Accessory Tuesday: Printed Card Case Keychain
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I received a card case keychain as a gift many, many years ago, and I still find myself using it every day. I keep my MetroCard in the back sleeve for easy access — nothing is more frustrating to me than when someone stands in the little turnstile lane and then BEGINS to look for their MetroCard [rant over]. In the zip pocket, I keep a $20 bill and a little slip of paper where I’ve written down emergency personal and work contacts, since I don’t commit phone numbers to memory anymore. The reason for all of this doomsday preparation is that I am an extremely forgetful person who has left home without my wallet and/or cell phone on more occasions than I would like to admit. I keep this keychain clipped to the inside of my work bag so that at least I have my MetroCard, some money for lunch, and phone numbers in case of emergency. This one from Tory Burch is a much prettier version of the one I am currently using — and it’s $98 at Shopbop. Tory Burch Printed Card Case Keychain
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
Do any of you buy your contact lenses online? I’m wondering why the prices being offered by, say, OptiContacts.com or Lens.com are so much lower than those offered by the optician or Costco. Are they selling lenses that are expiring soon or have some sort of issue?
I’ve heard lots of stories of people who tried Hypnobabies, and their births didn’t go as planned, and then they had birth-guilt because of that, like labor was crazy painful and hard because they didn’t buy-in fully to the Hypnobabies (which isn’t fair, labor is actually hard and painful).
FWIW I had a successful drug-free birth and prepped by listening to tons of birth stories (the Birth Hour podcast is great), reading Ina May’s Guide to Child Birth (just the 2nd half), and Dr Sear’s Healthy Pregnancy Book, taking a 10 week course that offered lots of relaxation techniques, labor positions, partner training, exercises and stretches to prepare for labor, and then probably the most helpful thing was that I had 100% trust in my kick-ass Doula and she was amazing.
So maybe find a different Doula if this one is a Hypnobabies devotee…
Have any of you skeptical high-achieving mamas used and liked Hypnobabies?
My midwife, doula, and therapist all recommended it for my next labor and delivery (oh sorry, “birthing time”) as a coping mechanism for anxiety related to a previous traumatic birth experience. My therapist instructed me to “take what is useful and leave the rest.”
But I am really annoyed by the program’s insistence that I must be all-in, a true believer, and what I see as overly sentimentalized/cheesy language and framing. I am devoutly religious but I’m not even that “bought in” to my religion’s philosophy, much less this language- and thought-policing around self-hypnosis.
I like the program’s emphasis on the practice of being deeply relaxed, present, calm and confident, but sort of don’t see the point of trying to “take what’s useful” since it seems like a lot of effort to sort through the “You MUST listen to every track all the way through in just this order every day for six weeks”/“ONLY use these precise words” etc. to get at the useful bits.
I’m talking to my therapist and doula more about this next week but since I tend to have similar views/experiences as women here, thought I’d reach out for your experiences/advice too.
We have a baby due in a couple months and spouse just learned his work contract will not be renewed (looks like circumstances changed after they gave him the renewal a couple weeks ago (!!!) and it’s not a true contract but an employment agreement with provisions for ending early, so I’m not seeing a breach of contract situation). Any tips for minimizing my own anxiety? I want to be supportive but obviously this is not so easy to absorb emotionally in my third trimester. Not our first kid, and the WORST case scenario is he stays home with the kids for a while, but my leave is unpaid and I will probably have a breakdown if I have to cut it short.
I don’t think I paid to be in the first 30 people – if that were the case, I wouldn’t be worried at all. When I bought the early check in option, it says that it doesn’t guarantee an A group boarding pass. If I end up with a B pass, I’ll be after all the pre-boarders, elite flyers, A group, and also family boarding. So I’m not sure whether I could get an aisle or not.
Just saw the request from yesterday – our kids go to Primrose and we have mostly been happy with it. Try asking your colleagues and on the Pennsymoms listserv as well. Check out the Hipster Henry website for the daycare survey — the responses are very limited, but it might give you some other options and things to ask about for when you visit.
Has anyone preboarded a flight while pregnant? I hate flying Southwest because of their weird boarding/seating procedure, but I am doing it this weekend. I’m also 7 months pregnant.
I’ve read that gate agents will often let you preboard (even before the A list passes) if you ask during pregnancy. I paid for early check in already, but I can’t decide whether I should also ask to preboarding. I don’t want to take advantage or abuse the process when I’m not exactly disabled, but having an aisle seat would make a huge difference.
