Family Friday: Kids’ Days Of The Week Ankle Socks
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I usually love picking out (or helping to pick out, in the case of my 6-year-old) clothes for my kids. But some days, it just feels like more decision fatigue.
This set of days-of-the-week ankle socks from The Children’s Place is one fewer thing you have to think about. As the name suggests, there are seven different colored pairs, one for each day of the week. My toddler son has similar socks, and each morning, I just grab the day’s pair and stick them on his wiggly little feet. No need to decide what color, style, or cut.
A 7-pack of these socks is on sale for $10.47 (down from $14.95) with free shipping. They come in sizes S (11–13) to XL (7–8).
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Hey CPA lady, hope you and your kiddo are doing ok. I’ve been thinking of your family!
Hi y’all. I posted yesterday about the work issue/manager/professional development plan. Thank you all for the support and perspectives.
I had a great chat with my boss today and it was very well received. I also have a therapy appointment next week where I plan to discuss my burnout and what to do. DS partner track at Big Law, and I have a senior-leadership level job, and I like the work and the direction of things, so I want to make things work.
I’m also going to do some time-tracking to figure out what I can outsource.
We have a local grandparent that is basically at our house FT (since my other parent passed away last year) to help with things, and it’s a HUGE help and moral support, but I still think we can outsource maybe 1-2 more things to make life easier. (We do grocery delivery, template meals – I like to cook/takeout, a lot of online shopping, etc. already…I’m thinking a housekeeper to do laundry and tidy up in between when the cleaners come or something could be nice…)
For work, I have to attend a large conference/ trade show in a few weeks. It is in my home state, which has horrible vaccination rates and I am going to assume the crowd (based on the industry) may not have high rights either. This is the biggest (~5k) event I’ve attended since December 2019. I am vaccinated and plan on taking all the precautions – mask, sanitize, distance as much as possible.
I have an unvaxxed toddler at home. I would like to get tested when I get home – how long should I wait to go? The conference ends on a Thursday – do I get test immediately on Friday, wait until the weekend? 16 months into this, you’d think I would know but this by now…
For those of us scratching our heads about the new masking guidance and CDC, wanted to flag this Washington Post article “CDC reversal on indoor masking prompts experts to ask, ‘Where’s the data?’” Some helpful context. (No, I’m not an anti-vaxxer, COVID conpiracy theorist, etc.) There is no data that shows that a higher viral load in vaxxed people leads to higher infection. Wish they would provide this info. They say it’s coming, allegedly. How will this incentivize people to get vaccinated.
My six year old would like to set up a bank account – she probably has $35 in her piggy bank for reference. I love that she wants to do it though. Is there anywhere you all would recommend?
Do you feel like you have an emotional connection with all your children? I have a very hard time with having an emotional connection with one of my kids, and I am at a loss on how to fix it. It breaks my heart that I have a harder time connection with this kid than my others.
Our son’s birthday is right at the cutoff for K in fall. We have always planned that he would go to K next year, given his social-emotional development and the fact that his brother is right after the cutoff (two years later). We have talked to his teachers about it. We enrolled him in pre-K this fall. We told the director months ago about the plan. He did not attend the preschool graduation.
This week, as they plan classroom transitions, we are getting pushback from the director saying he’s ready for K and should go now. It isn’t too late to change our plan but it’s PRETTY LATE. I feel like the pressure is because they don’t have room in the preschool room for everyone.
We don’t want to change plans, but are we being unfair to our son?
We’re taking a trip in September and plan to leave the 9 month old with grandma for 4 days. There’s no way I’ll have enough BM stored up by then. So, I’ve resigned that formula is they way to go, rather than bringing the baby along. How would you do it? I’m worried if we just tell her give him formula once the freezer stash runs out he might not take it and it’d be a disaster.
Can you mix formula and BM in the same bottle? Is it 1:1? He takes 4-5oz bottles of BM at daycare currently. Maybe just have them do formula at daycare for a few days and save up the milk I pump for the freezer?
What do I buy? no allergies so far.
I plan to just go back to 100% BM after the trip, will that be a problem?
