Accessory Tuesday: Pavé Circle Earrings

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Pavé Circle Earrings These are pretty earrings from J.Crew. I like that they’re circular earrings but not hoops. It looks from the photo that they sit on your ear in a straight post style, and I like the proportion. I can see wearing the “crystal” color often, but I recently rediscovered a necklace my sister bought me years ago with blue stones that I find myself reaching for in this sunny weather. The “seaside” blue color offered is really pretty, especially how it matches the darker gold setting. The earrings are $29.50 at J.Crew. Pave Circle Earrings This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support! Curious for more? Check out some of our great recent posts on Corporette:

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Normal or should I seek help? I am very concerned/anxious about social interactions / making friends / bullying for my kids. My oldest is 3 and seems to be totally socially adept, so this isn’t a worry about something in particular just generalized concern about how kids can be mean and worry about his feelings getting hurt or his potentially getting bullied some day when he starts school. Does everyone worry about these things, or should I try to get some help to stop worrying about them? I don’t want my own social anxiety to impact my kid.

Husband is going to stay at his parents cabin for two days (he had some work stuff scheduled that isn’t happening and now has two days free). I am unable to go and will be home with kidlets.

Thinks have been rocky as of late, anyone have an ideas for something nice to do for him when he gets back?

Looking for suggestions – I have a 7 week old and a 2 year old (just turned 2 in May). The toddler has had a rough time adjusting to the new baby and has started acting out physically at daycare, on playdates and with the baby. At daycare and on playdates he has been pushing the other kids (he is the instigator) and sometimes at home he will try to hit the baby on the head (most often this happens when I’m breastfeeding). Any suggestions as to the best way to respond? At home we have been trying to not give his behavior any attention, whether negative or positive, and instead giving baby the attention (asking if she is ok, etc). When it comes to playdates, we have been asking him to say sorry (he usually refuses) and if he does it a second time, we say its time to go home. Just wondering how others have handled this behavior? Are there any episodes that anyone recommends for this (maybe a daniel tiger one?)

What is a good cup for toddlers to drink smoothies? Open cup is too messy. Currently she uses my smoothie cup but it’s absurdly huge for her

Can you tell me if I’m overreacting? My husband sometimes disciplines our 17 month old by telling her she’s being “mean” (eg, if she pinches his arm, he will say something like “Ow, stop pinching me, that’s mean!”). I totally agree that the behavior needs to be corrected and she needs to learn to touch gentle touches, but she isn’t being “mean” – she’s clearly not trying to hurt him, and the language feels really harsh. I guess I say things to her like “don’t grab the dog’s tail, that isn’t nice” but that feels different than “mean” somehow. Am I overreacting?

Any suggestions for a 3 y/o boy’s birthday gift? Budget is roughly $20.

Fun shopping challenge- I want a coat for late fall/winter that I can wear a lot and feel confident in. I do not want another wool coat and I don’t want a puffer coat. I have been secretly lusting over one of those quilted burberry coats that has a belt but I can’t seem to find the one I had in mind and I am wondering if there are other cute options out there. This little search of mine is getting me through a bored with work phase so I will appreciate any and all feedback and suggestions :)

Did anyone have babies/young toddlers that refused to go to sleep when their parents are in the room? When did that stop? Starting when she was about 11 months old, my (now 18 mo) daughter absolutely refuses to sleep if DH or I are in her room…it’s like she think parents = party time. Normally when we travel, we get a suite, or if that’s cost-prohibitive, we stick her PNP in the bathroom, which has worked fine. But we want to take a cruise and there’s no option to do that, since cruise bathrooms are tiny and the “suites” are hideously expensive and not true suites (no door between bedroom and living area). Does anyone have an idea when room-sharing when traveling might work again?

Will carseats damage leather seats in cars? Are the seat protectors necessary/ any good? Our tinies are 2 and almost born so we’re going to be dealing with car seats for a while. We’re about to buy a new car and I’d like to get leather because in the long run it seems a lot easier to clean than fabric. I keep cars forever (~15 years) so there are both a lot of kid years and carseat years in front of us. Thanks!

I weighed in at 149 lbs today (baby is 18 months). 3 months postpartum was 130. :(
I know I should exercise and eat better but ouch. Just wanted to share this with someone not irl.

Has anyone had surgery to correct a ventral or umbilical hernia? My abdominal muscles separated during pregnancy and have not healed over they last year, so it’s looking like I may have to have it corrected surgically. Freaking out a bit, so I would love to hear about any experiences.

How do you teach kids to play solo? My 2.5 year old does not seem to have this skill. She’s very extroverted and wants to be where the people are, always. It’s particularly irritating when I’m trying to nurse new baby. TIA

Anyone have suggestions for birthday gifts for a girl who is turning 11? I don’t know her super well so not sure what she likes.

If you had $400 to set yourself up with some decent quality clothing and accessories as a one-time opportunity, what would you choose? I’m pregnant with baby #2 and would like to set myself up for style and ease before she arrives. I have a pretty good idea of my sizing post-baby, so I’m not too concerned about that.

But what are some good investment pieces that will keep me looking “together” and feeling good when I go back to work/back to real life after maternity leave?

Thank you!!

my twins seem to hate each other and it makes me so sad. i know that just bc they are twins that does not mean they will be besties and i’m totally ok with that, but at this stage they either completely don’t notice each other, twin A takes twin B’s toys and twin B sits and cries about it and waits for an adult to fix it, get jealous when one is being held or when they can’t have the other one’s milk or when i have to stop playing with them to go get the other one, and occasionally there are moments of cuteness when they interact and giggle with each other. is this typical for 14 month olds?