Make My Life Easier Thursday: Little Dipper
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When dining “al desko,” nothing beats a hot lunch on a cold winter day. For those wishing to avoid the communal office microwave, the Crock Pot Little Dipper might be the solution.
In the Before Times, I usually saw Little Dippers at parties for (gasp!) group dipping. Now, they’re the perfect size for heating up your lunch without leaving your desk. Just put your soup or stew in when you arrive at the office, and by noon, you’ll be the envy of your coworkers. There are no buttons or dials — just plug it in and go!
Beyond lunch, commenters have used it for countless other foods (overnight oats, for example) and non-foods (as a scent diffuser).
The Crock Pot Little Dipper is available at many retailers, including Amazon for $26.50 and up, depending on the seller, and Target for $14.99.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — 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 – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- 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! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
I’m looking for a low-pressure potty training guide. I don’t have the bandwidth to read a long book. Surely people have potty trained for years without reading chapters upon chapters, right? What’s my best resource for a quick-hit guide to a basic framework we should follow?
DD is 2 yrs 9 mos. She pees and poops when we put her on there (most of the time) but we’re not consistent with it and need to be. I’m in the depths of fertility treatments and it’s absolutely brutal. Work is hard for both of us, both WFH. I know we need to do this once and for all – she is ready – but it’s overwhelming given everything else. Any suggestions to make this not a HUGE THING, which is what all of my friends seem to make it? (good for them, not for me). FYI we’re home with a wonderful nanny who is willing and wanting to help. TIA.
Following up on my question about a kinder valentines game – I think we’re going to do Bingo! Do you all think the kids would like it if we used their pictures in the squares? Otherwise could just do valentines themed, but I thought they might think that was fun? Don’t know why this is making me nervous :)
Any other recommendations for leading a bingo game (especially over zoom) very welcome!
Suggestions for potty inserts for toilets?
My 3.5 year old is waking up multiple times a night with bad dreams, not napping, and having one pee accident a day the last few days. No discernable reason why this could be happening but it’s concerning. I’ll call the ped, but anything similar happen to you all?
Oh wow. I got one of these for my first wedding. I can’t remember if I registered for it or not. It was awesome but if I remember correctly it was a PITA to clean, maybe at the time the insert didn’t come out? It’s vague.
Also, I’d 100% eat a little dipper full of queso myself I have no shame.
yesterday was Holocaust remembrance day and it had me thinking at what age do kids learn about this? my grandparents were Holocaust survivors and so I can’t ever recall not knowing, though I’m sure at age 3 no one told me that 6 million people were killed, etc. as the generation of survivors dies off, I was wondering when do kids start learning about this in school?
Yesterday a couple people mentioned their 5-mo olds were up in the middle of the night talking. My almost-5-mo old does this too. What should I do, if anything? She’s still in a bassinet next to my bed so I wake up. Along with the talking she is also flapping her arms and moving around, but is content. It’s like she thinks it’s 7am instead of 3:30am. I have been picking her up and bringing her in to bed with me. Usually a few minutes of snuggling and she is back to sleep and put her back in her bassinet after half an hour or so and she is good for the rest of the night. Should I be ignoring her and letting her talk it out? I want to move her to her crib in another room but we haven’t done it yet.
Searching for advice/a service/consultant – I am struggling to determine the best type of educational system for my 4th grade son. I live in a district with good public schools, and there are some amazing private schools locally as well (one Waldorf-based, another that is inclusive and self-driven, another that is outdoor education focused). My son is a complex kid – ASD 1/2 with a high intellect, has his obsessions (currently WWII planes), struggles with certain social cues, loves individual athletics and loathes group anything. He does “fine” in his public school setting. I have the means to send him to private school. I need someone to help me navigate the options in light of my son’s needs. Does this service or these people exist?
Humblebrag: yesterday in the snow I did double drop off in 16 minutes flat and made it to my 8:30 on time. I also pumped 17 oz because my kid can EAT.
Recommendations for a stainless steel or silicone bento box and water bottle for toddler son? I prefer no plastic.
Biting advice – My older kid never had this issue and I’m at a loss. My 15 MO daughter has been bitten 3 times in 2 weeks at school, always the same biter. The school seems to be doing everything right in the aftermath, trying to keep them separate, giving her the attention, calling me immediately, etc. Is there anything I should do at this point in terms of communicating more with the head of the school or just chalk it up to part of daycare? I’d appreciate any advice from personal experience. Note that I’m inclined to let it go but my husband wants to say something…
My 3.5 year old declared himself “bored of being stuck at home with mummy and daddy, bored of his toys, bored of everything!” He’s a mellow little guy and has handled the pandemic and disruption super well but even he is done. He’s a big fan of being outside but after weeks of crap weather and a few tumbles, he won’t even do that.
Can anyone recommend heavy sweatpants for an 8 yo boy? It is cold where we live and we need more pairs of heavy sweats… but I don’t want to go to stores to actually feel them.
“al desko” made me laugh.
Question because my back is killing me: How do I teach my 18 months old to fall asleep in his bed without us rocking him and then putting him down, stroking his back for 20 mins or so… I do not want to CIO because he sleeps through the night and I don’t think he needs “sleep training” just “going to sleep”training. I am not opposed to staying in his room while he falls asleep, I just cannot handle the rocking and leaning into the crib to give him a back rub anymore.