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            "title": "Beginnings",
            "summary": "The first step is admitting you have a problem. OK. I have a problem. I love the thrill of the hunt when it comes to thrifting. Many a long night I have laid in bed, after a long day of work, scrolling on my phone…",
            "content_html": "<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The first step is admitting you have a problem.</p>\n<div class=\"gallery-wrapper\"><div class=\"gallery\" data-is-empty=\"false\" data-translation=\"Add images\" data-columns=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"gallery__item\"><a href=\"https://thriftingoverfifty.jbrasfield.com/media/posts/4/gallery/PICT1318-Edinburgh-Castle-2.JPG\" data-size=\"1680x2520\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://thriftingoverfifty.jbrasfield.com/media/posts/4/gallery/PICT1318-Edinburgh-Castle-2-thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\"></a>\n<figcaption>test</figcaption>\n</figure>\n</div></div>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">OK. I have a problem. I love the thrill of the hunt when it comes to thrifting. Many a long night I have laid in bed, after a long day of work, scrolling on my phone through ThredUp or Poshmark, or posting on Reddit asking questions like, “Has anyone else ever purchased a blouse that stunk and if so, how did you get the smell out?” (I’ll make a post about this next!)</p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">The best place to start when you want to figure out how to turn your problem into something good is to start at the beginning, right?</p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">I always loved dressing up. Whether it was in costume, or in fancy dress clothes, there always was something appealing about looking cool. I was six years old, on a trip to visit family in Scotland, and my mother laid out some really fantastic 1980’s sky blue polyester trousers, and I threw a fit, because I wanted to wear a dress. I don’t think my mother relented, as you can see, there exists a photo of me sitting on a cannon outside Edinburgh Castle in those beautifully ugly trousers.</p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Back to turning my problem into something good. I thought about the fact that I turned 50 about 6 months ago, and how I had no idea how to dress because I spent about 30 years wearing clothes even less fashionable than those sky blue trousers.</p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">I started reading the blog, “40 Plus Style” and it had a lot of great tips, but it also had a lot of expensive clothes. I liked them a lot, but could never afford to spend $160 on a dress from Nordstrom, because inevitably, I’d have to give it away again in 3 months since I was losing weight. I had tried ThredUp in the past, so I thought, maybe I’ll see what they have. It opened up a new world for me.</p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">A year later, I feel like my style has evolved. I’d love to help you, dear reader, on your quest to find your own personal style by buying used!</p>",
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            "date_published": "2026-06-24T08:21:43-04:00",
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