Weekend Open Thread
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Our summer is already filling up with vacations, weekend get-togethers, and days at the pool. If you have something on your calendar that requires dressing up, build your outfit with these cute sandals in mind.
Made from shimmery, crinkled lamé, these elegant knotted sandals are party perfect. If your celebration is outdoors, the sturdy column heel will keep you from sinking into the grass. And, the two-inch heel is enough for some height, but not so much that your feet will ache at the end of the night.
The Emilia Knot Slide Sandal from Loeffler Randall is $350 at Nordstrom. It is available in emerald, sage, gold, and cream plaid in whole sizes 5–12. Some colors are lucky sizes only.
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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
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Anyone doing anything fun? We’re hopefully going to go to the Chicago Botanic Garden and to patio brunch in the city, although the weather looks iffy. And my husband is getting me flowers tomorrow (at my request). Otherwise we’re probably just going to be doing a lot of yard work because it’s been raining all week and our lawn is overdue for weeding and mowing.
I see these sandals and the version with straps all over the internet, but I have never been able to countenance the idea of spending $350 on footwear that looks like the raffia bow on a 1990s front door wreath.
How much candy do you keep in the house or allow your child to have? Curious.
For my 2 boys (6 and 12):
– Halloween-size candy for packed lunches (~75 calories x 5)
– small after dinner treat (~150 calories x5)
– bigger dessert on Fri/Sat (~400 cal x2)
– the occasional cookie as after school snack bc they’re at grandma’s – 225 calories x 3
Has anyone organized a 4th of July kids’ bike parade? Our neighborhood is fairly new and big and full of kids. A bike parade sounds fun to me (albeit work, too) and I’m curious if your neighborhoods have one or if you’ve started one.
Gah, so many covid cases. No one in our household has caught it yet, but we’re having close close contacts almost daily. Last night I had dinner outdoors with someone who tested positive this morning. Yesterday my daughter had lunch at school with a friend who tested positive last night. And Wednesday my husband went to happy hour with someone who tested positive yesterday afternoon. Roughly 5-7% of our elementary school tested positive this week. I know it’s just a matter of time. And while I know we’ll probably all be fine, it’s still a big disruption as it runs through the household.
Will be at the soccer game on Saturday? No idea. Depends if we have covid. Dance rehearsal on Monday? Dunno. We might have covid. Can my husband and I go on our first child-free trip in two years next weekend? Who knows. Will we have covid? I’m just so done.