Randomosity: The Talk, diapers, new clothes, & more
Oct 6, 2010 Randomosity
Watch your step, I’m about to drop a lot of names
In the past two days I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with Ellen Pompeo (to promote Huggies’ Every Little Bottom charity diaper drives), Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur (to talk about their new CBS talk show The Talk, premiering October 18th). Now I just have to find the time to write it all up!
Here are a couple of pictures in the meantime: Ellen Pompeo at Babies R Us, and the stars of The Talk .
Don’t let frump happen to you
For years now, as I’ve been trying to lose weight, I’ve had an unwritten, barely acknowledged policy of buying clothes only when I had absolutely nothing to wear and risked showing up at a social event or meeting either naked or in sweats. And when I did actually go shopping, I would scour the clearance rack and only get whatever was really cheap and fit me, whether it suited me or not. My rational was that if I spent real money on clothes, I’d have a big disincentive to losing weight. This policy has resulted in a closet packed with clothes that either don’t fit or look terrible. I’m officially declaring this policy stupid and useless.
I went shopping yesterday and bought several nice dresses. I generally hate wearing dresses for several reasons: my legs are fat, I have to shave, I have to wear pantyhose (trust me), and I spend the whole day thinking about how to sit. However, since I am trying to lose weight, I think that dresses will be the most forgiving if I drop a few pounds. But at 37 years old, why do I still feel like I’m playing dress-up when I put on a dress and heels?
Retro cake
I went to a great birthday party tonight – cool people, great 80s & 90s music, and the coolest birthday cake I’ve ever seen. Happy birthday Dan!
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Originally posted on Selfish Mom. All opinions expressed on this website come straight from Amy unless otherwise noted. Please visit Amy’s Full Disclosure page for more information. Amy also blogs at Filming In Brooklyn, Behind the Screen, Momtourage, and podcasts with The Blogging Angels.
Tags: Ellen Pompeo, Every Little Bottom, Higgies, Holly Robinson Peete, Julie Chen, Leah Remini, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne
Ellen Pompeo talks diapers and charity
Oct 5, 2010 Uncategorized
If all went as planned today, then by the time this posts it will almost be time for me to interview Ellen Pompeo. Why do I get to chat with Mrs. Derek Shepherd of Grey’s Anatomy fame (as well as one of my favorite Friends flashback episodes)? Because Ellen was just announced as the new ambassador for Huggies’ Every Little Bottom program, which raises diapers for moms in need. It’s sad to think that while some of us are worrying about which playgroup to join or applying for elite preschools, some moms are worrying about being able to afford diapers for their babies.
Huggies is kicking off this ongoing program with a one-day diaper drive today at the Babies R Us store in Union Square here in New York City, and there will be diaper drives all over the country in the near future. Diaper bins are set up all over the store where people can donate unopened packages of diapers – any brand, not just Huggies. But as an added bonus, Huggies will donate a diaper for every pack of Huggies diapers or wipes that are purchased, and they’re starting off with a donation of nearly 6,500 diapers.
The diapers collected in New York City will be distributed to local moms in need through Feeding America, which is an amazing organization I’ve had the pleasure of working with before.
I’ll be posting my interview with Ellen soon!
Originally posted on Selfish Mom. All opinions expressed on this website come straight from Amy unless otherwise noted. Please visit Amy’s Full Disclosure page for more information. Amy also blogs at Filming In Brooklyn, Behind the Screen, Momtourage, and podcasts with The Blogging Angels.
Tags: diapers, Every Little Bottom, Feeding America, Huggies
