Makeup & Beauty Monday: One Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer
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I’ve recently seen a lot of good reviews for this hair dryer, and I’m dying to see if it lives up to the hype. It reminds me of what every girl had in middle school, the dryer with the brush attached, but (hopefully) updated with better technology. Since having my son, I’ll admit that it’s a pretty rare occasion that I dry my hair, but when I do I feel more put-together at work. My hair is wavy and somewhat frizzy, so I would probably purchase the dryer and styler option for $59.92 because it’s more of a round brush attachment versus the paddle brush attachment for $29.99. I think I’m going to put this in my cart, after feeling a little blah after a recent week straight of uninspiring wet ponytails. Revlon One Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer
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Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — 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 – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- 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!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Not threading, but wanted to say I read your post – it sounds really tough. Lots of snuggles to all and hope the login fall into place fairly easily.
I realize that the likelihood of this being read is slim given the time of day, but I need to put this out there. We have been on a journey with our oldest toward an ASD diagnosis, or some variant of ASD. My son went for an OT eval this morning. I don’t have the full picture from my husband quite yet, but their immediate recommendation was to start him on an hour of OT therapy per week. The OT place is close to where DH works but about 30-45 minutes from home and school. They indicated that this would not be a short term thing, but that we would start and reevaluate in a year (oof). My normally stoic husband was teary when we met to hand off our daughter (she spent the morning with me at work). I looked at our health insurance, and it looks like we will need a diagnosis prior to starting OT, which we probably won’t get until November/December. I’m overwhelmed at the logistics (OT + play therapy +… from diagnosis = how will we continue to both work full-time), scared for what this looks like for my son (is that wrong to say?), and sad that my son has to go through this. I’m sure by morning I’ll be back to my usual, “we’ve got this!” mantra, but for now, I want to cry.
Yeah, I’m thinking that’ll be a waste of money soon. Look for stuff that’s as plain as possible. I found my favorite maternity dresses at Kohl’s and Old Navy. They were super basic, but comfy. I was able to dress them up for work with shoes and accessories.
Can I just wear empire-waist dresses instead of “real” maternity dresses, assuming they’re long enough, or is there something else about how maternity dresses are designed?
I just found out I’m roughly 4 weeks pregnant. We are excited but anxious as this was unplanned and my last pregnancy ended in miscarriage. I just called to schedule my first appointment and was given the following options for dates:
Option 1: Exactly 7 weeks from the date I am pretty sure my last period began. Caveat that I could be off by a day or two and I could therefore be earlier than 7 weeks.
Option 2: Exactly 8 weeks from the date I am pretty sure my last period began. Our concern here is that my husband and I are both pretty consumed with anxiety given what happened with my last pregnancy and the earlier we get good (or bad) news, the better.
I am leaning towards the 7 week appointment because it’s going to be difficult to wait even that long to find out if the pregnancy is viable. But, I’m concerned we won’t see a heartbeat despite everything being fine, and torture ourselves until we could be seen again for a followup ultrasound.
This may be too late in the day to get many responses, but what would you do?
We’re moving to a suburb of Houston and I’m looking for day care recommendations (general and specific). Our current day care was “good enough” but I’d really like somewhere that follows RIE, which I know is a lot to ask. Basically, do you know of any chains or places in Spring that give kids a lot of independence, but also teach them to respect each other? My LO is 16 months.
I’m expecting my first in November and am starting to look at nursery furniture. Do you all have any recommendations for a good rocker/glider? Do I need to spend an arm and a leg at Crate and Barrel or are the ones on offer at e.g. Buy Buy Baby good enough? I’d like something comfortable that rocks and has a back high enough to lean my head back on.
Any recommendations on a heel pad/insert/liner type thing for some shoes that rub the back of my foot a bit? I don’t want to give up on the shoes – I really like them and searched for something like them for quite a while. Thanks!
Re nanny/daycare question
I am in Canada where the majority of kids are home with a parent until 12 months, so ymmv, but we did a nanny/grandparents from 13-25 months and then began full time daycare at 26 months. Our kiddo definitely needed social interaction etc as she approached 2 years old. This approach worked out really well for us and we hope to do the same for #2 but it will be a puzzle figuring it out with #1 in junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten.
Sorry, just saw your response on the Thursday thread. My husband was on some kind of hair pill to prevent baldness. I forget the name, but it sounds similar to the prozac studies- some pretty intense correlation. We were both a little floored because he had been on the pill for years, had a couple different doctors prescribe it when he moved around the country, and not one mentioned what it might do to his sperm- although as soon as his analysis came back the doctor told him to get off immediately. I’m sorry it’s a little trickier for you because it is mental health vs. vanity, but I would think it is certainly worth a conversation with his doctor about the meds he is on and potential alternatives.
Any ideas for a babymoon trip in October? I’ll be around 22-23 weeks pregnant. We have considered Florida but my husband is concerned about the hurricane season. We normally are adventurous travelers, but I’m so exhausted I just want something relaxing.
Obviously destinations that have active Zika virus transmission are out. Thanks!
I’m probably going to get flamed for this, but I could use some advice. I’m having a very hard time finding childcare I feel good about and am thinking about leaving my job to stay home. We live in a small town. There isn’t much in the way of licensed daycare and what there is has very long waiting lists for kids under 3. I went on care.com to try to find a nanny, but most of the people were very young and I couldn’t find anyone who was over the age of 21 and willing to be paid on the books.
We could get by on my husband’s salary easily, although I like the financial independence of earning income and I enjoy my job. We’ve been fortunate to have family caregivers for a while, so I’ve been back at work for almost a year and don’t think I would burn any bridges by leaving now. We will have way more daycare options in a couple years when she’s 3 so hopefully I will not be out of the workforce long, although I know that may be easier said than done.
I hate the idea of leaving my job just because I can’t find good childcare, but I think I hate the idea of leaving my child in a situation I don’t feel good about even more, especially when we don’t need my salary.
Just wanted to thank everyone who chimed in with movie recommendations last week! We watched Sing this past weekend, after reassuring my daughter that it was not scary, and she LOVED it! (Funnily enough, since so many people mentioned it, my husband independently commented that he didn’t love the rabbits singing Baby Got Back.)
At what age did you switch your child(ten) from nanny only to nanny+ preschool or preschool/daycare?
We just had our 3rd kiddo and I’m sorting out what to do for childcare in the fall. I have a hunch of options, and work anvery flex schedule, but I’m trying to avoid hemorrhaging money. I need about 15- 20 hours/week of coverage. My kids are 4.5, 3, and newborn. Oldest will be 5 in the fall but will be in part time preschool. Middle just turned 2 and is currently in daycare 3 mornings a week. And we have a newborn. So I can either keep middle in daycare and add baby, extending hours to 3 full days/week or 4 half days, or I pull 2 y/o out of daycare and get a part time nanny. Would the toddler get enough social interaction with a nanny alone or would it make sense to supplement with a toddler type program? If the latter, how often? Our town has a 9:30-12:30 program you can do a couple mornings a week…but at that point I wonder if I shouldn’t just stick with daycare?
FWIW i make my own hours more or less so I’m a bit less reliant on the consistency of daycare- but it’s certainly a perk. Not sure it’s enough of a perk to outweigh the sickness that comes with an infant in daycare…. our daycare is extremely accommodating with adding extra hours/days/changing up days, which I’m not sure a nanny would be. I’m also not so sure they’d be as flexible once I have 2 kids there as both rooms would need to accommodate the change.
Can anyone recommmend a flotation device for my 23 lb 15 month old to use to get a little independence in the pool (while still having an adult right there with him of course)? Would a puddle jumper work? Thanks, ladies!