Budget Thursday: Smoothtec Foam Wireless Bra
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I originally bought these bras after I had my son, when I wasn’t sure what size I was going to return to and I couldn’t fathom putting on underwire. They’re coming in handy again right now. I found that they weren’t enough support or gave enough shape in my everyday life, but for the current moment they’re exactly what I need and want. They come in sizes S to 2XL, so no need to worry about the standard bra sizes. The material is super soft, it doesn’t suffocate me, and there’s no underwire. The price is also so right. The bra is $15.99 at Target. Hanes Smoothtec Foam Wireless Bra
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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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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- 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?
Who has hired childcare and how are you making it work? My husband and I are arguing all the time and it has to stop. We are in a hotspot and have been so diligent about shopping 1x a week or less, not going anywhere, no one coming into our house, etc. After almost 6 weeks, we are losing it and both of us feel like our work is suffering. Thanks for any feedback you can provide. (Our situation is a baby and 3 YO)
Yesterday, it was just an all around great day. Kids were lovely, it only took me 9.5 hours to work a full workday (many days, I’m working 6A-midnight just to get 8 hours in). Work was good and productive and smooth, I was an enriching Instagrammable parent, it was awesome.
Today, I have to call in a prescription refill and the second I pick up the phone, everyone in my house starts screaming/whining/needing me to immediately fix a Lego crisis.
Also, love my kid’s teacher and get that we’re trying to optimize the Zoom class… but I’m now being encouraged to make sure no siblings are around during the video conference… which means I’m gonna have to basically lock the toddler in the baby corral (you know, that plastic octagon that you hate but can be a lifesaver) and hope they don’t scream too much.
The only way out is through, eh?
Last night we FaceTimed with my in-laws who live in northern NJ (we live elsewhere) and they had dinner guests! Yes, social distancing isn’t fun, but you live in a hot spot and are 60+ – is it really that hard
Suggestions on how to choose a diaper bag? There are so many and I can’t even figure out what features are truly useful and which aren’t.
Is there an age where girls who prefer long hair actually have the skills and ability to take care of it? I was super into doing my long hair as a kid and could wrangle ponytails and braids. I later mastered french and dutch braiding. In high school, I did other people’s hair (school athletics mandated no barrettes for sports teams, so I did tons of hair before morning classes — mainly dutch braids because somehow I do those better on others and my hands could do french better on me). I remember they had to bring their own brushes and elastics.
At any rate, my girls could have rats nests and not care, but also prefer their hair to be long. And I can’t even just mandate short bobs for the summer now that salons are cut (bobs are problematic though because it gets hard to tie back).
Time for a flowbee.
I know there are some SHUBox readers here. She challenged Cal Newport’s ‘this is a time for deep work’ narrative in a really thoughtful way. I’ve been getting a bit down on my lack of focus and it was nice to remember how many of our productivity narratives come from people without the same caring responsibilities.
How did you find your nanny? When did you start looking?
I’m currently 16w with our first child (plan is to have 2-3). NYC burbs. We originally wanted an au pair, but our current house (renting) is not suitable – we have the space, but the layout is awkward for another person and there is ZERO internal insulation, so you can hear everything from everywhere in the home. So new plan is au pair for the first 12-18 months until we buy, and then au pair.
How did you find your nanny? Agency? Word of mouth? I’m an attorney so want to make sure we’re paying on the books, etc. I’m full-time WFH even when there isn’t a pandemic, and my husband is full-time but out of the house.
Also – anyone have night nurses when one of you is traveling for work?
My apologies if this topic was covered on a day that I wasn’t around: how are you all handling family members who are super anxious right now and eager to hand their anxiety off to you? For example, family members who are obsessively reading the news and then want to discuss it? I am trying to limit my intake of media right now, and a close family member just called with a “Have you heard the issue about cats?!! What are you going to do with your cats?! You can’t let your dog sniff other dogs right now!” I think one sentence that I can repeat to shut it down would be good, but I’m struggling with what to say. This family member is also taking things very personally right now, and is hyper critical of everyone. I cannot and do not want to shut this person out of my life, but I need a bit of thought on how to maintain boundaries during this time in this regard. I’m off to see if Captain Awkward has said anything about this.
Well, it happened. 4 yo asked last night at dinner where babies come from and is totally unsatisfied with the “mommy’s tummy” answer. Any good book recs to help us navigate this? We want to be honest but age-appropriate.
We are moving into a house with a master bedroom at one end of the house, and all the other bedrooms down the hall at the other end. At what point did you move your child into their own room?
My 5 yo daughter has started complaining about stomach aches. This has happened maybe 3 times in the past week, and its not before bedtime or bathtime or something she’s trying to get out of. She can be distracted momentarily, but its generally at least half an hour before she stops complaining of it. We’ve given her pepto for it, although she hasn’t been sick. Google tells me its kind of normal for kids to get stomach aches, has anyone else’s kid had this?
What age did you stop using baby shampoo and switch to shampoo/ conditioner? 2YO’s hair feels dry, and I only wash it 1-2x per week (when it gets gross). Any recommendations?
Does anyone have one of these? Just discovered them today looking at a registry guide. Seems like a clever product, especially if you have lots of rolling toys on a hardwood floor.