Makeup & Beauty Monday: Weightless Shine Working Serum
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This line of products is one of my many “Instagram told me to buy it” finds. The celebrity hairstylist Kristin Ess, who cuts, colors, and styles the hair of Lauren Conrad and Jenna Dewan (RIP the Dewan-Tatum union), has a line of products exclusively at Target. Her Instagram videos of her styling hair using her products are so mesmerizing and a great sales tactic. I went to Target to scope it out and left with this shine serum. I use it on wet hair to de-frizz if I am going for a natural/wavy style, and on dry hair if I blow my hair straight. It’s a really light formula but also does the job well; I can see this working on many different hair textures. For the whole line of products, nothing is above $14, which is in keeping with my theory on celebrity/designer collaborations with Target — expensive for Target but inexpensive for the quality and design. Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum
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I’m at a loss of what summer shoes to use for daycare this year. DD’s new daycare’s playground is this awful sand/gravel mixture. It’s great for drainage, but we literally dump out a fistful of sand from her shoes every dang day. Kiddo doesn’t like the feeling of stuff in her shoes, so I have no idea what she can wear this summer. We usually get Natives but she hated them after moving to the new playground. Any ideas for a closed-toe style that’s more breathable than a regular tennis shoe? Would the Stride Rite amphibian sneaks work, or are the ventilation holes large? It’s hard to tell from the pictures.
Memory fail – although this is my second pregnancy I don’t remember how big you are when. I am due to go to a wedding when I will be around 18 weeks – am I right that at that stage I could probably fit into a loose/stretchy but regular size dress? Or is that too close a call and I should just buy a maternity dress? I remember last time there were maternity items i couldn’t fit into until I was like 26 weeks or something so don’t want to overshoot…
any advice appreciated!!
My toddler is a size 6, but has low arches and i swear, the world’s most narrow feet. There was ONE pair of shoes I could find for her last summer when she first started walking- oddly narrow stride rite ugly white monstrosities.
Since then, we’ve tried so.many.brands. My other daughter has “normal” feet and all her old shoes are just way, way too wide.
Most sneakers are too wide, and those that aren’t are too high arched. Almost all velcro tabs are too short (ie the velcro part is too short and extend past the ‘sticky’ part because her feet are so narrow so they can’t close). Every buckle shoe we have we’ve had to punch holes in to get them to close snugly. And 9/10 times the toe box is too wide, so we punt and use thick socks.
She can wear velcro Pumas, which have mercifully lengthy velcro. She wore Ugg knockoffs all winter because even though they were wide, thick socks and the overall style of being a boot kept them on her feet.
Right now she has Puma sneakers, a pair of mini Melissas which I think are so silly but are nice and narrow, and we just bought her natives which are definately way too wide but because of the design stay on her feet (plus, she rocks them with socks right now).
Ideas? Plae, see Kai run, saltwater, Birkenstock, every brand of flip flop, and all my other go-tos are too wide/high. I can’t stomach another pair of mini Melissas- one is enough! The old navy jellies that never fit my ODD are almost good, but we have to add more velcro to make the strap tighten enough.
Anyone have favorite books about ABCs for a four-year-old? Kiddo is really into identifying letters and doing the letter sounds, and we have only one book that uses some….odd…examples (“c is for condensed milk!” wtf).
Ok ladies, vain question ahead: I have been pregnant or nursing for the past (almost) two years, during which period I did not keep up with my previously routine botox and retin-A, etc. I’m likely to stop nursing shortly, but will also probably begin TTC #2 not too long after. Anyone have thoughts or experiences with cosmetic procedures – botox, fillers, etc. — shortly before TTC? I’d love to try and do some self-maintenance/care in-between nourishing babies!
My daughter’s daycare recently send home an information packet about signing her up for extra phonics lessons. She’s only three, so I was planning on skipping it, but my husband wanted to sign her up. I’m more concerned that she gets to play a lot and learn things like patience and sharing than how to read. About the program, another mom did say, “Its about time, Kindergarten is only two years away.”
The daycare has regular lessons where they teach all the kids letters and other things, the phonics would just be in addition to that. My husband and I read to her every day. We also wanted to sign her up for the music lessons, and I don’t want to overwhelm her with classes. Do you think phonics is important for a three year old?
