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Wearing dark denim on the hottest day of the year will make you melt.

I finally went to Yesterday’s News. I say finally because it’s been suggested to me a million times but I just could never make it (to my credit, they’re only open 12-5 during the week). It was very much worth it, as you will see. Let’s start with the store front. Classy. I’m not sure [...]

It’s true! It’s back! On a Tuesday, but whatev. Almost a month of snow couldn’t keep me down. In honor of this, I went to one of my favorite thrift stores in the city. I have to confess: I have a weird fear of mannequins but only when they’re used in museums for historical set-ups. [...]

I think 10 days after the new year has started might be considered too late to still be writing about the previous year, but I always oversleep and misjudge how long it’s going to take me to drive somewhere, so this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Anyways, this is the space where I share [...]

In case you need a refresher of why I’m doing this: I hate to spend money, but I love stuff. Thus, I turn to secondhand stores. Somethings are amazing. Somethings are awful. Somethings are hideous. And somethings just need to be shared. Every week, I’ll bring the best, the worst and so-bad-it’s-awesome of Goodwill, Salvation [...]

This year was… okay. I didn’t start a new job, move to a new house or a buy a new car, unlike last year. It was bookended with car problems in January and December. I met a ton of new people and grew apart from others. I’m still single. The optimist in me would like [...]

The past two Mining Mondays I’ve been focusing on the non-apparel aspects of thrift shopping. This time clothes get their due. I feel weird mining the clothing because it’s a pretty sensitive area. Mocking ceramic robins and paint-by-number landscapes is one thing. However, not everyone wears secondhand clothes because they want to but because they [...]

I would normally hate the fact that I’ve gone five days since I last blogged, but I’m okay with it, because they were great days spent at parties, bars and the homes of my friends and family. I would say ‘more on that later’, but every time I do, I never get around to blogging [...]

So I know the other day I was all, “I don’t like to get close to the band anymore.” However, if a someone can go from Prince to the Artist Formerly Known As then back to Prince and end up possibly the greatest 51-year-old (!) musician, I can change my mind too. While most of [...]

In my continuing efforts to dress more age-appropriately, I wore a skirt to work yesterday. I know for most women this is just business as usual, but for me, its not.  I think I’ve worn a dress or skirt a dozen times since I graduated high school five years ago.  My theory is I always [...]