old stuff rocks.

I buy new things now, and I still don't like it. RARELY do I buy something at full price, but when I do it's still such a let down. I know the world has to make money and thats how it all works, but I gotta tell you, most of the things I purchase new aren't so great. 

 For example. Before the holidays I was looking for some festive decor that didn't inflate, needed scaffolding to affix or that looked too cheesy... Easier said than done. Insert a thank you to my friends at Pinterest who show me everyone else's good ideas and then I get to steal them for myself. I saw someone had taken an old sled and propped it up by their front door and it looked great. Of course, it's the "inter web" and that means it's public information for not only me but the other 6 billion people of the world. Old sleds would be a challenge. By the grace of God, I walked into my favorite little thrift store and lo and behold... there it was

it goes nicely with the old golf clubs...

And... yesterday we found this little gem..

Pretty neat that we didn't even realize what a little collection we had started. 

And then. Like an idiot. I went out and bought a brand new soap dispenser...

yep. that's a crack... and crap. 

It's now a rule. Thrift stores must be checked FIRST.

(quality must be good not just price)

Maybe this blog should be 

newstuffsucks

or

oldstuffrocks

I suppose since I'm trying to LOVE more this year... I should go with 

oldstuffrocks

WAIT until you see the jacket I found the other day... 

"I wear your grandma's clothes..."

:)

"open your eyes"

No one will argue that I have the memory of a goldfish. There are certain things that are cemented into my memory, unfortunately, and there are other things that almost immediately upon arrival are forgotten. Today I was reminded of a "good idea" I once had... that I'd forgotten :)

I purchased hand soap dispensers and instead of being wasteful I purchased the large refill bottle which would also allow fewer trips to the store... in theory. The big bottle however, was lost underneath the sink, and not being used. Instead, whenever I'd see us running low on soap I'd use it as an excuse to head into Bath & Body Works (if I was feeling ambitious - it's in a mall), the grocery store (if I was feeling like my time was worth more than money), or the .99 store (if I was looking for a challenge). 

Well, the truth is, I didn't need to go any further than my own kitchen...

So there they are... The newly refilled soap dispensers.

I guess what I learned from this is... "open your eyes" ha!