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Anon says
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.
Anonymous says
This is the first year since becoming a mom that I’ve felt like actually doing anything for Mother’s Day, and my husband said he (and our 3-year-old) are going to surprise me. I’ll check back and let y’all know how they did!
Anon says
Aww that’s sweet! Have fun :)
Pogo says
Super excited for a massage tomorrow afternoon, and then taking my mom to dinner Sunday night. Also seeing two of my best mom friends locally for a brunch gathering on Sunday with our families. Only bummer is the weather; it was 74 and gorgeous yesterday, going to be slightly rainy and 50 all weekend now. of course.
It will make yardwork less sweaty, so theres that?
Anonymous says
So one of my favorite days on this site actually is the Monday after Mother’s Day and hearing stories of what went wrong, what went right, and all the drama. My husband generally does a good job but I have to laugh about the time I said I wanted breakfast in bed so he made me breakfast in bed but also deposited my toddler in bed next to me, sticky breakfast, sticky fingers, and all. Is this relaxing? UM NO.
anon says
I always try to go into the holiday with low-key expectations. And even though Mother’s Day is acknowledged by my family and I don’t want a big THING (really!), I sometimes find it kind of a bummer of a day. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s because of all the flowery messaging around about mothers being endlessly nurturing and loving and saintly, and even though I really, really try, I still feel like a mom imposter at times?
Anon says
I don’t normally find it a bummer, but am having a hard time with it this year given current events. The idea of this country celebrating moms while ignoring that people are taking away our rights is just offensive.
Anon says
Nope. Covid-cautious and supposed to rain all weekend, plus I have a decent amount of work to do. I will try to sleep in, get extra snuggles and not cook. If the rain breaks we might try to sneak in a patio meal, but not sure it is worth the stress of trying when it is going to be so impromptu and it is miserable to make it halfway through the meal and then get rained on and have to take it to go (has happened more than once, unfortunately).
EDAnon says
We finally have good weather so we are riding our bikes to get ice cream. It was cute – my husband had my kids brainstorm things I like (riding my bike, ice cream, being outside) and then come up with a plan. I am excited!
Anonymous says
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.
anon says
Lololol! I’m not a fan, either.
Anonymous says
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
Anonymous says
It just seems gross to be listing calorie counts like this and I’m not playing
Anonymous says
We keep a lot of candy in the house because my kids get a lot at holidays, a grandparent mails us treat boxes, and my husband and I both like it. We let our kids have dessert, where they can pick something out of the treat bag, every night after dinner, but generally try to limit it otherwise. We also do treats on weekends sometimes, or during the week just because, like cake pops at Starbucks, ice cream, or at birthday parties.
Trying to walk the line of, they are not forbidden, but also they are not something we eat constantly.
Anonymous says
Whyyy are you counting calories for a 6 and 12 year old?
Anonymous says
It’s so gross. Do not bespoil my Friday afternoon with this nonsense
Pogo says
yeah hard no on calorie counting for children.
We have candy when there are holidays (just finishing off Easter candy) and usually limit to 1 piece outside the context of the actual holiday where we put no limits. We often have cookies or other baked good, but usually kiddo doesn’t ask for them. He is more likely to want to have a clif bar and we require that he eat some actual food first because he would survive solely on clif bars otherwise.
I definitely tend to offer more treats on weekends – cake pop at Starbucks on our way to the library and ice cream after baseball practice.
Anonymous says
I don’t think this is why the poster is counting, but for my own kids I’m needing to make sure they get enough calories every day so I do loosely keep track!!
Anonymous says
Can you say more about what’s made you curious—is there something about your own practices that you’re questioning?
anon says
If this is the poster from a few days ago, please seek help from a pediatrician or a dietician or SOMETHING.
Anon says
Wait, what poster? I think I missed some drama.
anon says
Of course now I can’t find the post or comments, but there is someone who has posted several times about her child’s obesity issues. And some of the language used is just a bit concerning, in terms of body image and such.
Anonymous says
Main page, Wednesday morning post.
Anon says
+1 to calorie counting in the context of kids being pretty horrifying.
We don’t normally buy candy, but my kid gets a substantial haul at Halloween and Easter that gets eaten gradually in the weeks and months after the holiday. But it seems like your question is about desserts more generally? We generally give our kid a small cookie with dinner when she asks, which is not every day but probably more days than not. I bake on the weekends, often more breakfast-y stuff like muffins or coffeecake, but occasionally cookies or cupcakes and we all eat that. We always have cakes or fancy decorated cookies for birthdays and minor holidays like V-Day and mother’s day, and we often (I’d say probably once a week) go buy a donut or take her for an ice cream cone “just because.” I will also admit we use treats as motivation too. My child has weak muscle tone and a lot of issues walking longer distances and “hey lets walk to the ice cream place” results in a lot more walking than “hey let’s walk to the library.”
