Nekkid Lady Party: My tips on how to host a clothing swap
About 8 years ago I moved from Portland to Seattle and realized I had way. Too. Much. Crap. I thought to myself, “Self, you can either donate to Goodwill or you can see if your friends want to pick through your stuff.”
I chose the latter. Girlfriends came over, some brought over clothing and shoes, and thus Lily’s Nekkid Lady Party was born. I’m here to tell you how to throw your own…
Skincare products that fight acne without tons of synthetic ingredients
To all those beautiful offbeat girlies that have perfect skin… I am a 26-year-old and still have acne. I recently went off my birth control pills in order to make some off-kilter spawn and now my skin looks like I have the plague! My skin was pretty good on the pill, but now that I’m off, these painful little bastards are seriously putting a cramp in my style. I’ve got my foot out the door to the dermatologist, but before I go… Help!
Time management hack: Iron your wrinkly clothes while you dry your hair!
I had a baskets! moment this morning. I was wearing a cotton stretch polo and, of course, the boob area was smooth and wrinkle free but not-so-much for the rest of the shirt. What to do?
Host a “create your own zombie” party with this kit
Fuck carving pumpkins, this year it’s all about making your own zombies for Halloween! Ooh, or maybe you could host a “make your own zombie” party a la the make your own moster party? Either way this just seems all kinds of undead…
Throw weekly TV dates: Sundays = zombies, friends, and food
Every Sunday night, six close friends all get together to watch “The Walking Dead” TV series. We’ve done it for all the past seasons as well. The basic plan is simple…
Feminist pastry party: Celebrating non-heteronormative relationships with baked goods!
My good friend Matt brought this Jezebel article to my attention a few weeks ago. So when I got to the part of the video in which the lecturer explained his views on homosexuality (using carrots and doughnuts as metaphors for male and female anatomy, respectively) by stating that “men were not created to sword-fight and women were not created to have pastry parties,” two thoughts immediately occurred to me… A pastry party sounds like a freaking fantastic idea!
Raising tri-cultural children in a world of absoluteness
In a world of categories, how do you inspire your children to break away from categorization and create their own identity? This is a question that I had never thought of before I had children.
Work clothes that aren’t made by little hungry children putting in 18 hour days
Good news, Homies! I just acquired my first white collar job in a while. My wardrobe is almost completely unprepared for this, and I really feel strongly about not buying sweatshop-made clothing.
I am normally a big thrift or vintage shopper, but as everyone who does this knows, it’s kind of luck-of-the-draw on whether you’ll find anything. I’m a mediocre seamstress, but not good enough to produce my own clothing en mass. Combing the internet for non-sweatshop goods, I find a lot of men’s bike clothes, a legion of organic hemp t-shirts, and a variety of beautiful things which are way too hippie to be my regular style, and not a lot I can wear to work.
If non-sweat shop clothing is also a priority for you, how do you make it work?