10/17/2026
If you're a fellow oddity collector, drop a comment on which one of my admissions resonated with you?
Everyone tends to use the term "ethical sourcing", but the truth is that ethicality is different for everyone. So in addition to the blanket term of "ethical", being TRANSPARENT about sourcing is so important.
Some people find the pet trade unethical, some find hunting unethical, some find zoos and aquariums unethical.
So being transparent about sourcing is even more important so that people can make the decision to purchase or not based on their own personal beliefs.
I honestly didn't know how repressed I was in my first marriage until I met my current husband.
He never made me feel judged or unaccepted based on my oddities collections and home decor.
It sounds silly, but it was a sign that I could be my true authentic self around him, and he loved me for exactly who I was.
To my knowledge, I've never brought home something haunted, but the thought both terrifies and intrigues me!
What if I bring back something angry and I wake up to chairs being thrown in the kitchen.
But what if I bring home someone's Grammy and my house randomly smells like chamomile tea in the middle of the day.
I guess its luck of the draw...
The legalities of people parts can be A LOT. Also, what if that person was horrible? What if they hurt or k!lled someone? I wouldn't want their skull or bones on my shelf.
I do have a few human teeth... but those are the pulled wisdom teeth of myself and others I know.
I've owned some of these pieces for over a decade. And some I made myself. So yes, many of them have names😁
I can't even explain the guilt I feel when this happens.
Its like this item survived 100 years, multiple wars, and had been passed down to countless dependents... but it couldn't survive me 😭
Oh the guilt...
