Thrifted Gifted and Slightly Twisted

10/04/2026

I don’t normally do this, but I’m asking all of you to go give this page some love. ❤️

This is Designs by N. Deveau, and he is the fiancé of a friend of mine. He’s also one HELL of an artist.

But there’s a lot more behind the artwork.

This man survived a horrific car accident that very nearly took his life. He’s been left dealing with major health struggles, and through all of it, he continues to create.

He’s a graduate of the Maine School of Art, and when I tell you this man has talent, I mean TALENT.

And somehow this page only has 60 followers?!

Nope. We can do better than that.

One thing I’ve learned from running my own page is how much every follow, like, comment and share actually matters—especially for a small page trying to get its work in front of people.

So go check out his work. If you like what you see, FOLLOW HIS PAGE. Share a piece you love. Leave him a comment. Help me get some more eyes on an incredibly talented artist who has already fought through more than most people ever should have to.

It costs absolutely nothing to support someone’s talent and dream.

Let’s get this man more than 60 damn followers. ❤️

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A graduate of Maine School of Art, i strive to use creativity to bring pieces into people’s lives.

09/28/2026

🕹️ ORIGINAL ATARI — GEN X DREAM MACHINE 🕹️

Alright, my fellow Gen Xers… tell me this doesn’t immediately transport you back to sitting six inches from the TV with a joystick in your hand and absolutely ZERO adult responsibilities.

Original Atari Video Computer System with controllers, hookups and a pile of classic games including:

Pac-Man • Asteroids • Space Invaders • Adventure • Combat • Raiders of the Lost Ark • Kaboom! • Night Driver • Outlaw and more.

I bought this over the summer because apparently I thought I was going to spend my evenings reliving 1982 instead of ignoring all the other crap I own. 😂

It was tested and working when I bought it. I brought it home, put it back in the bag I bought it in…and there it sat. Because of course it did.

So before I decide I suddenly need to keep it again, I’m putting it up for sale.

💰 $100 FIRM

I’m just trying to get some of what I spent back, so no, I’m not taking $50, $60, a slightly used air fryer or your cousin’s collection of Beanie Babies. 😂

For $100, you can bring home a legitimate piece of Gen X childhood and introduce the younger generations to the days when games had approximately 14 pixels and somehow kept us entertained for HOURS.

Pickup only. First person with $100 gets it.

09/27/2026

☕️ A little follow-up to my Tim Hortons rant…

Well, apparently my coffee complaints made their way to the right person. 😂

The owner reached out to me personally after seeing my post, and I have to say — what an absolutely wonderful woman.

She was kind, professional, understanding and genuinely cared about my experience. She even offered me a gift card, which I politely declined because, let’s be serious… I am already hopelessly addicted to her store and will continue handing over my own money willingly. 😂☕️

I wasn’t looking for anything free. I just wanted my coffee made correctly — and preferably hot enough that I don’t have to come home and throw it in the microwave. 🤣

But THIS is how you run a business.

You listen to your customers. You acknowledge when something isn’t right. You reach out. You care. And you make an effort to fix it.

People are always quick to post when a business does something wrong, so I think it’s equally important to say something when a business owner does something right.

She absolutely handled this the right way, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for her because of it.

So yes, I’ll still be there spending entirely too much money on coffee. ☕️😂

And hopefully from now on, I can actually drink it before I get home. 😏

Thank you for reaching out and for genuinely caring about your customers. THAT is how you keep people coming back. ❤️

☕️😂

09/27/2026

🚨 THE “STOP PAYING A STRANGER TO STORE MY CRAP” SALE CONTINUES. 😂

And this one I am VERY close to changing my mind about.

This is a phenomenal vintage solid-wood bookcase/display cabinet with tons of storage, and the wood grain on this thing is absolutely INSANE. 😍 Shelves for displaying all your treasures, drawers and cabinet storage underneath, and actual craftsmanship from back when furniture was made to survive several generations instead of three moves and an IKEA Allen wrench. 😂

$150 FIRM.

And I mean FIRM firm.

You will not find another one made like this, and I will NOT drop the price again. If it doesn’t sell for $150, I will very happily take it home and somehow find a spot for it among the other 900 things I already own. 😂

So don’t wait for the price drop.

There isn’t one coming.

$150 takes it. Otherwise, congratulations to me on my new bookcase. 😂

09/27/2026

THE STORAGE UNIT PURGE CONTINUES. 😂

Next up is this ACTUAL antique wormwood dining room server/buffet — and this one hurts a little because she is freaking gorgeous.

Solid, heavy, old, beautiful and built back when furniture was apparently designed to survive several generations and possibly a small war. 😂

Originally a dining room server/buffet, but it would also make an absolutely stunning dresser, entryway piece, TV console, bar, or statement piece.

💰 $150 — FIRM. FIRM. FIRM.

