Accessory Tuesday: The Kalina Boot
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Fall means tall boots, and this option from Naturalizer won’t break the bank.
This leather boot features a stacked 3¼ inch heel, cushioned footbed for comfort, and side zipper for easy on and off. It also comes in narrow, regular, and wide calf widths so you can find the perfect fit.
Take it to work with a long skirt or out and about with your favorite jeans.
The Kalina Boot is $200 at Nordstrom and comes in sizes 4–12 (some widths lucky sizes only). It’s available in black and “cider spice” (a pretty caramel color with some darker tones mixed in).
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
Help me buy a birthday gift for my 8-year-old niece. Niece is quite grownup for her age and isn’t that into toys and games, from what I can tell. Possibly crafts would be okay if they hit the right notes. She’s very into beauty and makeup, but I don’t know what she owns already. Her main activity is cheer. I don’t trust myself to buy clothes for older kids.
Have any of you made the decision to move closer to family now that your jobs are mostly hybrid/remote? DH’s job has been remote since 2020. He goes into the office once a week but has no requirement to do so. I am moving in-house to a job that is hybrid but can be done remotely. We have a toddler and no local family. We really like our current city and have lived here a long time, but the COL here is rapidly increasing and is much higher than the cities our families live. Schools are also much better in the cities our families live.
We currently live in a city neighborhood in a house that we are rapidly outgrowing. We have friends here, but most of our friends with kids have already moved to the suburbs. Our original plan was to move from our house to a more suburban area in the next few years… but recently we have started considering trying to make the move to a city near our families. (Initially, we had both ended up here due to better job options, but this just seems like less of a concern due to remote work and our current experience/seniority levels than it did 10+ years ago.) Anyone make a similar move?
It’s almost tights season, yay! What are the MOST COMFORTABLE tights around? Basically I want leggings level of comfort, except tights.
My second kid is treat obsessed. They want food treats all the time and when denied can trigger huge meltdowns. This kid does love food and there is always plenty in our house. We don’t restrict quantities of food the kids can eat, I bake with the kids at least once a week and they are welcome to eat whatever we make, but if given the choice, this kid would literally gorge themselves on candy until vomiting. (This has happened). I don’t serve “treats” at every meal, but at least once a day they get a cookie, candy, etc. Last night they had a gummy from a birthday treat bag and then lost their mind when I said one was enough for the day. There’s no growth issues, no picky eating – kid will happily eat. But the treat fixation is getting to me… Any advice (especially with halloween coming)?
Follow-up from yesterday’s post – my late talking 13 month old who has maybe said a word but it’s not quite clear definitely said a word yesterday. Our nanny’s name! Ha. Working parenthood is so rewarding, isn’t it?
(She maaaay have already said Mama, she definitely hasn’t said Dada yet)
Birthday gift ideas for a 10 year old girl? My daughter got invited to a neighbor’s birthday party. We just moved in a few months ago and the girls don’t know each other super well. Bday girl’s mom said she didn’t have any suggestions or ideas! Any recent favorites for this age, $20-25ish range?
Anyone feel like babymoon daydreaming for me? DH and I are willing to have a lux (for us) babymoon for a week. We typically take action packed trips, and are thinking more resort for babymoon. Kicker is that we are looking at going in January right before third trimester. Open to going anywhere in the US, but would love somewhere warm where we can lay by the pool, play golf, eat good food, and go for an easy hike or two. Budget is ~$10k. We looked into Hawaii last night and it was overwhelming.
Piggybacking off of Vicky –
Baby boy suggestions? Needs to be something that works with family heritage/languages (German, Russian, Spanish) and a very Eastern European last name. We came up with a girl’s name very quickly but boy’s name seems harder (and we deliberately don’t pick from family names b/c complicated).
I think my DD (second grade) has ADHD. I definitely did, still do really, and she just has some classic ADHD-like behaviors. But it doesn’t seem to be impacting her negatively in second grade. She’s in private school so no school resources that would change if we got her diagnosed. Is there a reason to do so at this stage that I’m missing? Something just to keep an eye on down the line?
FWIW, she definitely struggles with some executive functioning type skills in the classroom but just makes it happen and the teacher is on her to put away work even when it’s not finished and such so it just doesn’t seem to be a big deal yet, but I could see it becoming one once there’s more work that needs to get done.
Has anyone ever washed an LLBean tote bag? I just assumed you could and now I have no way to clean it! I tried spot cleaning and it really was not effective. Same with my Lo and Sons weekender too, it ha a black scuffs from a flight and it also says don’t wash it in the washing machine!
My almost 5 year old DS #1 is a joy…except when he’s not. Whining, crying, “MY LEG/ARM/NECK/BODY HURTS!”, “DON’T LEAVE ME!”, “I CAN’T WALK!” (and he’s fine in all instances). Sometimes these tantrums/meltdowns have him laying on the floor, but usually he just wants to be close to me. This all seems to have really increased as we’ve had to spend a little more time with his younger sibling on some appointments (e.g. PT, ECI Eval) and DS #1 has started a transitional Kinder year, basically a Kindergarten class at a new school.
I notice it tends to be –
1) right when he wakes up for about ~10 minutes (which is something I struggled with for a LONG time) and 2) in the evenings after school; last night it was when I took DS #2 out of the bath first.
When I empathize, nothing changes. Sometimes distraction works, sometimes it escalates. When I say things like “let’s see how you feel after breakfast”, I get “I’LL STILL FEEL BAD!” (which is hard not to lovingly laugh at, especially with the big fat tears). My best bet is typically a firm voice and then…ignoring.
I welcome any advice. Still on the waitlist at the library for “How to Talk so kids will listen”!
My toddler (turning 2 soon) has epic meltdowns. Daily. I have timed them and they are at least 45 min long. I have gotten better at regulating myself through these meltdowns and not being triggered by them as much, but looking for advice or commiseration. Sometimes I have to take a time out and remove myself from his screaming and come back to him. What else can I do besides being calm and acknowledging his feelings that will help us get through it? I am very exhausted each day having to deal with it, especially because I get overstimulated very easily (as does my child).
Often these meltdowns occur as soon as he wakes up in the morning (he wakes up sometime between 5:30-6am, so waking up earlier than him to brace myself for a meltdown isn’t super practical) or a nap (even if he naps 2 hrs!), or if he has to stop doing something he likes (like leaving the park). Helppppp
Thanks for all the backless booster help yesterday! For anyone looking, I went with the Cosco Rise – it fit all my requirements for travel, has a good IIHS rating, and was a recommended item on the usual carseat blogs/sites. We’ve used Cosco for travel/”extra” seats (e.g. Scenera Next – which younger sibling will be using on this trip, Finale) and they’ve worked well and been simple to use. I’ll report back after our trip.
DS was 42 lbs a year ago, and has only grown, so I’m thankful we can travel this way. I’ll definitely throw him on the scale again soon.
+ Catherine; Camille, Sophia, Lillian, Amelia
Anybody up for a baby name thread? We have our potential boy name locked down, but despite inventing hundreds of fictional families for myself since childhood I suddenly cannot think of a single girl name that I like enough to use. Our taste leans mostly classic, but I’m honestly coming up so blank I’ll consider anything. What are your favorites?