Accessory Tuesday: Pavé Circle Earrings
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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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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?
Did anyone see the Vox piece about baby-friendly bars? It includes a quote from an Orwell essay about a (sadly fictional) pub:
> And though, strictly speaking, they are only allowed in the garden, the children tend to seep into the pub and even to fetch drinks for their parents. This, I believe, is against the law, but it is a law that deserves to be broken, for it is the puritanical nonsense of excluding children — and therefore, to some extent, women — from pubs that has turned these places into mere boozing-shops instead of the family gathering-places that they ought to be.
ORWELL IS KILLIN IT AS USUAL AND I AM SO MOVED
I also found this super touching: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/8/6/20755014/postpartum-depression-wipes-warmer-new-mom-products (community for families is becoming my personal hobbyhorse???)
Give me your best toy organizing, clutter busting, and book storing hacks. Kids are 2 and 5 and the stuff was all really manageable until a year ago and now it feels like our entire house is a playroom.
We’re in a 3 bedroom condo, so there is no basement/playroom to throw all the kid stuff and close the door. We need a major purge, but when? My dream is to take a week off of work to clean up/throw out and that’s…sad.
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?
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!!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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?
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 :)
Any suggestions for a 3 y/o boy’s birthday gift? Budget is roughly $20.
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?
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