In the past few months I have been living my life like a Gypsie. I have moved from California to Texas to Hawaii. Z got a great opportunity to move to Hawaii so we thought, Why Not? And away we went. I have pictured myself lying on the beach in Hawaii but not actually living there. Especially in Hilo, Hawaii. But its Hawaii so lets not think so hard, said The Middle Sister, so here I am :)
Since I moved to Hilo- “Humble Hilo” as I like to call it, I’ve been spending my free days visiting and revisiting my local Goodwill store. I go at least twice a week. I’m sure the people who work there recognize me by now although I try to keep anonymous. So far they haven’t let on that they recognize me from a day ago. I wonder what they think of me, this girl who shops at Goodwill twice a week.
I wish I could get chummy with the employees there so that I can get the inside scoop of the next big delivery or have them hold some great stuff for me but unlike BS I have a hard time chatting up strangers and making them my BFF in 10 minutes. So here I am at Goodwill, row by row, isle by isle every week hoping to find amazing pieces of vintage clothing for BS’s vintage line, and some great home décor for my new home. What I couldn’t pack or ship to the island I left at home in California or sold it at the Long Beach Flea Market that BS and I held a week before I moved. To my surprise, most of my things sold like hot potatoes at the flea market including a painting and my “Itty Bitty Birthday Hats” that I hand made and paper mache’d for my nephew’s birthday party.
The flea market was the perfect ending to a great era in California. I received a lot of great feed back on my work (the painting I sold was on the Nate Berkus show!) and genuinely had a great bonding experience with my sisters. Being a middle sister wasn’t so bad that week....
And now in Hilo I get a clean start. Everything is slightly more expensive in Hawaii so thank goodness for GoodWill. Its a great excuse to get out of the house and kill a couple of hours. Its not shopping, its Goodwill right?
I miss my boys, I miss my days goodwill hunting with BS and the friends I left behind but I've never been happier here in Hilo.
~The Middle Sister
