Accessory Tuesday: Meta Bar Pendant Necklace
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I’d characterize most of my jewelry as subdued with a twist. This variation on a bar necklace will play nicely with a few pieces I already own.
This 10-inch, textured bar pendant necklace is made with 24k gold plate and handcrafted by artisans in Kenya. This necklace works on its own or layered with other pendant necklaces. It also pairs equally well with a button-front blouse for work or a V-neck tee for the weekends.
Soko’s Meta Bar Pendant Necklace is on sale for $76 (marked down from $108) at Revolve.
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
What if I prefer my kids not be indoctrinated with religion at school?!?
My son (just turned 4) has been doing swim lessons for a year with meh progress. The places he was at before and private instructors would engage with his shenanigans (adjust googles, not go as much face underwater, etc) and he bossed them around haha. After talking to a lot of moms, I signed him for a one-week intensive for a few weeks this summer at a place that is known for teaching kids to swim very quickly. He screamed his entire lesson, but the instructor pushed him and seemed to know what he was doing (he was the owner of this well-regarded swim school and in his 40s vs random 20-30 year old college kids at other places!) I felt awful having him be so upset. Any thoughts on whether we should stick with it or continue the more gentle type lessons?
At what age did you feel comfortable leaving kid home alone for 1-2 hours while you did errands?
PT is coming today for an assessment for DS #2 (now 18 months and not walking unsupported…but he can climb on furniture, NEAT). Please send me all good vibes!
What are your best tips for bringing elementary-school aged kids to a water park? 2 kids, 2 parents, all strong swimmers, one kid (age 9) has a tendency to want to ride the bigger rides but gets nervous , while the other, younger kid is totally gung ho (and super-excited to finally be tall enough for most this year).
My 22-mo got Moderna #1 yesterday evening. She usually spikes a fever after vaccines (and one of her daycare besties was out with a fever for a day and a half after his first dose last week), so we were expecting the same. She was her usual energetic self afterwards but didn’t really want dinner (but also apparently ate more than one helping of snack at daycare because she was grazing from her friends’ plates after they left the table early to go play, lol). Bedtime was ok, but she woke up screaming and in a cold sweat around midnight. Then she had what seemed like bad dreams and chills for the next couple hours before finally sleeping soundly enough to be put back in her crib. Completely fine (and hungry!) this morning.
I posted this several hours ago but it hasn’t been stuck in Mod so reposting – hopefully we don’t end up with two posts!
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Anyone have any anecdata about how long it takes kids to get better from bronchitis? Kiddo (4) had what seemed like a very mild cold a couple weeks ago with an overnight cough that stuck around longer than normal. The cough seemed to be finally getting better at the end of last week but got much worse over the weekend. She ran a fever at school yesterday and was sent home, we went to the doctor and they gave her antibiotics but said it may be at least partly viral and just need to run its course. Last night was so horrible. She was up all night coughing and crying and moaning about how much her chest hurt. She had both RSV and croup as a toddler, and those were tough but this is worse. We’re all zombies today. (And I had to take a certification exam for work today that couldn’t be rescheduled and I failed by one point….argghhh. I can take it one more time but it’s still frustrating.)
I started reading Jessi Klein’s first book “You’ll Grow Out of It” after hearing her on Forever35 (where I thought she was lovely), which was around the time her essay on motherhood was posted here (which I thought was a bit much). The book has some chuckle-worthy moments but it quickly goes into a seemingly conventionally attractive, upper middle class White woman doing a lot of self-loathing (e.g. implying over and over that she’s ugly and awkward – when she’s clearly not and seemingly actually doesn’t think so, and other things in this realm). Am I missing something? Anyone have any thoughts on her work?
Can anyone tell me about their experience with an IUD? I have one for the first time – had it put in at 6 weeks postpartum. Interested to hear how others like/dislike it. I’m loving the no periods but not sure if some side effects are new Mom stuff and if it’s IUD related. I have an appt scheduled with OBGYN later this week. Thanks in advance.