My first ever thrifting partner in crime was my older sister. She's the one that introduced me to the world of thrifting and about embracing more vintage styles. Vintage wasn't really my thing but seeing her really embrace the style made me consider it more. Having a friend that liked to thrift made the experience [...]
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Professional Wardrobe 2.0
The first job I ever had was working for my Mama at her hair salon. It was the summer after 7th grade and my older sister Esi was leaving for a study aboard which meant I had to step up at the shop. A summer would turn into 8 years later of helping my Mama. [...]
For The Love of Thrifting
I have been in love with fashion for as long as I can remember. In elementary school, I wanted to be a fashion designer. My big sister even bought me a sowing machine that was the cutest color blue. I fell in love. I shared my love for fashion and sowed a a floral dress [...]
Experiences Over Things: Bachelorette Cruise
My first time going on a cruise was filled with surprises from the beginning. My parents decided to surprise me by allowing my childhood best friend to come on our family trip that I thought was just to Orlando. Then they surprised my sisters and I again when we arrived at the port and we [...]
Birthday + Zerowaste
Birthdays are an exciting time for me. It's a chance to show my appreciation and love for others. More importantly it's a time to celebrate life. My birthdays over the years have included family, friends, road trips, beach trips, cake, sleepovers, way too much candy, and even a blow up water slide. However, no birthday [...]
Thrifting: A fancy word for “hand-me-downs”
Who thrifts? ME! ME! ME! It’s one of the easiest parts for me to do in this blended journey of (eco friendly/zerowaste/minimalism). I love fashion and I’m not too picky of where I get my clothes either. It all started long long ago, a.k.a like the early 2000s, growing up as a middle child [...]
