Makeup & Beauty Monday: True Match Super Blendable Foundation
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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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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?
Does anyone else find it hard to stay motivated when your office is empty for the week? Most of the attorneys (and much of our staff) in my office are on vacation this week, and I just mentally check out. I know I should take advantage of the time to catch up, especially with mat leave coming up in a few weeks, but meh.
Anyone have the pipa lite lx car seat? I cleaned our mesa over the weekend as I prepare for kid number 2 and it has a big stain. I’m reluctant to shell out for the pipa (especially when I can just buy a new seat cover for the mesa) but the mesa was sooo heavy and I’m intrigued by a lighter seat, esp considering I’ll have a toddler in tow too. Is it worth it? Any other light seat recs?
why do men behave worse than children when sick? DH has been working a ton lately. Finally – a weekend where he didn’t have to work and he got sick, which of course isn’t his fault, but I got sick too, though of course he complained about it more, acted ‘sicker’ etc. and i ended up doing the bulk of the childcare bc he didn’t want to get our 14 month old twins sick…
I am in the process of making a big amazon order for my second baby, which is due sometime in the next two weeks (sooner rather than later, pleaseeeee!). What are things you had to buy again for number 2? Holding off on clothes because I don’t know the gender. Maybe this is a dumb question as it differs for everyone, but I’m a little bored in the office during a quiet week and would love reminders of the little things that are super helpful to have with a newborn that I might have tossed. I just added gripe water.
Oh, and I have used this foundation in the past and really liked it. It’s old school – been around forever. Kind of like the pink and green mascara?
Just took a new baby class, and the teacher said mittens are no longer recommended (to keep baby from scratching himself), but rather she recommends shirts that have a fold-down at the end of the sleeve to cover baby’s hands while sleeping. I can’t find anything like this online — any recommendations?
I’m struggling with a 3 week old with reflux. The rock n play, which we already own from our older daughter’s infant days, is the only thing that seems to help keep her comfortable. I’ve tried elevating her crib mattress with a wedge pillow under the mattress, but the incline is not steep enough to be effective.
I know there has been a recall of the rock n play and it is not considered safe for sleep and also creates a flat head problem — are there any alternatives? Would a dock a tot help, or is that just for keeping an infant cozy without any incline to help with relfux? Any other magic tips for a super uncomfortable fussy reflux baby? I’ve been holding her upright for 30 min after each feeding, which definitely helps, but it makes the window between feedings absurdly small, and we are all struggling with so little sleep. Any advice would be welcome!
Do you expect your babysitters to wash the dishes and otherwise clean up after your kids are in bed? We had a new babysitter this weekend– a college kid– who watched our kids from 7:00-11:00pm. They were fed and bathed before she arrived, so she read a few books and put them to bed by 8. I was really bummed to come home to dishes in the sink (just kids’ plates and a few things we used to prepare their dinner) and the kids area still a mess but my husband said it was not a reasonable expectation since she is not the one who fed the kids or played in the play area.
This is not an “ugh, millennials!” post, but I can’t help but think of myself as a babysitter– I used to bring activities for the kids (like I planned a craft we could do together!), and I always washed the dishes, swept the floor, and cleaned up the play area after they were in bed. We pay above market rate, did all the heavy lifting of feeding and bathing the kids before she arrived, plus they were sleeping for three whole hours before we got home. Just seems like a basic expectation, but am I off base?
How do you keep a 2 year old occupied other than snacks or TV when a newborn requires 20 mins of soothing or replacing Paci for naps? TIA
If it’s been a while since kid 1 and you used plastic bottles, chances are they might be a little funky. I had to get nearly all new bottles and nipples. Check pacifiers and sippy cups too to see if they’re worn out or breaking as well.
Consumables – vitamin D drops, baby ibuprofen, diaper cream, cloth diaper liners etc. Prenatals for you! If you plan to nurse, any nursing supplies you might need (pads, lanolin, mother’s milk tea, etc).
I am dying at the amount of food I wipe from the floor in the ikea high chair. Are all high chairs the same way with food getting to ground or does anything catch it? Thank you!
Thoughts on showers for second babies? A good friend was complaining over the weekend that she is feeling like her second baby is “unappreciated” because there was no formal shower. We did a “welcome baby” lunch at a pretty casual restaurant (each guest paid for themselves and we split the cost of her meal) and people brought gifts to the lunch, although I think most people spent less than they would on a traditional shower gift. I think that I – and a lot of our other friends – went kind of over the top with gifts for the first baby and haven’t gotten as much for the second baby, but I think a lot of that can be chalked up to the fact that she was the first in our friend circle to have a baby and we were all excited to buy baby clothes. Now everybody has as least one kid so buying onesies is less exciting. I get that each child is unique and deserves to be celebrated and you can’t reuse everything from a first baby, but you can reuse a lot and it feels greedy to me to insist on a shower for each baby (also she wants 4+ kids, so if each baby has to be given gifts the way the first one was, this is going to get really expensive and exhausting!). Thoughts?
I wish we had a dog for this reason! It’s solids, she’s 2 so not really throwing but just stuff she spills like rice or cereal or crumbs from a granola bar etc. We use a bib catcher but there’s a still a gap and it falls through the leg holes. Any thoughts? Maybe it’s just how it goes.
Parents of children who actually dress them up…best places for special occasion dresses? We are perennially casual and I am clueless!
Would love to get dress + sweater sets for a baby and 4 year old to wear in late summer/fall (weddings, not ultra-fancy though). Bonus if the two can get matching or complimentary outfits as the 4 year old loves this. Also, ideally something I can browse/buy online.
Thank you in advance!
I want to thank you all for the responses on my job question last week (keep current job I love or leave for shorter commute/more money/still good job). I wanted to share that I told my current job I was applying for a new job and they gave me a raise to about what I would have expected to be offered at the new job, some increased flexibility, and promised to chill on the degree timeline as long as I keep working on it. Because I love my job, I decided to stay. I am really happy with the outcome and appreciate you all being a sounding board and telling me to apply (otherwise, I might have backed off on it and gotten nothing!). Thank you so much!