Thrifty Therapy

You know what helps me, right?  Yes.  Goodwill.  How easy is that?

Tuesday morning I had to run over to Wal-Mart and get some things we were out of (seems we’re always out of something) and you KNOW I had to go by Goodwill.  It’s like there’s a great big magnet in the front of my van and another great big magnet at Goodwill’s door.  I just can’t stop myself from screeching into their parking lot and going in. 

Did you see the pretty containers in the first picture?  We are using those to organize the craft things in Michaela’s room:  markers, paint brushes, pencils, etc.  And just look at the little overall shorts I found for gardening.   They fit very loosely and modestly and I think are fine for working in my garden.   I think they would even be cute with leggings underneath, which I’ll probably try and let you know about later.  You know how I love to garden in skirts.   (Exciting stuff around here, I tell ya.)

Look at this long J.Jill skirt.

I just love little containers.  The Christmas container is going into my storage armoir that I cleaned out not too long ago.  I’ll use it for something pretty.   The little tin with the sheep on it was new in its wrapper and has a beautiful bar of wool fat soap in it.

How pretty is that!  And it smells so good. 

I love the big white shabby basket above.  It will be great for books or magazine or stuff of any kind.  And going back up to the Scholastic Nature Guides book, I love this little book!  (Well, it’s not so little.)

There’s information about crocodiles and aligators and swamps.

And how-to tips for keeping a nature journal.

Even information on city children finding nature all around them.  This will be a great book for Princess of the Universe to read from today while I am working.

I love you, Goodwill.

Lynn