Organizing Thursday: Under-the-Sink Expandable Storage Shelf
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My old townhouse had limited storage. To make the most of my space, I put shelves like these under every sink.
This under-the-sink shelf immediately doubles the storage space in your cabinet. It expands to fit most spaces and comes in three finishes. It keeps cleaning products, paper products, and extra toiletries handy, but out of sight. Heavy bottles are no match for the sturdy steel frame, and the vented design keeps items dry. It’s also easy to assemble — start to finish will take less time than your favorite TV show.
This under-the-sink shelf by Brightroom is $30 at Target.
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+
Did anyone have a kid with conductive hearing loss? My 5 year old recently started speech therapy (for enunciation, her vocabulary and grammar are normal) and as part of that there was a hearing screening that she failed so then we took her for more in-depth hearing testing and they said she has conductive hearing loss. Basically the inner ear is hearing fine but she has something in her middle ear (likely fluid) preventing low frequency sound waves from reaching the inner ear. We have to go to an ENT although the appointment is not for months. The audiologist made it sound like tubes are the most common solution to this issue. She had frequent ear infections as a toddler and likely would have had tubes but the world shut down for Covid right after her first winter in daycare, and then for a couple years masks and Covid precautions really cut down on illness so she had no ear infections. Illnesses are back full swing this year (as you all know) but she’s only had one ear infection. But I guess the fluid is still there even if it’s not infected and causing pain. Anyway this doesn’t seem like a huge deal and it’s good we know about it, but just curious if anyone else experienced something similar.
Just got diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I have two kids and this is my first time dealing with this diagnosis. Looking for any/all advice/support! Thank you!!
Dark horse idea #4, which DH just came up with while on a call. He works for a tech company in the health insurance space. His idea was “why don’t we teach them about the health insurance system. One kid is uninsured, one kid is insured, one is the doctor. Doctor initially refuses to see the uninsured kid, eventually agrees but charges uninsured kid $100, tells insured kid they don’t know how much the visit costs. One kid can be the coder who codes the visit as ‘fall on playground- moderate scrape, bandaid on left knee type = pokemon.’ Then we can discuss if $100 for a band aid seems fair.
(obviously this is a joke, we are both WFH today)
My 4 year old is in a small daycare/preschool class (one teacher, no assistant). He has a new teacher who I’ve noticed can be really grumpy and short with the kids. She snapped at my four year old today before I’d even left from dropoff (and without even saying hello or good morning to him) for something that I thought was unfair. At the very least certainly could have been said more gently/kindly. I let it go, but ugh.
My son has not been wanting to go to school and generally just seems unhappy, but we have a new baby at home so it’s hard to know what’s school and what is adjustment issues.
This teacher has a ton of experience as a preschool teacher, but ugh. I just miss our previous friendly, kind teacher. How do I know what’s actually a problem vs me being an overprotective helicopter parent?
My youngest (9yo) saw the specialist yesterday for mild scoliosis (diagnosed in Jan). Her curve is currently at 15-18% and it is 50/50 whether it progresses to the point that it will require treatment. She will be seen and X-rayed every 4-6 months during peak growth. She is going to have a MRI to rule out other causes; hence my question yesterday about whether to have the MRI under general anesthesia or go without. The MRI will be of her entire spine. She was diagnosed as autistic with generalized anxiety in February. OT is the best route to help with her specific challenges arising from autism. I am exploring PT – specifically the Schroth Method – for the interim wait and watch period for scoliosis. I feel overwhelmed by all the moving pieces for my little girl while trying to juggle work and my other kiddo who also has his own challenges.
On the scoliosis front – given the 50/50 likelihood that we may need to move to bracing, if we do go down that route, I want to make sure she is getting the best care possible. Bracing requires 22 hours of wearing the brace. While the specialist we saw yesterday seemed to be well attuned to the medical aspect of care, there was no discussion of the social/emotional aspect of wearing a brace, which are well documented. Does anyone here have experience with bracing, resources on bracing, or the social/emotion aspects of scoliosis?
Okay. Today is the day. I’ve hit my limit at work – goalposts keep moving, boss has really upped their toxic behavior. Send me all the good vibes.
Some comments recently? When she said “Some people keep pinging me to let me know they’re working”, and when I was like “Are you referring to the messages about X?” her response was “I mean check the messages, look how often you reached out.” + Her telling me she was “fed up” with a certain situation that pertained to one of my reports and that “I could go to HR and tell them she said that”, and there are many more.
We’re in a coaching phase where she wants me to work on X skill and honestly it’s not going well and feels nit picky vs. learning-oriented. I asked her how I was doing and if she’s seen a change and her response was “I know you’ve been working hard” (vs. a “yes” or “no, and I’d like to see ___”).
I cry regularly at work, about work, etc. This is not where I wanted to be at this point. My confidence is so low, I barely even contribute at meetings but just listen because I’ve let her convince me I don’t have much of value to say. I have a direct report who is getting promoted (yay!) and will report to her and I also don’t want my boss to think she can just keep going this way.
Today I am going to ask her what the path forward is (I have a few ideas) and tell her the environment is very hard to navigate. I have receipts.
Another summer travel question. When traveling with small backless booster seats, do you make your kids carry them, check them (we’re already checking bags), or figure out some nifty way to latch/bungee them on to kids’ backpacks? Thanks!
18 weeks pregnant and wondering where the heck my supposed “second trimester burst of energy” is. I got stuff I need to do, and all I’ve been doing is napping and trying to figure out what food I’ll tolerate today.
PK has “jobs grown ups do” over the next few weeks where parents/extended family are invited in to come and share their job, former job, or a hobby that could be a job.
So far they’ve had:
– floral designer (made flower arrangements)
– a dermatologist (“doctor”) (did “checkups” and explored Dr tools)
– an astronomer (looked at the Sun via telescope)
– an engineer (built bridges)
– a former NFL player/team owner (got lots of swag, there a football, colored pics of football players).
Some of these were extended family, but in our house the option is just me and DH. We both have boring corporate jobs.
Do we:
1) Figure out a way to make market research, corporate marketing, business analytics or account management interesting to preschoolers? (If f so, suggestions?)
2) channel my high school job of working in an ice cream shop/ working retail (I can bring in a cash register, bags, and the Melissa and Doug ice cream cart)
3) use DH’s hobby of working on cars, bring in an engine and let the kids explore it (we have lots of car parts sitting in the garage, plus a creeper which would be super fun for kids to roll around on). Would be a mechanic career.
…other ideas??