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National Hot Air Balloon Day
Read more: National Hot Air Balloon DayWhen 2009 Taught Us How to Rise Some years don’t arrive gently.2009 was one of them. The economy faltered, security felt fragile, and many people found themselves standing in the middle of lives that no longer looked the way they had planned. It was a year of recalibration, not by choice, but by necessity. Hot…
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The Journey of Faith: Embracing Uncertainty
Read more: The Journey of Faith: Embracing UncertaintyThere is something deeply restorative about being alone in your car. No one is asking you to turn the radio down. No competing playlists. Just a stretch of road, a few thoughts, and a song that somehow knows exactly where you are in life. On my way to the doctor’s office this week, I found…
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Secondhand Sunday: Can We Stop Shaming Each Other Now?
Read more: Secondhand Sunday: Can We Stop Shaming Each Other Now?Secondhand Sunday used to be simple. It was about encouraging people to shop secondhand for practical reasons: saving money, finding unique pieces, and stretching a family budget a little further. It was also about pushing back against the old stigma that thrifting was only for people who “couldn’t afford better.” Fast forward to the 2010s,…
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Mastering Vintage Reselling: Insights from Kelly Really Resells
Read more: Mastering Vintage Reselling: Insights from Kelly Really ResellsKeeping It Real (and Really Vintage) with Kelly Szabo Tools, truth, and thriving as a secondhand seller After the holidays, many resellers find themselves standing in front of overstuffed closets, half-listed inventory, and a quiet sales dashboard, wondering, What now? That’s precisely why today’s Feature Friday matters. Kelly Szabo of Kelly Really Vintage doesn’t sell…
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The Roller Coaster of the 2020s: Unraveling and Re-Weaving Society
Read more: The Roller Coaster of the 2020s: Unraveling and Re-Weaving SocietyThe first half of the 2020s will be remembered as a decade that didn’t tiptoe in. It barged through the door, knocked over the furniture, and dared us to pretend everything was fine. Many of us walked into 2020 with vision-board optimism, only to find ourselves saying, like the Friends theme song, “No one told…
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End of Year Thank You
Read more: End of Year Thank YouAs we close out this year, I want to take a moment simply to say thank you. Thank you for reading, commenting, sharing, and showing up here. Whether you’ve been with me from the beginning or just found your way here recently, your support means more than you know. Every like, message, and kind word…
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Tuesday Tip: Close the Books on 2025 — With Intention
Read more: Tuesday Tip: Close the Books on 2025 — With IntentionThe final days of the year have a certain quiet honesty to them. The rush of Q4 fades, inboxes slow down, and you finally have enough breathing room to look at your business without urgency hovering over your shoulder. This is the time to do the kind of review that actually moves you forward. Not…
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Healing Through the New Year: A Personal Journey
Read more: Healing Through the New Year: A Personal JourneyIt’s the last Monday of 2025, and what a roller coaster this year has been. I had posts planned. I had ideas lined up. And then life did what life sometimes does: it intervened in ways I wasn’t expecting. On Christmas Day, instead of soaking in rest and celebration, I checked into the hospital. I…
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Celebrate the Spirit: ’Twas the Monday Before Christmas Poem
Read more: Celebrate the Spirit: ’Twas the Monday Before Christmas Poem’Twas the Monday before Christmas, and all through the house, Moms hurried with purpose, quick as a mouse.The stockings were hung weeks ago with great care,While inflation-driven prices gave shoppers a scare. The tree was already trimmed, lights glowing just right,Two-week breaks have begun, days blurring into night.Packages now rest in delivery hands,While dads eye…
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Slow Sunday Feature
Read more: Slow Sunday FeatureKeeping It Real (and Really Vintage) with Kelly Szabo A conversation on calling, caregiving, and the sacred work of secondhand Editor’s Note There are creators you watch for tips, and then there are creators you return to because they make you feel grounded.Kelly Szabo is both. I’ve known Kelly online for years now, long before…
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Slow Down Saturday: The Sacred Work of Waiting
Read more: Slow Down Saturday: The Sacred Work of WaitingRight now, most packages are no longer in our hands.Except for express overnight, they are entrusted to delivery drivers, moving steadily toward their destinations. The rush is over. The labels are printed. The Q4 push has ended. For resellers, creators, and small business owners, this moment always feels strange. After weeks of urgency, strategy, and…
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Mastering Household Chaos: The CEO Approach
Read more: Mastering Household Chaos: The CEO ApproachDo you ever wake up, look around your house, and think, How did it get this chaotic? The floors need attention again. The laundry never seems finished. The to-do list is so long that you do not even know where to begin, let alone how to manage your time and your household with intention. You…
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