Accessory Tuesday: Refined Chelsea Boot
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It is finally March, which means spring is really around the corner. I’m ready for a change — even if that change is from snow/sleet/ice to rain.
I’ve had the same pair of Hunters for more than 10 years, and perhaps it’s time for a new look. Hunter has so many options now, but I’m drawn to their Refined Chelsea Boot — from a distance, it looks like a traditional Chelsea boot rather than a rubber rain boot, it has a slight heel and platform, and it comes in four subdued colors that are perfect for those heading back to the office.
With these boots, I’ll be ready for whatever weather early spring throws my way.
They are available at Nordstrom $145 in sizes 6–11 (whole sizes only).
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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- 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?
For those of you who have had multiple kids with close age gaps – am I an idiot for wanting to purge my closet of things that don’t make sense for maternity or breastfeeding, seeing as I’ll be in one phase or the other for the foreseeable future (4ish years)?
Currently breastfeeding a 20-week old and our plan is to have 1-2 more kids, each time waiting until the baby is 1 year old before we start “trying” for the next one (and by “trying”, I mean start the IVF transfer cycle process – we’re done with retrievals and mathematically speaking, should be able to have at least 1-2 more children from banked embryos). I was going through my closet this morning and thinking 1) wow I have a lot of business clothes, sheath dresses etc., that will likely not see the light of day for a loooooong time given pandemic plus pregnancy/breastfeeding, but also 2) if all goes to plan, it’ll be at least 4 summers in a row where I’m either pregnant or breastfeeding. It just seems like all of these factors are a great excuse for a good purge, but curious if anyone has been there, done that, and then regretted it.
Any experiences with risperidone? Interested in hearing before and afters, thanks.
Best way to let my almost 4 year old do audio books in her room?
Looking for good casual, walking around shoes. In the past, I’ve worn Sperry’s, Tom’s, and slip-on Sketchers for this purpose–what’s a cool option for this year?
Yesterday someone posted about being extroverted with introverted husband. I am introverted, and the rest of my family is fairly extroverted. I am so incredibly sick of being constantly surrounded by people. I am never alone in a room for long (it seems like the family gravitates to wherever I am at). Anyone else has this issue, has anything helped? Walks outside help, as does asking for space, as does staying up late to have time for myself, but it’s never quite enough.
Not a major concern but something that’s been niggling at me…
My 3.5 year old is lovely and generally even keeled but when he gets upset, he hits himself in the head. It’s mostly because of something being too scary on television, we don’t watch scary things (Daniel Tiger, Superwings, Thomas, etc) but he’s easily frightened by the ominous music or even loud noises. Like he gets agitated and needs to self-soothe. He came home quite upset that the big boys were yelling and goofing off in the corridor and it was too noisy for him and he couldn’t escape. His teachers said he just seemed a bit shaken and needed a cuddle. I think he may have just gotten a bit more sensitive after a year mostly at home, but my husband did bring up sensory stuff. He’s super cheerful, eats and sleeps well, developmentally things seem on track, no aversions to anything, tantrums are infrequent and short lived. It’s just the hitting himself in the head which is really alarming. He’s super verbal but if you try and bring it up afterwards, he says he doesn’t want to talk about it.
My 20-month old has started sleeping later in the mornings, such that I need to wake him up to get him ready for daycare. Should we be putting him to bed earlier? He’s usually down around 7:30 pm and had been waking up on his own around 7 am, but in the last week he’s been still asleep until 8 when I need to wake him up. He usually naps between 1:30 and 2 hours at school. I also think he might be starting to get his 2-year molars in, so that might be related. Any suggestions?
My 10 year old son has never been a great sleeper. After raising this issue repeatedly, my 10 year old son finally has his sleep study this Thursday at the local medical center. Has anyone taken their child for a sleep study and can give me a primer on what to expect?
