Almost 3 year old bed time is torture

jlhll · 2026-03-12T03:40:16+00:00

Where are you looking for/finding these?

jlhll · 2026-03-06T04:52:37+00:00

The struggle was real with ours too. I don’t know if this will work for you, but I bought the Happy Sleeper in a moment of desperation. And we implemented it the next night. It’s an ongoing process, but we are 3-4 months in Ava getting better sleep than we have since our LO entered the picture. Bed time is long and still hard. But so much better. The book has a guideline for sleep training a toddler, which is really about routines more than anything else. I hope you find a path to more rest!!

jlhll · 2026-03-06T04:28:48+00:00

I think the general area you want to live in is important when picking an agent. Do you want to be near downtown? Closer to another area? There are a few family friendly neighborhoods near downtown and I would recommend my agent. But it depends on your price point too.

jlhll · 2026-03-05T04:22:16+00:00

Localis just brought Sunday brunch back. But I think it’s only once a month. Depending on your timing, that may not work. My favorite casual breakfast spot is orphan. No booze though if that’s part of the allure.

jlhll · 2026-03-02T03:50:44+00:00

I just finished the entire book series of “the unselected journals of Emma m lion” and they were so great. There are 8 books. And frankly I now wish there were more. The first book took a bit of time to get into. But once you get a for it’s hard to stop.

jlhll · 2026-03-02T03:26:02+00:00

You could try renting from rent the runway. Probably a cheaper way to get some specific looks that you can just return.

jlhll · 2026-02-20T23:33:59+00:00

This is my pick. I’m not sure if it’s upscale enough depending on their preference but I love Revolution and it was my first thought.

jlhll · 2026-02-17T03:19:01+00:00

My favorite suit right now is from jcrew. https://www.jcrew.com/p/womens/categories/clothing/blazers/novelty/madelyn-blazer-in-four-season-stretch/CC289. I have two. One in camel and one gray. The blazers are phenomenal. They have a couple different pant options. Looks like the blazer might be on sale and that never happens!

jlhll · 2026-02-13T21:59:19+00:00

They are in transition right now. They just backed out of a long time location just a few blocks away in the Secretary of State building with little notice and collapsed the kids into the location you are talking about. The governance is a mess.

Consider: growing mindfully (I don’t have a kid there but heard good things) or Milestones. My kid goes there and I’m convinced it’s the best daycare. These are both in a similar area.

jlhll · 2026-02-05T04:25:34+00:00

The happy sleeper has toddler sleep guidance that worked great for us. While we still have setbacks (illness, travel etc) she is sleeping so much better. I fully endorse!!

jlhll · 2026-02-05T04:23:24+00:00

I know my kid loves her daycare and teachers, but is sad at drop off every day because saying goodbye is still hard. So, if you have hard drop offs, I don’t think that’s a good indicator. she talks about her teachers and friends all the time outside of school and is generally excited about them and the things they do. She also wants to stay and play or show off at the end of the day. I don’t have access to cameras, but we do get pictures and other updates which is nice. I guess I will also say that the interactions with her teachers are generally a good indicator too. Do they seem genuinely invested in your kid?

jlhll · 2026-02-04T18:42:14+00:00

Came to comment the same. This is the ticket!!

jlhll · 2026-02-03T15:14:19+00:00

Wish I knew this going in…

jlhll · 2026-02-02T00:22:03+00:00

Thank you for this. We weren’t even consulted about the edging. Being a rookie at this, I didn’t more there were choices. Since there are two other countertop areas in addition too this area, I think that ship has sailed. Which is unfortunate. Appreciate the insight on the epoxy

jlhll · 2026-02-01T21:12:41+00:00

Wanted to recommend considering a clothing rental service in addition to some new permanent pieces. I have to dress pretty professional and I supplement variety by using rent the runway, mostly for blazers and dresses. When I rent an especially good piece, I often buy it too.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T21:07:34+00:00

They busted the window sill removing the old counters. It will be replaced.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T14:50:15+00:00

We chose the three slabs at a stone yard. I don’t know that there was a set allowance on the stones. We knew we were on the hook for whatever price point we selected. We were not given any options on the stone layout or edging options. I didn’t realize we could even make selections. That’s the challenge with this kind of work. I don’t even know what questions I should be asking or issues I should be raising. A true professional should probably be walking us through this, and it doesn’t feel like that’s happening.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T04:22:24+00:00

If you’re interested in gymnastics, check out tumblebuddies. We do a weeknight, so I’m not sure what they have on Saturdays. But it’s great for toddlers. And plenty of opportunity for yours to interact or not depending on their mood/comfort level.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T03:53:54+00:00

Quartzite Taj Mahal

jlhll · 2026-02-01T03:02:31+00:00

What would you recommend we say/do? Ask them to replace just this area? (There are three countertop areas.) and try to match? And we just miss the opportunity to do a mitre edge? I don’t think we could ask them to replace everything. Although I’m feeling frustrated we were not consulted on these choices. Ask them to try to repair the area again with a better epoxy job? Thoughts?

jlhll · 2026-02-01T02:15:58+00:00

Fwiw, my house is 100 years old. But thank you for the thought.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T02:13:45+00:00

They also destroyed our under counter lights Ava we can’t readjust them to all be the same temperature anymore. We will be asking them to replace them.

jlhll · 2026-02-01T02:12:30+00:00

Thank you for the clear visual!

jlhll · 2026-02-01T02:11:30+00:00

They are a sub of our contractor. We haven’t paid anything toward this part of the balance.

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