Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: The Looker Play Kit
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I learned about Lovevery from my husband’s cousin — as a busy, first-time mom, she didn’t really know what toys would be appropriate for her child’s age and didn’t want to use her limited free time to figure it all out.
Lovevery is a subscription service that sends a Montessori-based play kit every two months. The kits for babies and toddlers 0 to 3 feature sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, nontoxic paint, and baby-safe plastics.
Having seen a few Lovevery toys, they are certainly well-made and perfect for handing down to another baby once your child’s outgrown them. And the ultimate test — my kids look forward to playing with the toys at her house whenever we visit.
Each kit is $80, which includes a selection of toys as well as a guide with activity suggestions.
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+
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?
Any brilliant strategies for getting kids to drink more water? My almost 4 year old is chronically dehydrated. Her pee is dark yellow and she’s basically never not constipated, despite us trying a whole bunch of constipation remedies (fruit, prune juice, probiotics, fiber supplements, Miralax). She’ll take a few sips with most meals and then tell us she’s not thirsty but it’s clear she needs more water. I would say on a good day, with lots of coaxing to drink, she drinks about 16 fl. oz and the internet says she needs twice that. And there are definitely days she drinks more like 8-12 oz. We let her pick out special cups to drink from. We’ve offered fizzy and flavored waters but she isn’t interested. We try to turn our nagging into a game as much as possible with pretend play, setting a timer, drinking “contests” etc. but it’s only upped her intake a little bit.
Does anyone have recommendations for party games for an indoor party (8 kids, 4 families including ours) for ages 4-7? We have a playroom with enough space for kids to walk (but not run) around.
Son is very into lego and I was going to buy those $5 boxes of legos for each kid as a party favor/game (“build a creation”), but that’s literally my only idea. No theme for the party yet. Party is Saturday. (Yes… I know…)
Within the space of an hour, I found out that the shower drain is clogged, I was notified that I did not win a big important grant for reasons that seem kind of bogus, and then my husband informed me that the transmission on our Subaru appears to have failed. This is all coming a couple weeks after a giant and unnecessary ER bill and finding out that our kid is 2e. WTF, universe? I cannot take on anything else right now.
For moms with older kids, should I go for rollerblades or roller skates for my five and six year old? I was thinking rollerblades but then read skates might be easier to master…
i’d really like to cut down on the amount of tv my kids watch in the afternoons, but i’m not sure how to do so while keeping them safe and me sane. i have 3.5 year old twins who go to preschool in the morning and then after school our nanny takes them to the playground for 2+ hours. by the time i get them they are exhausted and want to be on mommy. yesterday i tried to play with them in their playroom, but it so quickly dissolves into fighting (which can lead to biting/hair pulling, etc.) or both wanting to sit on me/so close to me that they can’t actually play or throwing and biting their toys (we are in a strange biting phase). what can i do with them that isn’t screens? on the flip side, i kind of get that they just want to veg out in front of the tv, but i feel like 1.5-2 hours a day is a lot.
We are stationed in Europe with the military. Due to Covid our little one has not met any of his grandparents in person but we are flying from Germany to TX this weekend.
So please, give me your best tips for a transatlantic flight with a two and a half year old. Besides prayers and well wishes haha.
Do you find that one person in your marriage tends to be the primary driver of family decisions, and are you okay with that? DH has a go-with-the-flow personality and has told me that he sees me as taking the lead on big life decisions, like where to live. In theory I’m okay with that. What I’m less okay with is the way that it’s very easy, after the fact, for everything to have been my choice, and therefore potentially my mistake. The reason it feels unfair is because a) I don’t just go around making decisions without consulting DH, and b) I’m usually prioritizing the kids and our family generally, not myself. We always talk things through, and I always make sure he’s on board. We’ve never changed our lives over his objections. So I feel like he shares responsibility.
To be clear, this is a simplified version of things. But it’s accurate enough that I would love advice on navigating this. I don’t want resentment to build over time.
Looking for some advice. I’ve been approached to join an amlaw 100 firm as a non equity partner. Currently am an equity partner in a 60 atty firm in the Midwest. I’m interested in the opportunity because while I’ve built a good book, it’s started to decline because I can only do so much and my firm refuses to hire associates to support my group. At the same time, I have a ton of flexibility and seniority where I am. With two kids, one of which has special needs, I use that. Am I crazy for considering a move to a bigger place? I’ve never been a huge biller so I’m nervous.