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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Some weeks are better than others

Thursday I went to my lunch hour thrift store and walked away with a $3 skirt for a coworker and a scarf.  Friday I went to the same thrift store and walked out with 4 designer bags, a designer dress, and a bag full of vintage fabric, vintage baby bedding, a bright red vintage vinyl filofax, amongst other things...all for $35.  You may want to sit down. 

This is a Bottega Veneta bag.  If you aren't familiar with this line check out the new line here to get an idea of this score.  Big.  Score.  For reals.  I have been going back and forth on whether or not to keep it or sell it.  It's been a tough choice.  I do this not just for fun...but let's face it, for additional income as well.  And, I have dreams of moving and not sharing one bathroom with my family any longer...so I think parting with it has won over.  I will be sad to see it go though.

the inside is like butter.  Butter.
This caught my eye as I was schlepping my goods to the checkout.  I didn't try it on...I didn't have time.  I had exactly 10 minutes left in my lunch hour (thank God work is about 3 minutes away).  I snagged it.  All the dresses at this store are $6.  When I was checking out the lady saw that it was an Oscar de la Renta and asked someone to double check on the price.  I thought no way were they gonna let me have it for $6.  Sure enough they came back and confirmed the price.  I found this online vintage shop with a lot more.
beautifully detailed and heavy.
these are the sleeves.  The quality is unreal.  The whole thing is beautifully lined too.  Ahhh-mazing.

and in case you're wondering...no it does not fit...comfortably.  Probaby better that way.  Momma's got bills to pay.
A leather Etra bag with orange insides and beautiful detail.  You can see another one I found here.

This is the detail inside.


A vintage Liz Claiborne cross body bag that has Sixteen Candles and Molly Ringwald written all over it.  Needless to say I adore it.


A vintage hand tooled Flores bag.  Click here to see more.  This was from the week before.
the backside.  
this is what you see when you open the flap.
it has tons of pockets too.

A coach purse.
Yes, thrift was good last week.  

Which brings to me a little inside info....

* If you happen to see a couple good finds like this chances are there are quite a few more.  Whether someone donated a lot of their things or perhaps they came from an estate.  It's totally worth a good walk through to make sure you aren't missing a score.

*Go often.  I go to this same store a lot.  I can walk through and see the new stuff quickly.  It's very organized and extra clean.  By going often you can save time and spot the good stuff.

Happy thrifting! I hope everyone has a great week. 

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

My baby turns 3...


My baby turned 3 on the 9th.  She doesn't call it her birthday.  It's her "Happy Birthday".  And this is how it sounds coming out of her mouth "it my AAAPppy Birthday Maw Maw".  That's her new name for me.  Or, same name, different pronunciation.  All she wanted for her birthday was "prinkles" (as she put her hand out mimicking putting sprinkles on something). 
 Sammy you are as independent as ever. If I threw you the keys to the car you would grab your "umbellllla" and your "batpack" and maybe your "lunchbox" and head for the drivers seat.  Your favorite place to go is the grocery store.  It's also your favorite place to have a meltdown if I don't buy you your desired "tandy".  You went to the mall for a girls day with me and Grandma and when speaking of your big day out, you refer to shopping at the mall as "we ent to da goshery sto". You dress how you want.  Today you wore a mexican style embroidered shirt 5 sizes too big, a red plaid skirt (also embroidered), a white with yellow cherries short sleeve hoodie and your sandals.  You will wear dressy dresses with your nike hightops, and love to wear your "pincess cown".  You like ice packs and "band babes", even if you aren't really hurt...and have been know to wear them smackdab in the middle of your forehead for days on end for no apparent reason...at all. You get into my makeup no matter where or how high I hide it.
Even though you are as stubborn as your father and strong as an ox you are still my precious little angel.  You wake up every morning full of sunshine and happiness.  I love you bigger than "outer pace".  You are my superstar and you will do very big things someday. 




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Happy Birthday to my sweet little angel.  MUAH! Momma lubs you.  

My birthday is tomorrow...I have been setting some goals and contemplating whether or not to share them.   I always feel weird (it's probably fear) sharing my own goals, but love reading everyone elses.  When I think I am getting old I just remind myself that Julia Child starting cooking when she turned 37.  So I still got a shot!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

No Fail Smoothie

Everday Saturday morning my daughter and I start our day with a smoothie.  No matter what horrible things we may put in our bodies throughout the rest of the day (cookies, butter, nutella from the jar, you get the picture)...I know we started off on the right track.  My son used to join us...but he is boycotting smoothies right now.  It happened after I snuck in some blueberries and ginger and used greek yogurt instead of his fave.  He hasn't come back since.

This is our go to.  If I have ginger, I use it.  It's really good for you and I love the taste.  I use about 1/2 teaspoon grated.

Having a helper is extremely important.
Eating yogurt from the container beforehand is also very important.
This little stinker turned 3 last weekend.  Makes momma want to cry.  It goes way to fast.



The recipe (kind of, you know I don't like to measure):  This will make about 3 medium glasses the size that you see above.  If you are making one for yourself only I would use 1/2-1 cup of fruit, 1/2 cup of yogurt and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of milk. (if you use fresh fruit add about some ice)

1-2 fresh or frozen bananas
1-2 cups of frozen strawberries (I like to use frozen fruit because I like creamy smoothies-frozen fruit means no ice)
1/2 cup (or so) of greek yogurt.  If you like sweeter smoothies use Vanilla non-fat yogurt instead.
1/2 cup of Almond milk.  Put this in first...it makes it easier to blend, add more if needed.  You really can't screw this up.
*if you like or have ginger you can add about 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger.
Blend and eat.  If it's difficult to blend add more milk and yogurt.  Sometimes it can be if you use frozen fruit.  This is a really thick and creamy smoothie...would make a good dessert too if you are watching what you eat.

The thing I love about smoothies is that there is no right or wrong way.  If you use fresh fruit and it's tart, add some Agave Nectar to sweeten it up.  Sorry for my absence lately.  Life is crazy busy right now.  I do have some good finds planned for this week though!  

*don't forget to check out the link page to see where I am linking up this week!



Monday, September 12, 2011

Guest Posting at The Silly Pearl

Come on over to The Silly Pearl today and check out some of my favorite thrifted finds.  You will love Steph's blog.  She is a thrifter, a crafter, a mother of twins, and she is super sweet.   She also has a lot of great tutorials on her blog.  Come over, check it out and tell me what your favorite thrifted find(s) is.



It's Monday.  I am going to put my Friday face on and act like it's the weekend instead.