A couple months ago, on one of those rare warm Spring like days, while working in the back garden near the creek, I was pleasantly surprised to find my garden had opened its doors to an uninvited gue...
Today is officially the last day of my five-day personal challenge to NOT dine at a restaurant or eat a restaurant prepared meal. (Yes, takeout counts!) Dining out -- or COOKING AVOIDANCE...
Welcome to the first installment (with no promise of a second!) of The Bigger Picture of Saving Small, yet ANOTHER much needed blog series dedicated to Personal Finance. As for the content...
Greetings thrift lovers! Heres a quick, easy-to-follow list of some basic thrifting techniques I utilize when trying to style a classic, high end look on my very low end budget. Research the look you...
For most of my adult life, whether out of necessity or for the sheer fun of it, I’ve been incorporating household cost-savings tips, learned from a variety of resources, into my daily life. I’m...
Recently, while I was devouring design idea after design idea over at Apartment Therapy, I read a decor question submitted by a reader who was seeking advice on how she could spruce up a long, boring...
Greetings and Happy Friday to you all!Life has certainly been filled with changes during my absence from the blog world, with some of the changes being good and some not so good. The first...
Over the past several months, Ive been fortunate enough to acquire several vintage pieces that have fit perfectly into my casual day-to-day wardrobe. Since I am a known "jeans addict," ...
Having worked in the same career for the past 22 years, in a profession that did not value individual style or the latest fashion trends, I found myself in the final months of my career wanting to bu...
Happy New Year to you all!After quite a long blogging hiatus, I thought I would start out the new year by sharing a "thrifted" runway inspired look. After making a questionable purchase of a ...
Last week, my creative "fashion self" was given a swift kick in the pants when Nora and Megan over at Two Birds selected, not one, but three celebrity looks for their Inspiration Monday&...
Greetings to you all. May this wonderful Friday find you in good health, great spirits, and eager to take on a weekend of fun-filled thrifting! In my last post, I shared with you my introductio...
Clothing designer Arnold Scaasi was someone I had never heard of until two days ago. Mr. Scaasi, who was born in 1930, has designed gowns for some of the most predominant, influential, and mind...
Hello everyone!Im trying out a new shop idea, where I will have a showing of clothes that will be posted on Ebay either in the very near future or they are currently posted for sale, and I will inclu...
Happy Monday to you all. I certainly hope your weekend was thrift-filled and fun! My weekend thrifting consisted of a quick stop on Saturday at one of my local GWs. With only one hour to ...
Greetings!After a few grueling weeks of sailing the eBay waters, Im happy to say IM HOOKED!!! Well, for now at least . . . lets be real, I do get bored easily. ; ) My 365-Day Goodwill Cha...
I will be shutting down the ol bloggeroo in order to focus my efforts on creating a small secondhand clothing and accessories business, which I have already started via Ebay under the seller name of ...
Good gracious . . . its been a week since my last post. Lots has been going on in our lives lately, some good and some not so good, but either way, Im thankful for every day! Ive been spe...
Since the inception of my 365-Day Goodwill Challenge, Ive gone thrift shopping at least once every week, and sometimes twice! As a result of my thrift frenzy, Ive amassed quite a coll...
I found this amazing button down blouse for a very cool two bucks, but the only question I have is . . .Is it Vintage?Vintage inspired qualities:The fabrics texture definitely has that highly flammab...
As of late Ive been posting very little about my personal style, my thrifty finds, and not to mention my 30 for 30 collection . . . fail. Unfortunately, Ive been feeling a bit under the weather...
Over the past few days, Ive spent many an hour glued to youtube, thoroughly entranced by a very talented menagerie of young fashionistas. All twenty-somethings, and from what appears, very diff...
Good morning, everyone. If by chance you read yesterdays post (a must-see film is featured), then you know Im taking a moment of time-out to reflect on my life. Im hoping to resume p...
I had planned and written a post for today, my would be Day10 of Kendis 30 for 30 Remix Challenge, but to tell you the truth, I just need a little time off for some self reflection. Ive been se...
Okay, before the people at Lacoste or dsquared come calling, let me just say that in no way am I professing to be any kind of preppy fashion expert, nor do I think Im the perfect representation of my...
After seeing that many of the 30 for 30 Challenge participants chose at least a few dresses for their remix prospects, I started feeling like I didnt quite push myself enough, creatively speaking, wh...
For Days 7 and 8 of Kendis 30 for 30 Challenge, I chose to include the color pink in each of my outfits. (Not a good personal style blogging move, I know, but lets carry on.) As Ive noted...
Aye caramba! The temp in So Cal went from a cool 70-ish degrees on Sunday, to a blazing 95 degrees on Monday, and today we hit a sweltering 100 "Dees-grees!" (Anyone out there old...
For my Day 5 of Kendis 30 for 30 Challenge, my style inspiration came from Olivia Wilde, who was selected by Two Birds for this weeks Inspiration Monday post. Since my 30 for 30 wardr...
For Day 4 of Kendis 30 for 30 Challenge, I wanted to wear something really feminine, which took trying on three "bottoms" to finally achieve. Unlike the last 30 for 30 Challenge, this t...
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