Organizing Thursday: Reversible Hessian Planter Bag
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I truly aspire to be someone who is able to keep plants alive. Unfortunately for me and the plants I come in contact with, I am not that person. Luckily, the house we bought came fully landscaped, because I have made many attempts to grow herbs, flowers, and vegetables at several points in my life with disappointing results. I think that’s also why I don’t have any pets. Haha. Anyway, I have a lot of respect for people who decorate with plants and I would love to have one of those trendy fiddle-leaf fig trees in my living room. For those that do, I like these “planter bags” that disguise the pots that hold the plants. These are reversible and come in a few sizes and many different patterns. I like that this is an easy way to blend your plant into the design scheme of your home. These bags range from $14.80 for a small to $37.05 for an extra large at Etsy. Reversible Hessian Planter Bag
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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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Black thumb all the way over here. Every spring my girls ask to plant something…and we do….and it never, ever sprouts. I am proud that I’ve managed not to kill an aloe plant that one of my employees got me for Christmas last year.
Looking for recommendations: I live in a rainy area and have a super high energy toddler, so I really need to get outside with her at the weekends, even if the weather’s bad. She has rainboots and a waterproof all in one so she’s fine, but what can I wear so that I’m not soaked and miserable? Any suggestions from more seasoned winter playground visitors gratefully received!
I’m starting to look a nanny for the first time. I hire people at work all of the time, yet I find myself feeling lost on how to go about this process.
For those of you who have nannies, what does your typical “hiring/interview process” look like? I’m thinking phone interview > in-person meeting > paid trial > hire (pending background/reference checks). Is that too many steps? Also, what kinds of questions do you typically ask during the interview process?
Lastly, do you withhold taxes from your nanny’s checks? Do you use a payroll service or do you figure it out yourself? What else should I know about this process?
Plant-hoarder here. It’s really, really important to make sure your plants are well-matched for the amount of light you get in the location you plan to keep them. Succulents are often marked as low-maintenance and easy first-time plants, but they won’t do well without a lot of bright, direct sun. They won’t thrive in a windowless office; they even struggle in my west-facing windows which get intense light, but only in the afternoons and even then, not much in winter.
My 19 month old is having a hard time, and I could use some advice. Hard time as in: screaming at Montessori drop off (this is week 2, he did not cry at drop off week 1). He also: refuses to eat anything dinner – just screams/throws food until I let him leave the table, seems exhausted when we get home from Montessori at 4:30, but if I put him down for a nap then he’s up until 9:30. We’ve had a lot of changes lately: we moved, he moved to a new day care that was a nightmare (kids biting him day after day) which resulted in me moving him to Montessori school (which I love) a couple weeks ago. He’s also been spending more time with his grandmother while we go to marriage counseling. So I know he’s probably just adjusting to all the changes, but I’m at a loss for how to help him without us both melting down at the end of the day (we do have a pretty straightforward bedtime routine). TIA.
Next summer I’ll have two one year olds and a 3 1/2 year old. I’m thinking of getting a small climber/playset/slide that they can use next summer, but then bring in our screened in porch for the winter. So even if it’s cold I can send them out there to play. Has anyone else tried something like this? Any tips/product suggestions?
This morning, my almost 2 year old kid spent ten minutes before we left for her day home saying “Alex, no! No, Alex! Alex bug me!” Alex is a slightly younger kid at her dayhome. So I asked about it when I dropped her off, saying this was weird for her – normally all chatter about her dayhome is happy and not agressive. Dayhome said that Alex is getting up in everyone’s space and, as he is teething, he is very drooling and spitting everywhere. My kid does not like this (not surprising). Now that the dayhome knows that I’m concerned, they said they’d make an effort to keep him away from her. Is there something else I should do? I have no clue how to get a two year old to be assertive – but I don’t want her to get spit on and bugged by this other kid…
Can a mom of older kids reassure me that the need to take things off for kids gets better as they get older? Looking over my time at work, I just realized I haven’t worked a 40 hour week since April! I’m getting my work done, but this isn’t sustainable. I have two toddlers and a spouse in big law. My boss is happy with my work productivity, but the constant need to take time off is creating a constant hum of stress in the back of my mind. Logically I think I need to let it go as long as my boss is happy. But maybe it’s time to either go part-time, or hire more help?
Ugh our furnace broke and it’s supposed to get down to 32 tonight in our area. DH and I will be fine – it obviously won’t get to 32 in our house and we can pile under blankets. But what do we do about our baby? Is bundling her in hat and footie PJs and a fleece sleep sack enough? She normally just sleeps in a onesie and the sleep sack, so hopefully the footie PJs and hat add enough heat.
Also…get your furnaces inspected. Ugh, I was so lax about that annual checkup and now I regret it. :/
Can’t thread on my phone but thanks for all the recommendations for rain gear – I think I’ll be doing some shopping this weekend!