My 16 month old’s feet are short and fat, like his momma’s. I’m trying to find some shoes that fit him, and it’s such a struggle. Size 4 is too tight over the top of his foot and he ends up with red marks after an hour or so, size 5 is wayy too long. Size 4 fits in length. Can someone who has been through this point me to a brand to try? Just had to return a pair of Native Millers because the size 4 was too tight. Might try size 5.
I have a 11 month old that needs a 5 amish bottle daily. She sleeps from 7 or 7:30 pm to 5 am, bottle, then again until about 6:30 or 7:00 am.
We’ve had to endure a lot of CIO to get to this point and are weary of more CIO at this hour, because maybe she is hungry, but we’ve never tried it. Has anyone else been in this position? Will she outgrow it on her own?
Swim diaper help please. What do you guys do for pool swimming? We have disposable swim diapers (huggies and baby ganics) an iplay reusable and her swim suit. I think layering all three should keep us safe for most pools. What have you done? Any brand preferences for swim diapers? Our daughter is 15 months.
I’ve read the lucie’s list post but would love your help too. FWIW our neighborhood pool just says no disposable or cloth diapers so I assume this means no typical diapers as I’ve seen babies there in the past. We’ve doing swim lessons at a local fitness center that only requires a disposable swim dipe, I just want to be extra prepared.
Help me with boundaries during our nighttime routine. Kiddo is 3.5 and very good at pushing and testing boundaries, esp at night. Moving from one step to the next during our night time activities can take forever and she stretches each one to the max. I control some aspects, but I struggle with putting limits on the activities she can control. So, the first step is to have a snack and she will keep eating and saying she is hungry. I usually give her one boring snack, either something leftover from her dinner or an apple. She will finish that and say that she is still hungry, so then we’ll give her some crackers or something else boring, but it stretches snack time from 10 minutes to up to 30 minutes. I don’t want her to go to bed hungry, because then she’ll just wake up in the middle of the night and ask for a snack. But, I also don’t want her to stuff herself just to delay bedtime.
The next one we have problems with is potty time. She will sit there forever saying that p00p is coming. sometimes more comes, sometimes it doesn’t. So I never know if I am pulling her off too fast. If we pull her off prematurely, she will need to go later usually right before we’re ready to turn the lights off, restarting the whole story time step.
Our routine is snack, teeth and potty, and 3 books. On a good night, it can take about 40 minutes, but it usually takes about and hour and a half.
I read the article someone linked the other day about the stay-at-home grandmother, and I thought it was really sweet. My mom lives 3 hours away and still works full time, so of course I understand she cannot be my kids’ caregiver. But sometimes I get really sad that she can’t/won’t help us out more. We have a baby and a toddler and we both work demanding jobs – that is, we often feel like we’re drowning. I asked her to come visit and help me out for a weekend next month when my husband will be out of town, and she says she might not be able to because she’s been traveling a lot and my stepdad will miss her if she’s gone again. I don’t get it. It’s one night. And I need help. She is a devoted grandmother when she’s here, and the kids adore her. And I’m her daughter asking for help! I hear about these grandmothers spending 40+ hours a week helping their daughters and grandkids, and it makes me sad that I don’t have anything close to that.
I know it could be much worse – she’s still in our lives and she loves us and the kids. I’m probably projecting a lot of my frustration onto her unfairly because this is such a tough phase of life and I just wish we had more help. Anyone else relate to this?
Following up from yesterday – I visited my child’s classmate at the hospital. I’m really glad I went. The parents have so much food they offered some to me (I obviously declined). The child already has like 7 stuffed animals with balloons in her room, and she was sedated all weekend so likely hasn’t seen them yet. It’s still a “wait and see” situation, but it was a freak accident and nobody did anything wrong (meaning, teachers all reacted appropriately). Thanks for your thoughts and advice on what to bring. -(former) preg 3L
I agree that a card case clipped in your work bag is a great little thing to have handy. I have one from J Crew and I keep my bus pass in it. So much easier to get out of my bag than fumbling through my wallet or all the pockets for my pass. I like the idea of putting emergency cash or numbers in it too.
Okay, ladies, can any of you tell my about low thyroid? I’ve felt off for a while and have zero energy…which I’ve been blaming on needing to take better care of myself (which wouldn’t hurt in any event). I decided to Google hypothyroidism yesterday, and 3-5 of the common symptoms really fit me. My problem is that I have only been to the doctor for physicals and when I have a contagious-type illnesses with obvious symptoms. I feel embarrassed going in and saying that I’m constantly tired and have zero energy and would like to discuss my internet self-diagnosis of entirely subjective symptoms (except for spotting between periods which has started happening to me, too). I’ve also been blaming a lot of my symptoms on cutting back on breastfeeding, but it seems like that should have evened out by now. Anyone have any experiences they’d be willing to share?