Makeup & Beauty Monday: Pedi-Glass Stone
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There are a few self-care/personal grooming experiences that I definitely miss — eyebrow threading and pedicures are probably the top two. For me, pedicures weren’t just to make my toenails and feet look nice; they represented self-indulgent “me time” and completely unplugging from life. Unfortunately, right now I can’t tap into that part of the experience, but I can try to keep up with some of the mechanics of keeping my feet nice, especially since I plan on wearing sandals every day. This pumice stone gets good reviews and has a rough side for foot calluses and a smoother side for elbows and knees. I like the idea of keeping it in the shower and using it at the end, after my feet have been in the water for a while. The stone is $7 and currently has a “buy 1, get 1 40% off” deal at Ulta.com. Pedi-Glass Stone
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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?
Day care is reopening in NJ 6/15!!! I’m so happy I literally cried.
I wanted to say thank you to everyone in this community for being open about their use of daycare during this time. I’m in a state where daycares are still closed and made the tough decision to use the essential worker backup care. I understand there is a risk to sending my LO, but the toll it was taking on my family to try and manage without full time care was really breaking me. I feel like there is such a stigma to not being able to handle it all yourself (even if one of you has to be out of the home) and I wanted to let others who are considering know that it’s ok to ask for help. The essential worker care in my state (and one other where I spoke to a friend about it first) is very under-utilized, so not only are there very few kids but the process was incredibly simple. The director was so compassionate I nearly cried several times while speaking with her. I’m feeling very grateful today we have this option and that I pursued it despite feeling like a failure initially. Hugs to any of you making these tough choices right now as well.
I’m very privileged to have this concern, but does anyone else feel like the pandemic combined with child care issues and job insecurity as a result of the pandemic and now the news about the protests is more than they can manage. I live in an area that is a hotspot and that is having violent protests. I’m perfectly safe where I am. I was only just managing before and now I think I’m just not.
My kids (rising second graders) and I are reading the Little House series, and I’m doing a lot of on-the-fly editing and annotating of offensive/outdated/insensitive language. I’d love to also read them a few books that could help them learn about Native American culture and history. Any recommendations? I’ve stumbled across some on the culture piece, but not much that seems age-appropriate on the history piece. Thanks!
Anyone else have a kid prone to bloody noses? For the past year our 2yo has one probably once or twice a month. Sometimes at night (despite having a humidifier in his room during the winter) and sometimes during the day. The pediatrician seemed unfazed when we told her so I’m not super worried, but…does this ever stop?
A colleague used the r-word (the one that was an insult on the playground when I was growing up in the 80s) and I am pretty upset about it. It was on a call with our team and I didn’t respond in the moment because, frankly, I was pretty shocked. Should I just bring this up with her directly? I know it will result in a 45 minute phone call from her which I’m dreading. But I also feel like I need to say that this doesn’t fly when you’re over 40 years old in 2020 and at work. Come on.
This is one of those ones that’s personal for me, so I would definitely address. Might not do it in the moment, because I’d be shocked, but wouldn’t let it go unaddressed.
The other thing I found when speaking with coworkers is that often multiple people on the call/in the room are uncomfortable with things that are said, but are hoping someone else will speak up. I try to speak up on behalf of those individuals.
I have said something like, “Two of my team members are secular Muslims. I hope you don’t think [racist thing person said] about them.” (or whatever is appropriate if the comment was about homosexuality or disabled individuals, etc) That turns it back around on the individual who made the comment to think about how it actually sounds.
Anyone have a recommendation for a foam playmat for babies? And is there an advantage to the interlocking tiles over the single mat? It seems like it would be more work for not a lot of gain.