Make My Life Easier Thursday: Jonathan Adler Inkdrop Rug
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Once I had kids, I figured it was just a matter of when, not whether, they would mess up my rugs. So, for areas with a high probability of spills (dining room, bathroom), I got a few washable rugs from Ruggable.
There are lots of designs to choose from, but I really like this one from their collab with Jonathan Adler. These rugs are water-resistant, stain-resistant, and completely washable. After my oldest spilled a cup of milk in the dining room, I removed the 8 x 10 rug cover, stuffed it into my washer and dryer, and it came out as good as new. It does take a bit of time to smooth out any rumples in the rug cover (especially the large ones), but that’s outweighed by my ability to salvage it from anything my kids throw at it.
This Jonathan Adler Inkdrop Rug from Ruggable starts at $109 for a 2 x 3 and goes up from there depending on the size.
Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
DH and I dissagree about how much life insurance we need. my father died when I was a teenager so I’ve seen how it plays out and err on the side of less, we have more savings, our children would get SS we’d both probably remarry, life would go on. We both make around $200K, have 2 small children. I think $700k on both is plenty, he wants us both to carry $2mm. I think the difference is like $1300 a year in premiums. I’m curious, how much do you and your spouse carry, compared to your income and age of your children?
My kid has been home with a cold for 3 days, and I’d really like to send him back to school tomorrow so I can get some things done. He seems totally fine today, but he’s still coughing during his nap. He’s consistently tested negative for COVID (we’ve tested the whole family every day this week). Our school is pretty permissive and will take him back if we want to send him. Thoughts?
paging **more sleep would be nice**. caught up late last night and saw your keema recipe, right up my alley, thank you for sharing!!! I’m indian too and I love seeing these types of recipes.
Best black leather shoes for little boys who are hard on their shoes? School regs are that shoes must be all black, not sneakers, which makes me ragey but it is what it is. I bought the adidas ones but I just imagine them being scuffed within the first week. Maybe I take a sharpie to them?
Related to the camp question above, if you have a nanny or family caregiver, do you do any camps in the summer? How many? Family is planning to watch my then rising first grader next summer, but I was thinking it might be nice to do a few weeks of camp in there as well to get some time with peers and to pursue any special interests she has. Summer break is about 7 weeks excluding our family vacations. Does 4 weeks of family and 3 weeks of camp sound like the right balance? If it matters, 1 week of camp will probably be with my best friend’s kids in a different state (I’ll work remotely from my friend’s house). The local camps would probably be 9-3 since grandparents don’t mind the early pickup.
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and considering elective C-section. First time mom, and and I don’t know anyone who has chosen this route, so I’m wondering if anyone here has experiences to share? My main reason is fear and anxiety about v*ginal birth. I have vaginismus and experience a LOT of pain and discomfort during exams, and also (undiagnosed) PTSD that is triggered during these exams. I know epidurals will make me numb but I still have the severe anxiety. I’ve fainted multiple times at the OB’s office during this pregnancy, for example. All of the women in my family have had traumatic births that required emergency c-sections. I’m also just very very small, 4”10 and petite, and maybe that doesn’t matter but it adds to my anxiety.
Morning all! Does anyone have any tips on dealing with a dawdling 5-year-old in the morning? He is slow to wake up and we have been trying to get up 1 hour before the camp bus arrives to give enough time. But he still moves slowly, often flops around on the chair/ground refusing to do the next steps (brushing teeth, washing hands after breakfast, putting on shoes etc.) and it quickly becomes us yelling at him, threatening with loss of screen time/treats and him screaming. Timeouts won’t work unfortunately because we are usually running short on time after all this. We have a baby too so can’t handhold every step but this is wearing us down…
TIA!
Has anyone had their toddler (or older infant who is crawling/walking) break their big toe? Is there anything they can actually do, aside from buddy taping? How long did it take to heal, how long did you tape, did they wear a boot or ace bandage, etc? My toddler (who is on the cusp of walking) just broke her big toe and I’m so stressed that this is going to delay her walking. Haven’t been able to see ortho yet (because she also has a cold with fever right now and they won’t see her).
This morning was stressful; 15 month old was up a few times during the night because she’s sick; 3 year old was up multiple times because she wanted me to sleep with her. Neither H nor I got much sleep. At the breakfast table, H was getting a bit snippy with 3 year old because she was refusing to drink her milk (is this a thing that happens around this age? she used to take down milk like a champ). Things were escalating (he was starting to say no Friday night TV if she didn’t drink her milk, oy), when all of a sudden, she said “I really wish I could drink it, but I just can’t.” Very matter of factly, and almost sweetly like she was truly apologetic. We both tried really hard to keep a straight face but ended up hysterically laughing, at which point both kids joined in. She never drank her milk but the morning was much improved. I love the things 3 year olds say!
Ughhh. My 19-month old hurt his foot somehow and isn’t bearing any weight on it. I texted with his PT (he’s walking more now, but still working on it) and we’ve ruled out any hip issues, he’s otherwise 100% fine – eating normally, no fever, etc. PT said to keep an eye on it until this afternoon/evening. No swelling, bruising, etc. I sent a note to ped as well. Any thoughts?
I think we’ll have to go to Urgent Care to get imaging, DH thinks he’ll be fine.
For those of you with a nanny –
Where do you live (city/region, HCOL vs. LCOL)?
How many kids do you have?
What do you pay (per hour, on vs. off books) and how many hours per week?
How many days of vacation and sick leave do you give annually?
For those of you with a nanny –
Where do you live (city/region, HCOL vs. LCOL)?
How many kids do you have?
What do you pay (per hour, on vs. off books) and how many hours per week?
Now that the camp portion of the summer is winding down in our area, I’m reflecting on our first summer doing the camp/summer care juggle with two kids (youngest started school last year and full-time nanny managed summers before this one). We have learned several lessons, many the hard way, and I thought I’d share my list and ask what you wise ladies would add. This list is going in a calendar reminder that will ping me at the end of January when the process starts over again…
1. Plan EARLY and get all stakeholders involved. Camps in my area are announced in late January – early March and signups begin in late March/early April. Being on top of these dates gets you first pick of camps/activities instead of leftovers. Also, my sweet DH said in February he didn’t want any input on the summer schedule (fine by me, I’m clearly the planner in the relationship), but in June was disappointed kids were not in camp with no spots left. He knows for next year that this needs to be communicated in February, not in June.
2. Kids need to go to the same place every week. Multiple drop off locations are the worst.
3. Be realistic about the care coverage you need – pay for before/after care when needed. WFH flexibility is great, but exercising that flexibility meant inconsistent hours for me all summer. My employer didn’t care, but I felt unsettled which was not good for me.
4. When possible, sign up for camp-provided meals.
5. Pack bigger snacks than you think necessary, especially for sports camps. My formula was frozen uncrustable, fruit, veggie+dip, and crackers. Basically a meal. Side note: my pediatrician said most kid growth happens during the summer based on her experience, so maybe that is why my kids have eaten like monsters (and grown two inches each) since the end of the school year…
6. Allow for down time in the afternoons, especially after sports camps. My exhausted zombie children have not been up for workbooks, planned activities or anything but a movie or quiet play in their bedrooms between camp and dinner.
7. Plan for backup drivers for each drop off/pick up. Coordinating summer schedules with friends is the best for easy carpool arrangements.
…any other lessons learned?