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Now, her jacket is a living diary, and her pin board at home is a curated collection of her life’s highlights—all waiting for the next interesting piece to join them.

"Every pin I buy isn't just metal and enamel," she tells her friends. "It's a memory you can hold in your hand."

The next month, she bought another—a small enamel coffee cup—because it was the start of a difficult project at work and she needed a "reminder that she could do hard things."

She bought a specific pin after finishing a marathon, another when she got a promotion, and one to celebrate a trip to Amsterdam.

Unlike a painting, she could take her treasures anywhere, pinning them to her denim jacket.

While waiting in line for coffee, a stranger complimented her "retro toaster" pin, leading to a 10-minute conversation about vintage kitchen gadgets.

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Sarah didn’t intend to become a collector. She just bought a single, small enamel pin of a retro roller skate at a flea market because it reminded her of her childhood.