Organizing Thursday: Magnetic Knife Bar
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I lived years without a magnetic knife bar, and now that I have one, I’m not sure how I got by!
There are several options out there, but I like this well-reviewed one from Schmidt Brothers. It keeps your knives within easy reach, and frees up precious counter and drawer space. (Just make sure you hang it out of reach of any little kids.) It’s perfect for small kitchens. The pretty acacia wood looks great as well!
This Magnetic Knife Bar is $59.99 at Crate & Barrel.
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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- 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?
Are there really no comments or is it just being glitchy again? Testing to see…
Do these things really work? I just bought some great knives (that arrive today!). Where do you hang them? My kitchen is 100% tiled backsplash. Will it mount well on the tile? So many questions. Time to upgrade from my BB&B knife block, and I’m so exited about it!!
Moderna submitted their vaccine for emergency approval for the under 5 set but I’m reading that the FDA might not consider it until June (waiting on Pfizer results?) Ughhhh… I’m so tired of this. I saw posts on FB to request that people call their senators to ask the FDA to reconsider the shifted timeline.
Any recommendations for holidays in Maine with kids ages 7 and 9? The trip would be in either late July or mid-September. Suggestions on attractions/activity parks are especially welcome.
I just returned from my 9-month-old’s wellness check, and his doctor told me he is concerned he is not crawling yet or pushing to stand. He also mentioned that by a year, he’d expect he would be walking. I was taken aback because I expected he’d start crawling and pushing to stand within the next couple of months, but I did not think he was behind in these skills. In any case, we have been referred to a physical therapist for evaluation. Anyone have any experience with this? Any advice/support would be appreciated it. Even though I know logically that none of this is really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, I still feel nervous and disappointed (in myself).
Those of you who had kids turn two during the pandemic, when did you start introducing mask-wearing? We’re a couple months away, but kiddo is VERY stubborn about her clothes and accessories and has very strong opinions about what her clothes/shoes look like, so I feel like we might have to start sooner. (I was not expecting shoe shopping to be so fraught so soon, lol!) For reference, we’re in a very covid-cautious community, and while masks aren’t required at daycare for kids >2 as of this week, every single kid is still wearing them.
I wanted to share a success story — we sleep-trained our baby a week ago (full CIO). First night was hard but she’s slept 11 hour straight each night since and naps have gotten way easier too. I feel like a new person. I know sleep training doesn’t work for all kids/families but wow, when it does work it’s like a miracle.
my soon to be 4 year old twins started swim lessons about a month ago and at first it was going great. last week one of them got out mid lesson insisting she had to go potty, and then refused to go back in. throughout this week she has expressed a lot of anxiety in different ways about these swim lessons (she is a kid prone to anxiety and is in OT). turns out the part making her anxious is the idea of having to put her head under water. i realize that obviously you can’t really learn to swim without doing that, but at this point i just want her to get in the pool and knowing her she will put her head under when she is ready. i helped her practice saying that to the swim teacher and we also wrote a note together that she is going to bring to him, but i’m not sure if i handled this well. should i have told her she has to just listen to the teacher and put her head under? where is that balance between pushing your kid while also giving them space/time to be ready?
Any diaper preferences? We’ve been pretty loyal users of Kirkland (or Huggies if they’re on sale at Costco) but Up and Up at Target is half the price of Kirkland so we’re going to try those for my daughter currently in size 5. We also have a baby in size 1s. Any other good cost-effective diapers we should check out? Thanks!
can a kiddie pool be left filled with water overnight without turning into a science experiment? we got a fairly large kiddie/doggie pool and live in a hot climate, and it seems so wasteful to fill it up on friday, saturday and sunday and then empty it each day, so i was thinking of covering it with a tarp, but also dont want my kids to get sick from the water. anyone have any experience with this?
This week has been really tough. My sleep trained 20m old is fighting bedtime and/or waking up in the middle of the night screaming and takes hours to settle. My 5 year old is having potty training regressions amplified by behavior issues. We also took him to the dentist yesterday who told me he has a cavity that needs treating (and I thought toothbrushing was something we were doing well!). My husband and I are not aligned on what to do with either child, and the sleep deprivation makes the disconnect feel very intense. Logically I know we will emerge on the other side but it all feels heavy (and lots of feelings of failure).
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