thursday
17 Feb 2011 1 Comment
Hello, hello! I’ve been out and about all day, and it was the perfect day for bustling around. It was in the mid to high 50s and the sun was all bright and shiny so I drove around with the windows down and had an iced soy latte for breakfast! Went to two thrift stores and the grocery store and by the time I made it back home I had several arms full of groceries and some treats from the thrift stores. Yesterday I sat down and finally planned our every meal for the next week and guess what? It was true! Even without Harold urging me on it only took me about 30 minutes or so to get everything, and it was such a nice feeling knowing that every single thing I was putting in the cart had a goal! And boy, oh boy, it was so nice to not feel like I needed to peruse every single section just in case. The total for three meals a day for the next seven days equalled a little over $100, which breaks down to about $2.40 a meal per person (right? I like words, not numbers)! And that could stretch even more if we eat a little lighter and the leftovers last longer. Imagine the possibilities!
The thrift stores! Well, somebody out there has been donating some goods, that’s all I know. Here is a little snapshot of some of the things:
That coat is going to be hard to part with. I’ve been on a vintage puzzle kick lately… and I lucked out and found a Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood lp as well as the Flying Burrito Brothers! This is funny because those are two albums I’ve been thinking about how I’d like to own and pondering buying them online somewhere. Oh, and a cute little flowery trash can as well as a really old hole puncher to add to my desk supply collection, both of which are equally exciting.
Anyhow, other than that I do believe my body is trying to ward off some really bad allergies or something. The sniffling, watery eyes, achey feelings keep getting stronger and then dissipating off and on, so we’ll see! Hope you had a wonderful Thursday, too.
Yours,
Rebecca
SONGS
(Here’s two I’m listening to right now! Join me!)
Jackson by Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra
Devil in Disguise by the Flying Burrito Brothers
ps. Thanks for all the words about our oven! At this point we’re equally as annoyed at ourselves for having let it go on so long and our landlord is wintering in a different country so we don’t have a straight line of communication to him. We’ll see! We’re pretty tired of going without!
Feb 21, 2011 @ 15:51:01
Nice finds! It’s hard to part with the awesome stuff you bring home to sell. I feel your pain. Jason found an old metal baby buggy from the 60′s. I’ll have to send you a picture.