by jennae on November 15, 2010
The one person in our family who regularly gets new clothes is my daughter — and that’s mostly because she outgrows stuff so fast. But every once in a while, it would be nice if my husband and I can treat ourselves. If that “treat” also happens to involve something we’ll regularly need anyway, all [...]
by jennae on September 1, 2009
While it’s getting easier and easier to find organic cotton t-shirts or restyled vintage clothing, when it comes to shoes, sustainability can be hard to achieve. We can go for vegan looks, but those are usually made with toxic leather substitutes like vinyl. Simple Shoes is one of very few companies I can buy from [...]
by jennae on August 21, 2009
I may not be a fan of shopping for clothes these days, but shoe shopping is second only to buying a new purse. I know, I know. Overconsumerism. I need to stop it. But I will definitely make an exception for a pair of Mohop shoes. Not because I want them so badly (though that [...]
by jennae on August 13, 2009
If there’s any one word that accurately describes my life, it’s “busy.” Between my two blogs and my graphic design business, my 4-year-old and my husband, there is very little down time in my life. So when I stumbled upon Bagonia’s Busy Bag, I was more than a little intrigued. I’ve told you that I’m [...]
by jennae on August 2, 2009
Want to see the obsessed consumer in me come out? Put me in front of a rack of beautiful purses. In the days before I become a much more conscious shopper, I practically lived at TJ Maxx. Racks upon racks of designer clothes at steep discounts? Every day? I thought I was in heaven. These [...]