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I’m going as Zombrey Hepburn for Halloween. Yes. Zombrey Hepburn. Mostly because I have a black dress and like to play with make-up. There will pictures, of course. Happy Halloween!

I’m not sure what kind of Wednesday you may have had, but if it wasn’t a particularly good one, perhaps a cheerful story of pancakes will be the perfect thing to lift your spirits. Because other than a plate of waffles, who hates pancakes? Let’s go back to Monday. It wasn’t a bad day, per [...]

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 [...]

Jalapeno peppers from the farmers market are ten billion times spicier than the ones at the grocery store, in case you were wondering. Something in the Pittsburgh water must up the spice ante because HOLY SHIT ONMSLDFKJSLJE@)(;akjslkdfj;laksjdf PAIN. I won’t go into detail, but it involves burning lips, a runny nose and an eye so [...]

Me: Ughhh, I wish I had more money. Mom: Hey, I told you when you were college that when you picked English as your major, you may have to wait tables.* Me: But I’m not waiting tables. Mom: I know, you’re doing better than we expected. *My mom has said this five thousand times since [...]

I realized something about this blog that’s been bothering me. I have no problem posting pictures of the vegetable lasagna I made or my good hair days (Friday, October 16, 2009, for all those keeping track) but no photos of my friends or family. Mostly (actually, not mostly, it is) because hardly any of them [...]

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 Army, thrift stores, flea markets, your weird neighbor’s estate sale- if [...]

ZOMG SO EXCITED. Let the hipster backlash start. I probably won’t see it any time soon though, as I am broke. I’ll just enjoy that that I COULD see it, if I had the cash to. Even though it’s pay day weekend, it’s also bill paying week. I could spend $10 to see that movie, [...]

Last winter, my friend Cassandra taught me out to crochet. At the time, it went well. She moved to Florida over the summer and gave me all of her crocheting yarn and needles. I’ve been wanting to crochet for years because I like the idea of being crafty and it’s one less needle than knitting, [...]

So much to blog. PodCamp this past weekend was fantastic, but it deserves it’s own post. Instead, I’m segwaying into a new weekly feature (a first for me): Mining Monday. 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 [...]