Makeup & Beauty Monday: The Best Pencil
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I’m particular about my eye pencils — they need to go on smoothly in one stroke without flaking or caking. The aptly named “Best Pencil” from Bobbi Brown-founded Jones Road might be what I’m looking for.
This pigmented, opaque pencil draws a precise line that blends easily with your favorite shadow. Or (as I often do when I don’t have time to do a full face of makeup) just wear it alone with a little smudging.
Jones Road’s eyeliner pencil is $24 and comes in six colors that look great on everyone.
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
My kiddo turned 7 yesterday and I threw what was probably our last ever big class party and I’m in my feelings about it. I know some people hate them, but I will really miss them. It just feels like so much less pressure when there are 20 kids RSVPed. Two moms texted day-of that their kids were ill and one family had a family emergency and missed it, and although my kid likes those kids and would have enjoyed seeing them, their absence barely registered in such a big group. But if we’d only had something like six kids coming I would have been panicking! I’ve also really loved getting to know all the other parents. Especially in kindergarten where whole class parties were still super common and all the parents stayed, the crew of about 10-12 families that did the party circuit got super close and has stayed close. It just feels like one more reminder that the little kid era is ending, I guess.
Divorce lawyer sent a copy of the custody schedule we are very likely to receive in a court settlement. It’s a total 90s throwback, where Dad gets playtime on evenings and every other weekend specifically arranged around his work schedule.
I’m genuinely shocked this is still a thing. I can see how it will be very stable for my kids, because “fun dad” is the best he has to offer. But WOW does it leave me with a lot of responsibility and not much time to be fun-mom.
DH and I are struggling to parent our 6yo. He constantly complains about hating school. He’s a whiny mess the second he gets tired. He eats meals like a wild animal. His oral fixation is so bad that he does things like putting seatbelts in his mouth. He does random dumb stuff, like dumping out sandbox sand from the his shoes in the middle of music class or deciding to draw with marker on the tile floor of our hotel balcony last week (argh!!!). Basically he’s driving us nuts. Expectations of him at home and school have evolved, and he is really resisting the change.
I want to be proactive about shutting down these behaviors in a calm but firm way, even if it means correcting the way he’s eating several dozen times during a single meal. I feel like we have to be consistent, even if it’s exhausting for everyone. But DH is concerned that DS is tuning us out, and we risk having him ignore us entirely. Any advice? I feel so lost.
My 4 year old naps/still needs that sleep/downtime on weekends, which often conflicts with birthday party invites we’ve been getting.
We definitely do not go to every birthday party/event we’re invited to, typically we make sure it works for the weekend schedule (family time/friend time/older kid stuff) and go from there. (FWIW I’ve never thrown a full-class birthday party for either kid, nor have they asked – yet).
I guess I’m asking for freedom from any guilt by not giving younger kid every social opportunity presented?
dear mom on my local facebook group who has posted that she is not concerned about the measles outbreak (although she has no medical training) bc it can be treated with vitam A…please go away
to the mom last week who felt like she was drowning with the 1 and 3 year old – i just wanted to share some moments from our weekend that literally a year ago i never could have imagined happening. i have 6.5 year old fraternal twin girls. saturday they did a drop off playdate at a friend’s house (which for us was huge bc one gets anxious about these things and this family had a brand new dog, making her more anxious,. and groups of 3 can be challenging, but they all got along great) while i ran to the grocery store. yesterday, they both wanted to read (solo) for their school reading log and one read for 38 minutes and the other for 64 minutes, while i sat and studied for this test i am taking this week, and then later in the evening they played outside together without parental interference while DH grilled and I finished cooking dinner inside. age 2 so far is still my favorite, but you likely wont need to be hands on 24/7 like you do with a 1 year old and 3 year old. hang in there!!!
My dad is on hospice and declining. I have two small kids (a 6 month old son and a 2.5 year old daughter), and I am wondering if I should say anything to my 2.5 year old about grandpa passing away soon. We see him 1-2 times a week, and he is visibly declining. I mentioned to her that “grandpa is sick and he needs lots of hugs and kisses”, and she seems to understand that. Are there any books for kids that talk about a loved one declining in health? I am not sure if I need to actually prepare her, or if I should let the situation naturally unfold and talk to her as things come up.
It’s Monday — my family just had two HUGE weekends with big milestone events for my kids, and I’m tired and feeling the let down.
So, I’m starting a Monday petty thread — gimme your best annoyances that are petty as h3ll.
I’ll start — I *hate* that my kids’ preschool sends home “nap boxes” every Friday to bring back on Monday. We are supposed to fill the nap boxes with little toys and activities that the kids can use for quiet play if they don’t want to nap. In theory, it makes sense – restock the boxes over the weekend with new toys, and bring back on Monday and skip hauling a backpack every day. EXCEPT that my kids still want to wear a backpack, and the boxes are clunky and hard to carry, so instead, we end up hauling in two boxes and backpacks and water bottles. I also hate having to remember to schlep them on Monday during the Monday AM rush. I try to just leave them over the weekend, but if the kids are being picked up from the playground, then they bring the boxes outside with them, so I can’t just leave them behind. If they are in the classroom, this one teacher looks at me like I’m the worst parent in the world if I ask to just leave them over the weekend. Whatever!!!
Second, my wonderful and amazing family was here over the weekend, and my sweet mom bought me laundry detergent and did my laundry. I am beyond grateful, except she bought heavily scented detergent, and I’m stuck at the office in a shirt that REEKS of perfumed detergent. It’s giving me a headache, and I feel awful for complaining when she helped me so dang much.
Thank you all for being a sounding board on Friday. We went ahead and booked concrete plans for a trip later in the year (Mom’s birthday trip, actually) and it made me feel better.
Also, I appreciate being able to whine on hear because typing it out made me realize ‘oh, girl – you have seasonal depression because it’s too dang cold AND are disappointed because foster care is messing up plans AGAIN AND are upset because it feels like you can’t make plans AND feel guilty you didn’t get to do anything fun with kids while they were on vacation because you had to cover for people at work.’
Would you use a tretinoin cream around an infant if you’re not breastfeeding? Seems like there’s a risk of transfer when you’re close/holding them up high, but I can’t find any clear guidance on whether it’s a no-go. I know you’re not supposed to use them during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
How can I stop my toddler from hurting me? About a week ago, she started pulling my hair. Once I can pry my hair out of her tight clenched fist, I put it up in a ponytail (even though I hate wearing my hair up). But yesterday, she started biting me. First, it was my hand and I just pulled it away. Then, when making dinner, it was the back of my leg.
I’m guess this is developmentally normal (please, tell me it is). But she ignores my telling her no in the moment, and then laughs like a sociopath afterwards.
Is there anything I can do about postpartum hair shedding? Every time I shower, it’s like I sheared a small animal in the tub.