Weekend & Family Friday: Pastrami Burnt End Sandwich Kit
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I love the idea of a food gift for Father’s Day. Not only does this sandwich kit look mouth watering, but there’s enough for six servings, so hopefully you’ll get a taste too! I love how this is the classic “burnt end” BBQ, but with pastrami seasoning. To use an Ina Garten quote, “How good is THAT?” I have it on good authority (my sister) that this sandwich tastes delicious. If BBQ isn’t your giftee’s thing, then Goldbelly has a huge selection of indulgent sweets that I can barely resist ordering on a daily basis. This is my new favorite window shopping to do! This sandwich kit is $99. Pastrami Burnt End Sandwich Kit
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
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Just a quick thank you for this community. Week 12 of lockdown has broken me. Today, I started crying because I was so frustrated. I logged onto my computer after lunch and read all of yesterday’s ‘children’s books we hate’ comments and laughed so hard I cried again.
I’m pregnant for the first time and I have a type-A personality so I find myself obsessively learning everything I can about being pregnant, labor, raising a baby, etc. I know this probably isn’t healthy. I mean, how many women before the internet had healthy babies?! I just can’t stop looking at information though. It’s like I’m addicted. I’m trying to prepare for every possible scenario. My biggest problem is I am on several baby bump threads on reddit and while I’ve learned some great information, it’s also just overwhelming and is taking it’s toll on my mental health. Any tips to just relax and let go?
Any suggestions on how to find a nanny/babysitter until our daycare opens up (which is looking like… not for a while)? We have no local family, and were only at daycare a few months before it shut down so we don’t have contact info for the teachers there.
It’s our first year in school (what a way to start!) and so having no experience with this in normal times, let along these times, i’m looking for ideas for an end-of-the-year gift for our kindergarten teacher. She is driving to each kid’s house to bring us a gift so we will get to see her in person. Ideas?
As I’ve mentioned a few times here, I took the LSAT and applied to part-time law school. LSAT scores were released June 5 and my full report went to the school June 9 AND IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOREVER I AM DYING TO KNOW IF I GOT IN! I only applied to one school, my LSAT score is 14 points above their median and, based on their last ABA disclosure, would likely be the highest of the incoming class. However, my undergrad GPA is not great, like… possibly the lowest of their incoming class not great. I had an addendum (it was due to a medical issue that is now able to be controlled thanks to advancements in biologics and old-fashioned immunosuppressants!) but still… yikes!
Anyway, I have not felt this kind of anxiety/impatience in a very very long time, and it stinks it’s during a time when there is very little I can do to distract myself! My husband, poor man, is very much the “why would you obsess over it when obsessing over it won’t change anything” type (which I envy), so I’m sure he’s sick of me wondering already.
Back to obsessively staring at my phone, email, mailbox, passing pigeons, and any other communication channel I can think of.
Anyone have a backpack style diaper bag they love? Expecting our second in a couple of months, and with a not-yet-2 year old, I’m realizing that our over the shoulder style skip hop bag is not going to cut it.
Then again, if we never go anywhere again we won’t need a diaper bag….
While I haven’t been impressed with the quality of their leather products, I got a Lo & Sons black hanover backpack made out of recycled water bottles or something a few years ago that was AMAZING as a diaper bag when necessary. The fact it was solid black and did not have a logo meant I sometimes used it for commuting as well. It has a removable insert/organizer with compartments, pockets, etc. to keep work items or baby items easily organized. It was gender-neutral enough that my husband and I each felt comfortable wearing/carrying it.
It looks like there is now a “Hanover 2” or “Hanover deluxe”, and what I got is most similar to the “Hanover 2”. I like the sleek look it has vs. the potentially-bulky outside pocket of the deluxe. When I used it for occasional train commuting, I would take my usual work bag but have extra chargers, winter gear, headphones for the train, heels to change into, base layer leggings to change into if applicable, kleenex, etc. in the backpack so my other bag could stay organized.
What pump did you use? Did you love it, hate it, neutral?
First baby is due in October. I plan to nurse whenever possible but also want baby to be comfortable taking bottles from dad, nanny, etc. In case it’s relevant, I work from home full-time, so concerns about pump being noisy or taking up a ton of space are probably slightly less relevant than they would be if I was in an office.
Related – if you also WFH full-time and have a nanny or au-pair, what did you do when baby was hungry during work hours? Bottle or nurse if you weren’t otherwise occupied (on a call etc)?