its august! that means that i made it
three months without buying any clothes-- which, if you knew me... would speak volumes! i got really creative and had a lot of fun picking new outfits from my "old" wardrobe, and honestly... didn't miss out on anything "to die for" in the stores, anyway.
this past weekend i paraded along with many others enjoying the tax-free shopping weekend (to reward myself). let me just say; from the looks of the hoards of shoppers in
potomac mills mall last saturday afternoon, this economy is
not in trouble. what a hot mess of people and clothes. i felt like i was fighting the current like a salmon headed north for mating season (its a mess of an excuse for a mall).
unfortunately, nothing i bought was organic (although
banana republic and
bitten by sjp both had organic cotton tees -- i just wasn't personally impressed. i'm really not a tee shirt/jeans kind of girl). when i do buy something, i try to go for a timeless appeal.
however, today i was browsing online and found
under the canopy... not only is their stuff cute, they are having a
SALE! a really good one, too.
i really want my money to be spent supporting businesses who have decided to right by the environment. i think that being choosy as to which of these major companies get our $s will make the biggest impact. its important to know
why we should support these companies, too.
here is some info from the under the canopy website that i found useful to understanding the benefit to my organic purchase.
shop for yourself-- under the canopy!
for
more info regarding organic cotton shopping in general.
more on
under the canopy from daily green.
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naturalliving and
greenisthenewblack at blogspot.
