Makeup Monday: Mini Lipsticks
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If you’re looking for a little something nice for a mommy present for yourself, do note that Nordstrom is now selling Little MAC Lipstick. Each one is only $10 (with free shipping, as always), and there are nine colors available, from Russian Red to Twig to Velvet Teddy to Whirl. Right now they’re 15% off, bringing them down to just $8.50, so it’s a good time to stock up. Little MAC Lipstick
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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?
Thanks to everyone for your comments. It’s helpful to read and remember that every illness is not going to result in X-rays and an ER visit. I need to get a few regular old colds under my belt, then I’ll feel better!
New-ish mom follow up question – based on the lack of fever and the fact that he’s acting normal other than the runny nose and occasional cough, do I still send Toddler to preschool tomorrow? I’m thinking yes because kiddos would never go to school if they stayed home every time they had a cold. Clearly, he just started being cared for outside of family a few weeks ago and i am adjusting!
And this isn’t threading because – cell phone.
Need some advice — pregnant lawyer here! It looks like I will be spending 2-3 weeks in another city for trial and trial prep leading up to it. So: living out of a hotel and conference rooms, with days spent in court. I’ll be 24-26 weeks along at this point. I have some very nice maternity sheath dresses and open suit jackets (a Theory buttonless jacket and a DVF one). Is that okay for an overtly pregnant woman in court, or should I bite the bullet and get an actual maternity suit? Second – any advice on what to stock up on in my hotel room? It’s my first pregnancy, and I’m just now starting to get a post first trimester appetite, so I’m not sure what to expect…
I didn’t get a chance to respond to your comment on the post Friday about neurology. Our experience with PT has been fantastic. We’re just now getting into the EI so I can’t comment on it yet. I would trust your docs and advocate for a PT referral if one hasn’t been made yet. Good luck!
Weekend shoe ideas for fall/winter (for me)?
I usually wear running shoes when it is too cold for sandals but not cold enough for boots but I want something that looks a little more polished. I have a pair of old and worn slip-on Bensimon that I love for early fall but I need something more substantial for dreary western NY winters. (I usually wear jeans in the winter, if it helps.)
TIA!
Room sharing question (regular poster, anon to not out myself since I’ve discussed with colleagues already…). My 2.75 yo son and 8 month old share a room. Usually they do great together; we have a mini crib in the master bed that the baby uses when their naptimes don’t line up or someone’s waking the other up. This morning, big brother vaulted into the baby’s crib (dad was in the room, everyone was getting up for the day). Now that we know he can do that, is it unsafe to keep them together? I told him that was not allowed and would be an automatic time-out next time, but not sure he gets it. I’m less worried about brother falling than about baby getting stepped on or the crib actually tipping. Big brother is usually good about staying in his bed both at night and in the morning. I really don’t like having baby in our room (I don’t get any sleep) but obviously safety first. Wwyd?
Found out that my 3-year-old’s new daycare teacher is going to begin assigning homework. I have a whole bunch of problems with this (not the least of which is logistical – kiddo is home with me from 7pm til 7am, and you better believe she spends most of that time sleeping), but does anyone have studies/articles/external validation handy?
i. cannot. stop. coughing. 29 wks pregnant and miserable. heeeeelllllp
This is a rant. I just got an awesome new job. I casually mentioned the job change to a SAHM mom friend during a conversation, just so she was informed. Her response was “Oh good! Hope you’ll have a better work/life balance now” (guys – I work 8-4; I walk to work; I drop off and pick up my kid from school every. day.). I just thanked her and moved on. She then proceeded to start another conversation about how good it will be for me to have more time with my kid, etc. This is not true – new job will be a longer commute and busier – thanks for the guilt though! I want to say – actually I am taking this because it is a 60% raise and a huge opportunity for career advancement, and I actually really LOVE my current (and expected) work/life balance. But thanks!
But I don’t want to brag or blow up a long friendship so I am just venting here.
I realize this is a total first world problem, but we moved into a very old home when my kiddo was about 3 months old. We painted/bought furniture/put up pictures/etc. over the last few years, but I’m not a huge pinterest-y person, and do not really enjoy decorating. I want our home to look lived in, comfortable, and more classic, but I could probably use some help from a decorating as I think too many rooms look a bit mismatched.
Is there an online decorator anyone would suggest? The other issue is that I HATE mid century modern, and that (or cool toned neutrals) seem to be a huge default for most designers these days. I’d say our style is more cozy Victorian? Maximalist? (comfy furniture and lots of colors) with pets and messy kid so please no white?
I’m doubting myself about something I did and was hoping someone could talk me down. So, my kid is about to move up to the 3 year old class at daycare. There are two 3 year old classes.
