Weekend Open Thread
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Our electric hot water kettle is a game changer — we even take ours on road trips to make oatmeal, noodles, and hot chocolate in our hotel room. While ours is pretty basic, here’s an upgrade.
This hot water kettle has six preset temperatures so you get the perfect brew. It quickly brings water to a boil (faster than a stove) and keeps water hot for 30 minutes so you don’t have to wait for your second cup. If you’re not into tea, this kettle even has a French press preset.
Cuisinart’s Perfectemp Electric Programmable Kettle is $99.99 at Target.
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Sales of note for 6/30/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 2,700+ new markdowns for women — and the Anniversary Sale preview has started!
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, including new arrivals + summer steals $39+
- Banana Republic Factory – July Fourth Event, 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – End of season sale, extra 60% off sale styles + up to 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — 48 hours only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 40% off entire purchase, includes all markdowns (ends 7/3)
Please tell me you don’t RSVP to parties ASAP even if you’re coming? We sent home invitations to my kid’s party late last week and no one has RSVPed yet. Rationally I know there’s still plenty of time (it’s two weeks away), but my anxious brain is going to the place of having to tell kiddo the party is canceled because no one is coming.
When “No Gifts, Please” is on a birthday invite, do you comply? I do, and I have put it on invites. The Cut article on etiquette in the regular site’s news roundup said it should be ignored.
I agree an electric tea kettle is a game changer if you drink a lot of tea, but spending this much seems really unnecessary. We have a $20 one from Amazon that works fine.
Have you transitioned from working in government to consulting? I have been working in state government on Medicaid policy for several years, and think consulting may be a next step for my career once LO is a bit older and I feel comfortable traveling more.