Accessory Tuesday: Veronica Shootie
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I like these “shooties” as a good compromise between keeping your whole foot covered while not being a bootie. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been having trouble thinking I can pull off the bootie-with-cropped-pants combination. I see women on the street doing it and looking great, but when it comes to me, it looks like I don’t own a full-length mirror. I think with a low-cut shoe like this plus no-show socks with cropped pants, it would look more intentional. Again, I think I may be too practical-minded to wear bare ankles with a winter coat, scarf, and hat, but it’s a look! The shoe, which is by Johnston & Murphy, is currently on sale for $129.99 and available in four colors (varying sizes available in each color). Veronica Shootie
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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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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Two birthday party food questions!
1. Suggestions for snacks that meet preschool’s requirements of allergy-free and healthy? My kid wants to bring in something special, but new preschool doesn’t allow cupcakes, which is what we’ve done in the past. My current thought is unpeeled clementines that we can stick birthday stickers on, but anyone have anything else fun you’ve done?
2. I know this has been discussed many times in the past, but what should I serve at our birthday party this weekend? 25 adults, 20 kids (mostly 2 and 3-year-olds), 3-6 pm. We’ll have cheese and crackers, veggies and dip, fruit, and cupcakes, but since it’s running into toddler dinnerhour I want to add something more substantial (and maybe something warm). A pot of meatballs? Mini quiches?
When did your baby start spacing feedings out past 3 hours? Or did this not really happen? My five-month-old eats every 3-3.5 hours but not at all at night, so five feedings per day. This is fine with me, but I’m getting conflicting advice from the ped, the nurse who is also an LC, and my friends. Should I see if he wants to do four feedings on closer to a four hour schedule? He is happy and growing well, so no concerns there. I’m going back to work soon, but I don’t see how that makes much of a difference as presumably I’ll have to pump the same total number of ounces for him regardless of the number of feedings. No solids yet.
Realized yesterday when I left the kids at home with a babysitter for MLK Day that if I didn’t have to get the kids up, dressed, and drive them to school myself, I could sleep in for an additional hour and still make it to work on time. An HOUR. So now I’m wondering, is it worth looking into morning childcare, even a few mornings a week, for that additional hour of sleep…?
Bit the bullet and got a Peloton. It arrived on Friday and I’m five rides in. Honestly, I think it’s going to be a serious game changer. The 5am spin class I used to go to no longer requires a 4:30 and 4:45am alarm… I was on the bike at 5:20 this morning and done before 6am. I didn’t have to leave my house in legit 5 degree weather. This group tipped me over the edge and convinced me to do it and so far I’m obsessed. Nothing like a 30 min Backstreet Boys jam sesh that was done by 6am. Thanks for the encouragement and convincing!!
What have you sent in to daycare for a child’s second birthday? The handbook says we can send purchased, “healthy” (ie., not super sugary) snacks (bagels, goldfish, etc.) but that feels odd to me because daycare provides meals and snacks and these items appear regularly on the menu. It also says we can send goodie bags with non-food items like stickers or coloring books, or donate a book to the classroom and then the birthday child would have the “honor” of opening it in front of the class. I like the idea of donating something, but don’t know if my kid will understand that the book is not for her.
Was your incentive bonus pro-rated down for your maternity leave?
I was promoted mid-year to go from 10% to 15% bonus target (target being reached or not is based on company wide performance). Then out for 16 weeks of paid leave (3 weeks was vacation time).
I think it would be fair to prorate mine for the 13 weeks off, but not the vacation time. Amounts come out next week, so I am trying to set my expectations correctly.
What did everyone else experience?
Question for those of you with kids and parents and/or inlaws who are local and either involved in grandkids’ lives or who want to be involved – how old is/are your kid/kids, how much time a week do your kids spend with grandparents and do your parents/inlaws do anything besides babysit your kids (I’m assuming here that grandparents are *not* full time childcare)?
My situation – My husband and are fortunate that we have both sets of grandparents locally. And all of the grandparents want to be involved and our parents get along with each other. Our son is the first and only grandkid on either side. All grandparents are retired. Kid is 8 months old and we have a nanny that comes to our house to watch him. I just get a sense that my parents and in laws wish they could spend more time with the grandkid than they do currently and that they also want to help us out more, but I just don’t know how that is feasible schedule wise….
My mom also often texts from Costco/grocery store or something asking me to send her our list, but I like going to Costco/grocery shopping and want to pick out my own stuff there.
Our nanny is awesome and is happy to have the grandparents come over and play with the baby during the day (it all gets worked out with his nap schedule) but I can tell they want more one on one time. DH and I go on fairly regular date nights, but it’s just hard when we both work full time and I feel guilty giving up my weekend time with the baby when he’s awake. So, I’m genuinely just curious what other folks do.
How did you choose a convertible car seat? On the review sites I find conflicting info about safety ratings with no real authoritative source. Not even sure where to start except that I have a 99.9th percentile for height baby, so it seems like the extended rear-facing options are to go cheap (Grace Extend2Fit) or expensive (Nuna rava or Clek) with no middle ground. Is the height limit even something I even need to account for or do you realistically never need the extra inches?
I am having problems finding a present for a 6 year old boy. His parents have limited space for toys and the family will be relocating soon, so I am leaning towards something small or a book. He does not care for Legos. My kid is younger and I cannot figure out a good option for this age. Any suggestions?
Any recs for doll clothes that will fit Corelle dolls? The Corelle clothes are expensive and not my style.
Gift ideas for 1 year old boy with older brother? What would be a unique gift considering he has a lot of toys and clothes from older brother? Also, do I need to get a gift for sibling? Thank you!