Organizing Thursday: SpiceLiner® Spice Drawer Organizer 6-Pack
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Singing the praises of this drawer organizer makes me feel so old. However, at this point in my life, kitchen organization is extremely satisfying to me. The way my kitchen is set up, I did not have the space in an upper cabinet nor on the counter for a spice rack. We did have an extra drawer, and we bought this product to keep it looking organized. Instead of throwing all of the spices in to roll around inside the drawer, these foam pads make it so they rest in the grooves and are easily displayed face-up. Since they are foam, you can just cut them with scissors to fit the length of your drawer. These things are great. YouCopia SpiceLiners are available at Bed Bath & Beyond for $12.99 for a pack of 6. SpiceLiner® Spice Drawer Organizer 6-Pack
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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?
Really appreciated all of the comments on working moms yesterday – I’ve printed out the thread for inspiration on the hard days when I have to remind myself why I’m here.
Maybe a fun question — my 2.5 year old is very into pretend these days. Our standards are Doctor, Zookeeper, Teacher, and Garbage Collector. This morning I introduced Librarian, which was a big hit (and a nice break from a week straight of administering medicine to sick pandas). Any other ideas? What do your kids like to pretend?
We use these and love them. IKEA sells them too.
I realize this is a slightly ridiculous question since babies don’t actually need toys and DH doesn’t seem bored, but DH is quite bored of the toys we have for our 6 month old and i am generally anti-stuff, but does anyone have any favorites for the 6-9 month range before DH goes on a shopping spree?
Is there a baby gate specifically for the bottom of the stairs? One that would keep the baby from climbing up, but that adults could step over? We have an elaborate one at the top of the stairs, with the built in door, but for the bottom I’d really like one that doesn’t require so much effort to get thru. Our house is a split level, so I already have to open two baby gates to carry the laundry upstairs, and I’d really like to find something more simple for the bottom of the stairs. Thanks for any suggestions!
Postpartum pants recommendation – NY&Co pull-on ponte pant. I got these after my first pregnancy and wore them to death, then they stopped carrying them, and I recently looked and they have them again! A variety of leg styles and colors/patterns, though I will say the patterned ones look a little cheap in person. The large fits me well at 5’2 and 175 pounds, generally a size 14 pant lately. I haven’t tried Betabrand, but I assume these are basically knockoffs since they feel like yoga pants but look good for work.
Getting ready to start solids – favorite feeding items? Dishes, utensils, etc.
In the last 5 months, my 9 month old has gone from about 45th percentile in weight to 90th percentile in weight. Her length has stayed fairly consistent (around 70-80th percentile, so she’s definitely big all over). But she looks very chunky and her pediatrician is concerned by the “sudden” weight gain (although I’m not sure I’d call it sudden – she’s been gaining very steadily if you look at actual pounds, it’s just that the charts start leveling off around 4-5 months and her weight gain is not leveling off). The pediatrician said we’re overfeeding her and gave us a very general instruction to “feed her less.”
I’m not sure what to do. Her calorie intake doesn’t seem abnormal to me. She usually has between 14-18 oz in bottles (a mix of formula and b-milk but mostly formula), 2-3 meals of solids and 3-4 breastfeeding sessions (which may sound like a lot, but based on pumping output, I’d be shocked if she gets more than 1-2 oz at each session, especially since she’s super easily distracted now and usually doesn’t nurse for more than a few minutes – and it takes me 20+ minutes to pump 2 oz/breast when my breasts are very full). The nursing really seems like a comfort thing at this point – at night she will nurse and pass out on my breast after 60 seconds max. So my best guess is that she’s only taking in a maximum of maybe 26 ounces of liquid and then having 2 or 3 meals of solids on top of that, which seems within guidelines for her age, especially for a kid that is overall bigger than average.
In the last few weeks, we have really tried to pay more attention to not just giving her a bottle or boob at the first sign of fussiness, and making sure she’s really hungry and can’t be easily distracted. But we haven’t really noticed an overall change to her intake.
I don’t love our ped in general, and am happy to use this as an excuse to switch, but I don’t want to be that mom that changes doctors whenever they tell me something I don’t want to hear. DH and I were both super roly poly babies and toddlers but are reasonably slim/fit as adults. There is obesity in both families and I don’t want to ignore it, but at the same time she’s 9 months old..is it really that big a deal that she’s chubby!?
Paging resentment from last week, who was going to meet with a divorce attorney this week. Any updates?
Does anyone have experience with the Snuza (or the owlet for that matter)? Relatedly, has anyone ever successfully convinced your LOs daycare to use this type of monitor?
I know this sounds overly paranoid, but between a friend losing a baby and a few really scary articles in major news sources on sids at daycares, I’m having a lot of anxiety about going back to work and looking for something to give me a little more peace of mind.
Anyone else read the book Small Animals by Kim Brooks? It’s got me thinking a lot about the way our society views mothers, along with how we decide what are acceptable risks to take in raising children. I found it really interesting (and kind of depressing).
I may repost tomorrow for more responses, but anyone in the Raleigh area willing to recommend their pediatrician? I’m ambivalent about ours.
I just got a job offer and the money was higher than I dreamed…and I still asked for just a little bit more. And now, of course, I’m terrified they will rescind my offer. But part of my job is asking for money so it’s my policy to always ask in a negotiation. Please tell me I’m not way off base!