Daily InstaGlam
SNAPSHOTS
Let’s Go Thrifting: Day Trips From NYC
Q. My boyfriend and I often take day trips to get out of the city, and want to do some thrifting to decorate our Brooklyn apartment. I thought I would ask for some outside-the-city thrift store recommendations, as you seem to have such amazing luck when it comes to well-priced finds!
Andrea
A. Before we even talk getting out of the city: you have to stop into the Salvation Army on 46th between 10th and 11th (where Kendrick and I picked up our first joint purchase ever). It's the rare city thrift store that charges for-real thrift-store prices - sure, the pieces will be more expensive than at, say, a rural tag sale, but they'll still be within the realm of reason. Another plus: the Salvation Army charges a flat delivery fee (last time I checked it was $50), so make sure to pick up as many items as you can in a single trip.
Joe Fresh Kids Launches In The U.S.
I've been talking about Joe Fresh's kids' stuff for years. They sell it at the superstore near my relatives' house in Canada, and every time I visit I stock up, because it is THE BEST: adorable, affordable, cool (but not too trendy), well-made...the best.
That's my son in the Joe Fresh leather jacket that I bought for him in Moncton when he was less than a year old because I couldn't help it...and that finally fits. This is very exciting news.
Despite the fact that you couldn't find the line in the States or order it online and recommending it thus made...well, not a ton of sense, I kept on recommending it on RG anyway, just because I'm such a fan and I love it.
Weekend Snapshots
Took a moment for a Robin Thicke dance break in the diner...
Discovered that the tree we planted in March appears to still be alive (not any bigger, but alive is a good start)...
How-To: Hit Up A Movie With A Toddler
Alright, not going to lie: taking a child under the age of two to a full-on movie in a for-real movie theater is some serious business.
All the blog posts I've read on the topic say to wait until 2 1/2 or 3 at the earliest...but you know what? I think provided you follow some basic Laws Of Common Sense And Respect For Your Fellow MovieGoer (below) this is a to-each-his-own situation, and a) we really love going to the movies, and it's a special thing for our family, and b) our son actually seems to have an unusually high attention span for anything involving motor vehicles (he can happily sit through the entirety of Cars when we watch it...over and over and over...at home).
So despite the fact that yeah, he's a little young...to the movies we go.
