Dear Readers, It has been 6 years since I outgrew my job as a homeschooling mom, and during that time, I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Am I the only farm girl who actually knows what that looks like?! Sounds weird, but until I heard about the "NO MATTER WHAT" list, I couldn't pinpoint why I was suddenly so less productive than when I was a homeschooling mom. Sure, age and menopause have something to do with it, but readers, it was so bad I asked my therapist...
7 days ago • 3 min read
Dear Readers, I had a great Mother's Day weekend with my kids. On Saturday, my two boys came along with me to our adopted granddaughter's soccer game, and they went yard-saling with me before and after as well. It was the first time they had joined me in yard saling since they were little, and they seemed to enjoy it MUCH more this time. Each of them got a few finds. By mid-afternoon, we had to stop shopping because my little Nissan Kicks was FULL. Mostly with big items like the Ikea chair my...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Readers, I am writing this email to you from my newly finished couch table, made from a yard sale find and a piece of pine board from Lowe's. You can see how it turned out here. I am loving it! I am looking forward to testing it out as a puzzle table this weekend, and soon as an art table, as I am slowly gathering all the products I need to create items for Etsy. I will be sharing photos of my next thrift makeover on Facebook soon, so hit follow to stay updated. I would LOVE to know...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Readers, Over the last week or so, I have been taking two small yard-sale-found couch tables and turning them into the perfect love-seat-long couch table for me to work at. I applied what I think will be the last coat of polyurethane a few hours ago. When I am finished, I will have created a wood-topped couch desk for right around $60. I have BIG plans for this table, which also include this salon cart (no, I am not cutting hair). I want to take my love of taking secondhand items and...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Followers, Happy early Earth Day, which is Wednesday, April 22. Reducing my environmental damage footprint is one big reason why I buy as much secondhand as I can. It is also the reason why I love reselling. I like to think that I am a matchmaker for those with a bit more money but a lot less time. I help them find the items they want and reduce their environmental footprint as well. Plus, I might just have saved that item from the trash, instead of it becoming someone's treasure. If you...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Fellow Thrift Enthusiasts, I want to thank all of you who decided to stick around after I announced last week that although the Snail Pace Transformations blog will remain live for now, its social media accounts and this newsletter are becoming Victoria Thrifts. It means the world to me that you stuck around! Thanks to those who are interacting on the Facebook page. I loved all the answers I got to this simple question. (click over and tell me what you would pick) This past week, I...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read