Splurge or Save Thursday: Pure Clean Purifying Shampoo
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Now that my oldest is no longer using baby shampoo, my shampoo seems to be disappearing at an exponential rate. I recently purchased this shampoo looking for something that will leave everyone’s hair silky and smooth without breaking the bank.
This shampoo from drugstore favorite Garnier works for all hair types (perfect for a household) — it has aloe extract and vitamins E, B3, and B6 for clean, strong, healthy hair. And, it’s free of silicones, parabens, and animal-derived ingredients. The bottle is even made of recycled plastic. Finally, my oldest is a fan — she says she likes how it smells.
Garnier Fructis’ Pure Clean Purifying Shampoo is $5.99 at Target for 22 oz. (it also comes in smaller and larger bottles).
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
DD is 5. We’ve thankfully not really had to confront death head on. She knows the word, knows bugs and pets die but that’s kind of it.
FIL passed away quite young, dropped dead when I was 8.5 months pregnant. It’s still pretty raw, tbh. We were all very close. This morning DD was killing time before going to school and found a photo album, one that she’s looked at a millions times before but this time she started asking questions. She knows FIL as Grandpa and he’s Dad’s dad, and we do talk about him a fair amount. She knows he’s not around and she’s never met him, but honestly, and probably shame on us, we’d never really talked about his death with her until this morning.
She asked where he was (he died and he’s in heaven), how long it takes to fly there (you can’t fly there), if grandma gets to see him at least (no) and how did he die (he got very, very sick, qualifying that not everyone who gets sick dies – this is where I’m nervous about a repeat conversation). The conversation had to end abruptly, which honestly she seemed totally fine with, but I’m expecting it to come back up and would like to be better prepared.
Any tips? DH and I are what I would call spiritual (both reformed Catholics) and don’t go to church, so she’s not getting any of that side of it. Unsure how best to handle. TIA.
Traveling to Santa Fe this weekend for a friends’ get-together. Any suggestions? We already have tickets to the O’Keefe museum but otherwise pretty flexible.
Someone was looking for less se*ist fairy tales for kids a few weeks ago, and I don’t know if you’re still looking, but The Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight would probably fit your criteria.
I didn’t get a chance to weight in on yesterday’s thread, but wanted to just put in a quick reminder that even if you think parents are too quick to jump to diagnoses and medication these days, there are some kids for whom medication makes a massive difference to their family. My 6-year-old is definitely not on the extreme end of the scale, but starting on medication has still meant:
-no more phone calls from the principal or trips to the guidance counselor because she can’t control her behavior in class
-a reduced number of notes from her teacher about behavior and on track to get a B or A in peer interactions instead of a D or F (for a kid whose academic grades are all As)
-not getting kicked out of afterschool activities because she can’t wait her turn or listen to directions
-being able to respond to frustration/disappointment in age-appropriate ways, e.g. not pulling her friends’ hair at a playdate when she’s upset
-a reduced number of violent outbursts (hitting, kicking, biting scratching) to her parents and siblings
So basically, I get the anti-meds viewpoint, but sometimes all the therapy in the world is not enough and meds can help get kids to the point where they can actually use the coping strategies they’re being taught instead of just lashing out at the world.
any suggestions for books appropriate to read to 4/5 year olds about the concept of things not being fair and how to handle. like, it’s not fair she got a bigger piece of cake, or her piece has more sprinkles, or why did she get pink and I got blue, etc. totally get that it is normal and age appropriate for kids to get upset about these things (also i swear whoever created multipacks with items in different colors did not actually have kids of their own), but books tend to help us process emotions in our house
I think that there are some parents of children with autism here (and perhaps others have family members with autism). Has anyone ever encountered this? My daughter has been pretty even-steven for a long time. She was late-diagnosed with autism (ASD-1) at age 10 and has ADHD (working on meds, so far none has helped and she is requesting meds to help her feel less scattered and overwhelmed at school). Maybe it is puberty (but that started years ago), but this year, she has just plummeted off a cliff in terms of her ability not to be overwhelmed with emotions (but nothing in her life has changed otherwise — same house, same city, same middle school) and it’s like every day she may get so distressed at school that she comes home and just has to stim for hours to wind down (we try to take long joint walks with the dog and talk as we walk). One teacher and one class have been nightmares all year long, so I am hoping that summer brings a reset, but what if this is something more fundamental in her wiring. Which professional even deals with this? She recently got off the waitlist for an OT, who I hope will be helpful, but now I’m questioning how she will fare in all-day summer camps or if it is really safe or wise to let her be home by herself (not all day, but for a few hours here and there). There is no roadmap, but the child in my house often changes drastically from day to day and even hour to hour. When this isn’t happening, she is just super-competent and wanting to take steps towards adulting (or being a competent teen).
Just registered my rising Kindergartner for aftercare and half day care through the Y at my local elementary school. I’m having mixed feelings and some guilt about it. I’d love some reassurance that the kids have fun at these things, and it isn’t just more sitting/school?? (DS struggles with sitting/listening at preschool, so just feeling nervous about how long he’ll be there, and maybe some leftover guilt about how my mostly SAHM could pick us up right when school got out, mixed with “I could theoretically pick him up early since I WFH most days” guilt???). I know not everyone has this convenient option so I’m not sure why I feel so conflicted!
My daughter’s daycare has these black rubber-like tiles on their outside playground. Her legs are marked/dirty from being outside on them. I can’t seem to get the black off. I’m using regular soap and a washcloth. I’m scrubbing fairly hard, but it’s not coming off. Any tips on what I can use to get her legs clean?? She looks dirty all of the time.