Shopping is one of my favorite things to do. I love it so much. I feel like that isn’t something I talk about too often because I am usually in denial, but anyone who knows me knows that I practice this hobby frequently (and might have a bit of a problem…?) I like to shop for clothes, for antiques, for crafts, and for school supplies. Oh, I love the smell of school supplies. Sifting through flowy dresses, admiring patterns and colors, suggesting the ugliest items to my best friend…it is one of my absolute favorite things to do. In high school, I loved to thrift in Berkeley, in those stores where the mannequins have the most creepy, realistic faces and everything smells completely nasty. But then, after high school, I left those vintage shops behind for more simple and consistent fashion – Gap, Anthro, Urban. Yay sale racks!
Of all the stores in the world, Anthropologie has always been my favorite. Its cultural, whimsical atmosphere makes me want to pitch a tent and live right in the middle of it. Three months ago, I called working at Anthro my dream job. Total, complete dream job. You know, until I could climb the crafty ladder to Once Wed or Design Sponge (ambitiiioonnnss).
One day, I was sorting clothes at Anthro and I realized how completely not crazy I am about retail. Why is everything so expensive? Why do people treat clothes like precious children? Why is it cool to over accessorize and wear a hundred prints at once? What am I doing here? Ramble, ramble, ramble.
A few weeks after I stopped working at Anthro, I was talking to a friend about my love for shopping. It’s a hobby, like anything else. But it’s an expensive hobby.
Now for my main point. I’m finishing college and going out into the real world. I would like to not spend money at crazy stores like Anthro and Gap, but rather, return to my first love of thrifting!
(I am also super inspired by a couple of e-courses I’m taking, which I will blog about soon.)
Yesterday, I found this vintage skirt at Freestyle, and I love it so much! It was $10, but really $0 because I sold a bunch of my stuff to the store.
Then just for the heck of it, I went to the Goodwill. And I scored big time.
I love this plate! This was so cheap, I couldn’t believe it. I think it will make one of my walls very happy.
So much fabric! I’m a happy girl.
I want to make a habit of getting rid of old things continuously and making room for new, super cheap stuff.
I’ll post exciting thrifty finds, as they come :)
PS. my blog is looking very cutesy right now! Perhaps in honor of February? Expect the layout to change all the time because I just can’t settle.
PS. my blog is looking very cutesy right now! Perhaps in honor of February? Expect the layout to change all the time because I just can’t settle.
Megha Silvano says
You really grabbed some great deals:)
(found u through the blog team)
Paige @ Little Nostalgia says
Hooray for thrifting! GoodWill can be a real treasure trove if you hit it at the right time. I wrote about something similar today–save brain wave, I guess!