Accessory Tuesday: Modal & Silk Scarf
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My business travel uniform always includes a scarf — it doubles as an airplane blanket, a shawl to combat aggressive A/C, and a cover for any guac I spill on my sweater (yep, that just happened).
Nordstrom’s modal and silk scarf is perfect for any upcoming trip. This airy, lightweight scarf comes in 10 colors and is finished with a wispy fringe. It will fit easily into any carry-on bag or large purse. And, at this price, you can get more than one.
This scarf is $45. It also comes in three pretty watercolor prints.
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
TL;DR: What’s the most productive way to handle a 12YO accessing Pinterest without asking?
12YO DD has a phone, really for texting only (we removed all access to safari and other apps) as well as a chromebook for school (our device, set up by the school). We browse her phone regularly – and she knows it – but she seems to have forgotten that way back when, she set up the Mail app to pull from her school email account. So we can read her school emails. She’s clearly forgotten about this.
Last night I discovered a whole bunch of emails from pinterest, to her, over the past couple weeks. The standard “here’s stuff you would like” etc emails and the very first one… “please confirm your email.”
-Pinterest’s very clear age limit is 13
-She knows (we thought, dammit) not to sign up for stuff without checking with us first
She’s clearly browsing pinterest on her school chromebook (and may be accessing via “sign in with google?” . Based on the pinterest emails, she’s looking for crochet patterns and funny/cute memes. I am still furious but aware that she’s 12, not 8. Based on previous issues – I would like to have a plan for how to address this with DH. I am thinking:
-her chromebook remains in the kitchen or family room for the rest of the school year. no more taking it to the other room (it already doesn’t go upstairs)
-give her access to MY pinterest account. There’s nothing in my pinterest that she shouldn’t see, and that way I can keep tabs on what she’s looking at.
-clearly we need to go through her chromebook browsing history on the regular as well.
What else should I / could I be doing? Clearly we’re not a no-screens household, and I hesitate to just take away her phone (as this was not a phone-based offense). I want it to be a learning lesson AND I kinda don’t want to give away how I figured this out.
DH is interviewing for a job in San Francisco, and we currently live in DC. Is it as crazy expensive there as I hear? How much would it cost to rent a 3-bedroom anywhere close to downtown or on a commuter train line? Obviously he hasn’t gotten an offer yet, but I’m wondering how much of a lifestyle shift this would be.
Anyone with ADHD kids started them on Intuniv (Guanfacine) instead of stimulants? Did it work for your kid?
When it comes to getting illnesses from daycare, how much does excellent hygiene help? My friend and I were talking about this and how it seems to be unavoidable, but there are also some differences between us in terms of hygiene because I have a health condition that makes me extra careful – for example I don’t share water bottles with anyone and I’m very diligent about handwashing, whereas she is a bit more relaxed and will share anything with her kid and wash hands when convenient. Have any of you noticed that really paying close attention to hygiene has helped minimize either bringing things home from daycare or getting them from your kid once they are brought?
i can’t remember which of the parenting books i read this in, maybe siblings without rivalry, but it was something about how just because one kid is getting something the other one doesn’t necessarily get it too, like if kid A’s sneakers are too small and kid A needs new sneakers, you shouldn’t automatically buy kid B new sneakers just to make things “fair,” bc it sets up an unrealistic expectation that everything can always be quite so “fair.” so i’ve been trying this method with my kids, and idk if it is because they are twins, or still young (just about 5), but every time kid A gets something and kid B doesn’t, kid A completely loses her mind and becomes HYSTERICAL (the word hysterical capitalized doesn’t even really capture her reaction) and gets so mad at kid B, even though it is not really kid B’s fault and really wants to bite/kick/hurt kid B. we also have situations where Kid A gets something and kid B doesn’t (most recently i can think of that her cup she drinks from was moldy so she got a new one, she got new sneakers because her old ones didn’t fit), and Kid A seems to be able to handle it better. any suggestions for how to navigate?
We have 2 good options for K, which would each funnel into a different system K-12. Our house and jobs are very stable, so those logistics will hopefully be the same for the next 20 years.
Our default local district is the “best” in the area and also the most affluent and 100% white. It’s about 12 minutes away in the opposite direction from work, but we would likely qualify for bus. There’s no aftercare, so I would probably have to switch my work schedule and start at 6 (DH handles drop-off).
Or I just found out we could also go into another very good majority-minority charter school. Its 20 mins away from home with no bus, but it’s across the parking lot from my office and on the way to DHs office. There is wraparound care, including snow days.
Both school systems have impressive arts curricula throughout, which is important to me. Charter school has an interesting language and culture program starting in K, but it’s not an immersion program or likely to teach fluency.
WWYD?
I’m the aftercare poster from yesterday and it turns out we did get a spot! But I’m not sure we’re going to take it because they seem to have really rigid expectations around attendance. They want a list by the end of the week of any dates we’ll be absent for the entire school year, and absences that aren’t included on the form will have to be “excused” by them on a case by case basis. I fully understand we have to pay for the care regardless of whether or not we use it, and it’s reasonable for them to want some notice if my kid will be absent, but it’s not school and it doesn’t seem like we should need their permission to keep our kid home one day. Is this normal or is our aftercare place weirdly rigid?
Looking for swimwear for my almost 2.5 year old girl who may be potty trained in the next few months. Any suggestions? Last year she had a Primary rash guard one piece, but I’m not sure if she’ll tolerate the zipper and snaps this year…
Hi! I’m curious if anyone has tried Weight Watchers post partum and had success losing weight while maintaining milk supply. I’m 3 months post partum and, ever since a couple weeks after birth, I have been sitting 20 lbs heavier than pre-pregnancy. I’m surprised bc I thought the weight would slowly drop off as I walk more, exercise occasionally and eat decently well. Anyway, looking for any advice because I’d love to lose some weight so I can fit into my old clothing before mat leave ends
Just a book follow-up to say thanks for the Vanderbeekers recommendation! I saw it mentioned here several times and bought it this weekend. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I am enjoying it and how much my 5yo is really enjoying and comprehending it.
i might be too late in the day for this, so might try again tomorrow- has anyone actually gone through the ‘fair play’ exercise in your house? how did it go? has implementation been successful?