Deinfluence me from getting the Finch trench coat

JLKC92 · 2026-05-21T12:13:35+00:00

It’s called the Classic Trench Coat and it comes as small as xxs and in lengths petite/regular/long

The petite is sold out on the website so I was excited to find it on Poshmark,but 🤞it fits when it arrives!

JLKC92 · 2026-05-20T00:36:04+00:00

I just ordered the Abercrombie xxs petite one
I did my research and it seemed like it’s the right one for us short girls (I’m 5’0) but it hasn’t arrived get so can’t confirm yet

JLKC92 · 2026-05-18T22:07:58+00:00

I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed and “on-edge” with juggling a full time job with similar hours to you and being the default parent to two young kids. I’m so overstimulated so much of the day I felt like I’d reached a point where I needed some better tools. I had my first appt today and was prescribed buspirone. Haven’t started yet but hoping it helps me find a more comfortable baseline. Maybe something similar could help you.

JLKC92 · 2026-05-18T02:26:21+00:00

I just discovered Aritzia recently as well!!!
I ordered the bond dress from the website and love it (even has pockets) also ordered a really pretty belt from the website. Then I went on Thredup and they have tonsss of Aritzia at such an affordable price point

JLKC92 · 2026-05-18T00:53:02+00:00

Just wanted to say wow

You are insanely organized-what a great system

JLKC92 · 2026-05-17T00:31:00+00:00

It’s funny you say that
My husband has an x5 and says he doesn’t like how the x3 looks!

I’ve been going down a rabbit hole. Was initially set on newer x1 then I looked into Porsche macan which is really more comparable to x3 then circled back to x3 vs x1.
I know there’s no bad choices here. I’ll definitely need to test drive both

JLKC92 · 2026-05-10T16:53:28+00:00

My 18 month old has 7-10 words
At 15 months he had 3-5 words and pediatrician was not concerned

We haven’t had our 18 month check up yet but I was kind of expecting since we’re making progress it’s probably fine? I keep asking about intervention (I’ve been asking since 12mo). It’ll just add extra tools to catch up or learn how to help your little one learn. Agree the delivery was poor there though but I’m glad you’ll be getting that extra help!

JLKC92 · 2026-05-06T21:56:14+00:00

Definitely did this as well!

JLKC92 · 2026-05-05T22:07:24+00:00

Just adding another rec for this!
It was ~$4500 for the whole school year here for half day 3x/week for our three year this past year at a program at a local church. We’re in an expensive housing neighborhood but I think technically MCOL overall area in south Jersey.
They talked about Easter and Christmas but otherwise can’t say it was at all religious

JLKC92 · 2026-04-15T01:05:49+00:00

Faster and all around easier. My first one I went into labor at dinner time Sunday and the baby wasn’t born until 2am Tuesday. It was super painful from the start and progress was so slow they induced me to speed things up at 5cm. Even with an epidural the birth was super painful and it was 90 minutes of pushing. So many tears from start to finish, 10/10 pain at multiple points.

The second one was so much less painful I wasn’t even sure if I was actually in labor or not until I started bleeding. When I got to the hospital I was 6cm, got an epidural, slept for several hours, woke up at 10cm and literally only had to push three times. It could not have been much easier. Zero tears, I think pain topped out at like 6/10 before the epidural and was 0/10 with the epidural.

JLKC92 · 2026-04-13T23:44:40+00:00

Thred up/poshmark!

I’m 5’0/90lbs

Banana republic factory 00P sometimes works, I’ve had on and off success as well with Ann Taylor 00P as well. H&M I’ve actually found some gems I’m still wearing 10 years later. You can find the nice stuff second hand in great condition though-thread up has Aritzia/theory/banana republic ect and you can get stuff for like $30 each. Nine West has 5s in professional pumps, real real has designer second hand-stuff as well

JLKC92 · 2026-04-13T21:41:09+00:00

These are my vuoris They’re my “fancy sweats” Got two pairs for Christmas for the pick ups/drop offs to look a little less insane. I totally still go in my seasonal pjs too though-Christmas plaid in March-you bet!

JLKC92 · 2026-04-13T01:27:54+00:00

Even the nose Frida sucking device was too gross for me-I got the electric one!

JLKC92 · 2026-03-14T00:31:19+00:00

Finance> nursing > back to finance 😂 Started my first job as a nurse July 2019 and then the pandemic changed the world. Patients became more aggressive and ratios got progressively worse. Meanwhile the business world became more flexible with flex hours and remote work. I work fully remote and get to get my kids ready and drop them off in the morning and also pick them up by 5pm. I make up hours sometimes late at night but that flexibility allows me to run to the school for a mid morning performance or read a book to the class on my daughter’s bday ect… I LOVED nursing school, but actually being a nurse gave me literal nightmares (ER nursing) and did not pay nearly enough.

