#thriftin

Sometimes it's really hard to stay optimistic and motivated. It might seem unlikely, since I've been over here spending so much time working on Clotheshorse stuff over the past few years, trying to spread the word and motivate people to work together to change the world. But yes, I get that feeling of hopelessness, of powerlessness quite often

And then I have to remind myself that yes, one person can’t change the world on their own, but when many (or even ALL) of us are making a concerted effort to minimize our negative impact on the planet and its people, good things happen.

When we work alongside one another, social change begins. Over time, what we think of as normal day-to-day life changes. I have seen it play out over and over in my lifetime:

❊ Once upon a time, phones were landlines and answering machines existed. Then there were beepers. Then flip phones. And finally smart phones, and suddenly we can listen to podcasts, read the news, and talk to others no matter where we are or what we are doing. That's a major social change that is completely normal now.

❊ Shopping online? That changed how and when we shop. Malls died or changed. Catalogs disappeared. I remember when people were AFRAID to shop online!

❊ Shopping secondhand has become more normalized, too. Raise your hand if you were teased for wearing used clothes as a kid. 🙋‍♀️

All of these big changes began with early adopters and gradually spread to the mainstream. And guess what? WE ARE THE EARLY ADOPTERS OF SLOW FASHION (and I guess, SLOW EVERYTHING). When I began to realize that yes, I can have a positive impact, I started making gradual changes in the way I lived day-to-day. And you know what? It made me feel strong, powerful, and happy!

bought a drawer cart thingy probably from the office of some tattoo place (neat big “fleetline tattoos” glitter sticker) and one of the drawers was full of cranks :v