These three things stole my heart this weekend.
Eric Church, Luke Bryan (whew! hothothot), and the best, most expensive ice cream I have ever had.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Not so Goodwill
It's been a while, friends... life has been good. No complaints. But also, nothing significant enough to write about... until now!
A while back, a Facebook "friend" posted that they had just returned something at the Dollar Store. I giggled, and then thought to myself - would I do that? Probably not. I love a deal. I use my coupons and almost never buy anything full price. But I don't know if I'd go as far as to take something back that cost me less than the gas it would take to get there.
Through my "thrifty"ness, I've also grown to love Goodwill, thrift stores and garage sales - more for the kitschy items mostly. I go from time to time, usually when I am bored - but my stop yesterday at Goodwill was not to buy, but to give. I had a bag of various items that I took to their drive-up donation center. As I was getting out of my car, a young teenage girl stopped me.
" 'Cuse me...my momma wants to see what's in your bag." I looked up to find a tall, slender woman in a maxi dress, wearing huge sunglasses and equally huge hoops. I looked further past her to see she had just stepped out of a silver Mercedes.
I was hesitant, and very confused. I opened up my bag to show her a mixture of scarves, cookbooks and picture frames that was my trash, and hopefully someone else's treasure. She reached her hands down in the bag, moved a few things around, but ultimately decided she wasn't interested.
"No, no I'm looking for notebooks."
At this point, I really didn't know what to say. What if I had a notebook... would she have taken it? Given the money to me? To Goodwill? Or offered money at all?
Was she going to Goodwill to shop for notebooks? Because I am pretty sure they are all of $1 at the CVS up the street. Brand spankin' new ones.
The whole scene, which was all of 60 seconds, left me completely baffled. I guess people that drive $60,000 luxury vehicles like their deal as much as the next person.
But please, don't take from charity.
A while back, a Facebook "friend" posted that they had just returned something at the Dollar Store. I giggled, and then thought to myself - would I do that? Probably not. I love a deal. I use my coupons and almost never buy anything full price. But I don't know if I'd go as far as to take something back that cost me less than the gas it would take to get there.
Through my "thrifty"ness, I've also grown to love Goodwill, thrift stores and garage sales - more for the kitschy items mostly. I go from time to time, usually when I am bored - but my stop yesterday at Goodwill was not to buy, but to give. I had a bag of various items that I took to their drive-up donation center. As I was getting out of my car, a young teenage girl stopped me.
" 'Cuse me...my momma wants to see what's in your bag." I looked up to find a tall, slender woman in a maxi dress, wearing huge sunglasses and equally huge hoops. I looked further past her to see she had just stepped out of a silver Mercedes.
I was hesitant, and very confused. I opened up my bag to show her a mixture of scarves, cookbooks and picture frames that was my trash, and hopefully someone else's treasure. She reached her hands down in the bag, moved a few things around, but ultimately decided she wasn't interested.
"No, no I'm looking for notebooks."
At this point, I really didn't know what to say. What if I had a notebook... would she have taken it? Given the money to me? To Goodwill? Or offered money at all?
Was she going to Goodwill to shop for notebooks? Because I am pretty sure they are all of $1 at the CVS up the street. Brand spankin' new ones.
The whole scene, which was all of 60 seconds, left me completely baffled. I guess people that drive $60,000 luxury vehicles like their deal as much as the next person.
But please, don't take from charity.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
my virtual closet
Online shopping is one of my guiltiest pleasures...even if it is just for fun and I know in the end, I'm too cheap to buy it anyway. Here are some of the things for spring that are currently waiting patiently in my virtual shopping bags.
stripes are so fun!
loving these colors...a great dress to wear to a wedding, out to dinner or on your beach vacation
a spring standard that you can take in to the fall with a burnt orange cardigan or scarf
i live in flats, and these bright orange ones will go with more than you think
cute weekend top that's easy on your wallet
stripes are so fun!
loving these colors...a great dress to wear to a wedding, out to dinner or on your beach vacation
a spring standard that you can take in to the fall with a burnt orange cardigan or scarf
i live in flats, and these bright orange ones will go with more than you think
cute weekend top that's easy on your wallet
Thursday, March 1, 2012
questionnaire
It has been a LONG time since I last blogged - too long! Lots of things have been going on that have taken my time and energy away from this blog and writing. But the one good thing about it is it's always here when I just want to pick back up and start fresh!
I thought I would pick up where I left off with this fun little survey a friend sent me to fill out. I remember doing surveys all the time when I was a teenager and they were sent almost daily to my AOL email. I don't know why I thought they were so fun, but I did. Maybe I was just a nerd. And still am.
So here is another one for old time's sake!
TEA OR COFFE
I thought I would pick up where I left off with this fun little survey a friend sent me to fill out. I remember doing surveys all the time when I was a teenager and they were sent almost daily to my AOL email. I don't know why I thought they were so fun, but I did. Maybe I was just a nerd. And still am.
So here is another one for old time's sake!
TEA OR COFFE
unsweet tea, extra lemon! i drink it like water
I COLLECT...
stationary and vintage jewelry/purses/hats
FAVORITE CITY
chicago
SPRING OR FALL
winter :)
BLOOM OF CHOICE...
big, bright red tulips
CHINA PATTERN
never really had reason to think about it, but if i had to choose it would be something very, very plain
STYLE ICON
jackie o
FAVORITE FRAGRENCE
miss dior cherie
I'M LUSTING AFTER
MOST PRIZED POSSESSION...
a signet ring that was my great-grandmothers, my pearls from my mema, and a cocktail ring made of my grandmother's earrings
GIRL CRUSH
betty white, miranda lambert
BOY CRUSH
brad paisley, blake shelton, ryan reynolds...was i suppose to pick just one?!
ON WEEKENDS, I...
love to sleep, clean, wine, dine, shop, bake, re-charge and wear no makeup
FAVORITE CUISINE
tossup between greek & mexican
I WEAR ___ ALL THE TIME
cardigans
FAVORITE COCKTAIL
cold, dry white wine
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