Organizing Thursday: Zipper Fabric Storage Cubes
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It’s almost time to put my beloved sweater collection away for the season. These simple storage cubes will keep everything clean and organized until next fall.
This set of two storage cubes has attached handles so they’re easy to grab off high shelves, zippered fronts and tops for easy access, and clear windows to show what’s inside. When not in use, they fold flat for easy storage.
These large zipper fabric storage cubes are $35 a pair at Target. (Two medium-size cubes are $30, and two of the small size are $25.)
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
Just a vent – something that’s been mentioned here before.
I live in a very large blue city in a red state (and no, I’m not looking to move). There’s some really bad stuff going on at our state legislature. I’ve called my reps…but they are all solidly blue so it’s more a “thank you”, but likely won’t do anything because of the balance in the legislature and our governor. Same thing with anything at the federal level. My member of congress is solidly blue, but my US Senators are Rs, and will fall in line with 47.
I will say making the calls, even to thank for support, makes me feel like I’m doing *something*. I don’t call for everything, but for the few key issues I’m tracking.
Happy Purim to everyone celebrating!
My husband’s current job is fully remote. He has a ton of flexibility about 10 months of the year and is super busy about 2 months of the year. He’s been unhappy since a structural change within the company a year ago.
He is now considering a job that is in person. It’s a 10-15 minute commute at most, so that part isn’t a big deal. He hasn’t even interviewed yet, but I’m still already worrying about how much more difficult this is going to make…. Everything. We have 3 young kids and I feel like we barely make it work now.
I have a flexible job that requires me to be in person at certain times, and I already feel like my flexibility is a blessing and a curse because I carry so much of the load during his busy times (at the expense of my own career, honestly).
Has anyone navigated a change like this?
yesterday i took my kiddo to the pediatrician for a sick visit and we saw our not regular doctor who had a sign in her exam room, which given our recent conversations about BMI etc. I wanted to see what people thought. personally, i found the wording disturbing, but interested in others’ takes. This is the text:
“Healthy BMI Tips
Remove sugared liquids from the house. Yes to water and milk. No to juice, soda, sports beverages.
Eat carbohydrates with fiber. Yes to fruits, vegetables, whole grains. No to refined products like pasta, crackers. Maybe to smoothies and pouches….
Wait 20 minutes for second portions. This gives time for your small intenstine to signal to your brain that you are full or not
Buy your screen time minute for minute with physical activity. Walking counts too.”
This is a random question, but how much do you value having double sinks in your kids/guest bathroom? We are redoing ours, we have four kids, and I strongly feel that two sinks will help bedtime and the morning go more smoothly.
But, our options are to stick with a 48” vanity and one sink, or to take some of an adjoining bedroom closet to make the bathroom an extra foot wider and have a 60” double sink vanity. The bathroom is very tight, we already need to increase the door from 24” to 28”, and we’ve spoken to two contractors and landed on these as the only options.
Obviously that is more expensive, and we’d have to rebuild the closet an extra foot into the bedroom. It seems worth it with so many kids, but is it short sighted since the kids will grow up and be on different schedules before long? They are ages 0-9 so we do have a solid 15 years of having at least two kids living home
I’m thinking of getting my toddler a balance bike to play with this summer. Are recommendations on what brand to get? What age do you think is best for starting with a balance bike? My kid had an early September birthday, so would probably be around 20 months when we started using it.
My almost 4yo daughter has been potty trained for #1 for about a year, and she’s great with that, absolutely no accidents since she started. BUT she still refuses to use anything other than a diaper for #2. She’ll pee in her little potty or the big toilet fine, absolutely no issues with the toilet itself. She will be in underwear all day, then come home, put a diaper on and then poop. I’ve tried withholding a diaper until bedtime, and she just poops overnight, which is so much worse. If she misses her “window” she just refuses to poop which makes her constipated. She still needs overnight diapers to pee, so I don’t want to completely forgo them. I’ve tried the incremental method where you bribe them to get closer and closer to pooping in the vicinity of the bathroom and potty and that worked for like two days and now nothing. I think part of the problem is that she prefers to poop in a kneeling position while leaning forward, which she obviously can’t do with a toilet. Any other suggestions or tips?
Our elementary school does monthly and quarterly awards by grade for behavioral qualities. My older daughter gets the monthly ones every year and has gotten the quarterly ones as well. My second in kindergarten is a young hyperactive boy that may have adhd. He has improved SO much in the last year and he goes in every day with so much enthusiasm and grit that he’s going to have a good day and will tell me stories of how he felt overwhelmed and he took a breath or went to the calm down corner but he also doesnt have that control 100% of the time. He cares SO much and cried when his sister got the award last month because he wants it too and I’m not sure if kids like him earn these awards. For example, the teacher wrote he was running in the classroom or kicked someone’s back pack another day or unplugged computers. It’ll be one of these types of instances most days and teacher says he immediately apologizes and stops but he doesn’t have the impulse control to not do it in the first place. I emphasize all his many positive traits a lot – his compassion for others, his joy and enthusiasm for life, how he goes in and tries his best daily, how his energy level will serve him well as he grows – but it’s hard on him and me that he gets in trouble a lot. These dumb awards feel like an external validation of “goodness” even though I know they are not. Any tips or advice from those with similar children?
My 1st-grader really enjoys math. I’d like to foster that, especially as I have a pretty serious anxiety around it. She’s in the gifted program at school, but for whatever reason, that has focused on “research” of different animals, aka she watches YouTube videos about cheetahs per her reports. We’re pretty disappointed in the program.
We’re a big board game family so I bought a few more math-focused ones, and I’m looking at some of the Beast Academy math books. I’m thinking of having a “tutor”, a middle or high school girl to go over the Beast Academy books and play a few board games with her once a week. I’ve also considered having a small group meet with the “tutor”, like a STEM club or something, but that might be too much work for me. I just want math to be something she enjoys, and stretches her abilities. Has anyone done something like this before? Should I be looking at more formal programs, like Mathnasium or Kumon?
We live in the burbs of CT, an hour away from NYC. My son is 6/in his first grade and he really wants to celebrate his birthday in the city (something he sees his older sister do). Specifically, to get lunch and then go to the ice cream museum with his 2-3 best friends. Is this something you would feel comfortable asking other parents? Or as a parent, having your kid go on a day trip like that? I feel comfortable doing it (we would drive in, and my husband, me, and older sister would chaperone) but I don’t know if other parents would feel comfortable bc it is not standard here (birthdays in the city start in 3rd-4th grade) and it would basically mean their kid would be gone all day (like 10 am – 6 pm in my experience). I don’t want to pressure them. I also worry there would eventually be some drama (it happens at times for him with longer play dates where someone will get into a fight with someone else)