Makeup & Beauty Monday: Skip The Spa Thermal Hair Wrap
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For the majority of my life, I have had uncolored and untreated hair. I had highlights for one brief moment in my adult life and then I let them grow out. After having my son, my already ultra low maintenance hair and beauty routine got even more bare bones until he hit about 18 months; it felt like I had some extra headspace to start some “self care.” On a whim (and a little coaxing from my hairstylist), I decided to get a double process highlight/color. I absolutely love it and am so glad I tried it, but I do notice my already dry hair is even drier. I have my eye on this thermal hair wrap from Eva NYC, which looks like one of those paper face masks, but for your hair. Any excuse to relish some alone time in my bathroom after my son goes to sleep is good with me. This hair wrap is $12 at Target. Skip the Spa Thermal Hair Wrap
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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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- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- 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?
I’ll be taking my 2 yo and 8 mo to France this summer. We’ll be doing 2 days at Disneyland Paris and 2 days in the city of Paris. I was planning on taking our Uppababy Vista because it’s perfect for things like Disneyland so both kids can sit or sleep comfortably, but I wonder if it’ll be too large for moving around Paris? I live in Toronto and the Vista is irritating on the subway but still manageable and not a problem anywhere else. I’ve never been to Paris though so would love to hear from others.
Help! My almost 2 year old won’t sleep! This is my second child, and we learned a lot of valuable sleep lessons with my older child so, since day one we have been firm on having him go to sleep on his own in his own room and it’s been fine and we’ve never really needed to do any sleep training. Now all of a sudden he won’t fall asleep unless held and often wakes up at night wanting to be held again. We tried sleep training but gave up after 2+ hours- he is so so stubborn and the exhaustion seems to make him even more irrational. We tried the sleep lady shuffle that I learned from all of you for my older child but he won’t even calm down with me sitting in a chair right next to the crib.
Any ideas? He is exhausted and so are we.
I had kids at 38 and almost 40. I nursed them both for about a year. Then, after #2, I got a depo shot at about 6 weeks post-partum. It turned my nether regions into the Sahara. I got a second depo shot. I eventually stopped nursing. I’m still in my 40s. Periods are regular. The Sarhara situation has not let up though — is this more of an aging function? It was never a problem pre-kids. I really, really blame the depo shot (and myself for getting a second one), but could that just be an unfortunate timing coincidence? This is all almost ancient history. Other than just always having lube on hand, is there anything else to easily be done?
Hi Hive,
Looking for words of encouragement. My husband found out last Wednesday that his sales territory is changing to an hour+ away from our home. He started this job a year ago in the territory where we live so he could be around more for our 2 year old son, etc. Also it included his hometown so he has lots of connections etc in the area. He literally didn’t want to leave the house all weekend b/c he is so upset by this. He had this territory for a previous job and didn’t like it was depressed when he had it etc. I had to drag him out of the house last night for the first outing of the entire weekend to go to the grocery store. He was just staring blankly at everything. I keep telling him that everything is going to be ok but he is a mess about it. Any words of wisdom?
TIA!
I am looking for a toy for a soon-to-be two-year-old. He loves the old school cash register we have for him. I think it is the combination of putting something in plus buttons plus a few options for cause/effect.
Does anyone have a rec for something else like that? No lights, sounds, etc. preferably. TIA!
My 2.5 year old has always been a great, easy sleeper. We went to Grandma’s last week and he started sobbing uncontrollably when we left the room at bedtime and naptime. Foolishly, I let my MIL lay on the floor until he fell asleep one night (she was so damn insistent!) and now this is what he wants for every nap/bedtime, even though we’ve been back home since Friday. He’s recently been getting scared by more things (i.e. “thunder” even though it’s the garbage truck) but I think this is more about realizing he can manipulate us into staying by screaming his head off. I hate how worked up he gets — it feels a bit too much to just do CIO — but I’m also out of ideas and with an 8m old who is also being a pain with sleep lately, I can’t afford to spend that much time doing his bedtimes. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Any creative train table / storage ideas? We visited some family members this weekend and my son (18 months) was obsessed with their Brio and the train table. He has an amazing play table already but I don’t think it’d be big enough to run even a small circular line and we definitely don’t have room for any more furniture. Some sort of fold out tray that could tuck under his crib /later toddler bed?
