Accessory Tuesday: The Skim Flat
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The perfect flats rank up there with white shirts and black trousers as wardrobe staples. Here’s a pointy-toe flat from Black-founded and -owned brand Rebecca Allen that has a place in every closet.
You will commute in style in this walkable flat thanks to a memory foam-cushioned footbed and breathable lining. The tone-on-tone cap toe adds subtle style. Best of all, in addition to classic black, it also comes in four nudes to match a range of skin tones.
The Skim Flat is $175 and comes in whole and half sizes 6–11.
Sales of note for 3/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off women’s styles + spring break styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off 3 styles + 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item + 30% off everything else (includes markdowns, already 25% off)
Any opinions on how to chose a boy name? I don’t know why I’m struggling so much, I just feel very opinionated on girl names and meh to boy names. It feels like everything is either really traditional/common or really trendy/out there.
Wanted to share a funny boss mom moment – a few weeks ago, we were on the same flight as a colleague. When i say we, I mean the whole fam, including Baby, Toddler, and young Elementary.
Colleague has a really positive view of me (which is nice) as somebody who gets things done, figures it out, and somebody who isn’t intimidated. Today she told me this and then said, ‘I wasn’t prepared to meet the Mary Poppins side of you with a baby strapped to your chest.’
It was hilariously reassuring because I realized – I still have somehow maintained my professional persona in spite of being Mom.
A month ago DH said he was thinking about switching health insurance. I said that’s fine, but please check that out son’s prescription was covered. He said he did. Fast forward to today and I find out this prescription ISNT covered: we have to pay out of pocket for it. And there’s a shortage of the medicine. And the specialty pharmacy can’t find the prescription (I can see the correct rxbin on my email). This is really frustrating.
ideas for non-messy non-perishable not totally junk snacks for kids? not nuts bc they won’t eat those.
Can you tell me if this is within the spectrum of normal? Our 2 year old throws tantrums for 1hr+ on a regular basis. These tantrums are full on screaming. We stay calm and present for the most part and just try to ride it out each time it happens. We are both exhausted.
I am wondering if there is some behavioral issue we need to get evaluated for or if this is just an extreme version of the terrible twos? The teachers say he is fine at school. We also just welcomed a new baby, but he’s been having crazy tantrums long before I got pregnant. I try to give him as much one on one time and outdoor time before and after school as possible.
Moms of older kids, what do you do for after school care? Have a rising middle schooler who doesn’t want to do the after school care anymore (“it is boring”). Do you just let them do their own thing at home? One of us can work from home if need be, but we do need to be working.
now that we are ~ 2 months post holidays, maybe everyone could share what were the biggest hits with their kids (like what are your kids still playing with). for my 4.5 year old girl twins, it is the game Zingo and their Great Pretenders Color Your Own Mermaid Skirt
2-year-old is happily still in a crib at home but will likely have outgrown the travel crib by summer. She moves around a LOT in her sleep, so she’s definitely not ready for a regular bed. We have some trips planned for the summer, and we’re trying to figure out sleeping arrangements. Do those inflatable toddler beds work, or do they deflate in the night just like regular air mattresses?
I think we’re due for another parent “hack”/tip/tricks thread. I’ll start.
I finally tried using a cupcake tin for toppings. We did fish tacos, and the kids were so excited to put on their own toppings that they ate almost everything, including tons of veggies. Washing dishes was easier, but what was really nice was how much easier it was to set/clear the table without having 13 small topping bowls.
I am in a state of decision paralysis/mild panic. We (me, my husband, 7yo, 5yo, and 15mo) will be going to southern France for five days in July — this is kind of a spur of the moment thing to celebrate a friend’s birthday. That part of the trip is set (we’re staying in a lovely place with a pool and will probably do a lot of relaxing) but it seems silly to go all the way to Europe for just 5 days so we want to tack on another trip beforehand. But…where? I suppose Paris makes the most sense, but I’m also tempted by Amsterdam or Copenhagen. Or maybe that’s too much flying? Honestly I also just need some reassurance that this entire trip is not a terrible idea. We are serious homebodies — the kids haven’t even been on a plane since 2019. Whenever I think about this trip, 50% of me is excited and 50% of me is full-out panicking.
Any favorite vacation ideas that are ideally driving distance from southern CT (not a must, but strong preference given our bad luck and how our kids are on planes). Have an almost 10 year old and almost 5 year old and looking for ideas for April break and August. Past trips we enjoyed that were driving distance included Philly, Hershey park (kids favorite!), Bar Harbor, Lake George/Lake Placid, New Hampshire.
Any favorite vacation ideas that are ideally driving distance from southern CT? Have an almost 10 year old and almost 5 year old and looking for ideas for April break and August.
Help me think through when we can send our kid back to daycare after having Covid. DH started having symptoms on Tuesday, tested positive on Thursday. Kid had no symptoms until Saturday and tested positive Saturday. DH tests negative on Monday, kid is still positive. Today (Tuesday) everyone’s symptoms are gone (kid only ever had a runny nose for one day) but kid still tests positive. When can we send him back? Assume the daycare is not providing helpful guidance.