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My Guide to Supporting Local Businesses on Oahu

Supporting local businesses, and therefore local PEOPLE has become such an important part of my little family’s life since the pandemic...

All the Ingredients for my Perfect Maternity Outfit

Being pregnant has definitely changed the way I dress. I was a hardcore high waisted jeans gal before the bump. I wore heels close to...

Thrifting While Pregnant | Tips for Building a Secondhand Maternity Wardrobe

Hi! I'm pregnant. Just started my third trimester, and as such I am well beyond the days of "normal pants." I have always been an avid...

Thrift Flip | DIY Custom Etched Baking Dish

This etching cream is one of my favorite ways to repurpose and personalize thrifted glassware. I've used it to make quite a few personalized

Revamped Thrifted Recipe Box

This will come as no surprise to anyone, but I'm a firm believer in checking the thrift store or other secondhand options first, for any...

Thrifted Bag Collection + The Quickest of Tips

When I was in high school I had to wear a uniform everyday, and let me tell you: I HATED IT. I did everything in my power to bring some...

A Mini Capsule Wardrobe and a Learning Experience

I'm back from Portland, OR, and have successfully brought back half of a suitcase worth of thrift finds. That's right. I traveled with...

"High Heels, Red Dress"

If you read the title of this post and thought of the Jonas Brothers, I like you a lot. Yes. I, like so many other women who were 14...

Keep It Simple Stupid: A minimal makeup collection and some thoughts on minimal/simple living

I love makeup. I watch beauty gurus pretty regularly (recently mostly for the drama, not gonna lie), and I find putting on makeup really...

Online Thrifting? My ThredUp Experience

I have never really understood online shopping. People say being able to just open up a laptop wherever they are and buy something gives...

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