Shop Journal — Self Care

At the start of a brand new year I spend a great deal of time thinking about how I may improve myself this year. I stopped making New Year's Resolutions about a decade ago (that blog post exists somewhere in the internet still, I am sure) and instead hold steadfast to Henry David Thoreau's quote, "Live the life you have...

We're so excited to share that our new "Lifestyle" department here at Adored Vintage is getting a lot of new additions soon in the Self Care  (beauty and bath) department. All of the gals and I here at Adored Vintage love taking baths and believe it is one of the simple little pleasures of life that one should reward ones...

A few months ago I deleted my personal Facebook account after musing about it for over a year. I could never quite pull the plug but one day I just did it. I have really, truly enjoyed not having Facebook and honestly thought I'd only last a couple of weeks. Turns out, I was missing living my actual life instead of...

There is that specific week between Christmas and New Year Day when I don't know what day it is, the date, and I'm not keenly aware of the time. All I know is time is both passing quickly by and yet seemingly not passing at all.  This is the week where I spend many hours reflecting on the year that...

I am finding lately that the definition of self care for me personally means so much more than just exercising, eating well, and drinking enough water. I've found it also means taking the time to live the little things and pursue small moments of beauty because I am able to.  At the office this week I was setting up a...

How are you? No, how are you, really?  When was the last time you honestly answered this question? Today we so often just mumble, "I'm fine, doing good" when asked how we are. Perhaps we answer in this way as to not burden others with how we really are, that maybe what's going in our lives is TOO MUCH. But guess...

Joyeux Septembre! We hope this little post finds you well. As you'll see, it's a bit different from our usual newsletter. Every now and then, we like to take a step back from the whole selling part of shopkeeping and focus on the reason why we started this at all: to inspire the imagination and sense of femininity that we are...

We are in the midst of hiring 1-2 new folks to join the Adored Vintage family and during the hiring process I like to ask a series of intro questions. One of these questions is "Describe your ideal day..." and I was amused and pleasantly surprised that almost every single person answered in a way that proved how important having...

I stopped making resolutions 9 years ago and never looked back. Resolutions don't work because they're temporary. They don't work because they don't really get to the heart of the matter. Instead, 9 years ago I decided to abide by a beloved quote by Henry David Thoreau...  "Live the life you have always imagined." Think about the kind of life you want...

"There isn't a perfect person somewhere, only a more perfect person we might become, and there isn't a paradise someone can lead us to unless it's the world we make ourselves..." - Shain, Merle. (1988). Courage My Love, Bantam. When I thought about starting the "Life Adored Project, 1,000 Simple Ways to Live Beautifully", I knew a big part of what...

I have always loved the idea of getting ready at a vanity. A couple months ago I decided to dedicate a corner of our bedroom to this girlish wish. I covered an old industrial cart with a big square of vintage linen, hung up a round vintage mirror, and organized all my makeup in vintage mugs, baskets, and bowls.  The sight...

I met with a friend of mine today for coffee and some business branding and marketing coaching (it's a little thing I do on the side for fun) and we had a heartfelt discussion about time and time management.  We are always looking for time to get ALL THE THINGS done. As someone who has started a couple of businesses...