Accessory Tuesday: Romy Pebble Leather Bucket Bag
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I just got my first bucket bag — why did it take me so long?
Bucket bags like this classic version from Tory Burch are inherently roomy and spacious. This bag features a magnetic snap closure, top carry handle, and adjustable crossbody strap, so it’s easy to carry everything you need for a day out.
This bag also comes in mini and large sizes.
The bag is $395 at Nordstrom and comes in three neutral colors.
Sales of note for 3/2:
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- Lo & Sons – End of winter sale, up to 50% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
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I wanted to share a cute baby thing: yesterday I was sitting on the floor with my 6 month old. He was rolling around playing with his feet, I was crocheting a wooble. He looked mildly interested in what I was doing but didn’t really grab for it. I finished the wooble and handed it to him, and he thought it was the funniest thing that had ever happened. He was literally rolling on the floor and laughing while hugging and chomping this thing. My heart.
how young is too young to fly direct from one major city to another to visit a grandparent? I’m considering this for my mature 12 year old who has a cell phone. If it matters, she’s done a lot of air travel before but NOT to the airport she’d need to fly into (my mom recently relocated).
DS started playing soccer on a turf field this winter and it’s driving me completely insane. Does anyone else have the problem of the turf shedding onto clothes? He comes home completely covered in these tiny bits of plastic, and then they get distributed all over our house. He has fallen in love with soccer and this is the best program in our area but I really really hate the turf.
Anyone want to share what’s working well in their kids’ school (PTO, volunteering, anything else)? I asked this about fundraising specifically a few months ago and got some awesome responses. I will start…
This fall we started a “library volunteer” program where we have a parent volunteer for an hour each Mon/Wed/Fri AM to help reshelve books. It’s very low time commitment (most parents are just doing 1-2 hours per month) and super helpful to the librarian. And nice for parents (like me) who don’t really want to work directly with kids.
Also, this has nothing to do with parents or volunteering and everything to do with our amazing principal and teachers but we just got amazing news: over the past three years, at-risk subgroups in our school have substantially improved their performance, and the school is no longer designated as ATSI (“additional targeted support and improvement”).
Does anyone have a loft bed in their kid’s room and like it/hate it? My son’s new room is very small, and it potentially offers more play space. However, he’s within 2 inches of having to duck under the IKEA one we looked at, changing the bed seems a pain, and still sleepwalks and sometimes needs a bedtime cuddle. These feel like compelling reasons to avoid them, but I’m being strongly lobbied.
Starting another vacation thread! We are just now planning a spring break trip to Puerto Rico (in mid-April). It will be my husband and I plus two kids (8 and 11). We’ll be there a total of 5 nights. We’re thinking of splitting our time between Fajardo and San Juan – mostly in Fajardo but with 1-2 nights in San Juan maybe? Prioritizing beach/rainforest activities over city, but I’d love to get at least one great meal in San Juan. Would love to hear feedback on the overall plan and any specific recommendations for hotels/restaurants/activities (including any companies you used). Oh, and assuming we should rent a car but open to feedback on that too. Thanks!
7.5 DD is really struggling. She is already seeing a therapist and started anxiety meds in the fall, and we are considering ADHD meds but last night she confided in me that she feels like she has no one to play with at recess and that the other kids all have a reason not to play with her. She can be kind of annoying/immature, so I kind of get where they might be coming from, but she also made it sound like all of the kids play in pairs, thus making her the 3rd wheel? I tried to be very empathetic and I was starting to make suggestions and caught myself that sometimes kids just want to feel supported and don’t want someone to solve the problem for them. I just hate that her least favorite part of the day is recess. Any tips? suggestions? (as i sit here at work trying not to cry as I type this)
Help my vacation plan? We are meeting friends for a last minute spring break in mid-April and trying to lock down a location. Our criteria….
– 4 kids ages 3 to 9 (+ 4 adults)
– Rural or suburban, no desire to do a city for this trip
– Reasonable flights from mid-Atlantic and PNW
– Goal is to be outside or in a cool house with simple conveniences nearby
– We’d love to explore a low-key national park but don’t want to wait in tons of traffic or fight long lines/reservations so a state park or cool lake would do
– One of the adults had a very serious medical event this year so nothing too strenuous or busy, no Florida
Considering – suburban house in Arizona to let the kids swim everyday, Colorado, Utah – suggestions or feedback?
Asking again because I posted on a quiet day/late in the day yesterday.
For the SAHMs (current or past) here, or very, very part time moms here, I am trying to go very, very part time (plan to tell my boss soon, then wind down until summer break). I want to keep up my professional licensure and a few small clients. I also plan to attend some more networking/seminars etc. while I’m downshifted. I have 2 elementary age kids, one daycare age. I read the “Power Pause.” Any other advice, things you wished you’d known, etc.?