I love it. I love it! I LOVE IT!

Today was a good day.  I found a set of vintage Pyrex Mixing bowls in a Butterprint pattern for only $5.  SCORE!

Pyrex Butterprint Turquoise

I love vintage Pyrex.  There are so many beautiful patterns, colors and variations that you come across.   I used to be in a Facebook group called Pyrex Lovers (or something like that).  What a bunch of cheeky fiends.  There was no love in that group.  They were constantly accusing other members of being PYREX POSERS and testing their TRUE LOVE of Pyrex. It's PYREX!  Not Channel.  Get a grip.  I eventually had to leave the group because I couldn't take the mean spirit.  I did learn that there are some actual crazies that have their bodies tattooed with Pyrex patterns.   

Not me.  Courtesy of Pintrest.

So now, at this late hour, I have a dilemma.   Do I finish watching season 3 of Orange is the New Black or do I hit the Goodwill before it closes?  Hmmm.  

Later tightwads!

Gourmet? Of course not...

September 11th, 2009 was the end of an era for me; my divorce was final and I was beginning a new episode of my life. So when the tadpoles go with the toad on Tuesday and Thursday nights, I head to my favorite Goodwill for some bargain-basement retail therapy.

You never know what you'll find at the Goodwill.  Most people think that it's a place where people dump all their unsold yard sale items from the prior Saturday; and it is. But many companies (especially Target) sell their surplus merchandise to the Goodwill. Many times I have bought a BRAND NEW Merona dress for $7.99 or a BN pair of Converse for $6.99!

I especially love the kitsch. You can find everything from a super-cool vintage Kitty Fireplace Match Holder to a Pendelton Tartan Wool Skirt. Tonight I found a beautiful ceramic Jelly Jar from Israel for $1.99.  A little treasure.

I also love the items that make no sense. For instance, if a Gucci bag is spelled with a "ch" it's probably a knock-off. Or if an item has to label itself "Gourmet", it probably isn't.

I had to run off to my Parks & Recreation class so I really didn't get a chance to terrorize the goods at the GW.  I really needed an hour to do some major damage. So go check out your neighborhood GW.  Hey, you'll be supporting a charity.

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Yard Sale--noun
a sale of used or unwanted household, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.

Yenta--noun slang
a person, esp. a woman, who is a busybody or a gossip.

That pretty much, sums me up!  I LOVE to go "sale-ing" on a Saturday morning. Can you relate?

There are so many reasons that I love to sale. I sale because I'm cheap! "Two dollars for a knock-off Chanel handbag; are you kidding? Will you take a dollar?"

I sale because I love meeting people! You'll never guess who I met yesterday; Gwyneth's former nanny! She sold me a pair of never worn, Anya Hindmarch (not made for Target), hot pink espadrilles for $3.00 (no extra charge for the nanny gossip).

I sale because I love to get up at the cranny of dawn, pull on my sweats and sneakers, grab a cup-o-joe to discover a treasure amongst the trash. Every time I pull up to the curb of a sale, I get butterflies in my tummy. What valuable gem awaits?