It's been awhile...

D here, After exiting a stall in the Target restroom today, a lady--who was waiting patiently in line--told me she loved my dress. I replied in the normal awe-struck way I do whenever anyone compliments me--all smiles and "awe, shucks." She then asked me where I got my dress, and I found myself hesitating to tell her. You see, I got my dress at Goodwill. In my mind, any other person who shops the racks of my local Goodwill is my competition. Thrifting is a fierce sport and can be brutally competitive. As all this ran through my head, I came to the decision that this lady deserved to know that hidden gems like my dress were waiting to be discovered among the...