Tl;dr we don’t really track it very closely but we eat a fair amount of dessert. Desserts add joy to life and unless my kid is eating so much it’s making her throw up or leaving her with no appetite for non-dessert foods, I don’t really see an issue. I was raised with a similar philosophy and credit my parents’ attitude for my good relationship with my body.
anon says
Yes to your last paragraph.
Anonymous says
I’ll bite, I guess. I’m of the view that no food is forbidden. We generally have some kind of baked good hanging around that I’ve baked, often with the kids. On the weekend that might be part of a snack. In fact, note to self, pack chocolate chip oatmeal cookies for tomorrow’s outing. We don’t eat dessert every night. At birthday parties, they can do as they please. At grandma’s house, similar thinking. I will say that we ended up dumping a bunch of halloween candy around Christmas because it kind of lost its allure? We also might walk for ice cream when its nice out or make popsicles. I feel pretty chill about their eating. Everyone’s growing, everyone’s healthy.
Anon says
As much as she wants that will not induce vomiting, and she has to have eaten sufficient protein and fruit that day (vegetables are still a no-go). Often it goes “if you want chocolate, you need to eat a fruit first” “what’s on the fruit menu…” or early afternoon “you can have that piece of chocolate, but only after you eat dinner, and dinner needs to have protein”. And sometimes it is “you’ve had enough chocolate for today, but you can save that for tomorrow”.
There are always sweets around the house left over from holidays or because the grandparents send her sweets for no reason at all. Occasionally I bake cookies, but that hasn’t happened in a while because of all the sweets we currently have. We are still working through some Christmas and valentine’s day chocolate, and have barely made a dent in the easter candy. My MIL sent her an entire basket of just chocolate bars. It is ridiculous but I have bigger fish to fry so let the candy ride.
Spirograph says
I prefer not to keep candy or a bunch of snack-y treats in the house because I lack self control and will eat all the things when I’m wfh.
I bake cookies once a month or so, and sometimes my husband comes home with Costco macaroons or whatever. We (usually my husband) can occasionally be persuaded to buy candy or treats when we’re out running errands. I don’t control party gift bag contents, and there are special rules around candy holidays: as much as you want the day of, afterwards it’s rationed for after school snacks and dessert.
I have no idea how many calories any of this is. My kids are very active and a healthy weight, and all of them have learned through trial and error that too much sugar will make their tummy hurt and/or make using the bathroom uncomfortable the next day. Our main rule is that the kids need to ASK to have a treat. They can help themselves to anything in the “nutritious snacks” part of the fridge, but candy & cookies aren’t a free for all. We usually say yes, or yes, but not until after dinner.
Anonymous says
Are you the one who wrote on the main page about your kid stealing candy?
Anonymous says
Whatever’s left after I eat as much as I want.
Anon says
We have a ton of candy. Before Halloween, I go through everything they don’t eat and toss it. Three kids, 9, 11, 13. Special treat 4X week (ice cream, popsicle, candy). Halloween-size candy if they pack their own lunch. Popsicle if it’s 75 degrees or warmer. We talk about serving size and sugar content but not calories per se.
SC says
We throw holiday/birthday candy that comes into the house into a plastic bin for Kiddo to choose from at dessert. The bin lives in our pantry. We also occasionally buy chocolate-covered nuts or coconut chews or something from Costco, and those are fair game for his dessert as well.
– Small treat for Kiddo in his lunch.
– Kiddo gets a fun-size bag of Skittles or some similar treat as a reward for behavior at school. I’m not into food-based rewards, but the play therapist suggested it in a one-on-one with Kiddo’s teacher, and honestly, I’m not going to go against either one of them right now. And it seems to be working.
– Offered Frostie from Wendy’s on play therapy and OT days, but I think he’s dropped Frosties.
– We offer dessert every night. Not contingent on eating, though Kiddo has to sit at the table for dinner. He usually chooses ice cream for dessert, but if he chooses candy, we eyeball a serving – 1 Kitkat, 2 Reeses cups, a couple or a few fun-size candies, etc.
Kiddo is underweight, and we don’t count calories. We just try to front-load the real food at the beginning of the day. Offering dessert everyday has helped take his focus off dessert.
EDAnon says
We don’t measure calories. We try not to have forbidden foods (just no caffeine. They have never had soda but only because they have literally never asked). We generally have one bag of my candy (which is cinnamon and the kids don’t like), some of those Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups, ice cream, marshmallows, and a bag of kid candy (currently lollipops) from MIL. We don’t have desert every day so I end up throwing out some of it (not my candy or the PB cups to be clear!).
We also have treats out a couple times per week – a donut or ice cream, I try not to do those everyday but they do currently get a donut after swim each week. It’s because swim is new and we will slowly phase it out once they don’t need the incentive. Sometimes we have other treats like banana bread or cookies we make (we bake twice a month or so).
