Suspenders are Superfluous: Some Good Finds

Monday, January 10, 2011

Some Good Finds

Dear Leslie,

The past few days have been quite eventful. It's finally cold here and a sweater is no longer sufficient for Hannah so we went shopping Friday. We went to a small local thrift store that had two racks of children's clothes, nicely divided by color. Not overwhelming and the nice thing was it took 5 minutes to look through the stuff and we were done. Nothing. So I opted for convenience and we checked out the children's consignment store down the street. They actually had 4 pairs of 7 slim jeans, one of which Hannah liked, but sadly they felt "weird". We did find a very nice jacket that felt "good" and paid too much for it, but she was warm for our 32 degree day today. I'm thinking consignment stores are a little pricey used goods and only for special occasions.

Saturday, we decided to see what the mice and ants have been so excited about in the garage. Turns out, chicken broth in little cartons. Who knew? We cleared the whole garage out and now it is a sparkling thing of beauty. We got rid of a whole van full of stuff and jam packed our garbage and recycling cans. Plus, I found a purse that Micah threw up on that I chucked out there a couple of years ago. In it I found $3 cash, a $3 coupon to our local book store that now sells used books and a nice watch that Kalani bought me for Valentines day when we first got married. Grand total: over $300 worth of goods! That reminds me of the time in high school when I cleaned my room and found $60. It really pays to keep things clean.

Today, on a wild goose chase (to find a DI trailer) that my Verizon navigation sent me on, I got a flat tire. Fortunately, I made it off the freeway and slid right into a gas station. A nice young man, whose New Year's resolution was to help people in need whenever he could, helped me change the tire. Unfortunately, my New Year's resolution added some extra work to that task since we had to unload all the junk, but everything ended up nicely.

So here's the BIG find. I decided to drop off my donations to the Goodwill and found my new hangout. All in a row, Goodwill, Salvation Army and "Thrift Shop". There's the volume I need to find those 7 slims! Probably will be overwhelming, but I will save all the money I just spent on my new tire.

Love,
Amy

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Leslie lives in Utah, and is a stay-at-home mom of three (two at home). She volunteers at church and in the community, runs, practices yoga, and knits. She and her family have been thrifting and yard saling for years, and generally try to find used items before buying new. The major challenges this year are to avoid impulse items, good deals that "can't be passed up" just because they're cheap, and to help her young adult children learn to feel comfortable in their generation while reducing their consumption.

Amy lives in California, and is a stay-at-home mom of two young children and a caregiver to their mother. She volunteers at church and dabbles in lots of things not worth mentioning. She is passionate about healthy eating. She would rather pay more to conveniently and quickly find the item she needs, but she at least attempts the sales rack first. The major challenge this year is that just walking into a second hand store makes her head swim. She will have to learn how to focus, focus, focus! She will also have to endure much whining from her children when they are told they cannot buy anything on family outings (my bad). Click link to see update on this topic!