Weekend & Family Friday: Tri-Core Cervical Support Pillow
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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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?
I’m 7 months pregnant and DH and I haven’t gardened in awhile. The desire is just not there for me at the moment. I know it’s only going to get worse after I give birth, and it’ll be awhile before I’m back to 100%. Any tips on how to break the spell?
This is kind of a silly question, but For those with girls- last winter my twins weren’t really that mobile so putting them in tights with a dress wasn’t a problem. Now that they are walking, though still not the sturdiest on their feet, how/when do you put tights on so they don’t kill themselves slipping everywhere around the house?
Help me not feel resentful. I posted a few weeks ago about trying to juggle an ill parent, 15 month old twins and DH’s intense travel schedule (thanks to everyone for their support). We live flying distance from both our families and my in-laws were supposed to come watch our kids next month so DH and I could do a parents only weekend away. Now instead they are coming when i go out of town to visit my mom to help DH. I’m kind of frustrated that DH gets to benefit from the extra hands but i don’t. We talked about the idea of his parents not coming when I’m away and instead still coming next month and DH said he has been doing so much work travel that he’d honestly rather have his parents come while I’m away so he doesn’t have to worry about leaving work early etc. DH is totally competent- he does bedtime and mornings on his own sometimes but the three times I’ve gone away since our twins were born his parents have come. I’m also somewhat selfishly frustrated with my mil- she is always saying that she can come help us whenever we need her for as long as we do, but when push comes to shove, she is basically coming for a long weekend.
THANK YOU to the commenter that suggested my clinging 3.5 yr old “push me out the door” at daycare drop off. I suggested it this morning and initially he said “mama that’s not nice” but I told him it was ok and I made a big reaction to his push. He thought it was hilarious and did it again and drop off was SO EASY. I left quickly, he was laughing, I don’t feel like a jerk today. So thanks for that tip!
My 4 year old is invited tomorrow to a pretty pony birthday party. Apparently, it is on a farm of some sort, and the kids will get to ride ponies, and when they are not riding, they can brush their hair, put sparkles in the hair, and put stickers on their hooves.
Apparently, this is what we’re doing for preschooler birthday parties now. (Yes, it sounds adorable and I’m sort of looking forward to it.)
Inspired by someone who posted it here, I got the soia & kyo down coat they posted and I’m so excited for it to come and to potentially be less miserable this winter. I got a good deal too, as it was 25% off at a Bloomingdale’s friends and family sale and my mother had a 10% off code she gave me in addition to buying it under her bloomingdale’s account so she would get the points. I got the ash grey one with the fox fur trim around the hood (yes I know fur is problematic but it’s warm don’t @ me).
I like the look of the black one better, but I find grey hides winter better (when you accidentally rub against the side of your car and get salt residue on you, etc.)
which is the patagonia coat that is car seat safe?
Cute thing your kid(s) did this week? I give DH a hug and kiss every morning before I leave for work, and now my 2.5 y/o son insists on giving me a hug and kiss too. It sounds really simple, but it’s so sweet for my normally rough and tumble, no cuddles boy.
Has anyone read this book yet? I just ordered it and it sounds like exactly what my husband and I need – a framework for evenly calling out and divvying up ALL the work that goes into running a household with kids:
https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Play-Game-Changing-Solution-When/dp/0525541934/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QK68GXCBANLY&keywords=fair+play+eve+rodsky&qid=1570808426&sprefix=fair+pla%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1
Filling out my self-evaluation for the year right now. I went out on maternity leave, returned smoothly, and have been doing a TON of work (I’m covering an entire extra persons job) while pumping. Do you ever acknowledge that returning from maternity leave is tough or, for example, that I’m doing this all while pumping? My supervisor is a woman and I work at a nonprofit, not a super warm and fuzzy place though. She doesn’t sit near me and I’m not sure she’d account for that if I didn’t call it out…
Vicarious travel plan for me, please. DH and I want to go away after Christmas and through the new year and are stumped on where to go. We have a well traveled 2 year old and I will be about 23 weeks pregnant at that time. DH wants warm weather and anywhere with zika is out. I think we are struggling because we ant this to be a combination babymoon / last hurrah (for a few months, anyway) “big” trip. We are leaving from east coast, but distance is not an issue – I have flown 11+ hours pregnant and kiddo has flown long distances without issue (including across many time zones) and will be fine. Cost does not matter. Where would you go?!
I’m due with baby #2 in mid December. I have a 3 day meeting out of state for a professional committee that I co-chair scheduled for late January. I have 2 other co-chairs who will be there with staff support to lead the meeting, but I’d still really like to go. It’s kind of an honor to have been asked to co-chair this committee as it’s a special appointment by the association president and this in-person meeting is kind of the highlight of the committee work because it’s where a lot of decisions get made among the committee team.
Is it crazy to try to plan to go? Baby could be anywhere from 6-8 weeks, depending on when it’s actually born. I plan to breastfeed and remember how hard that was last time, especially when they are feeding nonstop. I could maybe take the baby with me, but not sure I’d want to–so much depends on the baby’s temperament (this would have been a disaster with my first kid!).
What would you do? I could probably wait until the baby is born to make the final decision but they are already booking flights and hotels for this and would prefer I give them a decision soon.