Splurge or Save Thursday: Small Hug Grained Leather Top-Handle Bag
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If Goldilocks needed a luxe bag, this one from Ferragamo would be not too big, not too small, but just right.
Made in Italy from rich calfskin leather, this structured satchel has a toggle closure, top carry handles, and a removable crossbody strap. The flat base with metal feet will keep your bag from flopping over (solving a huge pet peeve of mine).
I especially like the “burnt orca” color — a unique rich brown shade.
This bag is $3,000 at Nordstrom.
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 wanted to use MyFitnessPal to track protein intake. I went to log in and it seems that it’s no longer a nice straightforward calorie and nutrient tracker–it’s asking me all sorts of questions so it can preset my goals instead of just letting me set my own the way it used to. Is there another free app or website where I can calculate and save the nutrition information for recipes and track food intake in a flexible, customizable way?
My 10 year old is going to start therapy for anxiety per her doctor’s recommendation. I need a suggested script for how to tell her. I dont want to give her the idea that there is anything “wrong” with her or exacerbate her anxiety by telling her she has anxiety and needs help managing her anxiety thereby triggering a new anxiety… It feels so fraught and I want her to go in with a positive idea of what it is. (Side note: do I have anxiety?? sad LOL.) Help?!
Life is a lot right now. My very strong willed 2 year old is in a full body cast for 7 weeks and likely won’t be walking again till November. She can hopefully get back to daycare next week but they may not be able to accommodate her. She doesn’t qualify for an aide there because she has no medical needs; she just can’t walk or sit. My husband and I both exhausted our FMLA for leave for our twins’ birth this year. Are there any programs or resources I’m not thinking of that could be helpful? I’d take a leave from work if I could but I don’t think that’s possible. I’m in the US.
Wow, all of this talk about leave really got me thinking about how we approach it in the USA vs. the rest of the world. In my parents’ country of origin, while there are not good leave policies like in much of Europe/Canada, it’s expected that the new mom has other family members around, outside of the husband, to help with recovery (including specific meals/foods that help recovery and nursing) and the baby. I feel like we’re one of the few places with both no culture around recovery for the birthing parent AND no culture of family leave.
Recovery for the is a huge thing, and I know for me, for both my kids, I had a really really tough time mentally (definitely PPA/D) and physically (for different reasons) despite relatively straightforward deliveries. For my first, even the thought of bundling up the baby in the stroller, taking the elevator to the ground floor of my building, and going outside for a walk was overwhelming.
My 3rd grade son is petrified of public speaking. Anything that involves talking in front of the class or Lord help us, in front of the school like even a class choir performance. He won’t even do show n tell. He is outgoing and talkative, but quite rigid in his thinking (feels like there are expectations and follows them, doesn’t improv well). I think his basic fear is that he will be laughed at or embarrassed and he hates being embarrassed. Last year his PE class had to do a coordinated dance to Dynamite. He cried and cried about not going to school that day. In the end the performance was totally great. I think he had in his mind that the level of performance had to be like Olympic synchro level, but it’s a bunch of kids moving around on stage, no one was all that amazing but they were perfectly awesome for this age. He’s very self conscious. Any tips to help get him more comfortable?
we just found out our soon to be first graders’ teachers. i was surprised the kids didn’t ask about who might be in their class. they were just interested in the name of the teacher. their reaction was a big improvement from last year when one twin was hysterical that she had a ‘boy teacher’ (who ended up being fabulous). hoping this means they wont be too disappointed when some besties from last year aren’t in their class
My MIL firmly believes in strapping a baby into their stroller to roll around inside the house, especially when they are being fussy. This sounds bonkers to me, because I’ve always been taught comfort and closeness (ie, babywearing) or exploring and stimulation (ie, going outdoors, tummy time) are best for babies, especially when they fuss.
Where would you side? Is indoor stroller time more normal than I think?
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For #2, I had 16 weeks and DH had 12. We took them concurrently and it was great. Like, amazing. I suspect #2 is always going to be a little easier than #1 given it’s not all new, but I genuinely enjoyed my leave and it was 100% because I had him there with me and could really lean on him for the overnights and other things in a way I didn’t want to for #1 because he was back at work. My mental health was so much better through the first 12 months and I fully attribute it to having the help, and not feeling like I had to handle the load, particularly the overnight load, all by myself. [To be fair to DH, for #1 he was willing to help overnight even when he was back at work and I was still on leave but I had a bit of a martyr complex, I suppose, and didn’t want to do that to him knowing he still had to go to work and function whereas, in my mind, I framed it as I was “just at home.”]
Thanks for those who recommended Greeking Out. My son has listened to an absurd number of episodes over the last few days.
Curious how couples who both have access to parental leave after childbirth have managed it – did you take it concurrently or consecutively? I’ve heard good things about both approaches and am interested in what’s most common, esp in the US.