I used to be crazy about thrift stores – and I still am. But a few months back, I got busier on our days out. And also, I felt I was spending too much money at thrift stores on items that I didn’t really need. Since then, I have been hitting the thrift stores just a time or two per month. Yesterday we went to Goodwill and here’s what I found…

St. Vincent de Paul had ladies clothes on sale this week. I was kind of looking for pants, and was rewarded by finding 2 pairs of jeans and 1 pair of cargo pants – for $1 each.

Wednesday, when thrift shopping, we found: Jansport small purse-size backpacks for the girls. It was funny because we were looking for purse/backpacks for their California trip. Each backpack is a new-condition. $1.99. The Paisley Pincushion Scalloped Apron pattern. 25 cents. Another retro apron pattern. 25 cents. a purple cotton knit sheet. $1.99 4 yards of [...]

Desk, $20. I am getting a laptop computer. The current computer will become the kids’ school computer. We’re setting up a wireless network in the house, but even so, I don’t imagine I’ll be carrying the laptop all around, so I need a desk. At Goodwill on Wednesday, the kids and I found this table. [...]

I haven’t reported for two weeks, so let me see if I remember what I’ve found: *round glass pyrex storage bowl, no lid, that’s okay. 49 cents *tennies for Haniya $2 *a whole bunch of knit sheets, everybody seems to be getting rid of them, I don’t know why. *a medium-blue wool coat for me [...]