Job update – I interviewed on Monday, and then at 3:30 on Wednesday, got an email from the head of school asking for a call. They made me an offer. They want me to start for the start of term, but I suspect my current manager won’t let me cut my notice period (3 months) down to 4 weeks, so we’ll have to negotiate a bit.
The job is a 30 minute flight away, the plan for the next year or two is to be there 3 days a week during term time, and maybe 1 week a month May, June, July, and August, but will have to navigate this as teaching responsibilities etc become clearer. I’ll rent a furnished room in the city, it’s quite inexpensive. My son goes to preschool in our town Monday, Tuesday (and husband WFH those days) and in the city Wednesday, Thursday, Friday so hoping to be away Sunday PM to Wednesday PM and WFH Thursday, Friday. Not ideal lifewise, but honestly, if I had a job outside of my current institution, I’d have a really long commute anyways. This way I at least get some chill time during the time I am away.
Outsourcing – Can we talk about any and all of the ways to outsource things related to activities of daily living, home maintenance, childcare, etc.? What do you hire out? What are the creative ways that you have to have someone else help with all of the things?
For me:
– Meal delivery kits: I have smoothies delivered that I have every morning for breakfast and a few lunches. I also have three vegan and gluten free meal kits delivered per week.
– Cleaning: I am on every wait list for a cleaning service in my area and have been since January. No one has availability.
– College-age babysitter: My babysitter has been with me for nearly three years, and I have full trust in her with my kids. She does pick-up from camps or school 2-3 days per week.
– My Roomba: We named him Roger and he is amazing.
What else is out there?
Hopefully a fun question. I’m in the market for some white sneakers to wear with dresses. My only stipulation is not Keds. Right now I wear Allbirds all day, so I’d like something with adequate support but kind of cute and around that price point. What are your recs?
Advice on how to help my 5 yo be more assertive? She’s a sweet and caring kid, who seems to lack the confidence to stand up for herself. Typically in interactions with other kids. She’s been like this since she was a toddler, we’d go to the playground and she’d stand to the side, waiting for her turn but when she wasn’t given an opening, we’d have to prompt her (it’s ok, you can take a turn at the slide, too!). And if anyone pushed ahead, she’d just let them. Even with her toddler brother, she seems to not understand that she can defend herself–he’s a hair puller, hitter and biter (we’re working on it) and rather than move away from him or tell him no or defend herself, she’ll just sit there, let him do it, and then scream and cry about it. Everything we’ve tried doesn’t seem to work (encouraging her, praising her, making sure she knows it’s ok to assert herself). What are we doing wrong and how can we help?
We attended a family gathering last weekend and got tested out of an abundance of caution before having some friends over for a bbq this weekend. My husband tested positive. I’m negative. We are both vaccinated. No one has any symptoms. Of course we knew this was a very small possibility, but I am frustrated and kicking myself for making it this far, being vaccinated and still ending up with it in our household.
My husband is going in for a rapid test today to confirm if it was a false positive (I know extremely unlikely). We have to keep the 1yo home from daycare and probably get him tested. Not the news I wanted to wake up with on a Friday morning.
I’m currently on sabbatical and deciding whether to come back to work in the fall. Was very lucky to be able to take time off to manage the family (3 young kids) during the pandemic and this past summer, with the expectation that I’d rejoin my office once they’re all back in school full time. I’ve discovered (maybe it’s obvious?) that life runs SO much smoother when I’m not working and I’ve even found myself enjoying this SAHM period of time. My hitch is that I’d be giving up (at least temporarily) a position that would basically be the pinnacle of my career, a set of coworkers that I really love, and that intellectual stimulation that comes from the workplace. My husband out-earns me by a significant amount so our finances aren’t a factor. He’s been supportive of whichever decision I make but acknowledges that life is easier when I’m home. This is over simplifying it to a large degree but I’m having a tough time making a decision. Have any of you ladies decided to take a temporary break from work to stay at home? Would love some insight from fellow professionals!
One of the best decisions I made to streamline mornings was pick one kind of sock for each kid and buy it in bulk. It cut out my son trying to wear long black socks with shorts, mismatched socks that are visible, etc.