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TJ MAXX if you’re American. A wonderful trove of treasures beyond my imagination, an excuse to spend too much money on things I didn’t know I needed. If I’m feeling brave, I sometimes even dare venture into the food ailse…
Jun 29, 2024
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(TJ over there I know). It some ways I hate it - it’s always so busy on weekends, somehow full exclusively of people who don’t know how to move around other people and who just stand in the middle of high traffic areas for some reason. It also feels like an epicentre of overconsumption, rows and rows of random shit literally there because shops overproduce. BUT I also love it. I guess it’s kind of doing a good thing by taking the stuff brands would otherwise throw away. it’s my first port of call when I need to replace bathroom stuff, they always sell Epsom salts really cheap. If I want boujie homewear it’s the place. it’s great for making a gift bag for a friend, or to get cheap fancy pasta. I hate it, I love it. As long as I don’t go on bank holiday weekend (an error I made yesterday) I think I love it more. Here‘s some fancy towels I got from there.
Aug 26, 2024
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When I was in my hometown for the holidays, my sister and I were very bored and very broke. So, we started just walking into random stores and just looking around. Just lallygagging. It was actually way more fulfilling and relaxing than actually buying anything. Because we couldn't get anything, there was way less pressure and we could just enjoy looking at things. We started noticing things that normally we would pass by, driven by the purpose of a purchase.
One day, we spent like 20 minutes smelling every single candle in the candle aisle at HomeGoods. Another day, we looked at the weird silverware and cups at TJ Maxx. We also frequented Half Price Books and skimmed old Microsoft Excel books from 2009 and Child Development books.
Don't limit yourself to Target.
Store recs:
- TJ Maxx
- Ross
- Half Price Books
- HomeGoods
- Bed, Bath & Beyond
- Dollar Tree
- DSW
- Tuesday Morning
- Antique stores
- Semi-abandoned malls
Jan 26, 2024
after making such a pilgrimage you will feel like crying upon seeing the fruit and veg aisles come in to view. the gentle push through to the bakery section and then you are let out, free to discover your true desires. the ones the local varients of supermarkets refuse you access to. the biggest big tesco i’ve been in is still the hull one. i feel like its the centre of the universe. all the quorn items are there, floating around its cosmos, like they’re been waiting for you. pictured below, 1/3 of its beauty
May 5, 2025
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Video someone you love whilst they talk. Record the sound of the birds singing at your grandparents’ house, the sound of traffic in the distance. Write about literally anything, or even just make notes of what you think. Make shitty art, whether it’s poetry or painting or music. One day, you’ll be glad that you have more than just photos to remember your life by; there’ll be evidence you lived.
May 17, 2024
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I can’t cope I need more movies I need to watch them I need to log them I need to rate them I need to review them I need to read everyone else‘s cooler and more witty reviews
Jun 14, 2024
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Not in a creepy way.
I love looking at what they’ve got sat in their windowsill, and imagining the kind of person that stuff would belong to. Picturing the layout, and wondering if I’ll ever live somewhere similar, and whether they like it or not. I often find myself getting carried away trying to envision myself living in that place, in that location, even going as far as to imagine a career and social circles and a morning routine for myself, only to be jolted back to reality when I see the sillouhette of the inhabitant, the vague and shadowy suggestion of a real life person rather than some sort of self-insert. If I’m caught staring, I try to give them a look that says “you’d really benefit from investing in a pair of curtains,”.
Sep 29, 2024