i woke up. "what a bizarre dream," my first thought. i sat up, pushed a hunk of fluffy hair away from my face. i told myself that i do not have a mother-in-law, nor when i do, will her name be Nancy. that was a relief!
i got up and went down to the kitchen to fry some eggs and sausage. my roommate was there cutting fruit so i shared with her my tale of woos which is therapeutic for me. i doesn't matter if the victim/listener never read Freud in his life, or knows anything about dream therapy, they just have to listen. once they do, i can move on.
after breakfast i settled in the sun on the chaise lounge to read for a while, but something distracted me...what is that...i leaned closer...an ring of unwanted hair had somehow evaded my venus triple blade nd was flourishing quite blissfully like a tribal anklet. i postponed C.S. Lewis and People Mag. to show that hair who's boss.
later my roommate and i traipsed off to thrift in Minneapolis meeting up with a couple other ladies along the way.
for those who don't know or understand the primitive instinct "the hunt" has when it takes hold of you, just bear with me. it's like a strange, fantastic kind of adrenalin. nothing it too good or too cheap to not be haggled over. no breeding is too good to not elbow a little and give other shoppers eyeing your purchase-to-be a long warning look.
in case you still don't understand what i mean, here's a visual of some recent purchases...ignore the ugly carpet. look at this coffee table i purchased last month. faux slate top, solid legs, i see enormous potential, consignment asking price $30, but with a coupon, i got it for $8. cool metal reel art piece. $20 for the set at a consignment shop. vintage wooden wine case? $1 at a garage sale and perfect for holding a girls jewelry or knickknacks. see my point? bargain hunting is love, pure, sweet, addictive love at first sight.
i usually enter the shop and snap my head from left to right taking quick inventory. recently, i've been gravitating to the furniture. i've been dying to refinish or upholster interesting pieces to go in the eclectic, art-deco designed house i will one day own, but also pieces i can buy for a bargain and then flip for profit--who doesn't want a little extra cha-ching, right?
i found this cutsie little corner table, solid antique piece with lots of character. i imagined myself refinishing it with a dark mahogany ebony stain, it wasn't on the floor yet (that's right, i snuck into the backroom) but when i asked, the owner wanted $70 for it. i would have asked lower, but i was talking to him via his staff's cellphone because he was on vacation in Texas--he seemed pretty decided not to go lower. i decided not to ruin his vacation for him by forcing him to hang up. although i was tempted, but couldn't bring myself the spend that kind of money on a whim. i think it has a lot of potential. maybe i'll get some second opinions.
in the end i got a baby blue chunky watch for $6.99 (picture 1.). after hitting up the stores for almost 4 hours and only $12.99 spent i went home satisfied and hungry as a lumberjack. my roommate and i reheated the lamb roast, twice baked potatoes and dished up cold bean salad and feasted like the thrift queens we are. cheers darling!
so i didn't find exactly what i was looking for today, but so what?! the hunt continues, the adventure lives on and i bonded with some pretty cool gals.
so this is an admonishment to all you impulse buyers--if you don't get that feeling inside your tummy, heart palpitations and cold sweats over the item at hand, you should shelf it and move on. there are so many sweet pieces out there waiting to become art, but you just have to be there at the right time, with the right dollar to snatch it up.
until garage saling season, this is bethany, signing off.
later my roommate and i traipsed off to thrift in Minneapolis meeting up with a couple other ladies along the way.
for those who don't know or understand the primitive instinct "the hunt" has when it takes hold of you, just bear with me. it's like a strange, fantastic kind of adrenalin. nothing it too good or too cheap to not be haggled over. no breeding is too good to not elbow a little and give other shoppers eyeing your purchase-to-be a long warning look.
i usually enter the shop and snap my head from left to right taking quick inventory. recently, i've been gravitating to the furniture. i've been dying to refinish or upholster interesting pieces to go in the eclectic, art-deco designed house i will one day own, but also pieces i can buy for a bargain and then flip for profit--who doesn't want a little extra cha-ching, right?
in the end i got a baby blue chunky watch for $6.99 (picture 1.). after hitting up the stores for almost 4 hours and only $12.99 spent i went home satisfied and hungry as a lumberjack. my roommate and i reheated the lamb roast, twice baked potatoes and dished up cold bean salad and feasted like the thrift queens we are. cheers darling!
so this is an admonishment to all you impulse buyers--if you don't get that feeling inside your tummy, heart palpitations and cold sweats over the item at hand, you should shelf it and move on. there are so many sweet pieces out there waiting to become art, but you just have to be there at the right time, with the right dollar to snatch it up.
until garage saling season, this is bethany, signing off.
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