Weekend Open Thread
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Looking for a super relaxed dress or coverup? This one from Amazon caught my eye recently.
I like all of the stripes, including the way they go in different directions — and I love the blue. I'd wear it as an easy dress since I tend to be in long-sleeved rashguards or rashguard-dresses when I'm around the water.
The dress comes in blue stripes as well as green stripes, in sizes XS-XXL; it's under $35 at Amazon.
Sales of note for 5/29:
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started! See our roundup here. Good deals on Veronica Beard, Vince, Reiss (esp. coats), as well as Wit & Wisdom and NYDJ
- Ann Taylor – 25% off + 30% off sale items
- Bare Necessities – Up to 40% off, including tons of bra-sized swimwear (also, 10 panties for $10)
- Boden – 15% off new women's wear styles with code
- Express – $29 dresses and matching sets, and everything else buy 1 get 1 50% off
- J.Crew – 20% off $200, including new styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + 40-60% off everything else
- Loft – $35 jeans (5/29 only) + 60% off sale tops and dresses
- M.M.LaFleur – Up to 70% off this weekend only! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the Rack! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work basics from Calvin Klein and dresses from Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Talbots – $99 dresses and sandals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide (see our notes here)
I like the look of Nani swimwear but I need something with a sewn-in cup instead. Anyone have any recommendations for a sporty, colorful swimsuit with that feature?
SwimOutlet has a bunch of different brands.
Do you have a recommendation for a specific suit? I know I can browse websites but it’s surprisingly hard to narrow down this feature. Not every site allows you filter on it, for example.
Have you asked for advice or shared your thorny situation? How did things work out for you? We want to know, whether it was a fashion, relationship, work, or other topic.
I posted about beginning a house search in a VHCOL area. We ended up with a townhouse that I think we’ll be happy with, but man oh man, we could have done that without a realtor. It’s wild how much they get paid for doing almost nothing in the age of Zillow. Her role ended up being very small and administrative by the end – certainly not worth a percentage of 7 figures.
I feel like you know who is a good person when things get weird or something goes sideways. Otherwise, people just seem to be floating on reasonable people acting reasonably (which is very hyper-market-local). You will never really know, I think. IDK that many of them see enough to know what is “market” in many places. I know that many people are at bigger brokerages, but my sense is that because they are treated as individual profit centers for how they get paid, everyone keeps their non-publicly-available stuff very close to the vest. Every other realtor is treated as a rival and a threat, so sharing info can only hurt.
Confessions post — tell us the thing you wouldn’t usually say out loud.
** No Judgement Zone **
If you do micro-needling, how often do you go and do you think it helps? Trying to deal with being older and also having rosacea, so lots of potential things to get at the cosmetic derm’s office. Luckily not a lot of prior sun damage due to office job + decent sunscreen use over time (and not living in FL or California, where people are just out more).
my child is going to georgetown for a week this summer – any suggestions on a nearby hotel for a night or two around drop offs? checkin the first day isn’t until 2:30 so in theory we could stay outside of DC a bit and drive the last hour or something that morning. thank you! we’re a 6 hour drive away
What are you looking for? If you just want reasonably priced and convenient, I would look for something in Crystal city in Virginia right by DCA. There are a lot of decent hotels there.
Highly recommend the Georgetown Inn on Wisconsin Avenue. It’s not as pricey as most hotels in Georgetown and is just a short walk to campus.
i’m about to place an order at loft – has anyone gotten anything there that’s truly great? their stuff can be so hit or miss
The slub cotton tees/tanks are great!
Health question for the group. I am a 48 year old woman, two teenagers, big job. I get a reasonable amount of sleep. I wash my hands a lot. Take vitamins. But in the last two years, I have been sick with a cold virus at least 6-8 times. I just can’t seem to stay cold-free. Last fall was the worst – it lasted 8 weeks and turned into a sinus infection and was miserable – but the rest of them are no picnic either, even when it’s only a 10 day virus. I’m picking up these colds even when the rest of my family doesn’t. Any suggestions or theories on how to prevent this? I’m starting to feel like a wilting flower.
I do oil of oregano a few times a month and Armra colustrum. Sometimes vitamin C.
Wear a mask in crowded public spaces.
If I were getting sick that much, I’d start masking more. I say this as someone who had to mask for a very long time in the pandemic and who is SO eager to never mask again but it also sucks being sick as frequently as that.
Regular nasal saline rinses dramatically decreased how often I got sick.
Same. Cheap; no side effects; not a medicine (if polypharmacy is a risk / concern).
Have you ever been tested for common stuff like low IgA, deviated septum, nasal polyps? Or more unusual things like a chronic infection that keeps going dormant and flaring, or abnormal immune counts other than IgA?
Handwashing doesn’t have a lot to do with cold viruses, but did masking make any difference when you were masking?
I think one’s doc is a good first stop for medical questions.
I like to mask (or at least have a mask handy) in situations when I’m going to be very close to strangers for a few hours (theater, planes, etc.).
That was me. I got my bloodwork done and it turned out I was very deficient in Vitamin D. Now I take a Vitaamin D supplement in addition to my multi, and I only get sick 1-2x/year.
I am weighing a job offer. I’ve been recruited, I am not actively seeking. I think I would enjoy my role about the same at current vs future. No commute change. I have one level to ascend to at current job, and that’s on the table for me next year. Potential job is a much larger company and has two more levels I could ascend. Minor schedule differences. Pay isn’t super different, although bigger company could offer substantial bonuses and current doesn’t. I know a ton of people at both my current role and the potential role, basically I have been a consultant to them for 5-6 years. I have noticed a lot more trust with my colleagues in the last year or so, the thought of that emotional conversation for me to leave makes me a little sad/I know it would be hard to have and come as a shock to them. I also don’t think I could ever return, current firm is nice but they often burn bridges. Potential job has more of a chance at getting bought/sold, current job has more market risk which can impact my pay.
I honestly do not know how to decide. Both are really good options. I am confident I will be happy staying and happy if I left. How do I choose?
What is it with drug ads? IIRC, my parents said that drugs used to be just marketed to doctors, who then thought about their patients and recommended what was needed. Maybe this gatekeeping was bad? But I see why it existed. At some point that changed. Also, opioid crisis and pill mills. Now, it seems that the drug ads find me everwhere (and Serena: why are you on my TV telling me to take a weight loss shot? As far as I know, you aren’t in any group this type of drug is designed for). And I don’t ever have to ask my doctor for them — with online pill places (which I can see the point of, also), I can basically just pay and get.
TL;DR: are we our own PCPs now, self-referring for pitches that resonate? Does anyone ever get even gentle pushback? Or pushback that is medically based?
You’re at it again? You already posted about GLP ads this morning.