Karen

Letting Go of Sentimental Things

I live in a small house with my husband and two daughters. Though we are not extravagant, our limited storage

Negotiation has never been my strong suit. As a buyer I used to be embarrassed to even try. Thankfully, I’ve

February where I live tends to be chilly and rainy and I find myself choosing to stay home more often.

Here’s a weird trend I’ve noticed…when I go on vacation I always get more sales than normal in my store. There’s

One of the benefits of this buying-and-selling biz is meeting interesting folks. Some of them are characters! Yesterday, I met

I was meeting a friend at a cafe for lunch one town over and thought while I was there I

Preface: I am still in my slow-downed buying phase, but am allowing myself to go sourcing a little with the

I’ve been battling a cold for a week and other than running two errands on Tuesday I hadn’t left the

As a seller of vintage things I am keenly aware that what I sell is mostly “unnecessary.” Baubles. Fripperies. Gewgaws. Nobody

I’ve been lucky so far because I’ve had some of the best customers. Many of whom have gone the extra