Last week I had a couple of appointments back to back so I wasn’t on my regularly scheduled thrift escapade. I’m in Manhattan twice a week now. I’ve been trying to shake up my routine a bit. I did mention I found a new to me Goodwill store uptown. Honestly I prefer the Salvation army. Believe it or not I find Goodwill pricey as far as thrift stores go. Salvation Army …good gravy you can find some treasures there! Well I do anyway 😉
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I absolutely love going to Manhattan. I love the anonymity, I love to people watch, I just love New York! It’s funny how different areas of the city have their own vibes. These are just my opinions and observations but the upper west side is a bit different with people walking around in work out wear like they have nothing else to do that day and there’s a ton of nannies pushing strollers, oh my gosh! I really like it up there as it’s not nearly as crazy and busy as say Times Square for comparison. It’s almost like “Manhattan Lite” There’s an awesome Salvation Army up there that I’m a “regular” at.
In Chelsea it’s a younger vibe on the street. I feel out of place honestly. I walk with my head up and all but I don’t think I could work in that area or be there on a regular basis. It’s much busier than the upper west side with a lot of cool shops and supermarkets. There’s a really nice Goodwill where I frequent :).
Downtown, so busy with the hustle and bustle of all the businesses and Wall Street and all the men in suits and the women dressed so nice. And mixed in are the tourists, some trying to figure out how to get to the ferry that takes them to the Statue of Liberty. I’m clueless on how to get there, I think we went there on a class trip when I was like 10 yrs old or something. Anyway I’ve met a lot of incredibly nice and interesting tourists. Downtown during the day is a nice place to people watch. Plus shopping, there’s Century 21 and DSW. I haven’t found any thrift stores yet downtown. To be honest I haven’t looked all that hard. There has to be at least one!
I pray on the ferry. I also pray on the subway. When I’m alone on those two modes of transportation I enjoy the solace and escape. Sometimes I open my eyes and I’m surprised at where I am. It doesn’t matter how deep in prayer I think I am. God knows. He knows our hearts.
Menay O; mom to 4, Christian and thrift shopper on the side... 
From caves to huts and then houses
who’s to say one is better than another.
So much change has taken place
always in search of something new.
The peaceful bliss of a still afternoon
listening to the birds sing.
City lights and sounds with their neon signs.
Have we forgotten where we come from?
Do we care?
Or do we simply accept that which seems
to have become comfortable
never contemplating the consequences.
I see the same light shining from long ago.
Its still just as bright and
calling ever so gently.
Take your glasses off; you don’t need them
and listen, not with your ears
but with your heart.
For what lives in the heart never changes.
Thank you for finding my wonderful sweater! Love it..
It was my pleasure!!