There will really be no theme to this post…because I have found so much good stuff in the past couple months of working part time (less work = more time to thrift, albeit less money to thrift with…:(, so I will post the stuff I have already taken pictures of, with no rhyme or reason to a theme between the items.
I will start however, with showing you wonderful people, the books. Good book finds at Goodwill are few and far between, but when they happen, they happen. These two books are making it to the top of my all time favorites list, and I recommend them to anyone looking for a good read. And I am also very excited because I have a cool story (at least I think its cool, you can be the judge for yourself 🙂 to go with one of the finds. I found these two books
a couple months ago. (Sidenote- do you love my new bed spread in the background??:) And as much as I love to read, I haven’t seemed to find the time in the last 6 months or so. So two plane trips to Nashville and back provided the perfect amount of time to finish both books, almost. The second flight landed a few pages shy of me finishing “How to be Good” 😦 The pilot clearly did not get the memo about the book I was trying to finish and did not circle the runway a few more times for me. And I have yet to complete it… But still, both books provided the perfect distraction from small seats and sitting all too close to people I have never met before and generally have no desire to meet again.
I know you are waiting in anticipation of the ‘cool’ story. Well, here it is. On the first flight, I had “The Glass Castle” in my purse and ready to read. Being the nosy person I am, I noticed the gal sitting directly in front of me was engrossed in a book of her own. Inconspicuously peering over her shoulder to see what book she is reading, I saw it was none other than the Glass Castle!! This excites me more than you could know. I love a good coincidence. And I have found out since that it is a somewhat popular book, but up until that point, all I knew of it was I picked it up at Goodwill for a $1 because it said something along the lines of “NY Times Bestseller” on the front…a little known qualifier of good writing, you may have heard of it:). So to see a random girl reading it in front of me was very exciting to me, and I couldn’t wait to share it with you fine people, as I am now. Of course, being the social person I am, I proceeded to tell her I was about to begin that exact book, and she prompted me that it was a very good book, sad, but good. I found after reading it that I disagreed. In my opinion, the Author did not write it in a sad way. More factual, but with a general feeling of the author overcoming unbeatable odds, ‘horrible parenting’, and with a happy ending if you ask me. All’s well that ends well, right? She is a current contributor to CNN and MSNBC, so I can’t say her life ended all that badly.
The second book, I was more than pleasantly surprised with as well. I read “How to be Good” for the duration of both my flights to Nashville and back, and I have all intentions of finishing it soon. It is a great look into human nature, and the very subject of “how to be good” as the title says. It is a funny perspective of a doctor struggling with the fact that she may not be a very good person, compared to her newly spiritually transformed husband, despite having to ‘look at people’s boils’ and such day in and day out. And she uses the fact that she has to do such things as a leveling ground for any bad thoughts or actions she may have. It is very interesting, and I reccommend it highly.
Now we are done with the book section of this post, I can move on to the fun stuff…clothes:) That’s what it’s really all about in the end, right?
I got this beautiful lime green Ann Taylor Loft sweater for $5.99 in perfect condition at my local Goodwill boutique. And I have gotten good use out of it so far at work in my sweet little classroom where I work each day:)
I got this scarf as well for $2 on another trip to the same Goodwill. Cynthia Rowley from Target.
Lastly, I got this bracelet along with two other ones of the same style but different color beads that you can wear as a set of 3 for $2 total. That’s right, $2 total. The other bracelets not pictured are a coral orange color, and a light purple. Love.
And all together now…
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Oh, and that’s my sweet dog admiring my thriftiness and fashion sense. He wants to be like me. Someday.
During my last Nashville trip, I had to make sure I visited the Goodwill that kept me well dressed for the last couple of years I was there, and it once again did not dissappoint. I found three lovely items in one trip.
A sparkly, warm, brown oversized short sleeve sweater from Express, $5.99. And the original tag was still on it when I bought it, so it has never been worn before. Brand new. I wore it with skinny jeans and brown boots and a long sleeve shirt underneath for a comfy and fashionable look for less!
A Bar III dress for $5.99. Can’t wait to put this one to use.
And a Forver XXI green and white babydoll business casual top, $4.29. I have worn it to work with a white cardigan and tan slacks with the off-white patent leather Talbots flats I purchased at Goodwill in October for $8. (see Alex’s 6th Birthday Trip Post in October) Wearing two items in one outfit from Goodwill is always a good day!
Lastly, everyone needs a good Cinderella shoe to put atop their dresser correct? Correct. I have yet to figure what I am going to store inside it, although judging by the look of the top of my dresser, I’m sure I could just start there. I’ll take other suggestions though:) I got this shoe at a steal for $2.
I hope you enjoyed looking at and hearing about these finds as I did finding them and using them! Go out and see what you can find for much, much less! And tell me about it!
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