"About me" draft

Draft for the About me section of the FW?


If I had to pin point exactly when my thrifting obsession began, I would say it was when I was in the 8th grade and my mother gave me $15 to appease my complaints of jeans that no longer fit and ended a good 2 inches above my ankles. Being that my $15 would not buy one pant leg at our local mall nor cover the cost of a pair at K-mart, my older sister drove me to a nearby Village Thrift. I did not come home that night with a pair of jeans, but instead a few skirts, some tacky costume jewelry, and a sleeveless flowered print blouse that quickly became one of my favorite pieces of clothing. From that first visit came monthly trips that soon increased in frequency to weekend thrifting marathons and 15 years later, I am still in love with the hunt for one of a kind pieces that often cost next to nothing. I’m always on the lookout for vintage kitchenware, clothes, shoes, and records and I am a sucker for anything that combines classic with quirky. I tend to choose character over quality, however as my collection has grown, my taste has become more discriminating. The pages on this site represent my favorite spots in Philadelphia, ranging from the cheap and dirty to more upscale locations across various neighborhoods in the city.