Splurge or Save Thursday: Retinol-Berry Serum Cream
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I’m almost out of my usual retinol cream and in the mood to try something new.
This lightweight three-in-one product (retinol serum, night cream, and eye cream) will streamline my evening routine. Like all retinols, this serum cream will reduce fine lines, crow’s feet, and undereye circles. You’ll notice softer, more radiant skin in as soon as a few days.
This “clean” product is also paraben-, cruelty-, and dye-free.
Garnier Green Labs’ Retinol-Berry Serum Cream is $17.49 at Target.
Sales of note for 5/8/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Up to 50% off select styles + 15% off fragrance (exclusions apply; ends 5/11) + give $150 in gift cards, earn a $25 promo card (ends 5/13)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your full-price purchase + extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + extra 50% off select sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 25% off all tops, pants, jeans, and shorts + 25% off all markdowns
My lovely, funny, bright 4-year-old is also a major whiner. Like constant. It’s awful for all involved. We’ve gotten him to re-think how he’s asking things (“try that again, please”) to avoid whining, but the whiny reactions “noooo but I like fruits not vegetables!, “I don’t want to say hi, I’m SHY” abound. Any advice? Will he grow out of this? Please say yes…
HELP
I just got a job offer. It is a large private company and they offered 15% over what I currently make (which they don’t know) with a 10K signing bonus. I talked to a contact there who thinks I should negotiate. I know my offer is below the max hiring range, and the recruiter even said “let me know if you have questions or need to discuss anything, we want people to come in happy!” on the phone which seems like a green flag to negotiate.
HOW DO I DO THAT. I am transitioning from government/non-profit work to private so I have no background in negotiating a salary. How does one word that they’re happy with the offer but a bit more would be great? I’m 7K below the max hiring range the recruiter gave me in the beginning of the process, so I wouldn’t be asking for a huge change.
Also, fwiw, the reason I’m feeling so unsure is because while I have a lot of experience and transferrable skills that will serve me and the organization well in this position, I don’t have direct experience in this sector. So it almost feels hard to justify asking for more.
With lots of talk about vacation this week, I am curious for people’s recommendations for possible trips in April next year. Places that you’ve liked that have been good with a 3/4 year old kid. Generally looking for – hotel with excellent service, most likely a beach/pool setup (doesn’t have to be though), and a direct flight from Charlotte. Bonus if it’s a hotel that has options for adjoining rooms or many suites/villas on the property. Ideally no more than a thousand a night. I’m one of those people who loathes researching travel options, so looking to possibly just copy someone’s vacation!!
I agreed to do an interview for a job that someone in my network (that I look up to and don’t want to disappoint) recommended me for, but after thinking about it this week, I don’t actually want to leave my current job. I should still do the interview and then decline if they give me an offer, right? I am curious about what this job would be like, and it might be good information/experience in case I want to pursue this kind of job in the future. But I’m pretty certain I want to stay where I am right now.
Can I just say that some days I feel this resonate in my soul?
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/good-parents-capitalize-on-their-individual-strengths-my-wifes-is-seeing-to-our-kids-every-need-and-mine-is-roughhousing
Has anyone done couples career counseling (or more like 5- or 10- year planning) with a career counselor or maybe someone like a life coach? I feel like DH and I could really use some time set aside to focus on our goals as a family and look up from the rut that both of us seem stuck in. We’re most likely to follow through if we have appointments with a third party and some sort of objective framework to get us started. Planning our careers would be a big part of it, but really looking to go beyond that and getting on the same page together for what we both want our lives to look like in 5 years, 10 years, etc. We’re in a moment that precedes some big career shifts/decisions for both of us and I would like to get on the same page.
Does a thing like this exist? Please let me know if you’ve done something like this. And please drop a link if you know someone who does this over Zoom that you would recommend. I’ve considered couples counseling but I don’t quite think that is what I’m looking for.
