Hello everyone! Abby here – How’s your summer kicking off? Less cook outs and get-togethers for us, but continuing the theme from last month of working outside and getting our yard cleaned up for the kiddos – We’re close, but those weeds keeping coming back! When I want a break from outdoor work (or it’s “500 degrees”, like my toddler likes to …
How To Shop For Menswear at Goodwill
Happy June! It is blowing my mind that it is already June- which means my 5 year wedding anniversary, my baby brother’s 20th birthday, and Father’s day! WOW! I thought it would be fun to talk about men’s fashion in honor of Father’s Day and share a few tips for shopping secondhand for the men in your life! I get …
Spring Trends 2020 Edition
Hi there! Taylor from Modest Blondie here! With hopes of spring around the corner and daylight savings time giving us our sunlight back, I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking about spring when it comes to my wardrobe. 2020 sounds so futuristic. So in anticipation for something fresher than the usual floral print for spring (not that I don’t …
Painted Jeans: No Rules – Just Amazing Style
Hello everyone! Well….let’s call a spade a spade – what a trying few weeks we’ve experienced and I can’t imagine all the obstacles you have been challenged with. It has been a time to reset, reground and reevaluate how we’re living and taking care of our bodies and each other. I hope, in-hindsight, you have experienced refreshing moments and new …
Quarantine 15×15 Outfit Challenge
Hello friends! I hope you are all staying safe and well. This quarantine has its many challenges, wardrobe being one of them. It’s difficult not to stay in your pj’s all day (guilty as charged). So I challenged myself to put together 15 outfits with 15 pieces in my closet that I got from Goodwill – I’m calling it the …
Shop Your Closet For April #12MonthsofThrifting Challenge Prompt
Welcome back to the 12 Months of Thrifting Challenge hosted by Dina’s Days and Goodwill! If you’re just joining us the goal of the challenge is to help you add a “dash of thrift” to your outfits using 12 themes that you can easily find at Goodwill or in many cases your own closet. This month’s prompt is styling clothing …
Tips From Julie Holiday on Things to do at Home
Julie Holiday and Farin share some of their family’s tips while staying at home from a creative project to organizing. Watch their brief video to see if their tips would be helpful for your family while staying at home – #InThisTogetherOhio.
Silverware Carrier DIY
Hello fellow thrifters and DIYers – How’s the new year treating you? Are you all keeping up with your resolutions? Abby here to share a progress report on one of my unofficial resolutions, that I think I share quite often in this space, and that is to find more ways for our family to be more sustainable. While we are …
Indoor Craft Ideas
Hello out there! Abby here – How are you all coping with your respective social isolating and distancing during these strange times? I hope you are surviving and taking advantage of the technology available to stay sane and stay in touch with loved ones. For today’s blog post, I thought I’d take a different approach than what I normally share …
Getting Organized: As Easy As A-B-C… and D
When spring cleaning, you may be taking the opportunity to streamline your accumulation of housewares, clothing, shoes and books. How do you decide what goes and what stays? Getting organized is all about decisions. My definition of clutter is “delayed decisions and delayed actions.” Everything you see sitting around on your countertops is a decision that hasn’t been made (whether to …