Makeup & Beauty Monday: Tatcha The Essence
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I wanted to hate this essence, I truly did — who needs a water that costs $95? And yet… not only do I like it, I prefer it to the other essences I’ve tried. And I’m almost on the verge of buying a new bottle!
My trick to stretching it is to primarily use it as part of my winter routine — not my summer one. So I’m reaching for it now, as the days get colder and my skin gets drier (yaay) and looking for it to boost all the other good stuff I feed my skin.
The video sold me on it — if you’re interested at all in what essences do (prime your skin for the other ingredients), do take a look.
The essence is $95 at Sephora; it has won the Allure Best Of Beauty award (for several years now, I believe); the brand is part of the “Clean at Sephora” program and is cruelty free.
Happy Monday!
I have been having a hard time with finding the right pillow for me. I’m petite and easily suffer from neck and upper back pain. My current pillow is too tall and sturdy but I don’t like too much fluff either. Where do I start searching for the right pillow? There are so many choices.
Thanks!
I have similar pillow height issues, and have really liked the Cool Touch Memory Foam Bed Pillow by Target’s Made By Design brand. It’s the right level of smushiness for me.
So, we have a very small apartment, and we have been using the dining table as a diaper changing station since our baby was born (now 14 months). I’d really like to change this and get our dining table back, but I’m not sure what to do about diapers. Our kid strongly resists lying down for them now anyway, so I’m wondering what others do with toddlers? Thanks!
My toddler (16m) does not want me to brush his teeth. I have every toothbrush, many flavors of toothpaste, books, songs, etc. He knows what tooth brushing is and will brush my teeth and his animals’ teeth but he will not open his mouth so I can get in there. Do I hold him down and pry open his mouth to do it? That seems like a terrible idea yet I don’t understand how I can possibly really brush his teeth otherwise. It’s not a phase, it’s been months now. He doesn’t seem to be teething at the moment so it’s not that. Any advice?
I’m looking for girls’ leggings that run shorter or are petite/ankle length. My 8 year old daughter can’t stand leggings that are too long and bunch at the ankles. She’s a medium and the leggings we’ve tried are too long for her ( old navy, gap). Any recommendations would be appreciated!
favorite first games/board games? are there games that a 2.5 year old can play?
Informal poll: For those in the U.S. and have kids in daycare/school, what are you doing for Thanksgiving? We’re keeping the kids home the few days before as we’re still planning to host my parents for Thanksgiving (we’ve all been WFH this whole time, parents have seen the kids mostly outside also thus far). I think the kids will go back to daycare the following week, even though they’ll be at higher risk then, presumably, if other families travel. But I don’t think we can lose that childcare for another whole week. I know there are risks to even doing this small Thanksgiving celebration – I’m so worn out from trying to evaluate risks of the virus vs. risks to our sanity from not seeing family.
Our kids are in a small daycare that has sent out numerous messages imploring people to “consider our bubble” when it comes to Thanksgiving planning. I just made the call last week to my parents to tell them we are not coming. They were bummed but understood (thank you Dr. Fauci for providing some social cover!). I’m actually kind of looking forward to making our own dishes of interesting stuff my extended family would never eat and doing a practice run to see if we can pull off the whole dinner on our own. Also, I know if we miss Thanksgiving, my parents will take Christmas, and any restrictions we set in place, much more seriously.
Can anyone recommend some kids’ Thanksgiving movies/shows? We have Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime. I’ve done some searching but can’t find anything other than Charlie Brown (and I’m not sure if that was even free – I didn’t try to start it). It seems like Thanksgiving movies or shows don’t exist. Thanks!
Because of course… The second time in my career this has happened. I was seriously considering leaving my job for a few years to be a SAHM and the opportunity to apply to a promotion basically just.. fell in front of me.
And here’s the thing: I really am genuinely excited about this. It’s a challenging position but still has work life balance.
Wish me luck!
What’s your favorite hand lotion?
Hive mind . . . does anyone have any good suggestions for toy storage in the following circumstances?
I have three kids, ages 10, 8, and 5, so not really any more “big” toys like big toddler toys or play kitchens or whatnot. My kids are mostly Legos, board games, dress up, army men, matchbox cars, various sizes of dolls at this point.
What should be my formal dining room, in the middle of my first floor, is the play room for various reasons. It has a nice rug and a decent-looking train table that has been converted to a LEGO table. There is also a decent-looking trunk (old Pier 1) for dress up. The rest of our toy storage is a mish-mash of toddler daycare-type open bin shelving in rainbow colors and random baskets and old shelving units. I hate it and am over it, and my kids are old enough to use nicer stuff with drawers. But it’s still toy storage so I don’t want to spend a fortune. I’m also thinking one or two corner units would be nice to give them more floor room.
I promised them that if they got their act together and REALLY got rid of toys they don’t use anymore, we could get a second LEGO table, but in order to get there, I need to get new storage first.
I’m really having trouble finding toy storage that hides toys away, looks mostly like grown-up furniture, but isn’t very expensive.
Help please! (Also taking reccs for large LEGO tables that are not too toddlerish . . . )
Can anyone offer feedback on the AirFort? Thinking it might be a good gift for boisterous 6 & 4 y.o nieces. I like to give them one bigger thing for both and the price looks about right for that. If it sucks, any other suggestions?
Our office “adopted” several foster children to buy holidays gifts for through a local organization, and since I’m not a mom, hoping you ladies can guide me on age appropriate gifts for the child I’m buying for! He’s 5 years old and the form says he likes Legos, cars and trucks, games, and action figures. Any recommendations? Spend is $50 and would like do a Lego set as part of the gift, but there are so many options, and not sure which are right for his age! Thanks for your help!