On a regular basis I take a load of junk to the thrift store. I love shopping thrift, I love donating thrift. My husband and kids and I live in a tiny home in Minneapolis, and the key to it's success (and subsequently our enjoyably low cost of living!) is ensuring we don't overcrowd the space. When we've used something, enjoyed it, given it our all for the time it was ours, and realize its served…
"For myself. These photos are of my daughter as a newborn and at one year old! This locket is my 1st Mother’s Day gift (belated as we were waiting for the birthday photos to come back from the photographer)!"…
Gold Hope "For myself. This is a picture of my daughter Sophie, aka “Super Sophie,” who died on August 1, 2019 after a harrowing nearly-four-year battle with a rare pediatric cancer. She was 10 years old when she died. She was the light of my life and my whole heart and I am shattered without her. FB page: Team Super Sophie • IG: @supersophieforever."Gold Dorothy "For myself. A…
Last spring we were nominated for "Minnesota's Best" business in three categories: Jewelry Store, Place to Buy a Gift, and Speciality Store. During this same season we were wrapping a whirlwind local media tour on Kare11, Fox9, Twin Cities Live and Minnesota Live.Around this same time I began to feel excruciating pain in my body. I'd hit an impasse, a fork in the road. My work was rising, my…