Splurge or Save Thursday: Musubi Mini Tote
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If I had four figures to drop on a handbag, this would be it.
Acne’s Musubi midi tote is just about perfect. First, the size — it’s roomy enough for a day out, but not so large that you’ll never unearth what you’re looking for. Second, the shoulder strap looks like it passes “the swing test” where I can swing a handbag onto my shoulder without it bumping into my elbow. Finally, the soft, touchable leather (is it weird to say “huggable”?) and chic musubi knots leave me speechless.
This tote is $1,800 and comes in black, camel brown, and lime green. There are a few other limited edition colors and finishes as well.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
I’m dead. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Yesterday I overheard my 7yo trying to explain who Jesus was to her 5yo brother (who had heard the name in a carol on the radio).
“A long time ago there was this woman, Mary, and she was, like, a god. And then she had a baby and when the baby came there was this SUPER BRIGHT star. It was so so bright. And then the baby was born and there were all these animals and they were really happy. And the baby’s name was Jesus Christ.”
And then recognition dawns for the 5yo: “”OHHHH. Is that the same person as ‘Jesus Christ!” [said, pitch-perfect, in the tone that you say it when someone cuts you off at a stop sign or you drop a cutting board on your toe]”
Anyone have experience getting a tongue tie corrected (or opting not to) when the child was not a baby?
Our pediatric dentist raised concerns about our daughter’s tongue tie. She’s 3 years old, did not have any problems nursing or eating any type of solid food, speaks well although with some toddler speech-isms, and sucks her thumb like it is a part time job. We’re in wait and see mode for now, but curious about others’ experience.
Ugh aftercare has “Christmas week” this week and my Jewish kid is feeling sad. (Also weird timing because Hanukkah is happening now, and school is in session through Friday 12/22, which is much closer to Christmas…). I know some people think labeling things “holiday” or “winter” over Christmas is meaningless and performative, but as someone who doesn’t celebrate that holiday we appreciate the more inclusive labeling. The classroom teacher did “winter party” and dance did “holiday recital” and even though there were Santa and trees at both, it meant a lot to my kid that she wasn’t expressly excluded.
My almost 10-year-old needs to have a tooth extracted (better option than filling a cavity when the permanent tooth is only a year or so away from coming in.) What is recovery going to look like? Is he fine within a couple hours, or should I plan for a couple days of swelling / bleeding / grumpiness?
Right now I have a flight scheduled for the day after the extraction and I’m weighing rescheduling the procedure.
I try to make a plan at the beginning of each school year. We use a mix of grandparent camp (my dad is coming to get my son in February for the first time), local places that do camps (sea life centre, aftercare, the private school that hosts an outdoor camp – ax throwing, archery!) and a bit of PTO. We try and offer a lot of favours for friends, in hopes they’ll reciprocate.
I just want to vent anonymously. DH tore his ACL playing sports so I’ve been doing all pickups, dropoffs, and bedtime routines for our toddler for the last month and conceivably for the next 3-4 months on top of everything else I already do: work, laundry, making the holidays nice, arranging activities for our kid, fighting with our health insurance, coordinating cleaners and repairs and household maintenance and on and on and on. DH is really struggling with depression from not being able to interact with people and do things like he used to and of course the pain and not sleeping well, and I want to be sympathetic when he’s upset, but instead I feel like I have nothing more to give him, and I get frustrated from feeling like even the things he could help with, he’s not taking any initiative on or doing consistently (tried assigning him health insurance and he hasn’t done any follow up after the first day, he did one storytime after I asked him, but hasn’t offered to do it again, he said he would take care of dishes but I had to run two loads this weekend back to back to clear out the sink). I feel like I’ve taken on all this stuff without thanks or appreciation and when I go home I never know if I’ll get the upbeat dad who gets our kid to eat vegetables for dinner or the sullen lump that sits on the couch and doesn’t look up from their phone all night and complains that he can never catch a break.
Curious how you all plan for all the school vacations. DS started 3K this year and I’m looking ahead to spring 2024 with all. of. the. breaks. His old daycare is full so I can’t do a drop off their. Do you all just plan vacations for that time, lean on grandparents, or just take all the PTO? We’ve already sign up for summer camp though. : )
So we’ve finally gotten my (almost 4 year old, autistic) kid to use the bathroom consistently while we’re home. He’s also been fine going at grandma’s house and friends’ houses, as long as one of us goes with him. Do you all have any tips for how to get him to use the bathroom in public places? He’s pretty scared of them right now and would rather go home than use the bathroom at, say, the children’s museum. We’ve got some headphones we’re going to try out, but any other suggestions?
Someone posted a really interesting article about gentle parenting accidentally making parents too permissive – wanted to repost here too: https://www.thecut.com/article/gentle-parenting-and-the-accidentally-permissive-parent.html
Ohh I love this!!! Not in the market for a bag this expensive but I really like it! Thanks for sharing a great pick from a brand I’d never heard of!
I have 4.5 year old twins, and they still cry every. single. time. I leave them with a babysitter at night or if their dad/my husband is in charge of bedtime, even if I’m at home and especially if I leave. Is this normal? I went to go meet a friend for a drink last night, and they were both absolutely hysterical as I was leaving. Separation anxiety felt normal when they were 2, but at 4.5, it feels like they should absolutely have outgrown this. I really still feel like I’m leaving toddlers at this point, not preschoolers who will start Kindergarten in the fall. It’s draining, exhausting, and infuriating for everyone involved. I am often the primary parent in the evenings, but I try to split up bedtime with my husband a few nights per week. We also usually get a babysitter on one weekend night. Unless I’m the one taking care of them, they sob hysterically for the whole bedtime routine. Ugh – when does separation anxiety taper off?