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There’s a box in my bedroom full of clothes to give away. It’s full, and there’s a stack of ratty sweaters and a grocery bag full of toddler clothes on top of it.
My intentions are good, but actually taking all that stuff down two flights of stairs and dragging it four blocks to the Goodwill never quite makes it to the top of my priority list.
Soon, New Yorkers won’t have to. New York City is getting ready to launch a convenient recycling program for clothing.
For the rest of us, here are some creative tips on unloading last year’s wardrobe.
17-year-old O’Rhonde Chapman likes to wear jumbo gold hoop earrings, long flowing wigs and stiletto heels. So what’s the big deal? To the school administrators of Nimitz High School in Texas, it’s the fact that O’Rhonde was born a “he”. Unhappy with his attire, the school principal recently sent him home.
How much do you spend on your child’s wardrobe? The average family spends about $624 dollars a year on a kid’s clothes. How much do Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes spend on Suri’s threads? Continue reading »
5. This old lady at Target looked at me and shook her head. She said, “You young girls need to see there are other things to do in the winter, and you won’t end up in your situation.” I told her I was in my mid 20s and had been married for 3 years and that my “situation” was actually a blessing!
It’s nice when geriatric strangers walk up to you and call you a harlot.
Recently iVillage asked readers to respond to the question, “What’s the weirdest, rudest or most oblivious thing anyone has said to you while you were pregnant?” The top answers ranged from baffling, to TMI to creepy. Continue reading »
Alert to all broke parents out there – hand-me-downs just became tres chic.
The habit of weeding out our kids’ closets and kicking the goods to our friends got a stamp of approval from Melissa Joan Hart this week as the former teenage witch pulled out her Orbit stroller and two moses baskets to put up for a charity auction.
OK, OK, celeb being fab donates used stuff to charity. Blah, blah, blah. But it’s the interview with MJH that earns her the real mom cred. Continue reading »
You know who I love? M.I.A.. Not only am I a fan of her multi-genre influenced music but who wouldn’t love her moxie. M.I.A not only performed at the Grammy’s on her due date but she totally stole the spotlight from a handful of hip-hop legends in the process. One of the most notable things about her performance, besides her bulging belly, was the outrageous, outlandish and unforgettable dress she wore.
The polka dotted dress was designed by House of Holland. And the label opted to give M.I.A’s son Ikhyd a very special gift, his own mini version of her their notorious design. Click here to see a photo of 5-month-old Ikhyd in the outfit via M.I.A.’s twitter updates. Continue reading »
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