Weekend Open Thread
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Due to my quest to lower my power bills and do my small part to help the Earth, the house can feel a bit chilly in winter, even with a sweater. A snuggly electric blanket like this one uses a lot less electricity than cranking up the heat, while keeping me warm and comfortable.
This popular electric blanket has an auto shutoff function, 12 levels of heat settings, and can be machine washed/dried. There’s even dual-one control for each side of the bed. It comes in twin, full, queen, and king sizes, and four go-with-anything colors so you can get one for each bedroom.
Sunbeam’s Royal Ultra Fleece Heated Electric Blanket is available on Amazon for under $75.
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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+
I just gave birth (first baby) on Tuesday and baby was diagnosed with a critical congenital heart defect on Wednesday, went through open heart surgery on Thursday and in recovery in the pediatric ICU starting yesterday. It has been a total shock and rollercoaster being postpartum and trying to deal with the shock of it all. My in-laws and mom decided to fly in without telling us which for me is not a welcome surprise, because it feels like all they bring with them is pressure and questions that I can’t answer both about the baby’s medical status and what caused this. I don’t think they are trying to be blame-y but it feels like they are asking me what I did to cause my baby to have this defect. I am so emotionally at capacity I don’t even want to see them, but I know that risks damaging the relationship with them long term. I also am trying to balance healing myself and going in to see baby as much as possible in the PICU. I don’t know what I am asking here, just to vent to some extent and to see if anyone has advice for this situation. My husband is amazing but I know he is stretched to the limit too. thank you