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 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+
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.