Splurge or Save Thursday: Lucent Tote
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If you feel a bag should be more than a carrier of stuff, here’s one that’s a work of art.
This lightweight tote is made from interlocking triangles on top of a mesh lining so that it flexes with whatever you have inside. When empty, it lies completely flat. The adjustable handles mean you can carry it in your hand or over your shoulder.
This statement bag comes in three spring-ready colors (light gray, pink, and light yellow) that’ll take you to your Easter egg hunt and beyond.
Issey Miyake’s Lucent Tote is $560 at Nordstrom.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- 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?
Oof… I flew home yesterday and my husband and sleeping son collected me at the airport – he and my husband had gone out for dinner and then he fell asleep as soon as they got in the car. It was only 630!
When we got home, I woke T up and got him out of the car at home and he started screaming, kicking and flailing. This went on for 15 minutes, while my husband and I tried to hold him and keep him safe, and then he ran to the potty. I was sitting on the floor, trying to calm him and keep him from banging into anything and then he put his forehead against mine, nuzzled me and crawled into my lap (luckily post potty) and said “Oh mumma, you’re home, I missed you! How are you lovely mumma?” with no recollection of what happened. He said “Oh it’s time to do what we do best” and cuddled up on the sofa for his story.
He’s had night terrors occasionally but never that badly? I grew out of these, hopefully my kid will too?
I need help prioritizing some purchases! Context: I tend to prefer higher-priced and higher-quality goods when feasible and my husband HATES spending money, comes from a first-gen immigrant background, and has absolutely no idea what things should cost. It is super fun buying things as a couple!
I want to get: a swing set, patio furniture, a home elliptical, and bikes for the whole family. What would you prioritize and what’s a normal amount to spend?
I’ve priced out some Cedar works swing sets and my husband is horrified and sent me some $500 plastic Little Tikes ones in response. I don’t really know if I should be spending $500 or $5k on a swing set. We can technically afford an expensive one but I don’t know if it is the best use of our money this summer. Kids are 4.5 and almost 1.
(The additional note is that our very, very kind neighbors have a great swing set and issued an open invitation. Now our kids spend about 2 hours a day in their backyard but I don’t want to overstay our welcome.)
We are starting to go out into the world again – yay! Since the pandemic, kiddo has been diagnosed with ASD-1 (formerly Asperger’s, a place on the autism spectrum where kids are often in typical schools but socially behind their peers even if they are advanced, academically). We lost all of our friends when our schools didn’t reopen after we moved to our current ‘hood (kiddo was just fine with zoom school actually). We’ve told the school and have some minimal supports in place there. Do I do anything with peers / parents? Kiddo is old enough to know, but not really aware that she presents differently than her peers and I suspect that a lot of parents / kids who might be compassionate to a person with a disability aren’t to her because she is “weird.” Then again, it’s not my news to share. They are working on a unit in school about disabilities and maybe that is the right bridge? But again, it’s really her discussion (and while she is the sweetest child ever, she does not understand her self as having a disability and really does not sense that there is anything different about her, although she has an annual meltdown when she is very stressed (school lockdowns, understandable)). I don’t know what to do — there is no manual. If she were more severely affected, I suspect that we would have crossed this bridge already b/c there was no hiding of a disability. Here, there is more of a “different-ability” so IDK where to go; I just don’t want her excluded b/c she is different.
My kids were exposed to COVID so they are home until next week. We are supposed to travel for Easter (by car) to see elderly in-laws so that’s on hold for now. My grandfather is ill and was given his last rites, so I am hoping he hangs on long enough for us to get through this, so I can be there to support my mom. I have a huge project due for work that I was planning to finish before our trip, so I have to find time to do that with the kids home.
All of that is irrelevant to my question. My 5yo is in this cycle of refuse/demand, which is driving me nuts. For example, we will ask him to get dressed for school. He refuses. Minutes later, he demands that one of us dress him for school. It drives me nuts in part because it is just so rude. My family growing up was big on politeness (to a fault) so I struggle with that.
Any advice? Do I just wait it out? He is my strong personality. So far, waiting it out has served us best.
I’m pregnant and have a major work event scheduled for when I will be 16.5 weeks. There will be about 100 coworkers there and it’s a key development opportunity so I plan to attend. There are a number of COVID precautions in place so I’m comfortable attending. Everyone will be PCR tested 24 hours before and antigen tested at the door, and it’s being held outdoors.
I was hoping to hold off on telling work until after my anatomy scan at around 22 weeks. I was pregnant once before and had to terminate at 8 weeks when I was was diagnosed with a serious illness. Odds are basically zero that it would happen again but I understandably have some anxiety.
Anyway, I’m fairly short and it’s likely I will have crossed into “is she pregnant territory” at that point. Would you tell work? And if not, suggestions on what to wear to try to obscure pregnancy at that stage?
Paging lawyer moms who work in academia. I am looking into applying for a part-time faculty position. This is something that I would like to explore given the fact that I enjoyed law school more than I enjoy the law practice. Should I be looking into writing a law article to show interest in academia? If so, where do I start? Do any of you practice law and also teach part-time? What are the pros and cons? Thanks!
Seeking some perspective on an issue with my 7 yo daughter. Her teacher has started sending home notes that she’s not finishing some assignments and is distracted in class. This has always been a challenge but seems to be moreso recently, though she is academically advanced. At what age is executive function a real concern? FWIW DH is militantly opposed to ADHD screening (long story, trust me on this) so unless the teacher forces the issue we won’t be doing that independently. Do kids go through phases where their attention lags but recovers, like growth spurts for the brain?
Reposting from yesterday since initial post was late in the day (thank you to the commenter who responded!). I’m wondering if any of you have successfully used a virtual PA and what tips/recommendations you have for leveraging that type of help. Context: I have a lot of non-billable commitments outside of work through civic groups, church, pta, professional organizations, etc. that require a significant amount of planning, budgeting, delegating, emailing, following up, etc. These are tasks I would give to an AA if they were work-related, so I’m wondering if a virtual PA could help me in a similar way. Would also be great if I could offload some home management and/or personal tasks like placing the weekly online grocery order, managing the family calendar, etc. Is there a way to make this work or is this a pipe dream?
We are having someone come over to spread mulch this weekend. This is one of those things we used to do ourselves and I am so happy to not spend my entire Saturday morning shoveling mulch.
What are some things you finally threw money at and never looked back?