Tag Archives: thrifting

12/19/25 #frugalfriday: Thrifting for Gifting #3

Posted on December 19, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk more about thrifting for gifting! It’s Frugal Friday! You have less than a week left for Christmas shopping. If you still have some shopping to do, I encourage you to check out your local thrift stores. You can … Continue reading →

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Recap of My Second Trip to Maine: Sister/Cousin Time and Harvest Festival/Halloween

Posted on November 7, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I haven’t done a “things that made me smile” post in so long! For a brief time, I was good at posting every month the pretty, happy, funny, real and smart things that happened in the previous month. January was … Continue reading →

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Thrifting Thursday: Easy, Inexpensive Home Decorating for Fall

Posted on October 16, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It finally feels like fall, y’all, instead of hotumn, LOL. Above and below are some photos I took on my walk today. So beautiful! I feel like I’m Anne of Green Gables with her statement, “I’m so glad I live … Continue reading →

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September 2025 Thrifting Hauls, #thriftingthursday

Posted on October 2, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s #thriftythursday! Today I’m sharing what I got for my thrifting trips during September 2025. I did weekly trips to find a flowy white skirt, which I’ve ben looking for all summer. I haven’t found one yet and now it’s … Continue reading →

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RIP Pres Nelson, Black Swans, Pray for the Victims of Today’s Michigan Shooting, and a Tender Mercy Involving a Picture Book

Posted on September 28, 2025 by treeoflifemama

After I got in bed last night, after my nightly prayers and before I did my nightime reading, I got a text from a friend saying that President Russell M. Nelson had died, around 10 PM, that night. He was … Continue reading →

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How to go Thrifting for Books Without Going to the Thrift Store

Posted on September 6, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Today I’m sharing how to get thrift store prices on books without leaving your home. This is such important knowledge, if you are a book lover and/or homeschooler! If you are not one of those, just skip this post. Go … Continue reading →

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August 2025 Thrifting Treasures

Posted on August 30, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s not #thriftingthursday, it’s Saturday, but I just have to share about thrifting anyway. this post is all about my August thrifting hauls. I’m doing a happy dance here!! The Provo Deseret Industries opened again after over two months of … Continue reading →

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Thrifting Thursday: Treasures I Found Thrifting from May, June, July 2025

Posted on July 31, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I hope to start a new regular feature where I share every Thursday about thrifting. #thriftingthursday! Thrifting means buying things from thrift stores, like Goodwill, Savers, Salvation Army, Deseret Industries, etc. The items are usually used but sometimes you can … Continue reading →

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Decorating for Independence Day Inexpensively

Posted on July 2, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I finally got my Independence Day decorations up! All of these decorations that you see in these photos were either bought from thrift stores, inexpensively from a big box store, or DIYed. So I found them all easily on a … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy Treasures from Thrifting in 2025

Posted on July 2, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I’ve been so blessed in the past 6 months to find some books to add to my library for being a Momeopath (trademark of Paola Brown) . These are books about my favorite healing modality, homeopathy. A few years ago, … Continue reading →

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