Coffee Break: Small Gold Hoop Earrings
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This must be a first: I prefer the small hoop version of these Monica Vinader earrings to the huggies.
It of course doesn't hurt that the hoops are on sale while the huggies are still full price at $285. But the hoops look a bit more comfortable than the huggies, which look like they'd be a pain to get on and off.
Both earrings are 14K solid gold, and I like the slight organic vibe to both of them.
The hoop earrings are on sale as part of Nordstrom's “Spring Savings Event,” so they're currently marked from $450 down to $360. The hoops are also available in 14k white gold, but it looks like they might be down to the last lucky few.
Sales of note for 5/1:
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event, 40% off your purchase PLUS $50 off $200! Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code
- Brooklinen – 25% off sitewide (ends 5/1) — we have and love these sateen sheets
- Evereve – All tops on sale
- Express – $39+ Summer Styles
- Hatch – $15 off one of our favorite alarm clocks with code LETMOMSLEEP15
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off wear-now styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything, and extra 60% off clearance
- Lands' End – 40% off sitewide – lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
- Loft – 60% off florals and 50% off your purchase
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – 1500+ new women's markdowns
- Sephora – Hair deals daily – today 5/1 up to 50% off dae, Verb, PATTERN by Tracee Ellis Ross, and BaBylissPro products
- Talbots – 40% off one item and 30% off your entire purchase
- TOCCIN – Use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off!
- Vivrelle – Looking to own less stuff but still try trends? Use code CORPORETTE for a free month, and borrow high-end designer clothes and bags!
Thanks for the recent convos on things with motors that fall between solely human-powered bicycles and a motorcycle that you need a license and insurance for. The things menacing our neighborhood, particularly on a route that goes by a very large high school and a large middle school seem to be a notch below motorcycles: they easily keep up on roads with a 35 mph speed limit (common speed is easily 45), no one is visibly pedaling. They are also not stopping at many stop signs, weaving and darting around trash cans in trash day, and going between the road and sidewalks even though there are a lot of pedestrians and until the time change, the morning school run was before first light.
I missed that convo, but yeah — I think in order for an e-bike to qualify as a bicycle at all, as opposed to a moped, that it must be pedal-assist. Meaning the user has to be pedaling for the battery to give them a slight boost to each rotation. That also has the ability to hamper the maximum speed!
I’m not 100% sure, but I think in most jurisdictions an ebike needs to *have* real pedals but can be capable of being powered without them (my class 3 regulated ebike has a “throttle” you can press and just start going, without pedalling at all, up to 20 mph. If you are pedalling, the battery assists in the way you mention – topping out at 28mph, which is the cut off for class 3 (technically, on a steep downhill, I can get over 28 mph, but it has to be without help from the battery – it’s not auto-braking at that point).
I’d call the things with no functional pedals at all that aren’t street legal bicycles mostly dirt bikes?
Oh sorry. I’m aware that as things stand, two-wheel vehicles with pedals are all called e-bikes, regardless of whether (or how fast) they can go if the user is doing no pedaling at all. My view is that to be classified as a “bike,” the user must be pedaling or the speed without pedaling capped very low, like 5 mph.
We have similar issues here. They can easily keep up with traffic at 35/45, but are considered bikes and not licensed or insured. The riders move between the street, sidewalks, and walking trail. They don’t wear helmets. They have no lights or reflectors and are hard to see at night. There have been several pedestrian cycle accidents with the pedestrian ending up with the worse damages and injuries. I’m waiting for a rider to get hit by a car.
At least in CA, it won’t be much longer before these mopeds/motorcycles are accurately classified as such. They are pissing people off SO much, leading to huge increases in injuries (especially among teens), and contributing to fatalities. Their days are numbered. One thing I don’t get is how many parents seem to be either completely unaware or completely disinterested. My parents would never, ever let us ride a regular bike without helmets – it was one of their few extremely strict measures. Now it’s a regular sight to see young teens going 40 mph on the bike path (which isn’t even legal to do here – either the motorized bike part or the speed part) with no helmets and often texting with one hand.
Dumb problem – I have $200 to spend on myself and can’t think of anything I want to splurge on. I like my current makeup routine, it’s not enough for a wardrobe overhaul, I don’t need any kitchen gadgets. What would you buy for yourself?
What about some super nice spices, or luxury oils and vinegars? A decent bourbon? Super nice chocolate?
Nothing. Save it for when you have a use for it.
do you need to spend it right this second? I’d stash that away for the time that you feel like “oooh I really want that but can’t justify the $” like an extra spa treatment, fancy drinks, choosing a slightly nicer accommodation for a getaway, etc.
+1 – I tend to get the ‘shoppies’ when seasons are about to change, so maybe think about a new swimsuit/cover-up for summer, or a new outfit at the end of summer to kick off fall.
A nice meal out or ingredients for cooking- interesting spices, different kinds of flour, fun condiments, good bread or other baked goods, produce at the farmers market or plants and garden supplies (all things I’ve actually bought recently). Or the equivalent for you that makes it easier or more fun to engage in something you enjoy, like better gear for a hobby (other recent purchases include new hiking shoes and some new field guides).
Bath salts, etc 🥰
I always have trouble thinking of these things when put on the spot. This doesn’t help you now, but I keep a list of “it would be nice to have…” and reference it when I want to get myself a treat or I share it with my husband or anyone else who asks in advance of my birthday or Christmas. I recommend it.
(My list now includes nice metal measuring cups, a print from an artist I like, some nice huaraches, WAG bags, and a lightweight monocular.)
To the poster on the morning thread asking about pinball machines because I just saw it—one thing you don’t think of with pinball machines is maintenance. They actually require a fair bit of regular cleaning/maintenance, and it’s hard to find people who can do it these days. (My dad had several in a restaurant in the 90s/early 2000s, and even then it was a niche skill). Agree with recommendations to consider console game systems instead, though I recognize it’s not the same experience.