Make My Life Easier Thursday: Mesh Laundry Bags for Delicates

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These bags are perfect for washing clothes you know you should wash by hand, but don’t have the time/patience/energy to do so. My old home had a stackable washing machine that ate clothes, so I started using mesh laundry bags like these when washing my favorite knits and workout wear. I even bag up my son’s tiny socks so they don’t go missing in the wash.

They come in a range of sizes to fit anything from sweaters to underwear and feature a zipper-lock that will prevent your bag from springing open in the laundry. Now if they only folded the laundry for me.

These laundry bags are available on Amazon. The price varies depending on which set of bags you buy. For example, a set of five bags (1 large, 2 medium, and 2 small) is $9.99.

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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our synagogue just made masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals. i understand that people are tired of wearing masks, but it seems so unfair, confusing and not the safest for any events that include children, particularly in the 0-4 age group who still can’t get vaccinated. and as soon as there are more kids in the 5-11 group who are fully vaccinated, it will be very fun to explain to my 3 year old, why other kids aren’t wearing masks (yes, i realize that in many contexts you can explain this as different families do different things, and i am good with that explanation in most contexts, but it just feels unfair from both a psychological and safety perspective- and yes i know life isn’t fair)

yesterday there was a side discussion about when it is time to stop requiring masks. curious as to people’s thoughts. to me, at a minimum it has to be when there is a vaccine available to all, so that includes kids 0-4. In addition, in terms of a school environment, I think masks should be required until vaccination is mandatory for students and staff. and i don’t think it should be mandatory until the vaccine has full approval from the FDA (bc i understand why that makes things easier) thoughts?

Has anyone had Costco prepared meals, and are they any good? Any that you really like? It has been so busy that I am seeing if they can make dinner-time easier.

I had a bit of a wakeup call at the doctor’s office yesterday. I’m at the very tippy top of normal bmi and I’ve steadily gained about 5 pounds a year for the past three years. This can’t continue. How can I turn this around? I have 2 small kids, full time job and a partner who is gone about 70% of the time. In before times, my gym offered child care, but that’s no longer an option. Any ideas or things that have worked well for you as a working parent? I’ve also found my older body just doesn’t bounce back as quickly as my younger one. I honestly feel a bit ashamed about the weight gain. Thanks

I love the idea of putting all the little socks in these bags, but we are a house where laundry gets sorted after it comes out, not before it goes in.

Separate question – has anyone figured out a good template or service for creating a somewhat complicated family tree? I’m looking for an easy way to show my kids how their different second cousins/great-uncles/etc. before holidays and thought there must be something, but my five minutes of googling just shows ways to make a tree that only shows the direct line of descent. They know who their grandparents are/were, it’s how to explain how the three sullen teenagers who are the kids of my uncle’s second wife’s second kid are related to them that’s the problem.

Any recs for kids crew or knee socks in cute colors? For a 5yo (almost 6). Ideally I’d love ones with grippers (our stairs are slippery!) but that seems rare in bigger kid socks so not a requirement. Old Navy and target are my usual go-to’s but they seem to have mostly ankle socks and I want ones she can pull up over her legging for some extra warmth.

Fair warning about these bags. The bags themselves are great, but I have owned them and every single zipper has broken, rendering them unusable.

I am looking to buy a convertible car seat in the next few months. I spent so much time researching infant car seats before baby was born and in retrospect, it was a waste of my time and any car seat would’ve probably worked with our car. I am wondering if this is the same for the convertible car seats, or if I should try to find one that “fits my lifestyle/car” since we will be using it for longer and is more $$.

I’d love to hear any thoughts on what to look for in a convertible car seat or considerations you wish you had made. FWIW I drive a Honda CRV, hope to have another kid in the next 2 years. By the time if/we have a 3rd, I’m sure I will be driving a minivan, so am not sure if I need something that allows for 3 across. My gut tells me I will not be a fan of built in cupholders since it seems like a black hole for crumbs, but what do I know when my kid is only 10 months? TIA