Anyone care to share experience/advice with weight gain from one pregnancy to another? I ended up gaining about 18 lbs with my son 2 years ago and he was average size (6 lbs 11 oz) at birth. I was surprised to lose the weight very quickly and actually became pretty thin while nursing. I started my current pregnancy ~12 lbs lighter than when I got pregnant with my son and the weight gain pattern seemed similar with no change in the 1st tri, but then it’s really picked up in the 2nd. I am now ~24 weeks and have already gained 15 lbs. I know there are crazy variations and my doctor isn’t concerned, but I’m nervous about having a much bigger baby and vainly, losing the weight after. I tend towards paranoid about weight stuff, but have been trying to eat reasonably healthy while not denying myself anything and also staying fairly active. But I’m still nervous. Any advice?
Since having a kid, I have found our marriage kind of unfulfilling. Husband seems to dislike being around family (which I get, because toddlers can be a PIA, I sometimes feel that way too) and just.. has his own life. I have talked about him about this ad nauseum and it always comes out that husband just enjoys other things more than family (work, friends, hobbies) and family is just not that enjoyable. He is for sure around when not working, but sometimes it feels like he just tried to leave things to me and avoid house stuff, which doesn’t feel fair. And honestly sometimes I prefer him to be gone rather than be pouty around me and toddler, at least we have more fun that way. We have talked a lot about this, and he promises to put in more effort, but how do you get yourself to prioritize and enjoy something you don’t?
My nanny has now shown up for work on two separate occasions with visible black eyes. I know freak accidents happen, but…you don’t get two black eyes unless someone is hitting you, right? I’m worried about her but I’m also selfishly worried about a violent guy showing up and hurting her and my kids while they’re in her care. Her boyfriend has dropped her off at work before so he definitely knows where we live, and he’s a hunter so I believe he has a gun.
Another cleaning service question for all of you wise ladies. I’ve noticed that the people who clean our house vacuum our hardwood floors – is this normal? (I’ve always used a broom and mop and then vacuumed the rugs only – but maybe I’m the weird one?
I’m concerned that the wheels on the vacuum are scratching the floors, but I also don’t want to make a ridiculous high maintenance request.
We are headed out to Legoland CA/LA in mid-March to hit the park while The Kid is young enough to enjoy it (currently the child is both Lego obsessed and tall enough to ride all of the rides, so I figure that this is the sweet spot).
The current plan is to fly in to San Diego, drive up to Legoland and stay in the Legoland CA hotel (all the Legos!!), do a chunk of the day at Legoland and then late afternoon/early evening at Sea*Life, another night at the hotel, the next morning at Legoland, and then head up to LA to see The Prodigal Brother for a couple days.
Does that sound realistic? Any good restaurants near Legoland that are not chain h*ll, but still (good eating) kid friendly? Anything we should hit on the way to LA? And then LA suggestions in all categories? We want to stay relatively close to the airport in LA because The Prodigal lives nearby and also to catch an early flight out (and maybe even drop off the rental car the night before and just shuttle to the flight to save time).
All help and advice welcome. Note that we have been to SD before (so we’ve done La Jolla, Coronado, USS MIdway, SD Zoo) and do not plan to drive all the way down there this trip and also that we have been to LA before, but not with The Kid. Is hitting the Flower Fields realistic on the way to LA? Anything else?
Please tell me about having a kid as an (mid-level/senior) associate in BigLaw. My office isn’t a terrible meat grinder for associates, but there are certain expectations of availability and as I get closer to delivery I’m not sure how that’s going to go. Any successes? Tips?
Bahamas advice please. Any good family friendly, not huge (i.e. Atlantis), resorts in the Bahamas that have enough activities to entertain my 6 year old daughter, but also have good food and are more personal?
I’m struggling as a parent right now. Maybe it’s the weather and the fact that we’re cooped up indoors, but all the noise and sibling squabbles and whining is making me a little crazy. We’ve been going on family outings, trying to be active indoors, and pulling out the stops to make this tolerable … but I was seriously so happy to go back to work this morning (and I don’t even like my job that much).
Even the usual stresses — son’s ADHD and ongoing school issues, preschool daughter being in a challenging phase — feel worse. I just want to escape from the demands of family life for awhile. And my god, kids, stop fighting me on literally every last thing.