0°The Spirited Thrifter
My name is Nicole. I’m a 41-year-old wife and mother of three awesome kids, aged 9, 7 and 4. I started style blogging in August 2012 after my husband lost his job and I discovered thrifting as an avenue for affordable fashion and retail therapy! He found another awesome job soon after, but I continued with my adventure of shopping second hand for myself for a full year and I’m not planning to stop any time soon!
Recent Blog Posts
My Son’s Experience with an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Back in September 2019, my family started a journey with a medical condition we had no idea even existed – the Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, or ABC for short. With my son’s consent, I wanted to share his experience with the hope that it would bring increased awareness of this rare tumour and ...
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Back in September 2019, my family started a journey with a medical condition we had no idea even existed – the Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, or ABC for short. With my son’s consent, I wanted to share his experience with the hope that it would bring increased awareness of this rare tumour and ...
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Hunkering at Home Plan for Surviving the Coronavirus
Well y’all. Things have certainly changed in the past six days. B.C. (Before Covid-19) In February after my sister left, I was officially accepted into a program to get my Alternative Teaching Certificate in Texas and have been focused on completing the requirements so that I can begin teac...
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Well y’all. Things have certainly changed in the past six days. B.C. (Before Covid-19) In February after my sister left, I was officially accepted into a program to get my Alternative Teaching Certificate in Texas and have been focused on completing the requirements so that I can begin teac...
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Are Prints Still in Style in 2020?
It’s a well-established fact that I am fond of colourful style and included in that are colourful prints, classic prints, and prints of all kinds. But the lackluster response on Instagram lately has me wondering if I’m out to lunch when it comes to prints, if they look dated and tired...
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It’s a well-established fact that I am fond of colourful style and included in that are colourful prints, classic prints, and prints of all kinds. But the lackluster response on Instagram lately has me wondering if I’m out to lunch when it comes to prints, if they look dated and tired...
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Closet Cleanse Decision Tree
Indulge me for a moment and sing in your head, “Situation critical! Oh oh oh it’s critical!” If you don’t immediately get that reference, it’s a Platinum Blonde song from the 80s and it perfectly described my closet until recently. I usually do a closet clean out eve...
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Indulge me for a moment and sing in your head, “Situation critical! Oh oh oh it’s critical!” If you don’t immediately get that reference, it’s a Platinum Blonde song from the 80s and it perfectly described my closet until recently. I usually do a closet clean out eve...
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Lessons Learned from a Social Media Break
Well, I made it. For the first time since I started blogging 8 years ago, I spent 21 days off of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Before I end the 21 day fast completely, I wanted to capture my impressions lest they get swept away in a tsunami of hashtags and share the lessons learned from [...]...
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Well, I made it. For the first time since I started blogging 8 years ago, I spent 21 days off of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Before I end the 21 day fast completely, I wanted to capture my impressions lest they get swept away in a tsunami of hashtags and share the lessons learned from [...]...
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21 Day (Social Media) Fast
Today is the last day of the decade and I’ve been awake for hours thinking about EVERYTHING. Somewhere around 5:36 AM, I decided that I need a break – might seem ironic when I haven’t blogged since June – and that I better succumb to consciousness and get my thoughts down ...
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Today is the last day of the decade and I’ve been awake for hours thinking about EVERYTHING. Somewhere around 5:36 AM, I decided that I need a break – might seem ironic when I haven’t blogged since June – and that I better succumb to consciousness and get my thoughts down ...
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My Cup of Grief
I have sat down to write this post about a hundred times since April 20th. Each time, I’ve stopped because if I write it, then it will be real and I don’t feel ready for it to be real. Maybe that feeling never goes away. My father passed away unexpectedly on April 20th. I went [...] T...
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I have sat down to write this post about a hundred times since April 20th. Each time, I’ve stopped because if I write it, then it will be real and I don’t feel ready for it to be real. Maybe that feeling never goes away. My father passed away unexpectedly on April 20th. I went [...] T...
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Project 365 (Thrifted OOTD Style)
Today on Instagram Stories, I shared a little idea I had…this morning! I have been wondering what to do now that Pinspired March is over for another year. I love love love the interaction and entertainment that happens throughout March and though I can’t recreate pinned outfits every ...
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Today on Instagram Stories, I shared a little idea I had…this morning! I have been wondering what to do now that Pinspired March is over for another year. I love love love the interaction and entertainment that happens throughout March and though I can’t recreate pinned outfits every ...
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Pinspired March 2019 Recap
Pinspired March is always a good time but this year it was EXTRA fun for a few reasons! I shared how I go about doing Pinspired March which, without sounding too sappy, only deepens the interaction and connection between me and those who read/follow The Spirited Thrifter. I posted outtakes from e...
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Pinspired March is always a good time but this year it was EXTRA fun for a few reasons! I shared how I go about doing Pinspired March which, without sounding too sappy, only deepens the interaction and connection between me and those who read/follow The Spirited Thrifter. I posted outtakes from e...
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The Opportunity Shop at Second Mile
I recently discovered ANOTHER amazing thrift shop in Houston thanks to the suggestion of my BSF friend: The Opportunity Shop at Second Mile. Second Mile is a non-profit organization that serves to help “Fort Bend County residents in poverty and crisis by providing basic needs and opportunit...
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I recently discovered ANOTHER amazing thrift shop in Houston thanks to the suggestion of my BSF friend: The Opportunity Shop at Second Mile. Second Mile is a non-profit organization that serves to help “Fort Bend County residents in poverty and crisis by providing basic needs and opportunit...
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