My 7th grader’s school sent back-to-school information yesterday. (Ugh, whyyyyy.) It really put me into a funk. The first year of middle school was pretty rough, despite the academics being amazing for my kid. I spent so much time talking to the guidance counselor about anxiety, social issues, you name it. Summer has been a welcome reprieve from that. He’s a kid who really struggles to fit in, always has, and last year sort of burst my bubble of hope that maybe a new school would be a fresh start. I’m mostly venting into the void here, but it seriously bums me out. It goes to show that even if your kid is sailing through advanced courses, that doesn’t mean that school is easy or simple in any way.
Sleep help – I have a 5 year old and a 10-week old. The baby is not napping much or for long in his crib; he will fall asleep and stay asleep for quite awhile in the crib or carrier. What should I do to work on crib naps? It feels really hard to get into a routine because the day is so broken up for the older one – getting her ready in the morning, dropping her off and picking up, and have been lots of random appointments recently.
A while back I posted about having a seven year old who still threw pretty bad tantrums. Someone else posted they were going through the same thing and they were going to try a therapist – are you around other poster? how did it work out?
I made an appointment for DD with a play therapist but she had crazy anxiety about going to the appointment and made lists of all the strategies she would employ to not throw tantrums – which honestly looked pretty similar to what I thought would be recommended. She’s gotten better but is still not GREAT. She said she’d heard bad things about therapy at school (ugh) so it became a whole thing unfortunately.
Help please!!! I have a tantrum-er, and I legit don’t know what to do about it. He is almost 3, and can be a delightful, chatty, happy guy. But he’s totally and completely unpredictable. Something will set him off that is totally unexpected (can be anything – wrong plate, we are out of juice, we didn’t get to take the other car, we aren’t in an airplane, an older sibling left, an older sibling came back, etc.), and he goes into a full-blown screaming fit. Literally. He will scream “I want [X]!” over and over while crying and even laying on the floor kicking his legs/throwing his head back. It’s honestly almost comical how absurd these tantrums are.
He is my 3rd kid, and I’ve literally never had a child like this. My other kids had fits that were much more specific to hunger, tired, etc. I can’t find a trigger for these – it’s not when he’s tired or hungry, it’s just that he wants something and freaks out. We just went on vacation and he threw like 3 of these fits in public places, and it just s*cked.
We’ve tried all the gentle parenting solutions (emphasize, totally ignore, etc.), but the only thing that actually seems to work is someone in the house (older sibling, parent) finally looks at him and goes “[Name] STOP.” in a loud, angry voice. So, not super gentle, but effective?
Any tricks? Tips? Will he grow out of it? We are traveling again soon, and man it is embarrassing/tough to deal with in a public setting or on public transportation especially. My older kids were in full time preschool at this age, and he’s always been home with us or a nanny, I’m wondering if that’s it? He just hasn’t been socialized out of this behavior?
Can we have a thread on random things (toys or otherwise) that are play workhorses? This is partly a selfish question, daycare is closed for two weeks and I could use some ideas…
For us (kids are 4 and 6)
– Cheap spray bottles from Target
– Washi tape (also from Target)
– Stuffed animals, especially tiny ones
– Index cards (for some reason my kids LOVE drawing on these)
I think I allow far more screen time daily than a lot here and in curious to hear from those that have their kids at home for similar periods what their strategies are. Kids are 3 and 5. They’re up around 630 and don’t have camp / school until 9. Camp is done at 1230 and school is done at 230, I work PT. They get about 30-45 mins of TV in the am, on weekends another 45-60 around 11 am then another 60 mins at 5 pm. I feel like it’s my only time to have a minute to have peace and quiet, how do those of you that say no screen time do it like I couldn’t drink my coffee at 730 am without this it feels like
I’m 32 and have no skincare routine other than my face wash at night. Do any of these creams actually work or is it all genetics..
Speaking of wrinkles, I commented here a few months ago that I was getting botox for the first time; I did and I LOVED it!
A good provider can leave some movement if you want, and I never felt like I looked unnatural or it was easily noticeable, but the difference was HUGE. I can’t believe my forehead wrinkles smoothed out after 2 months of not having the dynamic wrinkles created by my eyebrows raising high, etc.
Anyway, if you’re on the fence and want to do it, check it out.