Thrifty Thursdays*
-
Thrifty Thridays – Shoe Collections*
When I 17 I got my first “real” job working as a sales associate at Payless Shoes. Before I took the job I had always liked shoes, but they had never been something I thought much about. I applied at the store as it was close to my parent’s home and it looked like a nice place to work. I loved absolutely everything about that job. My manager was like a second father to me, the staff was amazing, the hours were great, and I was given an amazing staff discount. I didn’t use it at first… I had my staple pairs and that was that. And then, on evenings…
-
Babies & Babbling*
He’s here. :) After many long months of waiting, my perfect little nephew arrived this morning at 9:20am. He is a healthy 9 lbs 3 oz, and both the baby and Peeah are doing well. In fact, because she is super woman, she was back at home shortly after lunch. I spoke with her this afternoon and she sounded so happy–tired, but happy. I haven’t met him yet, but I hear my little nephew has reddish blond hair and I’m positive I will absolutely melt when I hold him on Thursday. (…is it Thursday yet?) I hate that I’m not with my family right now, but as we were already…
-
Thrifty Thursday – Grammy’s Closet*
Earlier this week, I mentioned on my Facebook page that I was going in a bit of a different direction with my Thrifty Thursday post this week. Before I begin, you should probably meet my wonderful, lovely Grammy P: Grammy just celebrated her 95th birthday in December, and I’m pretty sure that she still has more of a social life than I do. She is intelligent, hilarious, sassy and stylish. Just before Christmas, I traveled to the Great White North with my family to visit Grammy. I always love going to see her, and there is always something going on at her house when we go so it’s always an…
-
Thrifty Thursdays: Accessories*
Last week I decided to take on a bit of a challenge with my thrift shopping. Jae, the voice behind How Not to Dress Like a Mom, reposted an article she had written about about breathing some life into a “neutral” wardrobe by adding in little splashes of colour. Most of the examples she used in her post were accessories, and I took a hard look in my closet. It’s apparent to me that my favourite colours are black, white, grey and brown. …though purple is making quite a bold takeover in my drawers. I did have a few fun items, but I thought it might be fun to thrift…
-
Thrifty Thursdays: Costa Blanca Coat*
My sister Peeah came down to do some shopping on Saturday, and she actually helped me find my “treasure” for this week’s post. We had hoped to try a few stores, but as bad weather hit we had to cut our shopping excursion a little short and head home early. Well, you all know just how much I love shoes. I also have a secret love for coats. I love coats. I love having different ones to go with different outfits. Sure, I have my “everyday” coat that I wear most often, but it’s fun to change it up and wear something new, especially during these long, long winter months.…