If you follow my spirited shenanigans on Instagram, you already know that I *might* have gone thrifting twice this week. I had to. I have been solo parenting and dealing with Texas homework and having a wee bit of adjustment difficulties. This was not the first time I’ve gone thrifting a few times a week and I’m sure it won’t be the last. For me,
I saw something that made me cry the other day. Do you want to know what it was? An orange leaf, an emblem of my “saudade.” The leaves in Houston, at least most of them, don’t change colour so I’m missing home – my glorious driveway and my very own autumn forest. I miss the seasons and I miss – sit down for this –
Well, things have been leading up to this post. The big move… the stress of everything… the change in my roles… the change in the weather… Yes, the time has come to say goodbye… to some clothes. ;p Did I have you worried? If so, YESSSSS! I was going for drama. I find ways to amuse myself. It’s true though. All those factors have led
Thank you all y’all who commented with your kind words and encouragement on my last post about my new style and the possibility of some new direction in this little slice of internet. As I anticipated, I am freshly inspired to keep writing about thrifting, style and some other practical areas of my life…. such as cocktails! I don’t call myself “spirited” for nothing! I
Not counting the brief interruption to regular programming by Hurricane Harvey, our Houston lives are settling into a routine. The kids are back in school, activities are underway, the house is unpacked albeit un-decorated but that will come with time. I am in a new phase of life. Fortunately, I did qualify for Employment Insurance so there is less urgency for me to find a
Back a couple of weeks ago while Hurricane Harvey was barely beginning and seemed merely like a reason to hunker down and snack, I found some secondhand stress relief by thrift shopping on-line using Thred Up for the very first time, if you can believe it. Up until recently, Thred Up was not available in Canada and so I could only watch with envy as my Southern thrifty neighbours
A week ago, things were very different. I now live in Katy which is a suburb city West of Houston. I had grand plans for the past week. The kids were supposed to be into their third week of school, I had plans to meet up with new friends, I was considering exercising, I was getting into routine. We all heard about Harvey’s approach and
Well, I don’t know what you’re doing right now, but I’m sitting indoors waiting out a hurricane, musing about another year of thrifting under my belt. It was 5 years ago this August that I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to shop secondhand for a year and blog all about it. I still have most of those first purchases and about 500 more pieces in my
Did YOU celebrate the big holiday yesterday?!! Okay, maybe it hasn’t achieved stat holiday status, but National Thrift Shop Day happens every August 17th and is a great excuse to head out for a little thrifting! That’s just what I did with my new friend Laurie, followed by festive bevvies (which in the blazing August sun of Houston means margaritas), so basically I had the
Tis that time of the year for my annual plea for people to avoid fast fashion. (Straight to the point.) I’m (not) sorry but here in Texas and much of the US, school starts next week (which finally explains why back-to-school ads start so early), which means we are in the thick of school supplies and back-to-school shopping, which bring up my annual angst. You see, I loved
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