Budget Thursday: Performance Base Layer Tank
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When I was doing group fitness classes in the city, I spent more on my workout clothing. Not only was I around more people during the class itself, but I had more of an opportunity to wear it out and about before and after the class, too. Now that I live in the suburbs and work out almost exclusively at home or solo, I only wear it for the workout itself and don’t care if it’s flattering or even matches. This top, I think, does a great job at both — being cute and functional, and also inexpensive! It has 79 reviews of about 4.5 stars and is on sale for $9.59 at Kohl’s. My favorite is the “abstract white” pattern, and you can make it a full outfit with the leggings, which are $14.40. Performance Base Layer Tank
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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?
Does this exist in adult sizes? I’m looking for the adult equivelent of the Primary 5 pack of bike shorts. I want them to be more substantial than Skimmies but don’t need them to be hardcore workout shorts. Ideally, I’d like a cotton/spandex combo.
(Looking to wear these under summer dresses while playing with my kids. One of my kiddos likes to hide between my legs and frequently flings my skirt up.)
Did any of you suffer from symphysis pubis dysfunction during pregnancy? I’m 99% sure that’s what I’m experiencing right now, and I’m struggling to walk and move around. I will talk to my doctor about it, but in the interim would appreciate any advice any of you have to deal with it.
Does anyone have a child with vacuum form retainers, and can offer me cleaning advice? Normally I would just call the orthodontist, but they’re still closed and asking people to only call with emergencies.
They directed me to clean the retainers with regular toothpaste, and to soak them in denture cleaner or clear mouthwash. The issue is that I’ve been wearing heavy petroleum-based lip balm overnight, due to allergies making my nose and lips raw. The usual cleaners can’t cut through the lip balm residue, and I don’t want to go crazy with harsh chemicals for fear of damaging the retainers.
Does anyone know a safe cleaner that will get this oily lip balm off, but won’t melt my 400-dollar retainers?
Reposting from yesterday since I posted late. Any suggestions for a Father’s Day gift for my husband? I have a 2 year old and will have a 2 week old. Last year, I did a picnic at the park and a photo gift. But we won’t have newborn photos done yet. And not sure that getting out of the house for long will be feasible (although maybe).
Also while I super appreciate the cute ideas in the responses yesterday to have my 25 month old make something, I don’t think that’s feasible this year (but saving for the future!). He won’t sit still more than 5 minutes; husband is WFH so would see me attempting to make something; I’m still finishing up at work today; I’m being induced tomorrow. So I’m really looking for something I can order online that would be a keepsake for my husband, cute, silly, or practical/useful. Any of the above. Thanks!
Are any of you taking your kids to protests? I am taking my 7 and 5 year old to a family protest this weekend. (Sorry if this has been discussed before, I haven’t been reading the site regularly lately)
5yo son has been having intense tantrums when things don’t go exactly his way. Yesterday it was because neighborhood kids didn’t appreciate something he gave them (paper Wonka bars with golden tickets inside, he thought they were awesome), even though we coached him about how to react if they didn’t know what Willy Wonka. Today, a 30 minute freak out because we didn’t bring pop-up chairs to a socially distanced outdoor lunch with friends. He got even more upset after we presented him with lots of alternatives to a chair and demanded we go home to get one as the only acceptable course of action. He ate lunch in our car by himself after it was clear that nothing we said helped, and we left early. His method of dealing with these situations is scream-crying until we ultimately get home. We haven’t given in if his demand is remotely unreasonable, but We usually comply if it’s something like red plate vs blue plate.
Is this beyond typical 5yo behavior? Can I reasonably expect a 5yo to be satisfied with situations that are only “good enough” and not perfect? I am rapidly losing patience for this and while I want to give him space to work it out in his head, these out of control reactions are really something. I don’t think it’s due to being tired or hungry. I’ve looked on Janet Lansbury’s site and other child psych resources and can’t really find useful steps. Any ideas? Are we finally seeing the pandemic stress I’ve been worried he would have?
i know that people on this board really like Emily Oster and I was googling around to find her article about grandparents and day care and covid, and first came to an article in the Washington Post. Has anyone read this? Thoughts? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/im-missing-it-all-grandparents-grieve-over-loss-of-visits-with-grandchildren/2020/05/29/0a9831c2-9fa6-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html
PSA on 2 great children’s book ordering experiences I’ve had recently.
First, I ordered a “surprise” box of used books from Gottwals Books several weeks ago for my son. With the surprise box, you tell them your interests, and they pick the books. You get $50 worth of books (based on their sticker price) for $35 and free shipping. I told them my son was 5 and loved vehicles, especially trains. They shipped about 10 books, many of which involved vehicles in some capacity, and a few that are great for any 5 year old. The books are very gently used or new. Miraculously, none were duplicates of anything my son has read at school or checked out from the library.
Second, I ordered 19 books from Book Outlet for about $100. I spent about an hour picking these out, so it’s more work. But we received some great books that I’m really excited to read.
We rely on the library a lot, and Kiddo also gets exposed to lots of different books at daycare. (They rotate a large collection.) He’s been begging for “something I’ve never read before.” I’ve been using Kindle Unlimited and the library’s digital resources, especially for early chapter books. I also bought a few books for his birthday from Amazon. But now we have almost 30 new picture books in our collection for under $150!