Wednesday’s Treasures

   

 

 

I love a good bargain! And I’m not embarrassed to tell people that I shop at the Salvation Army. I only shop on Wednesday because it’s 50% off day! (LOVE THAT) Some people are really turned off by this place, not me! My local store is clean, bright and well stocked! I started my weekly treks to this store almost 1.5 years ago.  Oh,  the money I have saved!!!

Do you see those J Brand Jeans above, I picked those up for my daughter and those jeans are my BEST FIND EVER!!!! I picked them off the rack because they were in excellent shape (as in brand new) and they were made in the USA!!! I came home that afternoon and did some research, those jeans retail  between $150-$200!! Guess what I paid? $1.50  Yep, you read that right, can I just tell you the happy dance I was doing around my house!!

Yesterday the house wares aisle did not have much to offer. But it was an excellent morning in the men's department! I picked up  a beautiful, crisp, white summer shirt from Banana Republic for my husband -  $1.00! A brand spanking new Nike Fit Dry shirt for .50! New shirt with tags attached from Kohl’s $1.00! An awesome Southern Living Cookbook for $1.50. A really cute Tommy Hilfiger  handbag that was spotless for $3.00.  I spent a grand total of $12.50 yesterday.  

You just never know what you’re going to find at these kinds of stores. That’s what I love about it! Anyone have any great finds they can share?  You know where to find me on Wednesdays! Now if only they would put a little coffee shop inside the Salvation Army store! A girl works up a thirst treasure hunting!!

My Favorite Day of the Week

Tomorrow is Wednesday and I love Wednesdays!! Why???? Because I’m going here !!!!

 

Wednesday is 50% off day at my local Salvation Army Store!! I love this place! I have not shopped here in well over a month, I think they miss me. I am a great customer and have spread the word about this gem to many  people!!

I’ll be back tomorrow to share some of my best “finds” ever at a Salvation Army store!

I'll Miss You When You're Gone!

This is the end! The end of my most favorite color lipstick EVER! It was called Velour. There was never a better color, at least for me anyway! It was made by Mira and I bought it at a drugstore that no longer exists-Eckerd . When Eckerd was being transitioned to Rite-Aid in our area, I happened to find a few tubes in a clearance basket and scooped them all up. But sadly I have reached the end of my stash! And still have not found a color that comes close to this one. Believe me, I have looked! I think I've opened every tube on display at Target and Wal-Mart to compare to the teeny, tiny bit of color that is left in my tube.

What's a girl to do? I know, I know there are way bigger problems in this world. But I find it extremely hard to find the right shade of lipstick and this one just felt right to me. I'm one of those girls who always has to have something on her lips. I apply chapstick hourly and you will find one in every corner of our house. But Velour was special and only applied when leaving the house.

This little gem below is another one of my favorites and it's not always easy to find. I better stock up, just in case.......

Anyone have any ideas of where to look when your favorite product can no longer be found? I have checked ebay, but no luck there. So girls, if you ever come across a tube of Mira lipstick in a shade called Velour would you grab a couple for me? I'll pay you back, really!!

My Favorite Seat in the House

 

This is my favorite spot –my craft room stool! And thanks to a major snowstorm in this part of the country, I got to spend some quality time over the last 2 days in my favorite spot!!

I love this room, this room just makes me happy! Two walls are painted this green shade called “Guacamole” and the other two walls are a lovely shade of light purple called “Lupin” .  If I ever get the other side of the room cleaned up, I’ll post a picture.

Here’s a new addition to the room, this recently repainted jelly cupboard. It was a very dark blue and used in the nursery a long time ago.

We hung the kids art work all around the room on fishing line and little tiny clothes pins . I really like how that turned out!

This is the fun hardware on the cabinets.

Cute little baskets from Target - $1.00, love it! And lots of fun stuff in those baskets! I’m a sucker for anything cute with a clearance sticker on it!!! Half the fun of my craft room is shopping for supplies to fill the craft room. I really could use a better system to keep all my supplies organized.  Anyone want to come over and set me straight??!!

Good-bye KRAFT, Hello Homemade

My kids know mac & cheese. I mean, really KNOW it! They have ordered it at every restaurant we have ever been in. I think my son survived on mac and cheese his whole 4th year of life! They have tasted my many versions of the dish from baked to the crockpot to the microwave . But they will never, ever eat that nasty orange from the blue box variety again. All because of this.....

I have found a ridiculously easy and delicious recipe for homemade STOVETOP (as in - you don't even need to bake it) macaroni and cheese! And it takes the same amount of time as that fake kind!

I found this simple little recipe in one of those free newspapers that lands on your driveway every week (love that little paper)! Many, many recipes have been clipped from that paper!

STOVETOP MAC AND CHEESE

1 lb. dried elbow macaroni

4 Tbsp. butter

4 Tbsp. flour

2 cups milk

3/4 tsp. salt

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Cook macaroni according to directions on box. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and stir until completely blended. Add milk and salt and stir over medium-low heat until blended and mixture starts to thicken. (this may take a few minutes)

Add cheese and stir well. Drain noodles and stir in cheese sauce. Enjoy!!

Hopefully this will make your kids happy. Mine have been requesting this almost every night.

Now run over and check out all the other great recipes from my many talented friends like

Beth http://www.wolfepack129.blogspot.com/

Wendy http://www.relativelyunique.blogspot.com/

Maria http://www.mangefille.blogspot.com/

Art , I love you!

 

This video makes me happy! It’s such a cool song!

Since we are on the subject of art, I’m posting some pictures from a trip to a really big art museum. Can you guess which one this is?

This last picture is not from the museum, it’s inside a restaurant where we had brunch. This is my attempt at being artsy!

Happiness in a Jar

I found this in my pickle jar the other day and it made me smile!

How funny is that? It’s the really little things in life that amuse me!