Organizing Thursday: Soda Can Organizer with Shelf
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Seltzer is having a moment. Maybe it’s the popularity of La Croix, but I am seeing tons more choices for bubbly flavored waters when I go to the deli or Target or Whole Foods. I love drinking Diet Coke at restaurants but do not keep it in my home. To get my carbonation fix, I do keep cans of flavored seltzer in my fridge. I like this fridge can organizer because it corrals up to nine cans in one place, but especially because it has a flat shelf so that you can place things on top. Anything that maximizes space in my fridge is cool with me. (Apologies for that terrible joke.) The organizer is $14.99 (on sale from $19.99) at The Container Store. Soda Can Organizer with Shelf
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We’ll be welcoming our second baby in a few months. Our toddler will be 21 mo. I’ll be taking 3 months off, and my husband will be taking 6 months off after that. I’m trying to decide whether to keep our toddler in daycare while we’re on leave. The upsides of keeping toddler in daycare are obvious – maintaining his routine, parent on leave can focus on baby – but we can’t afford it, especially while I’m on leave as my leave is unpaid and I’m the primary breadwinner. I’m looking for others’ experiences so I can make a decision – what did you do? what worked/what didn’t? what would you change if you could do it over?
Looking for resources (books, blogs, etc) on how to handle the “terrible twos.” Our toddler has been a bit unruly lately (not helped by the addition of a new baby brother) and we are trying to figure out how best to gently curb/guide some of the more insane behavior (shrieking, throwing things off his tray, melting into tears at the drop of a hat, etc). Most of what I’ve read (Brazelton) gets at how they’re seeking independence but doesn’t really address how to guide the behavior.
Thanks in advance!
How many siblings do you have and how close are you to your siblings? I am one of 5 and although I see my siblings regularly, I’m only very close to 2 of them. Just curious whether family size has something to do with this – do smaller families tend to result in closer bonds witn siblings and more overall harmony?
I know this has been discussed way too many times, but I need potty training help and the search function is lacking in function.
We’ve decided this is The Weekend to potty train my almost 3 year old. Before his 2nd birthday, he was consistently using the potty every night before bedtime, but only then. Once his little brother was born, all interest in the potty ceased. Now, he won’t even sit on it. He’s quite passionate, independent, and has no interest in bribes. He’s been waking up in the mornings dry and I really think he is capable of potty training. Previously, we’ve tried all the tricks – candy bribes, special books only for when he’s sitting on the potty, just throwing him in underwear, etc. He’s even decorated his potty. I think we’re going to have to suck it up and have a pant-less weekend.
If you have any recommendations (links) for articles on weekend potty training that worked for you, I would greatly appreciate it!
I’ve been pretty happy with our daycare up to this point, but I’m trying to figure out if I’m irrational or what I should do.
Son is 2.5 and we are now on round 3 of potty training. He showed some early interest and we did pretty well, but basically reverted to pull-ups for a while because it was clear he was too little. Did full potty training in February/March and kiddo did awesome. We started going to daycare wearing just underpants (pull-ups for nap), but in mid-May the teacher (who is reasonably new) basically told me that he had to either stop having accidents or I needed to send him in pull-ups. I didn’t have the bandwidth to fight it at that point and just sent pull-ups.
Now he’s at the point where we’re having to potty train again… My husband (conductor of the Potty Train) is not thrilled.
The frustrating part of this is that my son is the only potty trained kid in his classroom right now. At least 1/2 of the kids are within a month of him in age so it’s not like we’re dealing with kids who are infants or anything. Because of the way the classroom is, if he has to ‘go’, they take the whole class. I think it’s just more convenient for them to keep him in pull ups, so as soon as he gets there, they put one on.
But… like… the poor kid does have accidents, but that’s normal. How much do I fight back with the teachers?
I should probably give in and get one of these. I am fully on the La Croix train with no shame. I always leave the box in the fridge because laziness, but then I don’t notice I’m almost out until I get the last one!
