Ahem. I have something to say. This is not easy for me, but it's time to be honest with y'all:
I read Gwyneth Paltrow's blog "Goop" every week.
Sometimes it's maddening (she recommends experiencing the "beachy, seventies vibe" of Los Angeles by staying in the bungalows at the Bel Air hotel; trust me, you don't want to know how much that costs). Sometimes it's tiresome (did you know she has super-famous friends? You will if you read the blog, because she says so over and over). Sometimes it's eye-rolling (if you want to know Deepak Chopra's thoughts on personal growth or Gwyneth's tips on raising perfect children, goop's your site.)
And yet! Sometimes the recipes are delicious. I like seeing Gwyneth's wardrobe recommendations because I think she always looks really good, and I don't care at all if she can spend more on clothes than I can. Mostly, I dunno, I kind of identify: she's a mom, she has a career, she has a blog. I can barely tell us apart!
So there it is. Now I'm going to go re-read this weeks recipe for gnocchi and make a grocery list.
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4 comments:
HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Your post made me smile. and i had an awful afternoon!
Glad I could help.
goop.com is like a train wreck. I should look away, but I peek anyway.
Hollywood moms are not like us. Their publicists spend a lot of time trying to convince us otherwise. But they have lots and lots of hired help. Every now and then, we get a real peek at their lives through legal proceedings. Who knew that the Travoltas flew with 4 children and 4 nannies on a 'family vacation'? Or that Demi has one more nanny than children so that she has coverage for the nannies' days off?
And they build the 7 mile long 'great wall of Malibu' to ensure that the public doesn't have beach access to the publicly owned beach.
No argument here, especially on the Malibu wall issue. I should have added that I think a serious ethical issue with Goop is Paltrow's breezy endorsement of products in which she herself has a financial stake (Estee Lauder cosmetics, Tod's shoes,Tracy Anderson's gyms, etc.) without disclosing that stake. As my post says, I'm not proud of my Goop reading.
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