$50 Quest: Goodwill

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. The first store was Treasures of the Heart (spent $5) and the second store was [...]

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$50 Quest: Moozie’s Closet

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent.  Store #1: Treasures of the Heart, Conway, SC – $5 spent Store #2: Recycled [...]

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$50 Quest: Recycled Rooster

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. The first store was Treasures of the Heart in Conway, SC.  Store #2: Recycled [...]

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$50 Quest: Treasures of the Heart

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. Store #1: Treasures of the Heart, Conway, SC When you visit this store on [...]

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New Year, New Simple Life

It’s a new year, which means a new chance at life and a time to start over. At the start of the new year, people have a tendency to reflect on the negativity of the past year and look for ways to make themselves and their life better. Typical Resolutions include: Lose Weight, Eat Better, Exercise More, Quit Smoking, Get Out of Debt….etc. [...]

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My Resolution Non-Solution
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As the year comes to a close, I reflect on my New Year’s Resolution of 2011 to not buy new clothes for an entire year, but to purchase them from second-hand stores only. For anyone that has known me this year, this was easier said than done. It was in February, when I got my new job as the Sustainability [...]

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The Wrapping Paper Dilemma
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The holidays are just about over. You are probably in the process of taking down decorations, while wrestling with the time you don’t have. I will confess that one year, I kept my Christmas tree up until Valentine’s Day. Yay, it was just easier that way. Anyway, one of the major issues during the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year’s [...]

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My top 11 thrift store finds for 2011
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This year was a very fun adventure in shopping at second-hand stores. My results post will be posted on the last day of the year, but I wanted to create a top 11 for 2011 list. Thrift store shopping not only gave me experiences, but I found several new favorite pieces for my closet (and my house). Here are my [...]

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No Doozies at Moozie’s Closet
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In sharing my blog with new friends, I was invited to go shopping with one of my newest friends, Karen. The first stop was Twice As Nice Consignment, which I blogged about already. The second stop in our shopping day was Moozie’s Closet – a second-hand store in our area that I have always considered to be a gem. Moozie’s [...]

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Only Twice as Nice
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Having shared my blog with some newbies, I received an invitation to go shopping with one of my newest friends. She wanted to check out some second-hand stores in our area, so we made a day of it. We only had time to visit two stores this time, but looking forward to the next date! Our first stop was Twice [...]

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