DH and I have booked our summer vacation! Flying to Hilton Head (staying at the Omni) for along weekend with our 2 kids, ages 7 (boy) and 4 (girl). Any tips? TIA!
Hi all– can anybody point me to a reputable website or book with practical pregnancy checklists, especially targeted at city dwellers/ people in small homes? We are expecting our first and while I’ve read a couple of books on the medical side of things, I haven’t yet found a good resource for what, precisely, we should be doing on a practical level to get ready for baby and what we actually need. TIA!
I am SUV shopping. Do you think it matters whether the 2nd row is a bench seat or bucket seats? I have a 2.5 year old and a seven month old, so two carseats. I currently drive a car with bucket seats, and have not found myself wishing for a bench instead, so I think my preference is buckets. But some cars I like only come with a bench. Does it make much difference?
Anyone else finding it tough to focus today? Office is dead and with no pressing deadlines I’m finding it impossible to get going on mid- or long-range tasks. I know I should enjoy days like these because they’re so rare, but with the world in chaos, I’m feeling anxious and not really interested in my usual procrastination (checking sites like Scary Mommy, shopping for next season gear for kids, etc.).
Ladies. Need help. My Husband and I love to travel (who doesn’t?) and have been fortunate to take some awesome trips. Background: We’ve done some domestic travel (no more than 4 hour flights) with our now 7.5 month baby and it’s been fine, barring 1 terrible flight so far. It’s been a YEAR for us – between all the highs/lows of being first time parents, a new job (govt to BigLaw) for husband, my MIL getting sick (and thankfully recovering), and my husband losing his grandfather (who was closer to him than his own father in many ways). We have been hoping to take a vacation in September somewhere internationally (a resort type destination is not of interest right now). The debate: Do we try to be a cool family that all travels together? Not sure how baby will do a) With a long flight (10 hours) and b) with a quick turnaround as the trip will be 10 days max. I’m more concerned about the flights then how it is once we’re there, to be honest. Other option is to potentially have a grandparent come to our place and take care of baby while we’re out, which they are willing to do, but also means I’d have to either stop BF (he’d be 10 months by then and I am not opposed to formula but now feel like I’ve gotten into a good rhythm with BF) or stock the freezer even more and pump-and-dump while on vacation, or a combination of the two neither of which I’m crazy about right now. What to do?
My mother-in-law and her sister, lovely women but nothing like what I would consider “cool,” have been big, big drinkers of La Croix for years. So it never fails to amuse me when I see references reminding me that it’s suddenly become super-trendy.
Our daughter will be starting a mother’s day out program this fall when she’s 15 months. 2 days a week, 9-2. She’s currently watched by our amazing moms, who alternate days.
Any tips on easing the transition? The program has an open house and thena meet the teacher day. Should I or one of us stay with her and then ease her into it like 2 hour days for awhile? She is a super active, super spirited, attached kiddo, so I’m a bit anxious how she’ll do with the seperation anxiety.
Also, what kind of backpack would you do at this age? I was thinking the little LLbean so she can use it for a long time, but is it overkill at that age?
Thanks all!
We have a one-week beach vacation coming up. Kiddo is 3. We’re staying at a family member’s condo, and it’s pretty well-stocked with the classic beach toys like buckets and shovels and floats, plus chairs and umbrellas. We’ll also bring a kite and some of our regular outdoor toys (bubbles, balls, etc).
Does anyone have any recommendations for fun toys that can be used at the beach or in the water?
I need some ideas for good toys/activities to leave at the grandparents’ house for older kids. The grandparents have limited mobility and struggle to do many activities with my older child. When he visits without us, he ends up watching a lot of Netflix. We have fairly strict screen time rules at home, so it’s not the end of the world, but I don’t like that he’s basically zoning out and not interacting. I’m thinking board games and/or art supplies might work. Or maybe a chapter book that he can read with his grandma. He’s sort of stuck in this mentality that their house is “boring,” and I think I need to be more hands-on in shaking things up. Grandparents are loving, but coming up with activities isn’t necessarily their strong suit.