Weekend & Family Friday: Summer Stripe Visor
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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?
Anyone had luck dealing with early AM wake ups? My 11 month who used to sleep in til 7:30ish is now waking up at 5:45-6. He goes to sleep at 8, and takes two good naps. The good news is he sleeps through the night but these early AM wake ups are killing me.
Suggestions for a college graduation gift for my nanny’s daughter? She’s really excited – willing to be generous here too. She’s moving home and teaching next year.
Has anyone done a rental of a month or so? Longer than the typical Air Bnb but shorter than a lease? I see some VRBO and Airbnb offer a discount for a booking of a week +. Are there any other sites I should check? We are thinking of going to Vermont for a month over Christmas/NY/first part of Jan.
Suggestions for how to mentally reframe feeling left out when the other moms hang out during the week? My sons preschool class is dominated by moms with freelance type jobs and they email to the whole group to make plans for various fun outings with the kids during the week which I obviously can never attend. They are nice about including my nanny but still a crummy feeling. I worry I’m hindering my kids ability to make friends by not being able to really integrate into the mom group. Anyone else dealt with this?
Need some solidarity. DH and I are going through a down-time and a bit of a dry spell. It’s been about 2 weeks since we’ve gardened, and because of travel/life it may be another week until we sync up. How do you manage your self esteem, mood, etc. in a dry spell?
I know the answer, but I want to hear the resounding chorus of “hell yes.”
My preschooler has a group of 4-5 girls that she’s done dance, soccer, and gymnastics with for the last 3 years (they are all fall birthdays that missed the cutoff and so did 3 years of preschool together). They’ve all decided to drop dance next year. My kid plays and loves tennis and doesn’t want to continue with gymnastics.
Next year, our town starts football and cheer. kindergarten boys (and a few girls) can do flag football and kindergarten girls (and the occasional boy) can do cheer.
My daughter’s group of friends is all doing cheer- two have older sisters that do it, and three have older brothers that play football so they’re already in the throes of this.
General feelings about cheerleading aside (I am anti), there are TWO PRACTICES A WEEK from 5:30-6:30, plus a game on Saturday. They cheer at home AND away games. I was originally a hard no simply on anti cheerleading feelings. But I started to feel soft about it, and looked into the schedule and one of the moms that lives near me was like “oh, I’m going to help coach, we could totally carpool, just sign her up!”
This is nuts, right? 2x/week cheer practice, plus tennis 1x/week (which she LOVES and I love that she loves), plus a cheer game AND soccer (in season) on the weekend? For a kindergartener? And I have 2 other younger kids who presumably will want to do things on the weekend. And nobody in our family likes football.
I need bedtime help. Now that it’s light out until 8:30-9:00, both of my kids (9 and 5) are having SUCH a hard time settling down in the evening for bedtime. They are brimming with energy, despite following our usual bedtime routine, and are leaving their rooms multiple times. Which drives me crazy, because that’s literally the only time DH and I get together, and we end up managing the kids and putting them back to bed. Blackout curtains aren’t helping at all. They’re just … not tired, and then they’re total bears in the morning because they’re not getting enough sleep. The 9-year-old was still awake at 10 p.m. last night. I ended up giving him melatonin, which I don’t love, but I was pretty desperate.
Any ideas? School is out soon, but they’ll still have to get up early! This is yet another reason why summer kind of blows for working parents, BTW. If I were home with them, I’d just let them go to bed later and sleep in!
Yesterday’s book thread was great. Here’s a more specific question: any recommendations for books about feelings, especially negative feelings and how to deal with them? Someone on here recommended The Most Magnificent Thing awhile back (about getting frustrated) and my 3yo loves it. She’s also been into one about a mouse who accidentally destroys the cake his mom made, then feels guilty and figures out how to remedy the situation. I guess i’m looking for ones about sibling jealousy, making mistakes and then apologizing, being mad/frustrated, feeling guilty, etc. Preferably ones with a storyline, not just “feelings exist and that’s okay!”
Thanks!
Planning to travel solo with DS (18 months) via Amtrak from DC to NY next month. Will meet DH in NY, as he will be there for work.
Thoughts on Amtrak travel with a little one? Trying to figure out best time to book, what to expect, etc. Would love to hear experiences and tips. Definitely plan to take advantage of red hat service.
Is there some way I can prepare my extremely sensitive, rules-follower child for elementary school?
On one hand I appreciate her sensitivity and how it helps her be kind to others. But she’s completely devastated and holds onto grudges for weeeeeeeks if anyone says or does something to her she doesn’t like. Or if a kid doesn’t respond the “right” way when she stands up for herself. I’ve talked to her teacher, and there’s not bullying or anything going on like that, just the normal scuffles and hurt feelings of young children who can sometimes act like… young children.
I try to empathize with her feelings, but she wants to talk about it endlessly and it always makes her even more upset. I grew up in a house where I was not allowed to express negative emotions, so I’m extra at a loss here. I don’t want to crush her spirit, but I think she would be a lot happier if she could move on from these hurts more quickly than she does. And I’m dreading her starting elementary school, where sh*t gets really real.
We’re tentatively planning a trip to Ireland this summer, but our youngest will only be ~ 10 months at the time. He hasn’t had his MMR shot yet, so I’m concerned about measles exposure traveling in enclosed spaces with lots of people and to a foreign country. I left a message with the ped. to see if baby can get the vaccine early or what her thoughts are. What are your thoughts?
Is the Keekaroo really slip-resistant? I.e. can I just put it on top of a dresser and use it, or do I need to put grips on it or a non-slip mat? My MIL is very doubtful about us using the Keekaroo on top of the dresser with no dedicated changing table.
I have been using the Keekaroo for 8 months and have never had an issue with it.