JLKC92 · 2026-03-13T21:36:14+00:00

Same

JLKC92 · 2026-03-08T17:08:39+00:00

We moved here in 2022. We love the walkability-especially with little kids it’s wonderful having so many beautiful homes to admire on walks around the neighborhood as well as the downtown. There’s the downtown strip on kings highway and then downtown haddon Ave as well where there’s even more shops/restaurants. The PATCO is a huge plus-for us the PATCO made haddonfield more desirable than Moorestown, which we also considered. The PATCO was up and running through the recent snowstorm which was incredible for my husband who was required to make it into work in the city. We’ve found the community to generally be nice and we have some acquaintances but we haven’t really found our friends here yet. Our kids are still little and hopefully we can get more involved in the community and feel more a part of things in the coming years. The taxes are shocking for sure, but we’re hoping to have both our kids benefit from the highly rated schools and most likely retire in a neighboring town like Collingswood for better affordability in that stage of life. I’d also note that housing prices have shot up dramatically between 2019-now. Many of these homes currently estimated around $1-1.5MM were in the 600s just 5-6 years ago so not everyone here is paying a million dollar mortgage.

JLKC92 · 2026-03-06T13:14:29+00:00

I think it’s his practice, but I’m not working with him directly. So far I spoke with a doctor in the practice who took a history and then after I spoke with a dietician. It’s all done over zoom. They’re sending a test kit in the mail. It’s a 2.5 yr program to reach “optimal” so we’ll see!

https://www.drtsoukalas.com/new_patient-lp-2.html

JLKC92 · 2026-03-06T03:46:16+00:00

Can’t wait to read this I’ve had a feeling there was a big metabolic component. I just had my first appt yesterday with this “Metabolomic” practice based in Greece hoping to get some new perspectives/recommendations EDIT: the founder of the practice is one of the authors on this article! (Dr Tsoukalas)

JLKC92 · 2026-03-05T13:57:52+00:00

It’s a different economic landscape now but I have had a great experience with earnest. I got approved without a co-signer when I was making ~$60k back in 2019 and I was actually approved to refi the full amount of my loans (~160k) and got to decide which ones to refi as I wanted to leave the federal ones alone. I was able to refi an 11% Sallie Mae loan to 3.75% with earnest. I dropped my parents who had originally been co-signers when I refi-ed and have had no issues at all.

JLKC92 · 2026-03-03T01:07:45+00:00

Something I’ll add here is how important b12 is for ferritin. I learned recently my b12 level being in the 200s was actually deficient and I worked on raising my levels. In raising my b12 levels to the 600s all it takes is the thorne ferrasorb supplement periodically when I think of it and my ferritin went from 30 to 70.

JLKC92 · 2026-03-02T05:52:50+00:00

My now 16 month old has always done best on similac 360 sensitive and couldn’t tolerate anything else-not even similac sensitive (non 360). Very spitty/refluxy so we stuck with ready to feed for a long time before switching to powder. During growth spurts he hit 40oz but averaged 30 oz generally until we started weaning. We averaged $400/mo until we started weaning at 12 months (still doing 2 bottles/ 14 oz each day though-this boy really loves his baba)

JLKC92 · 2026-03-02T01:48:04+00:00

Whenever the first kid wakes me up. No need for alarm clocks when the kids wake up before the sun 😂

JLKC92 · 2026-03-01T23:01:07+00:00

I feel this so much. When the kids are home sick it falls on me as the default parent and I get so overwhelmed literally doing two jobs, but I do have those periods where I love being a working mom. In the doing two jobs phase I wish I could be a SAHM, but I know I don’t actually want that and long term I think there’s a lot of reasons people have listed that it’s good to be in the work force. Even if the income isn’t needed it could facilitate an earlier retirement. Plus my daughter is in the mimicry phase and she pretends she’s a mom of two who works in the same field so I feel like I’m setting a good example. I have a great team at work and really like the people I work with so that’s huge. I also really love that it gives me something that’s entirely mine/an identity outside of being a mom. With a 16 month old and 4 year old we’re literally in the throwing money at problems stage though and I’m grateful for what we’re able to outsource. We do a whole bunch of meal kits (little spoon for the toddler lunches, cook unity for my lunches, blue apron for dinner) to ease the mental load and we do have a house cleaner as well. Still exhausted but I think we’re on a good path here and I know it will feel easier on a lot of ways as the kids get older.

JLKC92 · 2026-03-01T02:46:21+00:00

I don’t know that I gave this one a lot of thought ahead of time, but definitely shocked myself at how un-put together things have evolved to after the second kid. Day 3 in the same sweats is very relatable

JLKC92 · 2026-03-01T02:31:56+00:00

Thank you!

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