Seattle very late at night, and arriving in Atlanta 5 hours later (around 8 Eastern). Then 2 hours in ATL and a 1 hour flight home. With 2 post-vacation kids who are too big to be carried and too little to just not need sleep. WTF? Any tips to get through that one?
Low stakes question – what is your formula for kids school clothes? We are switching schools this fall and will go from having uniforms to no uniforms. My kids and I loved having uniforms! So, I am thinking about creating our own uniform of sorts by buying maybe 10 tops and 10 bottoms for my 6 (boy) and 9 (girl) year old kids. I have pretty much never bought my kids clothes bc of the uniforms and grandparents who love to shop. Our new school does not have a dress code. I have been browsing online and am surprised by all of the logos and graphics on kids clothes, is that distracting at school? I shop for myself all the time – this seems harder! What are your cheat codes?
For those of you who got your baby sleeping through the night at a relatively early age, any tips? My baby is 8 weeks and consistently doing 6.5 hour stretches and we’ve seen a couple times where he does 8 hours, so if there is anything I can be doing to encourage those longer stretches, I want to try it!