Class A: taught by Ms. Laura who is the daycare director’s sister. She’s in her mid 50s and is very organized, strict, and old school. Her class is small and “quiet” and she has a reputation for not liking difficult kids. She will not text with parents.
Class B: taught by Mr. Shawn and Ms. Molly. It’s about twice the size (both the room and the number of kids) of Ms. Laura’s class and is more play based. Both teachers in that class are in their late 20s/early 30s and more communicative with parents. Mr. Shawn in particular is good about reaching out to quieter kids.
My kid is quiet and reserved and well behaved with teachers. I’ve always assumed she’d be in Class A because she fits with the feeling of that class. But after talking to several parents of kids in Ms. Laura’s class and her current teacher, I requested she be put in Class B. She’s moving up in a couple of weeks and now I’m worried she’ll be miserable and lost in this big loud room. Tell me it’s going to be okay.
I know that biting is developmentally appropriate. I know that we are doing everything that we should be and we need to continue being consistent. But I just spent an entire weekend with my son making eye contact, shaking his head no, dramatically lowering his opened mouth to my arm and, if nothing else happens, biting. He’s also added a really fun element where he has started “hugging” us by sweetly laying his head on our shoulder or leg….then immediately turning his head and biting us. He also mainly loves biting me the most, his sister the second most, and almost never biting my husband. UGH.
My ten week old has a flat head. Help!
He simply has a very strong preference to turn his head to the right when he sleeps. If I turn it the other way, he eventually turns it right back. No problems turning his head from side to side when he’s awake. He gets lots of tummy time. I wear him a lot during the day. But he sleeps a lot so he’s on that darn flat spot a lot. The fact that he is totally Mr. Clean style bald only highlights this for me.
I’m looking at pillows online but they scare me. I followed the advice of absolutely nothing in the crib till age one with my daughter. Any thoughts or advice?
Super annoyed at the world this morning. I have a big trip coming up next month, and coworker just asked me incredulously “who will take care of your kids while you’re gone?!” I responded that my husband will, obviously. And she didn’t get the hint and said “but, is your MIL or some other family going to come help him? I would never leave my kids with just my husband!”
And then there’s this delightful piece on Fox. Link to follow, but the headline says it all: “Is equality ruining your marriage?”
I’m not disputing the results of those studies, but the slant she’s giving it (SHE!) really rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it was cowritten by that guy at Google. Men are biologically incapable of caring for children, women are biologically incapable of being breadwinners. Fantastic. “Giving birth is a woman’s unparalleled accomplishment…[a man’s unparalleled accomplishment is to protect and provide for the child]” Are you kidding me? Giving birth is something my body did. It is not an accomplishment, it is the typical culmination of being pregnant. An accomplishment is something that is not a near inevitability.
This is why I shouldn’t actually click on any of the Fox News articles.
/rant
Can we talk about what level of anxiety is appropriate regarding health concerns in perfectly healthy kids? I’ve always had to fight a little bit of germophobia but for the most part could recognize when I was being illogical or unreasonable and move on. Then, just a few weeks ago I ended up in the ER with my toddler who out of nowhere spiked a fever and had a febrile seizure. He was diagnosed with pneumonia. Other than a lingering cough only at night that wasn’t keeping him awake, he had no signs that anything was wrong until the night of the fever incident. This has undone all my hard work in being a logical and reasonable mother who does not call the doctor every time I hear a sneeze.
Now, just a few short weeks later toddler has a cold and we have a newborn! Toddler knows not to touch baby’s face or hands. Everyone that comes in our house is assaulted with hand washing instructions and I have hand sanitizer stationed in every room. The logical me knows that I’m doing the best I can but logical me is not always present a week post partum. Everything looks like a germ waiting to attack Baby and every time Toddler sneezes I just want to hug him and somehow know that he’s ok.
Not sure what I’m looking for. Consideration? Gut check? Tools not to drive myself and my family absolutely insane?
Ugh…just a post-weekend with a 3-yr old vent. I saw Rainbow Hair’s post from over the weekend and felt nothing but solidarity.
I feel like I’m either mean mommy (and with that frustrated tone of voice telling her to stop doing whatever annoying or messy thing she’s doing, or to hurry up) or a complete push over and giving in to her tyrannical demands just so I can get something done.
Kiddo didn’t get to go out for ice cream after dinner last night because of her behavior and she carried on and on and on. And would try to compose herself and ask to go to the ice cream place and then melt down when we told her no. Even after she calmed down, she wouldn’t fall asleep unless I stayed in her room and the last thing she said was “I’m going to dream about ice cream.” And ice cream was one of the first things she mentioned this morning…. *sigh*
Not helping matters is her strong mommy preference (STILL) . She’ll freak out if we’re out and I leave to go to the restroom, and then my H gets frustrated because of her bad behavior (and he feels rejected) and then it just escalates.
BAH.