Make My Life Easier Thursday: Laptop Stand

Good morning! A fun question, I hope: what are some songs I can sing to baby at nighttime? I’m thinking something other than typical lullabies. Recently I’ve done:
– Somewhere Over the Rainbow
– Blackbird by The Beatles
– Closing Time by Semisonic (fun backstory to that song if you don’t know it!)
– A Thousand Years by Christina Perri (from Twilight. I know, I know.)

My brain is blocked and I don’t want to sing You Are My Sunshine night after night anymore, as beautiful a song as it is.

It’s happening most likely (not to get into details – but I have been heavily recruited for this position and have been in touch with the team regarding planning some things for later in the year/next year), so I think it’s unlikely they would pull out. Although I guess is things could happen with funding that could change things last minute. My hesitation is that part of the summer and Fall could be remote, and in that case I would like to delay moving. I don’t think my boss even knows I have kids and that I will be looking for nannies. Love your idea about asking the nanny to come with for a bit, esp since it’s driving distance away from where we currently live.

I am so completely frustrated with my generally awesome husband right now. He’s working a ton and also does a larger share of the pet care and housework (well more than I do truthfully), but he has the complete inability or unwillingness to do two things at once.

I’ve tried to take on additional household tasks but he insists he want to do them himself. (Yes, I realize the absurdity of fighting with my husband because he insists on cleaning the house.) I don’t know how to make him understand that with only part time child care right now, we simply do not have time for me to watch our toddler so that he can do the dishes, let the dogs out in the yard, etc etc. I’d much prefer to do the dishes, clean the kitchen, etc. myself while also handling the child care, freeing up more hours in the day for both of us. But for whatever reason he simply can’t function this way and it’s making me absolutely crazy.

Any experiences using Costco services?
I joined Costco yesterday (mainly to get their price on a Dyson cordless vac, shout-out to the poster above!), and I’m noticing that they offer several services that I’ve been contemplating. Has anyone had experience using Costco for any of the following services?
– solar panel installation
– blinds/curtains (we need blackout curtains in bedrooms and TV room)
– closet/office organization

I don’t know if it’s just being 2 or the pandemic, but lately my toddler makes all sorts of demands (like Daddy needs to sit in that exact chair) and then gets totally hysterical when we don’t comply. How much do you give in in these situations? I don’t want her to become spoiled or self-centered, but at the same time I know there’s so little in her life she can control, it seems like we could let her have some of these trivial things she wants. Of course we don’t let her do things that are dangerous to herself or others or damage property, and we tell her no when we have to, like if one of us has to be somewhere else. But in many situations (eg., we’re all hanging out in her room and she wants to assign us specific chairs) it’s not hard to comply. I guess I’m just wondering how much I should worry about giving into these kind of whims. I think what bothers me the most is not that she orders us around like this (from what I understand that’s a normal part of being a toddler) but that she gets so hysterical so quickly when we don’t do exactly what she wants. Her reaction feels over the top and a little spoiled to me, even for a 2 year old. Appreciate any thoughts…