Just a PSA about febrile seizures, because my two year old had one on Friday and it was legitimately the worst five minutes of my life. I didn’t know about them at all but they are not uncommon (2-5% of kids), occur mostly among toddlers, and don’t necessarily indicate a super high fever or severe illness (hers was 101, and tests showed it was caused by a cold virus. She was totally healthy again 24 hours after leaving the hospital). So I guess I am just hoping to spare someone else at least a little of the terror of watching your kid go through that. They are normal! Still require a doctor check in but don’t have lasting effects . Anyway, we are all fine now, but if you have a toddler I recommend taking five minutes and googling febrile seizures.
Ladies, I know many of you don’t read the main s!te anymore, but I encourage you to head over to the comments and help out the (non-mom) commenter who is asking about mentoring a BigLaw attorney returning from maternity leave.
So this is a macabre topic for a Monday, but– for those of you who live far away from your families, how did you choose a guardian for your children (and a trustee for your estate)?
We live two plane rides away from our families, and those families live a plane ride away from one another. My brother-in-law is the most stable option, but he and his family live in a rural area, a long drive and a plane ride away from any family, plus his eldest has special needs. My sister is a single mom with an only somewhat stable career and her ex (who is around) is a horrible person, though my sister is lovely. Our other siblings are non-starters. Our parents are in their 70s. We live in a random town far, far, away (thanks academic job market!) and have local friends but not super close friends. Our super close friends live out of state.
I know the need for this plan is very very unlikely, but I still feel a lot of pressure to choose this correctly. How did you choose? Are there provisions to include that make less desirable elements more desirable (e.g., if our kids go to my brother in law, we could include provisions about the frequency of visits with my family who live out of state)? We’ve also been advised to make the trustee a different person from the guardian. How do I choose that person?
Book suggestions for a newly-minted 3 year old girl? She has two brothers and thus has a ton of books about trucks. Would like to find a few treasures that are less about trucks (but not necessarily in the princess-genre). Since I’m the one reading them, I prefer clever books that have interesting text – rather than books that rely on flaps or unconventional narrative. Bonus points for books that rhyme! Recent favorite has been There is a Bear in My Chair and Charlotte and the Rock. Extra super duper bonus points for books that feature strong girls or diverse characters!
I want to buy a rolling kid size suitcase for my three year old. I want it to be big enough for a few nights away, but small enough that he can roll it himself (sometimes, at least). Some of the little rolling backpack ones are really cute but seem too small for a three or four night family vacation. So, my criteria are: 1) bigger than a rolling kid backpack, 2) small enough for the toddler to maneuver, and 3) really cute (puppy dog face anyone?) Thanks for any help!
So my one year old ate a rock yesterday. I don’t know how big it was or whether it was smooth or jagged because I didn’t see it before it went in so this could be NBD, but I’m still a little worried. I mean he eats dog food and dirt outside and that doesn’t freak me out, but this is like a THING INSIDE HIM.
So I guess I just need to wait it out. Anyone know how long? He’s also sick with a cold so it’s hard to tell whether he is whining because he’s sick or whining because he’s trying to poop out a rock. I realize this must happen to pretty much every kid and think some anecdata and funny stories might make me feel better – anyone??!
Yesterday while my kids were out of the house, I went through 8 months worth of PreK/1st Grade artwork, found a few pieces to keep, and stashed the rest in our large recycling trash can (read: very large amount of coloring pages/painted snowmen/math homework sheets that had been decorated). The recycling trash can was put out this morning, only for it to tip over on this very windy day. My 1st grader looked out the window at breakfast and asked why his and his sister’s artwork was ALL OVER the front yard and down the street. When I took him out to the bus, my son was devastated that I didn’t want to keep all the art and I ran around trying to grab artwork swirling in the wind. Our bus driver, who is awesome, couldn’t stop laughing when he stopped for my kid. Plus, the wind blew it all over the farm part of the yard as well, so it looked like a strange hippie/outdoor preschool experiment. Oh, and did I mention that my 4 year old is home sick today? I’m ready to raise the white flag for the day.
My maternity leave is almost over and I’m really annoyed/sad that I didn’t try to take more than 12 weeks. It would have had to be unpaid but we can afford it and there is nothing at work that wouldn’t have waited right now. I’m not sure it would be easy for me to get an extension now though given the amount of bureaucracy/bs I would have to deal with unless I had a good reason and my reasons are basically my baby is so teeny still and the weather has been such crap and will finally be getting nicer and I wish I could enjoy it. I felt similarly with my oldest, though I took a bit more time, so I think I’ll be fine but just wanted to vent a minute.