Make My Life Easier Thursday: POP Brown Sugar Keeper
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Say farewell to rock-hard brown sugar!
Yes, a piece of bread also works, but I find the built-in terra cotta disk much more convenient. Just soak the disk in water before popping onto the container for soft, clump-free sugar. It even softens hardened sugar that seems beyond resuscitation. The airtight canister will keep everything fresh — perfect for infrequent bakers.
OXO Good Grips POP Brown Sugar Keeper is $6.99 at The Container Store and Amazon. Check out The Container Store’s other food storage solutions, including OXO’s line of POP containers.
Sales of note for 6/30/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 2,700+ new markdowns for women — and the Anniversary Sale preview has started!
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, including new arrivals + summer steals $39+
- Banana Republic Factory – July Fourth Event, 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – End of season sale, extra 60% off sale styles + up to 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — 48 hours only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 40% off entire purchase, includes all markdowns (ends 7/3)
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?
Ok, moms who travel for work or with a spouse that does. How common is it that work trips involve heavy drinking? (Like, suppliers taking the buyers out to dinner and drinks — i get that the socializing probably helps long-term for these projects, but ugh.) Is it a very company/industry-specific thing? DH travels for work and comes back wiped out — between the trips being very short in comparison to the travel time involved (like 2 days, 16 hrs of it traveling), working lots of hours, and then getting dinner and drinks after. I’m reallyyyyy trying to be supportive here because of other things going on, but man are the work trips starting to get on my nerves. Tips for me as the spouse at home? Or that maybe I can suggest to DH?
am i the only one who likes the idea of close toed shoes for their toddler? there are so many cute girl baby sandals that are close toed, but so many of the toddler ones have open toes and/or heels. i’ve looked at target, old navy, gap, carters. any other ideas?
I’m going to go test drive a car (or three) this weekend. This is the first car where I am picking out what I want and need for me and my family. I am not planning on buying immediately, but I am weighing the potential rise in interest rates against the potential for greater inventory later this year. I’ve done all the research, both in terms of the car and financing, but I still feel like a kid that needs to ask permission. Ugh. Any advice on test driving? Anyone use a car buying service like True Car?
May be too late for today’s thread, but I’ll give it a shot anyway: looking for recommendations for the following:
1. Financial planner in San Francisco/the Bay Area. Mostly a one-time thing to help us put some things in order and plan for baby 2; we might go back to this person in a few years if other life changes are looking at that point
2. Maternity bathing suit. Maybe a tankini or similar? A high waist non-tankini? Don’t want to spend a lot–it’s for a bachelorette party, not something I’m going to wear often. 6 months pregnant so really do need maternity.
3. Maternity beach/pool coverup. To be worn with aforementioned swimwear; again don’t want to spend a lot.
Any recommendations for strollers for tall toddlers (ideally convertible ones that fit more than one child)?
We have one toddler and plan to have a second baby early next year (IVF transfers start shortly). Our daughter is 15 months and 35 inches tall, which is well above 100th percentile for height. We bought the Vista and an extra rumble seat and congratulated ourselves for future proofing, except the joke is on us because the rumble seat max height is 35 inches and the toddler seat max height is 40. At this rate, she’s going to outgrow it before her sibling even arrives…
I’m pregnant with my 2nd due early December. Our kiddos will be 23.5 months apart, so I guess I will be a part of the 2 under 2 club.
Any recs for double strollers? We currently have a pre 2015 vista that was handed down and a Joolz aer. The vista is so old that I don’t want to use it as a double stroller (nor can I since I can’t find an extra rumble seat!). I’ve seen some people use wagons, but wondering if that is more of a secondary stroller (which we don’t have space for—we are in a small home with a 1 car garage).I’ve heard great things about the Donkey5 but I am hoping NOT to spend nearly $2000 on a stroller
This is a 2 parter about 1 year old birthdays!
First, my friend has a baby that’s a week older than mine, about to turn one. Ideas for birthday presents? This is her second kid, both boys. Budget $20-50.
Second, my son is about to turn one too! First kid. I welcome your suggestions for helpful things for this age. He can cruise but can’t walk yet, though it feels like he’s on the verge of it. He is very active, and we have a large playpen area set up for him. He loves music (the Baby Einstein take along tunes that we got after seeing it recommended here is his favorite thing ever), and he likes to “read” i.e. flip through books very fast. Not much interest in stuffed animals yet. What did your kids enjoy at this age?
What’s a good formal summer look for a K girl that does not want to wear a dress? Boys clothes are too boxy and don’t fit her (she is very slim). I had a romper for her last year and she resisted that too. If it was winter I could put her in like a girls blazer or something, but I’m struggling with the summer version of that look.
I actually have this container and it works!
Any parenting advice you’re glad you ignored? (In a fun, good for them, not for me kind of way)
I’m finishing up breastfeeding and I’m thankful I nursed my daughter to sleep and didn’t formally sleep train.
For the first month or two of her life I was pretty sleep advice obsessed and really tried the eat/play/sleep and “drowsy but awake” her. Letting that go relieved so much pressure, gave me some beautiful memories, and she started sleeping through the night on her own at 9 months.
Thinking about heading to NYC as a family (me, DH and 4 year old). I’ve been to NYC a bunch of times for work, but don’t know it extremely well from a non-business standpoint.
Recs for family-friendly hotels or neighborhoods? Was thinking Times Square just because of the bustle (but a block or two off from the crazy, ideally). Any other spots or specific recs? Major points if there’s a pool (indoor or outdoor) that we can use. We’re in the habit of booking suites when we go away so kiddo can sleep and adults get some alone time, so we’d probably go that route here too.
We’re in Boston. Unless there are cautionary tales against, I was thinking of doing the Acela with the kiddo. Figure the excitement of the train + tablet, games, would probably suit us well for the trip.
Also, what do people do about kids, car seats and ubers? We will use the subway, but practically speaking, do you just all get in the back of a cab/uber and sandwich kid between the two adults and hope for the best? Will not schlep around NYC with a car seat, that’s for sure. Just not something I’d given much thought to.
Will come back at a later time for recs of restaurants and other things to do. For these prelim plans, any suggestions or pitfalls I’m not considering?