Bikinis in the Snow Week 5 – Trust at the Thrift Store
Have you been following along on our Bikinis in the Snow journey? Curious what we are going to do next? This week is about trust and fun. Bikinis in the Snow week 5 is Trust at the Thrift Store.
Our mission: to go to a thrift store and buy outfits for each other – no rules, complete trust. Would we choose something ugly, fashionable, country, metrosexual, hipster, or retro? Let’s find out!
Friday: Today was the day we visited a Thrift Store. We choose Thrift Town, because it was having a 50% off sale today. After entering the store we split up and went to the various sections of the store. Morry and I had a great time browsing the options. I had a hard time choosing just one outfit. I wanted to choose something Morry would never pick for himself. He had the same thought for me.
Tomorrow night we will wear our outfits out on a date and take some pictures. Until then… you’ll have to wait to see what we will wear.
Unfortunately, these were not our sizes.
I called this one the Golden Girls outfit.
Saturday: We put on our thrift store attire and headed downtown. Morry had a whole hipster look picked out for me. I love my “Bite Me” shirt! I went for “old man in Del Boca Vista” look for Morry. I don’t think he has ever worn white pants in his life!
First stop, dinner at Phoenician Resto, a Lebanese restaurant. Then, we walked around Rainey Street, a hip street with bars. Finally, we got dessert at Tiny Pies.
No one asked us about our outfits. I fit in pretty well in downtown Austin. We even saw a hipster girl dressed very similar to me by the food trailers. That was pretty funny.
Rachel
How did I feel before trying this challenge?
I was pretty nervous about the clothes that Morry would pick out for me. I like being in control, especially when it comes to my appearance. I was worried he would pick out something super embarrassing for me to wear.
How did I feel during the challenge?
It was really fun wearing an outfit I would never have picked out for myself. It was silly, but not embarrassing. Luckily we are in Austin and I fit right in.
How do I feel after the challenge?
This was a fun one. I enjoyed being silly with Morry. We had an excuse to spend some time together both shopping and on our date night. This is something we have never done before and it’s always fun to try new things.
What did I learn?
It is okay to not be in control of every little thing. I enjoyed seeing Morry have fun with this one. He actually did research to come up with a hipster outfit for me. I liked the fact that he is going along with this and also having fun. I enjoy doing challenges as a couple.
Morry
How did I feel before trying this challenge?
I really didn’t know how this challenge was going to go. As we talked about this plan, we didn’t know where we’d go for dinner, and I definitely didn’t know what Rachel was going to pick out for me. So with that, I don’t want to say there was anxiety, but there was a feeling of not really being in control. I wouldn’t call it bad at all. It just made it interesting.
How did I feel during the challenge?
There were really two parts to the challenge: the picking out of the clothes and the actual date. Being at a thrift store, in the women’s section was kind of odd. I tried to ignore if anyone was looking at me. I’m sure that people were wondering what this guy was doing picking out clothes in the women’s section. At the same time, I was kind of excited to find something “good” for Rachel to wear. I was able to find pretty much the exact style I was looking for so I felt pretty good about things.
The date, itself, was interesting. When the waitress at the restaurant came over to us, it seemed like she had been laughing. She was extremely “smiley”. Of course I knew that we looked strange so I started wondering – is she laughing at us? I’m sure there were a ton of a reasons she was like that – and it’s even possible that she wasn’t laughing and I was sort of imagining the whole thing. So I guess I was a little self-conscious. Honestly, I didn’t care what people thought, but I did wonder if people noticed.
How do I feel after the challenge?
After the challenge, I thought the whole thing was pretty funny. The best part of this challenge was the reaction from everyone who was following along.
What did I learn?
I learned it’s good to laugh at yourself. Several people said they thought that we were a “fun” couple and that we could pull the whole thing off. That was nice. I think that’s the point of Bikinis In the Snow – is to have fun again and show that we’re not just stuck in the same old rut.
Rachel Belkin is an Austin, Texas blogger, entrepreneur, speaker, freelance writer, and educator. After selling her lifestyle blog for six figures in 2021, she teaches business, blogging, and influencer marketing strategies that helped her build her business on part-time hours. Bylines include MSN, HuffPost, Medium, NewsBreak, and Hometalk. She has been featured on KXAN, Studio 512, Fox 7 Austin, CBS Austin, and other news and media outlets.
