I just love this story of a college student who de-stresses from her college exams by going to antique stores.
I saw a young girl with long, brown hair sitting in a corner with a small teddy bear she had found in the store.
I saw myself in that little girl.
My father collected antiques and collectibles and would always bring my mother and I along on his trips to various antique stores.
For most of my childhood and some of my young adult life, I would spend more time than I would have liked sitting in the corner of big barns on the East Coast filled with antiques.
As a young girl, I couldn’t stand antique stores. Whenever my parents would wake me up to tell me we were going “antiquing,” I would beg them to let me stay at home.
It’s funny how something that I couldn’t stand growing up could now be such a comfort to me.
However aimlessly her shopping trip began, it struck just the right sense of comfort to calm her down enough for her studies. And how much better for her health than indulging in comfort food. *wink*
Here’s a photo of Margaret Baum, the college student, and Spartan Daily features editor, herself.
