Splurge or Save Thursday: Rosy Lip Therapy
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I’ve been using Vaseline since I was a kid. Now, I use it mostly to seal in moisture from my lip balm on really frigid days.
This tinted version is made just for lips — made from pure Vaseline jelly, the subtle shine enhances your lips while protecting them from the elements. For this price, keep one in your bathroom, purse, car or anywhere you might need some lip care.
Vaseline’s Rosy Lip Therapy is $2.49 at Target.
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
I am 29 weeks pregnant and so exhausted. It takes me monumental effort to keep up with work. Is this normal? Does this get better before delivery?
My oldest daughter is in 5th grade and I’m taking her spring break off to hang with her. We haven’t made any plans, but I’m considering going somewhere mid-week with her from Denver. I want to create fun memories and let her know I’m here for her before we enter the crazy middle school years. She has a younger sibling and another one on the way this summer, so I want to take an opportunity to spend time together. Any thoughts/ideas on where we should go for some of her spring break!? Or would you think it’d be more fun to just do day trips but stay home??
Sorry if this is a double post….
I need a pep talk. My DDs are 2 and 8 months. The 8MO is not sleeping through the night. I need to sleep train her, I have listened to the whole Taking Cara Babies class I bought, I just need to write down the plan, talk to DH, and go for it. It feels so much easier to just get up and nurse but also I am so tired. I haven’t slept more than four hours in a row for 8 months except for maybe 2-3 times. I have a full-time-plus job as a litigator in a small boutique firm (and a big hearing tomorrow) and can barely stop tearing up today with how tired and overwhelmed I am. DH has trouble sleeping due to stress, refuses to take any OTC meds, and our marriage is fine but not great. I have no energy to have a conversation about re-balancing because if I don’t do it the most perfect way, he gets very defensive and we end up talking about him instead of me. I am happy to talk about him and his concerns, but not at the expense of my own. I have an amazing group of mom friends that I met in a second-time-moms class and we text almost daily and I am seeing them tomorrow. But I feel like I am doing worse than all of them and their marriages/partnerships are more supportive. Please tell me it will get better.
Sunday party from 2-4 pm for eight year olds. What food would you all serve? I’m so used to doing parties around a meal. I almost htink the kids will expect pizza or something like that?
I need a pep talk. My DDs are 2 and 8 months. The 8MO is not sleeping through the night. I need to sleep train her, I have listened to the whole Taking Cara Babies class I bought, I just need to write down the plan, talk to DH, and go for it. It feels so much easier to just get up and nurse but also I am so tired. I haven’t slept more than four hours in a row for 8 months except for maybe 2-3 times. I have a full-time-plus job as a litigator in a small boutique firm (and a big hearing tomorrow) and can barely stop tearing up today with how tired and overwhelmed I am. DH has trouble sleeping due to stress, refuses to take any OTC meds, and our marriage is fine but not great. I have no energy to have a conversation about re-balancing because if I don’t do it the most perfect way, he gets very defensive and we end up talking about him instead of me. I am happy to talk about him and his concerns, but not at the expense of my own. I have an amazing group of mom friends that I met in a second-time-moms class and we text almost daily and I am seeing them tomorrow. But I feel like I am doing worse than all of them and their marriages/partnerships are more supportive. Please tell me it will get better.
weird question but I’m not finding much on the internet – I noticed last night that there was like mildew mold in my kids’ lunch carrying insulated bag. It’s not obvious at first site, but if you clean all the corners i got a ton of black grossness on the clorox wipes and soapy water I’m wondering has anyone had this issue? Has anyone found a way to permanently get rid of this? I had no idea this was even a thing!
I was annoyed with my 15 month old this morning and I’m so upset about it. She woke up at 5:30 and was clingy and whiny all morning. I love her more than I ever imagined I could love anyone and I absolutely cherish her. I was still loving and playful with her- we played games and read and she had loads of snuggles- but I feel so so guilty that I was annoyed with this innocent little girl, who was only acting that way because she was tired. I looked forward to my husband taking her to daycare and now I want her back. I’m trying not to let this ruin my morning but I really feel bad that I let myself get annoyed by her. She couldn’t help it!
I posted a few weeks about ideas for a valentines party for my 1st grader. The party is this weekend and 100% of the invitees are coming so we’ll have a full house- 12 kids!! (She has a summer bday so we are used to more like a 50% yield). Party is 4-6pm, includes dinner. Gut check on the menu?
Strawberrries & Choc dipped strawberries, veggies (carrots, cukes, peppers) & dip out on the tables where they are crafting and decorating cookies (this is the first activity; kids will likely arrive hungry).
Smartfood & pretzels in a few bowls in the “salon” (where they are getting hair/makeup/tattoos done, there may be a bit of a line here)
Dinner will be pizza + chicken nuggets and French fries (a few kids don’t eat pizza).
Cupcakes for dessert, cookies go home with them.
Water bottles for all.
Thinking 2 pizzas cut in 16 slices each? 3 pizzas seems like overkill, my kid will probably have 1/16th of a pizza, 2 don’t eat pizza at all, and there lots of other snacks food around.
This Montreal mom is very shaken up and holding her baby a little closer today. (I’m not sure how much this made international news but there was a horrific incident involving a daycare).
We have a cute, old 3-br house in a close-in suburb of DC. We have 1 kid and are TTC #2. When we bought our house, we did not expect to work from home, which now I do 80% of the time, using the 3rd bedroom as my office. My question is, should we try to find a bigger house, or wait until after we have baby #2 to see how we feel?