This morning, I put on my old blue cotton Lands’ End button-down shirt and discovered that it has a large rip in one sleeve. It’s not repairable – the shirt is gone. Before I take it apart for its second life as rags and extra buttons, pause with me a while as I sift through …
My Bargain Shopping Outfit
When going shopping at thrift and consignment stores, sometimes it’s just easier not to have to go all the way to a dressing room to make sure things fit. And if you’re hitting the yard sales, there are no dressing rooms. That’s why when I’m doing some serious bargain shopping I try to wear clothes …
Sale Alert: Upscale Resale
I just received the following email from Upscale Resale (previously reviewed here): ANNOUNCING….. Our second annual charity bag sale. STUFF A BAG FOR $10.00!!! This Saturday, March 19 9am til 3pm (Half price from 2pm-3pm) All proceeds go to Breezy Hill Baptist Church Teenlife program. Don’t miss this chance to support a worthy cause and …
Spring Cleaning
I decided to participate in Simple Mom’s Project Simplify, a project where you tackle one clutter “hot spot” in your house each week for five weeks. Lo and behold, the first hotspot is my closet. This is a little earlier than I usually switch from my winter to spring wardrobe, since I know we’ve got …