Danielle Dayney

Tag: shopping

  • Grandma Pink

    Grandma Pink

    My grandmother was a firecracker until the day she died. Her nails were always painted fuschia, even in her seventies. And her skin, soft and thin between each wrinkle, smelled like baby lotion and Freedent Gum. She always had a wild cherry Luden’s tucked beneath a crumpled tissue in the pocket of her pastel pink sweater,…

  • Why Target Moms Are My Tribe

    Why Target Moms Are My Tribe

    Hey you, Mom in the yoga pants with her hair pulled back in the perfect messy bun, baby strapped securely to your chest in her Ergo while you sip your PSL. You’re perusing those clearance racks because you needed to get out of the house. That’s me, too. “How can I help you, Ma’am?” the…

  • Buyer and Seller Beware!

    Buyer and Seller Beware!

    Shopping on Craigslist should come with a “Buyer and Seller Beware!” warning.  Or does it, already?  Maybe now that I’m writing this I should go back to make sure I didn’t miss something.  I sometimes do that… In any case, a consumer looking for a decent deal on a used futon, funky vintage chair with…

  • One Little Birdie

    One Little Birdie

    It was an ordinary spring day; full of sunshine, puffy clouds, and a light breeze that smelled faintly of flowers. My window was down and my short, dark hair was snapping back and forth, lightly stinging my freckled cheeks. Tortoise colored sunglasses covered half my face and kept the sun’s rays from reaching my blue…

  • The Day I Snapped.

    The Day I Snapped.

    I can remember the day like it was only just yesterday. I was sitting on my white couch, dirtied with muddy paw prints, baby spit-up and something neon pink, which I couldn’t quite decipher.  My head was clouded from lack of sleep and I hadn’t showered in what seemed like days.  My oldest daughter wanted…

  • Thrift Store Finds #1

    Yesterday I had a brilliant idea to start a new series on my blog titled, “Thrift Store Finds,” about fun, useful or otherwise amazing things that I happened to find at thrift stores. Okay, I lied.  Maybe it’s less of a brilliant idea and more of an excuse to shop (and buy) things more frequently.…

  • Fabric of the Past

    So,  this morning I cleaned out my tank top drawer,  mostly because I just couldn’t fit one more piece of fabric in there,  but also because I tend to hoard clothes that I know I’m never going to wear again.   I always think to myself,  “maybe, just maybe it will come back in style. ” …