Oct 19, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
Yes, I did it. I went into a retail store. It was Marshalls, and I went because I was asked to help pick out a tie and a shirt. Just for the record, we did look at the thrift store first, however it’s hard to find specific things in the right sizes. We were...
Oct 9, 2010 | No retail shopping, Salvaged, Thrift store
So… I don’t get it. I can see a chair with speakers, but I really don’t get the speaker under the butt, or between the legs design here. Does anyone else understand this? If so, please comment. This is what I love about thrift stores though. So...
Oct 6, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
I really like my house. I’ve lived here for almost 4 years now and I’ve remodeled 95% of it myself. The one downside about my house is the lack of windows, resulting in low light in most of the rooms. On top of that, I have large trees outside blocking...
Oct 1, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
I went to the thrift store a couple of days ago. I really didn’t need anything but winter coats for my boys, but I was also kind of looking for a chair for my kids loft room. I bought the following: Winter coat for my son (he outgrew the old one) Winter coat...
Sep 21, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store
I finally finished cleaning out my garage! I still have tubs of stuff to go through, but at least I now have space to create art. Last Saturday I brought 2 carloads of stuff to the local thrift store, Frisco Resale. Normally my routine is to drop off a load, then go...
Sep 10, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store |
My friend bought me a sweater from Plato’s Closet a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t think to try it on because I was familiar with the brand and it was my size. The person that owned it before me must have washed it and dried it (high maintenance sweater)...
Aug 19, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store |
I was able to find a lot of supplies at thrift stores and I also pulled from the stuff we still have from last year. Again, this was a lot of work. I see why people just buy new stuff each year. It’s easier. It took several hours shop at resale places, find...
Jul 24, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $, Thrift store |
Houston, we have a prob… challenge. It’s time to buy school supplies. The boys dad is buying their new shoes, which is good, because I have had a difficult time finding used ones for them. I suppose it would be helpful if I knew what size they wore! I...
Jul 22, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
“What if nobody bought new stuff? What would happen to the economy?” This was a question asked by Thom yesterday, and I might add, a very good one. First let me say that I appreciate the people that have enough money and are willing to pay for new items....
Jul 20, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
I decided to go to the thrift store yesterday. I was hoping to find some shoes and shorts for the boys. I made them look for shorts individually, which did not go well until I forced them t do it together. They found 3 pairs and I found a fourth so now I...
Jul 14, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle, Salvaged, Thrift store
No shopping yesterday AND I managed to avoid the grocery store. :) My kids and I went to see the Sno-cone Lady, then went to the library, and they actually wanted to sit there and read for a long time. Wow, that was nice. Much better than being in a store hearing,...
Jul 10, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
I made a purchase. It was within my guidelines of “it must be used or come from a thrift store”, but let me confess, I didn’t need it. Here’s the short story… Once upon a time, many years ago, a girl with ADHD and a love for colorful...
Jul 9, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Recycle, Save $, Thrift store |
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… My friend E got an amazing espresso machine for Christmas last year. It takes little pods (they call them capsules), similar to the Keurig machines. E needed to stop at the retail store to buy some more pods. Now...
Jul 4, 2010 | Abandoned places, Book reviews, No retail shopping, Thrift store |
Just to make things fun and chaotic, I’ll make this post from 2 non-sequential days. I visited this awesome little used bookstore. I would have photos to show, had I remembered to put the memory card in my camera. Luckily I didn’t take too many photos...
Jul 2, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle, Salvaged, Thrift store |
Okay, I had a desire to shop, but at a really fun little place on the side of the road. As Elizabeth calls Ed’s Stuff, “…it’s the little place that looks like a lot of yards sales threw up on the front lawn.” Ed is nice, not like the...
Jun 28, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Thrift store |
I have taken dumpster diving to a whole new level. I was leaving church after work and happened to glance over at the dumpster. Sitting right on top were 6 really nice sofa/chair cushions! I’m not talking about those cheap crappy ones either, I’m...
Jun 25, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
I worked most of day 30, so there was no time to think about shopping, even if I had wanted to. Day 31 was a little bit different. I had bags of clothing and toys from a few days ago when I cleaned out some of our closets. I went to the thrift store to drop...
Jun 21, 2010 | No retail shopping, Salvaged, Thrift store |
We decided to take a trip down to Waco and go to Church Under the Bridge. (churchunderthebridge.org) I so wish it was closer… or I was closer. A two hour drive to church is a long drive, but for this place, well worth it. I was excited to bring my kids this...
Jun 19, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
Most people would argue that I’m an extravert, and although I do have those tendencies, I’m very much an introvert. On the continuum of ‘E’ to ‘I’, my slider is much more toward the ‘I’, which is one major reason...
