Thrifting

There is a Salvation Army just south of our town that I like to peruse every so often. Lately I like it better than Good *cough* William because they seem to have gone up on their prices. What's wrong with Good William? Well nothing, but in my mind, the whole purpose of thrifting is, well, to be thrifty. Whenever I go on a mission...urr, thrifting, I keep a pretty strict list of what I'm looking for. If I didn't I'd be trapped, wandering aimlessly in a Twilight Zone of thrift. A list keeps me on task, and makes the little one happy since we're not spending unnecessary time for Mommy to get lost in creative thought, wondering what she could do with "x" item in hand that's begging to be repurposed.

Last week I stopped into the Salvation Army to hunt for a few bargains. I first checked out the dishware section. You know, just in case someone had happened to donate my favorite vintage restaurantware...just in case. But no dice. After that I glanced through the furniture, then headed to the clothing area. Each week the S.A. (Good William, too) lists a certain colored tag that will be on sale, so I usually keep an eye out for whatever label is the color of the week. I do this because it's just more fun when you find inexpensive things even more inexpensivishly. Okay, so I know that's not a word, but it's fun to say!

Being my mother's daughter, I keep my antennas up for anything vintage. To my delight, I found a caramel colored button up sweater jacket by Sidney Gould; cute vintage tag and everything! It fit nicely and would make a great layering piece. Another notable discovery was a vintage blouse: cream with red polka-dotted button up. The collar extended into ties for a bow and after trying it on, I just couldn't help myself.

You know, sometimes it cracks me up how much of a kick I get out of hunting through a thrift store. I don't go very often, but when I do go, it's like a treasure hunt. We're talkin' serious bid'ness. Going to a department store is the easy thing to do in comparison to digging through a 2nd hand store for something really unique.

Just in case any of you doubt my enthusiasm over thrifting, below is me wearing my genuine vintage polka dotted blouse accompanied with my bargain face. I burn calories with that grin! ;)