This is officially the lowest price I will EVER put on it. It will NOT go any lower.

If I lived in the right market/state, I could easily be asking $1,000+ for a piece like this. But I live here, I have a storage unit full of crap, and I’m tired of paying a complete stranger every month for the privilege of keeping it. 😂

And one very important detail:

BRING HELP. LOTS OF IT.
Bring your husband. Bring your brother. Bring your neighbor. Bring the high school football team. Bring approximately 50 people, because this sucker is HEAVY. 😂

$150. Price firm. Don’t test me. 😂

09/27/2026

😂 LET’S CLEAN OUT MY STORAGE UNIT SO I CAN STOP PAYING A TOTAL STRANGER EVERY MONTH TO STORE MY OWN CRAP — PART 1,472.

Up for grabs is this mid-century modern style dining set — and before anyone comes at me, NO, it is not an old original. It is a reproduction. 😂

But it is a GREAT set.

✨ Heavy round glass-top table
✨ Chrome/metal base
✨ Four white molded chairs with that classic mid-century look
✨ Perfect for a kitchen, dining area, apartment, retro space, or anyone who loves the MCM look without the authentic MCM price tag.

$100 for the entire set — PRICE IS FIRM.

No, I will not take $50.
No, I will not separate the chairs.
And no, I do not want to continue paying rent so this thing can live a better life than I do. 😂

Come get it and help me reclaim one tiny corner of a storage unit I apparently thought needed to become a second home for all my belongings.

09/27/2026

Next up in the “I had big plans for this and then reality happened” collection…

🔥 SOLID WOOD MCM DESK — $50 🔥

This thing is SOLID, HEAVY and absolutely begging for someone to give it a little love. Classic mid-century modern lines, two drawers, great hardware, and a ton of potential.

I had BIG plans for this one. I was going to clean it up, make it gorgeous, probably convince myself I needed it somewhere in my house…

And then it sat there.

And sat there.

And continued taking up space while I accomplished absolutely none of those plans. 😂

So my unfinished Pinterest dream can now become yours.

$50.

And please bring someone capable of lifting furniture because when I say solid wood and heavy, I mean it. My days of throwing my back out for furniture I don’t even plan on keeping are over. 😂

09/27/2026

Enough selling crap for a minute. 😂 I HAVE A TRIP TO MAINE TO OBSESS OVER.

June 2027 — six people, a few dogs, one 12-passenger van, seven days, and what may possibly be the beginning of a true-crime documentary. 😂

We rented the most GORGEOUS cabin in Milo, Maine, which will be our home base for the week.

For those who don’t know, I actually lived in Milo for a very short time. I absolutely loved Maine, but sadly, New York was home and it was calling my name, so back I came.

And Milo is… well… Milo. 😂

It’s in the middle of freaking nowhere. Nobody wants to go there. I don’t even want to drive there. You finally make it to Bangor thinking, WE’RE HERE! Nope. You’ve still got another hour to go, and let me tell you, that is one LONG, DUMB ride. 😂

But the views? Absolutely worth it. ❤️🌲

And because apparently relaxing on vacation isn’t something I understand, we’ll be doing plenty of exploring while we’re there:

🦞 Bar Harbor
🌊 Acadia National Park
⚓ Bangor
🏰 Fort Knox & the Penobscot Narrows Observatory
🌲 Milo and the surrounding little Maine towns
🛍️ Antiquing, thrifting, eating, sightseeing and stopping at anything that looks remotely interesting because that’s how I operate.

We decided to skip Mount Katahdin because even I have limits, and Saturday is officially CABIN DAY. No running all over creation. We’re staying put, having friends over, eating, relaxing and actually enjoying this gorgeous cabin we’re paying for.

I am ridiculously excited.

But let’s be serious. Maine isn’t the real adventure here.

The real adventure is finding out whether six people and a few dogs can survive an ENTIRE WEEK together — stuck in a 12-passenger van, sharing a cabin, and listening to me dictate where we’re going, when we’re leaving and why we absolutely need to stop at that random antique store we just passed. 😂😂

Let’s see if everybody can put up with me for an entire week.

They knew what they were signing up for.

Godspeed, everyone. 🤣

09/27/2026

Well, s**t. I posted once and now look what happened. 😂

Apparently that was all it took to awaken the business page again. So consider yourselves warned — I’m about to go on a posting spree. I’ve got stuff to sell, things to say, and apparently entirely too much free time. You had a nice peaceful break from me. That break is officially over. 😂

First up, I have two gorgeous vintage wood pieces available, and they are giving two completely different flavors of “your grandmother absolutely owned something like this.”

🤎 GRANDMACORE WALL SHELF — $100 OBO
This thing is BIG — 3 ft. 8 in. long × 25 in. wide — with a mirror, multiple shelves, decorative lattice sides and all that beautiful vintage woodwork. Perfect for plants, pottery, books, collectibles, knickknacks, or approximately 47 tiny things that serve absolutely no purpose but make you happy. 😂

And before anyone thinks $100 is crazy — it’s less than HALF of what I’m finding comparable ones have sold for on eBay and Etsy. I’m just not interested in dealing with shipping something this size.

