Weekend & Family Friday: Pimtox Patches
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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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- 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?
Please share your tips that helped you become more patient with preschool aged kids. My son is three and I often times lose my patience. We are always in a rush rush rush. Part of the issue is disciplined. We haven’t implemented that very well and I hope it’s not too late. Happy Friday!
We’re at a new preschool this year and one of the parents collected for a class gift ($50/each kid). But do we still do individual teacher gifts? What’s the protocol? And how much do you give? (We’re in NYC for reference). Thanks!
DH leaves today for Asia until late on the 21st (for work). I am slammed at work. While he is gone, kiddo (4) and I are going to watch all the Christmas movies and make all the Christmas cookies. So, tons of screen time and less than nutritious food. But she’ll be happy and it’ll make me feel like I’m bestowing the magic of Christmas upon her when really I’m just trying not to go insane. Will someone tell me I am a good parent and it will all be okay? Thanks in advance.
I gave daycare teachers holiday gifts today. There was a floater in the room which was a little awkward, since I didn’t have an envelope for her, but I didn’t think much of it (there are dozens of floaters and there’s usually one or more in the room at all times, so it seemed kind of unavoidable to do this in front of one of them). But then as I was leaving the head teacher introduced her as the assistant teacher’s replacement (assistant teacher is leaving in January, which I knew about). Now I feel bad, and I’m worried it’s starting our relationship with her on a bad foot because her first interaction was seeing me give other people gifts in front of her. This is our last day in daycare until January. Should I do a belated holiday card for her then? A welcome gift for when she officially starts as a teacher in mid-January? Or just let it go?
Should I be getting a gift for my kid’s kindergarten teacher? We gave gift cards to his teachers every year when he was in daycare / preschool, but I don’t know the rules now that he’s in public school.
I have a wedding to go to in January when I’ll be about 34 weeks pregnant. Wedding is black tie, on the beach. What do I wear to this?! I looked at Rent the Runway but the options are so limited and I am worried it won’t fit right when it arrives, and then I’ll be scrambling to buy something last minute – regular body me could figure it out but I don’t have any backups in my closet when pregnant.
Ideas? I have seen some on Asos that I might order and see if they fit. I also don’t want to spend $400 on this dress that I’ll wear one time and probably won’t be easily resold.
Could this be considered black tie? https://www.apeainthepod.com/bcbgmaxazria-a-line-maternity-dress/006-22972-UNA-001.html
Given that you’ll be very pregnant, I think you can get by with an inexpensive long jersey dress with a some sparkly jewelry and a scarf/wrap.
I’m feeling really beat down today. I’m a litigator and used to love my job. But after moving to a new city for my husband’s job and switching firms, I just don’t like it anymore. I want more time at home and I’m tired of feeling constantly anxious about work-related politics. I’ve never really wanted to be a SAHM but I’m starting to feel like there aren’t many other options out there for me. The in house jobs available in my midsize city are generally corporate-focused (and I worry going in house wouldn’t be any better and may even be worse.)
I don’t know what I’m looking for here but I just really needed to admit semi-out-loud that I’m not happy with my current situation and want to change it. That’s the first step or something, right?
Hi moms, my daughter came home from preschool with just one item on her list for Santa – a doll! Which we hadn’t heard before, but which I’m happy to get her. She has baby dolls but not a big girl doll. She’s about to turn 5. Any recommendations? I’d been thinking of getting her an American Girl doll in about a year? Maybe going ahead there?
If we get her an American Girl doll, is there a most popular? I find their site intimidating!
Christmas present question:
My 7 year old wants a Barbie dream house- are there Barbie sized dollhouse we can get other than literally the Barbie Dream House? Considerations are space and cost. Also another reason I’ve resisted is all the little bits and bobs that come with it- anyone have a good method to keep things together? We have a newborn and I kind of want to say no toys with tiny parts until the baby is in preschool, but I admit that might not be fair to the other kids.
We are planning a trip to Europe next June/July. We arrive on Monday, and are planning to stay in London until the following Sunday. Then, we have about ten days, and a flight out of London on a Thursday. We were originally planning to go to Paris and then to visit my aunt and uncle in Germany (a small town near Freiburg) and then fly back to London on Wednesday. We have a 7, 9 and 11 year old. Questions:
1) How many days would you spend in Paris? We don’t plan on doing Disney (but is that a mistake?)
2) Is it too much to add a 4th city, and if not, what would you add? I thought about Strasbourg and Bern, but open to suggestions!
Experience gift idea: we asked my MIL to help subsidize swim lessons for my 3.5yo. Everyone is excited about this — us because it lets us afford private lessons (it’s really tough for us to make the times for the group ones) and we don’t end up with more stuff cluttering our house, my MIL because we also asked her to pick out a bathing suit (which I’m sure will be hideous but I will put my daughter in it regardless and take lots of pictures to send to my wonderful MIL). I feel so good about this!
Would appreciate thoughts, advice or experience. I am trying to decide what is a good activity commitment for a low-energy, compliant kid. He will be 3 at the end of February. His normal after day care routine is watching 2 episodes of DT, eating dinner, then bedtime routine. We’re more outdoorsy in the summer and usually do an activity before dinner; biking, water play, etc. I just enrolled him in the Spring soccer shots session, which is 30 minutes on Saturdays. Day care also offers piano lessons during school for an extra fee. I’m considering enrolling him in those. We recently moved to a house that has a pool, so I want to put him in swim lessons. Is this too much all at once? I could wait on piano, and I could postpone swim lessons until it gets closer to the season, but I expect we will be swimming again by April and soccer lasts until May. Please don’t flame me about water safety: I will enroll him in swim lessons; I’m just wondering if January is the time to do that. He has done a “trial” swim lesson before (he cried the whole time). I think now he is mature enough to deal with his feelings and get something out of the lessons. I realize this is a very privileged post as I only have one kid’s activities to juggle right now.
Has anyone seen Target gift cards anywhere except Target (drugstore, etc.)? I know I missed the discounted gift card day, and to add insult to injury, I cannot seem to get one from the website that will arrive before Dec 23 and I need them by the end of this coming week for preschool teachers. Not sure it’s realistic I’ll actually make it to Target before then, which I realize is the other obvious answer. Otherwise I’ll just end up with @mazon I guess but have been trying to cut back. Thanks!
Yes. My public school seems to be around $30-40 and a small box of chocolates or tea etc (something for kid to hand over). GC are usually for Starbucks, Amazon or Target.