Hi! I’m Dina

I’m a Palestinian-American author, digital content creator, podcaster, and blogger. Growing up in a family and culture that embraced the value of secondhand, I learned the power of thrifting and resourcefulness at a young age when living in Amman, Jordan. I have since become a trusted voice in the thrifting community, sharing expert tips, inspiration, and insights into the world of secondhand and sustainability. 

About Dina’s Days

You know that feeling when you score a great deal and you want to share it with everyone you know? That’s how a thrifter feels all the time. In 2009, I created my blog Dina’s Days as a place to share my love for thrift stores, flea markets, and any place that requires digging through bins to find a treasure. Dina’s Days not only started as a way to share my secondhand finds with the world, but also to start a critical conversation about the cost, creative, and environmental benefits of secondhand shopping. 

Here you will find hundreds of thrift tips, style inspiration, the occasional DIY, recipe, and more. Every so often, outfits and thrift tips don’t make it to the blog, so I encourage you to connect on Instagram for frequent posts.

My love for making old things new again started at an early age when I was living in Amman, Jordan. Not having access to many affordable malls or retail stores in Amman in the 1990s, I quickly learned that the best way to fulfill all of my pre-teen interests was to find a way to stretch my limited allowance.  

I’d spend hours circling, highlighting, documenting, and caressing each page of the Delia’s catalog my cousin would mail us from the United States. Afterwards, I would budget my allowance and visit the thrift store to hunt for my favorite things, attempting to replicate the looks I’d dream about in the Delia’s catalog.

This lifestyle continued with me as an adult. When I moved to the United States, I was really introduced to the world of thrifting. Places like Goodwill became my go-to destinations to spend my paycheck in high school.

Today, nearly 95% of my wardrobe is secondhand.  I believe in thrifting because it’s affordable,  great for the environment, and promotes individuality and creativity. My style evolves with every trip to the thrift store, but my Blanche Devereaux tendencies always shine through. I can never resist a fully beaded vintage dress.

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