Splurge or Save Thursday: KindCashmere Crew Socks
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Cashmere socks are the type of gift you give to the person who has everything (except cashmere socks!).
If you’re going all out, these from Lafayette 148 are a luxe choice. Made from responsibly sourced cashmere, these soft crew socks feature ribbed trim and come in five rich colors. Pamper a loved one’s (or your own!) feet all winter long!
These socks are $148 at Nordstrom. Additional colors are in stock at Lafayette148NY.com, two of which are on sale for $89.
Sales of note for 3/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off women’s styles + spring break styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off 3 styles + 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item + 30% off everything else (includes markdowns, already 25% off)
Does anyone know how common it is to have food poisoning and have listeria be the source?
I’m pregnant and had three bouts of food poisoning last month: two separate instances caused by lettuce, and one instance caused by me not realizing our garage freezer had broken down and heating a meal from there. I’m mostly recovered back to my usual pregnancy-nauseous self, but over Thanksgiving my MIL kept telling me that I needed to go to the doctor and get antibiotics to prevent possible listeria from hurting my baby.
Yes, I contacted my OB. They told me to contact my PCP (primary doctor). My PCP’s nurse took days to respond and today told me to book an appointment. The next available appointment is 3 weeks out, and I don’t want to go to Immediate Care unless necessary.
Ugh. I just want to know. Should I be worried? Or is my MIL just making me paranoid?!
I just found out I lost my Thanksgiving holiday pay because I took an unpaid sick day on Wednesday. The money isn’t an emergency, thankfully, but I am just kicking myself because I knew the policy, I knew I didn’t have any PTO accrued, and I wasn’t that sick! It seemed like a good idea at the time to rest up and de-stress before dealing with my inlaws, but ugh!
My 5 year old did dance this fall and enjoyed it. It’s the first time she’s ever stuck with any activity. She said she wants to sign up for dance again in the spring, but the big spring recital is the day we leave for vacation so unless we change our travel plans she’ll miss the recital. She says she’s ok with this, but I know that her saying this now doesn’t mean she’ll actually be ok with it when May rolls around. Would you sign her up knowing she can’t attend the recital? Or should I just tell her we’ll do dance another time?
i am probably going to make a lot of mistakes in this post, – yesterday one of my best friends told me that her daughter has decided to identify as a boy. my friend is trying to be very supportive of this – using the new pronouns, purchased the clothing her child wants, cutting child’s hair, etc. As I’m sure you can imagine, this is hard for my friend. One thing my friend is struggling with in particular is that a lot of the stories she hears, articles she reads, etc. about other kids who’ve transitioned is that they’ve often expressed that they feel like the wrong gender since they were very young, but my friend’s kid is 9 and has only expressed anything about this over the past 6ish months. I of course asked my friend how I can best support her, but if anyone has been through this and has any suggestions please let me know.
Someone here recommended Bogs as boots for my preschooler, suggesting that they might serve for both rain and snow. Can anyone shed any light on what style of Bogs would work (I see lots on their website, and the relevant child is growing out of toddler sizes—I think we’re going to need a 10 or 11). We’re in San Francisco so are looking for mostly rain use but will go up to Lake Tahoe several times a year and will also visit family in the (potentially) snowy East; I’d love to have one pair of boots we can use for everything.
My five-year-old preschooler attends full-day preschool at a prek-8 school and then an after-school program. He loves school, but frequently reports that some boys in his after-school program aren’t nice. Yesterday, he said a group of boys about his age designated him the “bad guy,” chased him, and shot him with pretend guns while saying “Let’s shoot him!”
My son was confused because our family has had conversations about guns and how they are not toys and we shouldn’t make jokes about shooting others, so he didn’t want to engage in this activity, but the kids wouldn’t leave him alone. He told me that two of the boys have done this before — the same two boys who he’s mentioned aren’t nice in the past.
I’m a school district administrator (different school system, older kids — I work at the district level, so not usually directly with kids), and my district has issues with kids making threats about weapons. We take these threats seriously, and involve the police, parents, etc. We also communicate with families/students about how it’s never appropriate to make jokes or threats about weapons. With older kids, it’s usually easy to discern when something is a threat.
I don’t consider what my son is reporting to be a “threat,” but it is concerning to me, but I don’t want to overreact. My 5-year-old is my oldest kid, and playing with pretend weapons isn’t a “thing” in our house, so I don’t know what is acceptable for this age group.
With all the school violence in 2022, do kids really still play with pretend weapons and use language like “I’m gonna shoot ya!” Where do you draw the line?
I would love to hear the group’s thought processes in driving versus flying when going on trips with kids. My husband really loves to fly, but I feel like it’s often more hassle and expense than it’s worth, and doesn’t usually save much time in the long run. I’ve noticed that most families we know seem to drive, even those who are clearly better off financially. I grew up with lots of kids, far-away family, and little money, so we took long car trips frequently (with, my kids can hardly believe, no iPads at all!).
I’d like to travel to Orlando next year, which is about a 10 hour drive (plus stops) (we’ve flown before, which, when you consider getting to the airport in time, first leg, layover, second leg, getting bags, and transportation to the hotel, is usually still a full day commitment.) Kids are 10 and 7, very good travelers. Husband (for all his wonderful qualities) is a very bad passenger and does not like to let anyone else drive (which would actually work well, as I could work a full day from the car, but that’s harder when flying).
How do you guys decide how to travel, if you’re going somewhere that can be reached in a day-long drive?
Reporting back on names from my son’s Scottish year group in case someone needs some Celtic inspiration: Orlaith, Isla, Merryn, Struan, Eilidh, Freya, Romilly, Eilish, Hamish, Callum, Mhairi, Archie (x2), Alfie (x2), Ailsa. Alongside an assortment of flower girl names (Poppy, Ivy, Holly) and old fashioned boy names (Teddy, Benji, Oscar).
I teach in Ireland, and before every semester, I have to watch Youtube videos of name pronunciation in preparation. So many vowels.
Traveling for the first time on a plane with 4 year old and almost 2 year old. Got both of them seats, 4 hour ride. Partner will be there too. Give me all the tips please.
Any recs for 6/7 husky pants? Or brands that skew wide/large? I’m having a hard time finding non-jeans.
Recs for husky boys clothes in sizes 6/7? Having trouble finding non-jeans.
Anon for this.
I was on parenting leave and cut my planned leave short mostly because it had gone from ‘oh, work a little from home’ to ‘I’m in meetings for 6 hours a day and am just doing a bad job, plus using up all my sick and vacation time.’
I understand that I could have just said no, but I didn’t and I know why. Today though, I’m really sad that I didn’t get the break I got with my older kids. I wanted to just be able to go out for lunch with me and the baby… or do some crafting. Realistically, I did some errands and took care of the baby and will want sick and vacation time later.
What are the most attractive play tents/forts? This is likely going to be a permanent fixture in my house so I’m hoping to find something I like, too.
Any advice for a 4 girl sleepover so that we all sleep? My daughter and her new group of friends have them what feels like every weekend and it’s my turn to host this Friday and I am dreading. 4th grade. She’s fine with just one friend but I am dreading 4. Regret agreeing to this!!