🌿 COTTAGECORE VINTAGE BATHROOM TOWEL/LINEN STAND — $75 OBO
Freestanding solid wood bathroom stand with two turned wooden towel bars, lower storage shelf, bottom drawer and heart cutouts on both sides. Perfect for towels, linens, toiletries, baskets, or whatever else you want to pile on it.

Pickup only. Best reasonable offers considered.

And as always, the first person to actually show up with money gets it. We don’t do three-week Marketplace relationships over here. 😂

Now excuse me while I go photograph more crap. The posting spree has officially begun. 😂

09/27/2026

Apparently I still have a business page. 🤷‍♀️

I know. I forgot too.

My daughter has been hounding me to post something because apparently disappearing for weeks at a time and pretending I have no adult responsibilities is frowned upon when you own a business page.

But listen… I’ve been busy.

Busy hanging out with friends.
Busy planning vacations.
Busy taking random day trips.
Busy enjoying life.
And VERY busy not acknowledging adult responsibilities.

And you know what? Life has been pretty damn good. 😂

Oh—and because apparently we have completely lost the ability to say “we have enough animals”…

WORLD, MEET POTATO. 🥔🐶

Potato is quite possibly the sweetest, fattest little Chihuahua you will ever meet. He’s about 10 years old and was abandoned in Rochester. Whoever called him in said he had been hit by a car, although I’m still questioning that one because this little meatball is Chihuahua-sized and I have a hard time believing he could get hit by a car and just walk away from it.

He does have some physical issues, and the poor guy needs to lose close to ONE THIRD of his body weight. 😳 So Potato is officially on his own little weight-loss journey. Special food, walks, and when his little legs have had enough, he gets chauffeured around in his stroller like the chunky elderly gentleman he is. 😂

We have also discovered that Potato hates men.

He hates other dogs.

He hates anyone getting too close to me or my daughter.

So basically, Potato loves us and has decided the rest of the world can go to hell.

Honestly, Potato may very well be my soulmate. 🥔❤️

The more I get to know him, the more I realize we have an alarming amount in common—mainly our general hatred of people and our preference for a very small, carefully selected circle. 😂

I finally found my person.

Unfortunately, he’s a fat 10-year-old Chihuahua.

We have ALSO come to the conclusion that Potato may only speak Spanish. 😂

I’m not even kidding.

He appears to understand absolutely NOTHING we say to him. Not a word. We were told the gentleman who called him in only spoke Spanish, so now we’re starting to wonder if this poor dog has spent the last few weeks listening to us babble at him thinking, “What the hell are these women saying?”

So we are now accepting applications for Potato’s personal translator. 😂

Qualifications include:
• Fluent in Spanish
• Fluent in Chihuahua
• Willing to work with an elderly gentleman who has anger-management issues
• Must understand that Potato is in charge

Bilingual applicants preferred. 😂🥔

AND because apparently Potato needed his own social media presence, we have started a page showcasing our little Tater Tot. 🥔❤️

It is JUST getting started. I think we currently have a whopping TWO followers, so clearly fame has not gone to his head yet. 😂 Please feel free to give our little celebrity a follow.

And don’t worry—you won’t have to deal with my Gen X attitude over there. My daughter runs Potato’s page.

So if you prefer cute dogs, wholesome content and happiness instead of sarcasm, questionable language and my daily dose of reality… THAT is the page for you. 😂

Meanwhile, I’ll stay over here where I belong.

In other news, while I may have abandoned most of my responsibilities, I have remained extremely committed to the one thing that truly matters:

My Tim Hortons addiction. ☕️

Minimum once a day. Sometimes twice. I have standards.

HOWEVER.

I have a complaint.

The Tim Hortons closest to my house—the one I go to so often that the people working there KNOW ME BY NAME—cannot seem to give me an actual HOT cup of coffee.

Why???

Today’s coffee wasn’t even warm. It was “water that has been sitting in the kitchen faucet” temperature. 😂 Barely lukewarm and borderline cold.

And this isn’t a one-time thing. It happens ALL THE TIME.

And I absolutely SHOULD NOT have to come home and throw the coffee I JUST PAID FOR into my microwave before I can drink it.

If my coffee requires a second cooking process once I get home, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. 😂

Listen, Tim Hortons. We are in a committed relationship. I have been loyal. I show up every day. Sometimes TWICE.

I am not asking for much.

I JUST WANT MY COFFEE HOT. ☕️🔥

Please don’t make me reevaluate this relationship. I don’t think either of us is emotionally prepared for that.

Anyway… there. I posted.

My daughter can leave me alone now. 😂

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