I try to fill my entire life with ordinary objects with extraordinary stories and memories, though not always mine. I am an avid thrift store shopper and dumpster diver. I love anything that's old and looks like it has energy attached to it.
I have all of my Grandpa's and Mother's clothes that fit me, from the 1940's-1980's. 90% of the things I own came from a thriftstore, were found on the side of the road, or were hand- me-downs. I like picking up everything around me and knowing it is special because it is different, old, weird, etc. I like to wrap myself with stories and time.
When someone asks me about a sweater I am wearing or my couch or a picture on my wall, I am always ready to tell the story of how I found it. I never want to be stuck saying "Oh I got it at the Mall, IKEA, etc." I think that preciousness and context are powerful tools we use to make things valuable, and I am constantly using them to shape how I encounter my daily life. Instead of being sold the idea of their preciousness by an ad campaign. Every piece of my furniture is used. Most of the art on my walls, my dance shoes, old office supplies, dishes, etc.