Organizing Thursday: Sunglasses Holder
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I’ve got sunglasses floating around several drawers, and this simple holder might be a low-cost and easy solution.
This wall-mounted sunglass holder holds up to 14 pairs. Made from clear and lightweight acrylic, it works just about anywhere. While I’d be nervous putting any pricey prescription glasses on it, it’s also perfect for drugstore readers or other small items like keys and necklaces.
A pair of these sunglass organizers is available on Amazon for under $10.
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- Nordstrom – 11,000+ new women’s markdowns!
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase, including new arrivals + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – End-of-Season Sale: clearance up to 60% off
- Express – Buy 1 get 1 50% off all women’s tailoring and jeans
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles, and up to 70% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 70% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons– Winter sale, up to 50% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Neiman Marcus – Up to 75% off when you take an extra 40% off sale
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale! $24.99+ markdown tops + extra 50% all other markdowns
Jr. staff member from client emails me a locked contract from a vendor. I respond, saying that the document is “locked,” and I cannot edit it directly but sent a few requested mark-ups in the body of my email to send back to the vendor. Staff members responds with “okay, please see attached for the document, and I’ll send those notes over to the vendor.”
No need to respond, “thanks – I received the contract, I just can’t edit it directly.” Right? It feels pedantic and unnecessary (I’m not sure how the person thinks I can send notes on the contract if I didn’t receive it, but they are junior, so possibly not fully up to speed on working with outside counsel). The EVP (and my client contact) is copied on these emails as well. I just sent back “Thanks. Let me know how vendor responds.”
Our family saved up for a vacation, and we’re looking for domestic and international destinations with our K’er and 3 YO. Part of me is proud of our saving and wants to do a luxurious excursion to someplace like Australia after years of feeling stuck locally due to covid and kids, and part of me thinks international travel might be wasted on kids who don’t yet have adventurous palates and my 3 YO sleeps terribly during travel, so we’d be better off with a few short, domestic trips. Any recommendations? Maybe just a beach that isn’t in Florida?
I’ve had a hard time finding a piano teacher for my 2nd grader – seems like everyone in my small city is fully booked or far away. I finally found someone close and available but she wants to have a 1 hr evaluation before she accepts my daughter as a student. Is this typical? Is she assessing behavior/personality or musical talent? Or both? I told her my daughter was a complete beginner so I’m not really sure what she expects my daughter to be able to do in terms of music. Is there a decent chance she rejects us? Just wondering so I can set expectations for my kid.
Any suggestions for fun things to do in Paris? We’ll be there with two tween girls. I haven’t been in about 20 years so some things are the same, but I’m sure there is more to know! TIA
Man. The difference in my kid’s moods/meltdowns when we get home at 5 vs. 5:45 PM, or in AM (esp on weekdays) when they get to bed at 7:45 vs. 8:30 the night before is palpable. Anyone else? They are 5 and 8.
Help! I need a gut check. Similar to 1-2 weeks ago the poster who didn’t want to micromanage kids friendships. We have family friends who have 2 girls, we have girl/boy. All elementary age 1st-5th grade. We get all the kids together 1-2x/month. My DD prefers the older sister but does not exclude the younger one. We’ve had multiple times over the past 2-3 years where the younger girl claims she’s being excluded by the older girls and I’m standing right there and she’s….Not. Or like their dad is 5 ft away and is like “um no? They’re all fine and playing together.” Younger sister will put on a full on show with tears. The mom always sides with the younger sister who is traditionally the more challenging child in their family (their words, not mine).
Yesterday we got together and the same situation occurred except the other mom witnessed it while I took DS to the bathroom. She apparently yelled at older sister and my DD. She told me she yelled at them, DD confirmed but denies they were excluding her. Other mom texted me nonstop about it this morning. My responses were “I’m sorry, I will talk to her about being inclusive” etc… but frankly I think she’s really blowing this out of proportion. Like I don’t have time or mental spaces to manage play dates and have a play by play discussion afterwards because her younger daughter felt excluded (but may or may not have been) for about 30 seconds of the 2hrs we were together.
Am I being insensitive? Or is this mom overly controlling/micromanaging childhood friendships? Frankly my opinion is kids need to mostly work stuff out, with some adult guidance unless something egregious occurs (bullying, name calling, etc…)
What shoes do you pack for your kids when travelling if you are going somewhere cold and rainy? I usually pack their every day running shoes (wear on the plane) and Crocs, but we’ve had two trips in a row of rainy, weather where it was too cold to wear Crocs outside. The kids ended up with soggy sneakers, which was deeply unpleasant. Is there an alternative to the every day running shoes I should look at? Definitely don’t want to pack rain boots especially if flying. (Myself I wear one pair of waterproof ankle boots and pack a pair of trail runners and a pair of flip flops.)
I checked in too late in the day but thanks Anons and Spirograph for the piano music advice. I’ve got some Beatles, Studio Ghibli, and HTTYD on order. Probably a bit advanced but his big cousin is coming up in a month and has been enlisted to teach him some new songs (Alouette, Ode to Joy, and Yellow Submarine are on repeat).
Just going to put in a defense for “rigid moms” who are “anti fun” – I find it to be the opposite. We have more family fun in my house when we have plans, bedtimes, and structure because everyone is fed, no one is exhausted, we’ve actually put thought into what we’d love to do that weekend instead of defaulting to “I dunno, hang out?”, and we make thoughtful plans with family. There are tons of women who are more Type B and their families are doing great – do what comes natural to you. But Type A moms deserve a shoutout too for how keeping the trains on the rails actually makes everyone have more fun a lot of the time. I get the sense that a lot of us beat ourselves up for having to be the enforcer – but I’ll be the bedtime enforcer if it means everyone’s gonna have the best day of the year skiing tomorrow. Sign me up. “Just relax” and “just let it go” have never actually led to anything fun for me – it surprised me when I first realized that.