Michelle Obamas words of wisdom

In an interview for Glamour magazine in the States, Michelle Obama made some insightful comments about women putting themselves up further up their priority lists and putting themselves forward more:

"One thing that I've learned from male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves."

In answer to a question from Couric on how she keeps her sanity, Mrs Obama replied: "I have always tried to put my kids first, and then put myself a really close second, as opposed to fifth or seventh.

Market focus on Women

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/2985632/Womens-revolution-of-dissatisfaction

Sort your wardrobe and help refugee women

Time for a spring clear out of your wardrobe, in a very good cause

– the 6th Annual Preloved Fashion Sale which will happen on 13 March 2010

 

With the long holiday weekend coming up and spring hopefully about to burst into our lives, it’s time to take an hour, or even hours, to dig deep into the jungle that is your wardrobe.

When you’ve finished you’ll have beautifully sorted rails and drawers and the satisfaction of knowing that your cast offs will be helping New Horizons for Women Trust, which provides second chance education awards for women, and supporting refugee women through Wellington’s ChangeMakers Refugee Forum.

So go on, get the whole lot out on the bed and play dress ups. Be brutal - analyse that apparel, sift those shirts, skirts and shirts, think through those threads, weed out that wedding clobber, let go those gowns and liberate those labels!

Four steps to sorting success :

A. I still love it and will wear it in the next twelve months - hang it up, fold it up, tidy it up and put it away.

 

B.It doesn’t still thrill or doesn’t still fit, but it’s still in good condition and someone else will love it – stash it in a bag for the Preloved Fashion Sale. 

 

C. Drop off your bags at one of our pick-up points or email me with your address and phone number and I will arrange to have your bags picked up from your home.

 

D. Congratulate yourself on a good job done and enjoy that oh so organised, uncluttered feeling.

 

Have fun!

 

Any queries, drop me an email or give me  a ring.

 

DROP OFF POINTS

City - Madame Fancy Pants, 217 Cuba Street

City - The Mews, SSC Building, Molesworth Street

City – The Johnson Group, Level 2 BERL House, 108 The Terrace

Khandallah – Taylors Dry Cleaning, Ganges Road

Newtown – Next Stop Earth Florists, Constable Street

 

 

Hazel Kirkham - Donations

 

Preloved Fashion Sale

13 March 2010,9am-noon at Wesley Church Hall, Taranaki Street, Wellington

 

prelovedfashion@paradise.net.nz, 021 383 226

 

Proudly supported by Rembrandt Suiting,  Massey School of Design, Deborah East of Remax, the Zonta Club of Wellington, Taylors Drycleaners Khandallah