Has anyone done ABA therapy for a kid on the autism spectrum? Our local center says kids go from 15-40 hours a week. I am freaking out a bit. Kid is late-identified and school aged. With the pandemic closing schools, I am concerned re missing even more school time now that schools are on a hynbrid reopening plan. And I have a job. I have had one brief call as we do what seems to be a long on boarding with insurance. Our kid was late identified probably because she is a girl and probably because she does OK academically (and isn’t disruptive) and partially because our first pediatrician was just not really on the ball with what now seem obvious warning signs needing follow-up. I want this for my kid but also terrified that it will jeopardize my job and put my kid further academically behind (even if we are only needing what is their minimum level of service).
Hi – so we’re moving into a small house where our two young girls (ages 2 and 4.5) will share an attic bedroom and ours will be right by the stairs on the ground floor (i.e. one flight away). I know that arrangement is not for everyone, but it’s what we think will work best for us. BUT, I want to make sure: (1) our baby monitor is absolutely reliable (our current video one cuts out every so often) and (2) if our 4.5 year old needs to pee but is scared to go down the stairs alone to get us she can speak into something to call for us, ideally in a way that isn’t sure to wake her sister. Any suggestions? There is an outlet in the landing area before the bedroom near the stairs so something could be both in and out of their room. Any personal experience on what works for you?
We recently got a new king size adjustable bed. Each side of the bed is adjustable separately. I’m not loving it but my husband recently had surgery and it helps him to adjust his body in various positions at night. My question is: sheets. I have been using my regular king sheets on it. I saw online they suggest separate twin XL fitted sheets which sounds like a real pain to change. Does anybody have a similar bed set up and do you use regular king mattress pad and/or sheets or twin?
My best friend had a baby (her 2nd, and I’m a mom of 2) and I’d love to send her and her husband a good gift basket of snacks/treats. I’m not loving what Harry & David have, any suggestions? She will not be breastfeeding so no need for the one handed snacks, although I guess those are nice anytime.
IVF – I should just do it, right? I’m 35, nulliparous, have a 4 year old adopted son, would love to adopt again but for reasons I don’t want to discuss here, it’s probably not going to happen. Anyway, DH has started asking me if I’d be interested in IVF. Would love to hear your thoughts, pros/cons. We can afford it, have tried literally everything else (six rounds IUI, clomid, endo surgery, the works).
I don’t want to threadjack the post above, but for those who discourage ABAs, does your opinion change if the neuro-atypical child is violent? My son is almost 6. We’ve been doing OT, individual therapy, and group therapy since he turned 3. We started medication when he was 4. He still kicks, hits, punches, and/or throws chairs when he’s really upset. He’s still struggling with emotional regulation.
Several of the therapists we work with have suggested ABA therapy, particularly in the classroom. We were on two wait lists, but then those companies weren’t providing in-person services this year. He was doing a lot better in his special-education classroom, but it’s always 2 steps forward, 1 step back, and we’re in a 1-step-back phase.
I’ll admit that I’m prone to catastrophizing. I’m not worried about whether he can swing a lunch interview. I’m worried that he’ll be arrested and/or harmed by police as a teenager. I’m worried that he’ll be violent toward a spouse or child as an adult. When we started therapy, we got a lot of, “Don’t worry, early intervention works, it’s a good thing we’re not dealing with this at 6/8/10.” Early intervention has helped a lot! But he’s turning 6 next month, and it’s pretty clear that he’s not just outgrowing it.
Question RE: 529 plans, the post the other day made me realize that I’ve been missing an opportunity to get a tax deduction on my two kids’ 529 if we used our state’s plan (LA). I was going to set up an new LA state 529 for them both, but I’m not sure I understand. Should I leave their current 529s (with Fidelity) in place and just start new LA 529s and move my contributions to the new account? We can only afford to contribute about 150 a month for each and that adds up almost to the cap in tax benefits, so it wouldn’t make sense to contribute to the Fidelity 529 and the LA state 529. Do we just stop contributing the Fidelity managed one and only contribute to the LA state one (not likely we’ll live here forever). Thanks!