The Honeybee's Lifestyle

Tag: Thrift

  • Spring, Is That You?

    Hello Honeybees,

    It seems like January took a long time to move out and February played the “I don’t know what season it is” game. I am so over cold weather. I am over wet weather.

    Cold weather really makes me hibernate but I am committed to getting out. I need all the God given vitamin D that I can get.

    Memphis usually gets snow in February so the January snow this year threw me off. The back & forth weather of February was enough to keep people sick, especially during this horrible flu season. The winds are enough to keep me looking like an old lady with a scarf wrapped around my head to cover my ears. But I found a way to keep the wind out and stay stylist.

    As we venture into March it really is starting to feel like Spring in Memphis. We are still dealing with some rain and wind and some chilly days.  It’s kind of hard to know how to dress but of course we figure it out. To help prepare for Spring I have linked up with some of my favorite local bloggers to share some Spring looks.  Bianca at Curvaceouslybee, Ashley at Big World Huge Style, Chasity at Sweat In Mascara, Sherill at Sherill SMILEs, Desire at Mocha Divas , Faith at Faithfully Yours, and Almetria at Fit and Finally Free. Hop over to their blogs to see what they are wearing for Spring. We are sharing Spring trends all month long. Make sure you follow all our blogs so don’t miss anything.

     

    Shirt- Mens Izod-Goodwill, Pants-Old Navy, Jacket- Harolds-Goodwill, Shoes-Nine West, TJMaxx, Head wrap-Thrifted

     

    I can’t wait until Spring when I don’t have to bundle up to go out. I can’t wait to feel the warm breeze of Spring and sun on my skin.

    So Spring please come quick and stay awhile

    Beewisdom-In winter I plot and plan. In spring I move

  • Respect YOUR Journey

    Hello Honeybees,

    Have you looked at someone you deemed successful and thought….. How did they do it?  You’re thinking, wow that was quick or they became an “overnight” success. Yep, I’m raising my hand because I am totally guilty of these thoughts. Who wouldn’t want to be an “overnight success”. But when you take the time to dig a little deeper and yes you must dig deeper, you find that there is rarely an overnight success story.

    In fact, most overnight successes can take an average of 7-10 years or more

    That’s at least 7-10 years of being in the game.

    Being consistent.

    Working hard, even when no one is watching.

    Sometimes its late nights & early mornings.

    It could be missing out on some hang time with friends.

    Whatever the case may be if you want to be successful you have to do the work and put in the time. The journey can be long and hard but if you want it bad enough you will do what needs to be done.

    RESPECT YOU PROCESS

    Your success doesn’t have to look like someone else’s success. Your success looks like YOU.

    Top: GAP- MidSouth Outlet Thrift    Pants: Merona –Target   Shoes: Tahari – TJ Maxx   Necklace: Target   Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6- Amazon
    Photos: Sherill

    Beewisdom- People think I’m an overnight success. No. It’s just that you all found me overnight- Leslie Jones

  • Thrifting With A Diva

    Hello Honeybees,

    The day after Christmas most people hit the stores for the after Christmas sales. It’s the best time to stock up for all things Christmas for next year. This year I decided to go thrifting instead. I had it all planned out but when I woke up on December 26th the temperature was 31 degrees. That made me change my mind or so I thought… I posted my dilemma on Facebook and my favorite thrifting diva @divinedivastyle heard the call and got me out of the house.

    We met at Mid-South Outlet.  Goodwill is usually my go to thrift store but Mid-South Outlet is closer.

    All yellow tag items were 50% off so we were on the hunt for those first. Of course the first 3 items that I picked up did NOT have yellow tags but that didn’t stop me.

     

    When shopping at Mid-South Outlet be aware that they do NOT have dressing rooms & once you buy it it’s yours. For stores like this it’s important to shop in the right clothes.  A fitted tee, leggings and slip on shoes if possible & a small cross body bag to hold your phone, money & keys, that way you can try things on over your clothes. You won’t get a true fit but you will have a pretty good idea if it’s something that you can work with.  The aisles are also tight they have these baskets to help.

    There were some treasures that we left behind because they either didn’t fit or they were out of budget. YES, we had a budget.

    Yes this is a real Lilly Pulitzer size 4.

    My limit for today’s trip was $20 and I stayed UNDER budget. I purchased 5 items. 1 skirt, 2 tops and 2 pants. My total…..$17.38.

    I’ll share my haul in future post.

    Thanks @divinedivastyle for being my thrift shopping buddy.

    Beewisdom- Thou shalt not pay retail!