Organizing Thursday: Slim Rolling Storage Cart
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Limited storage? Awkward gap between appliances? This brilliant slim rolling storage cart makes use of otherwise useless space.
At just 5” wide, this three-tiered cart holds spices, oils, and other cooking essentials. Roll it out when you need it and away when you don’t. Add a few hooks for towels, oven mitts, and tools. You can even use it in other rooms where storage is tight, like bathrooms or laundry rooms.
This slim rolling cart is $145 at William Sonoma and comes in black or white.
Sales of note for 5/19/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer-ready styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – 50-60% off select styles
- J.Crew – 60% off sale, and 40% off packing picks (prices as marked)
- J.Crew Factory – New arrivals, plus up to 60% off everything plus extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Daily flash sales, and lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off. 5/19’s flash sale: Jardigans down to $175-$209, dresses down to $150, blazers down to $250
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes, and accessories
Apologies if this has been asked on here recently- thoughts on sending cash directly to a teacher’s Venmo account vs. putting cash in a card? My kids are moving up to the next room at daycare and I usually give a cash gift to the teacher/assistant teacher as a thank you. Venmo would save me a LOT of time during this very hectic time of year. To clarify- teachers have never expected gifts in this way, I would ask them privately if they have an account when I pick my kids up today.
Could use good vibes. I’m waiting on test results to confirm if I have a fairly major medical issue. Two kids under 4. The test results have been delayed an extra two days for reasons the lab won’t specify, which is adding to the anxiety.
Low stakes question – do you add teachers/school staff on social media? Do they add you? I’ve noticed a lot of my mom friends and friendly acquaintances are FB friends with teachers. I volunteer in the schools a decent amount but no one from the school has ever added me on FB. Should I be lightly offended that I’m not cool enough? (tongue in cheek, I know it doesn’t matter) Or do you think these moms are mostly the ones initiating the social media connection?
I’m leaning toward asking to reduce my schedule to part-time beginning in September and want some help figuring out pros and cons of different schedules. I will have a 3 year old in preschool and a Kindergartener. I think I’d be happiest if I go to a schedule where I only work 3 days/week (M, W, Th, fully in office 8:30-5), and I could spend the home days with my preschooler and save money on 5-day care, but I’d need after school care for my older child. I could also see doing 4 days a week at a reduced schedule (8:30-2:30, one remote day), which my work might prefer, and I’d be able to pick my older kid up every day after school. What should I be thinking about as I consider this? Wish me luck – I work in an environment where this is rarely approved.
If you had a labor and delivery playlist, what was on it? How did you decide?
I’m working with a doula to put together a birth plan. She suggested I bring a playlist. My music tastes are very mood-dependent. Sometimes I might find a song really annoying even if I generally like it. I imagine I’ll have a lot of different moods during labor. Maybe I should make up playlists by mood – calming, exercise, anger, melancholy, girl power? Ok maybe not melancholy. Suggestions?
What is the benefit to using WhatsApp for group chats? A parent in our preschool class started a WhatsApp group for parents in the class, but half of the parents don’t have WhatsApp and therefore can’t join. I am in some other group chats in WhatsApp as well where all of the participants are in the US so the group chat could easily be over regular text. I always thought the purpose of WhatsApp was international calling/texting but I must be missing something. Just curious.
Has anyone had personal experience doing those artkive or similar boxes to save/preserve kids artwork? I got called out by my seven-year-old for throwing away her art yesterday and am feeling guilty. I just hate clutter and tend to be unsentimental when it comes to things like this. My parents saved a ton of my stuff that they really should not have so I have complicated feelings on this!
My almost 4.5 year old has been throwing things when upset/frustrated – books, stuffies, etc. Never at anyone/to harm, more of frustration. I’ve been trying to correct once he’s calmer – can someone give me some good scripts to help (both of us) with this? Yelling DO NOT THROW THINGS (which is what I want to do) clearly will not help.
I’m getting antsy because we’re starting our 7 month old at daycare in 3 weeks, and saying goodbye to our amazing nanny. This switch was planned because this is when our spot opened at the school, and nanny is almost twice as expensive as daycare, but I’m feeling so sad to lose her — she’s a wonderful, loving caregiver, but she also does laundry and bottle washing and now I’ll have to do all of that!
Good morning! Talk me through my feelings here, ladies.
Until two weeks ago, I worked fully remotely with a lot of job tenure and known-goodwill at my job. I was able to spend 7 am to 9 am getting ready with my toddler and then take her to daycare at 9ish. Now, I am in my second week of a new job where I have to be in the office. (I am the same poster who asked last week for practical tips for getting ready faster in the morning-it’s going much faster, thank you all!)
We are figuring out the practicalities easily enough, but I feel just so sad, guys. I miss that time in the mornings, I miss knowing that if anything came up I could easily get up and go get my child, etc. I never felt “guilty” for working before I had to go to the office. My husband is perfectly capable of stepping in when needed, but, the thing is, *I* want to do it. I want to be there for everything. I know it’s irrational, but I just *feeel* so sad.
Have any of you gone through this before or struggled with something similar?
My newly minted 7 year old / 1st grader will not take to riding a bike. HELP.
She hated balance bikes. Our 5 year old next door neighbor is now on 2 wheels so DD is super embarrassed in general and now won’t practice outside our house. We live at the end of a cul d’sac where everyone congregates and plays (and learns how to ride bikes for that matter). I know we need to find a new venue, which is easy enough. Any pro tips? She can ski, she’s beginner+ at ice skating, so she theoretically has some level of balance.
We’re coming up on desperate at this point… Tips? I’ve heard maybe trying on grass – is that helpful? What about if we drive to a nearby beach this weekend and try on hard sand? Has anyone had success or is that not going to actually help?
Tips for taking older kids (10 and 12) on a cruise? It’s Norwegian, in the Caribbean. Kids are usually pretty trustworthy, so while we want family time, we also are aiming to maximize their freedom. We have a junior suite (bunk beds for the kids but no division in the room).
Also, kids both have i-watches with data, but not phones – at home, we can text, phone, or walkie-talkie with them through the watch. I’ve always had a hard time using any kind of communication on a ship – does anyone know whether the watches will work or what kind of data plan we would need to make them work if that is possible?
I don’t want to get into it with real-life friends for various reasons (fraught subject) but I want to shout it here: I may be done with pumping/breastfeeding. The last time I pumped was Monday and they feel…OK? I’m ready for this next chapter after the whole process was so different than expected – preterm birth, low supply, mastitis, all of it. I’m excited for time back.
A question for all you balance bike people…my first two kids never took to balance bikes, and just learned to ride a regular bike the old-fashioned way at around age 6/7.
But my 3yo ADORES her balance bike and glides around like a pro. I suspect she could probably pick up regular biking very quickly since she is great on a tricycle so clearly gets the pedaling. But it seems foolhardy to have a 3yo who knows how to bike, right? She’s too little to have the judgment required to be on something moving that fast. How do other balance bike families handle the transition to real bikes? I was thinking I’d wait til she’s 5?
I know there are some expecting moms here. If your crib will be against a wall I recommend getting a 4-in-1 convertible crib so that you can convert it to a toddler bed and later full size bed when needed. (And get the conversion kits when you purchase the crib in case it is not available later.) We got the 3 in 1 crib from PBK and now have to shell out $ to get a new PBK full size bed.