We don’t limit treats. They limit themselves well so I actually don’t order anything when we do donuts or ice cream because I know I will get some of theirs 80% of the time. When we bake, it’s a free for all and we all love it. We have started sending cookies to other people which helps make sure we don’t eat all of them (but sometimes we do and that is fine too). We do sometimes limit treats if we need them to eat a meal (like no ice cream until you eat dinner). We have found this works extremely well.
My parents never allowed sweets except holidays or if they were homemade (and birthday parties where they couldn’t stop us). It gave me really obsessed with sweets when I could finally get them myself. When I was 16/17, my diet was 70% cookies, candy, slushies, etc. We decided to take a different approach.
Anonymous says
We don’t really keep candy in the house unless the kids have gotten some for a reason, except plain chocolate which generally keep around . We do have any they may have gotten from birthday parties, halloweeen, school parties etc. we don’t not give them sweets though, just don’t seem to have candy per se. (I just learned from my son in first grade that apparently sending candy with lunch is a thing and we are supposedly the only parents not doing it). We have dessert on Fridays after dinner, sometimes Saturday dinner, always if we have guests, and do more sweets as afternoon treat (get a cookie at bakery on Sunday, bake something fun on the weekend, etc). Oh and bars… those are basically candy right, even the high protein ones?
Anon says
+1 We have candy basically just around the holidays, and we let the kids eat it freely for a few days/week after, then save the rest for desserts, which we do after dinner on weekends. We’ll have rotating dessert food in the house, though, they can also have on weekends, and I bake a lot so they do get fresh baked goods for snacks or breakfast several times a month. And these aren’t strict rules…if I really want a cookie after lunch and my kids are around, I’ll give them one, too.
But to the above point, so much other food we give kids is probably worse than candy – chocolate milk (which my kid always choose at school…I had to have a conversation with him about just having one a day, not two!), flavored yogurt, granola bars, etc
GCA says
We don’t count calories for adults or children. We have a bunch of candy lying around in the kids’ treat bags, left over from Halloween and Valentine’s Day and Easter and various birthday parties. (Once Halloween rolls around again this year, I think I’d better throw out whatever they haven’t eaten from last year!) They usually have a bit of dessert or candy after dinner, we generally don’t restrict, everyone is growing and active and healthy. My only issue with sweets is dental health.
Amy says
We do not keep candy in the house for our kids, at all. The only time there is candy for the kids in the house is if they get candy for a special occasion like Easter or Halloween, they can eat as much as they want day-of, and then have one piece per day until it’s gone or it’s been a month and I throw the rest out (they’ve typically lost interest by that point). We never have dessert with meals at home with just our family; maybe if friends come over for a dinner party, the kids will have a cookie or cupcake or the like.
Likewise other sweets, we do not “stock” them in our house. Probably once a week, we’ll go out for ice cream or froyo with the kids. Likewise maybe once a week if we’re on a long drive, we’ll stop at a gas station and they can get a candy treat from the store.
4th of July Bike Parade? says
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.
anon says
Our neighborhood moms group started one back in the day. It started out very small and informal, with a group of 7 families, and snowballed into like 300 kids and families. At that point, it moved to the elementary school for safety reasons. Sadly, the original parade organizer sort of ditched it when she didn’t wanna anymore (which I get) and didn’t hand off the baton to anyone. My advice is to not take this on by yourself and get help from your neighbors and other peeps who might be interested. Oh, and hand out popsicles at the end. That is all.
Anon says
Our neighborhood has one, although I don’t think we’ve ever been because first my child was too young, then there was a pandemic and then last year and this year we were out of town. My mom organized one for my neighborhood friends and me when I was growing up, but she was one of those amazing go-getter moms who did All the Things (room mom, Girl Scout Troop leader, etc) and I am…not. LOL.
Anonymous says
Our neighborhood has one. It is “organized” by the HOA, in the sense that the HOA announces on social media and in the newsletter that there is a parade at whatever time starting in whatever place.
anon says
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.
Anon says
Same. I know more people who have it right now than at any other point in the pandemic.
Anonymous says
Yup. We paid an unholy amount of money for a dream summer camp and I am worried that is all going down the drain.
Anon says
Things should be better by summer I would think? These surges normally last less than a month. And I don’t really see much stuff getting canceled even when there is a surge; people seem to have just accepted that this is how it is now.
Anonymous says
What I am worried about is not the camp’s being cancelled, but kiddo’s being isolated or quarantined and missing it. Transmission is just starting to ramp up here and will probably be peaking in June.
EDAnon says
Same. My parents are visiting around Memorial Day so I am hoping we get it before then or after…
It does seem inevitable, given how lax everyone is and how many cases there are. Here, thankfully, we have some good weather so we are trying to keep outdoors (except school and work).