Category Archives: Thrifty Thursdays*

Thank you.

I so appreciated all your words of advice and support regarding my last post. Many of you expressed an interest in wanting to know how I handled the situation, and after a lot of thought, I decided to let it go.

Should I have said something to this person? Maybe.

But I thought it would probably cause way more trouble than it’s worth. If they read my last post and even felt an uncomfortable twinge thinking that it may be them, then I’m good with that. If not… meh.

Not worth my time.

ANYWAY.

I am officially on summer holidays!!!!!! Let us pause for a moment and reflect on how magical this is.

(….)

I have had the laziest ever start to my holidays and it has felt so good. I finally caught up on my shows that I’ve missed since April.

(Umm… did you SEE the finale to Castle??? I sobbed. Heaving, enormous, crazy person sobs. HOLY FLIP.)

I rearranged my bedroom. When we moved in we basically just dropped all our furniture into places where they sort of fit and moved on to more pressing areas of the house. Yesterday I rearranged it to the way I wanted it, and made room for my dresser, which is finally underway! The Hubster has sanded the top for me, and next it’s off to the store to pick out some glossy white and grey paint! SO excited.

Also, I shopped. I shopped without time restraint. I shopped without feeling like my phone was going to ring at any second with a call to drag me back into work.

Today I drove over to my favourite Value Village in search for some summer wear, as well as my dress for July! The dresses were a bust, but I DID pick up a fab pair of shorts and a cute shirt!

I’m always on the hunt for cute, long shorts. I don’t feel that short shorts suit my body, and I love the look of a pair of shorts that falls just a smidge above the knee. So, when I tried these on I knew I had to have them on! They are a perfect fit.

After I picked these out I decided that probably needed a new shirt to go with them, right? Right. I found and loved this:

And here’s a close up of the detailing on the left shoulder:

Cute, no? It fits perfectly and is in like-new condition. WIN!

Then I found a pair of red patent Steve Madden pumps. In my size. for $10.

…that I didn’t buy. *sigh*

Ohhhh it was a struggle. I hemmed and I hawed for almost 15 minutes over these shoes. As you well know, I have long been searching for red shoes. My shoe collection is incomplete without them… and I was hoping that I could finally add a red pair to my closet.

I LOVED the round toe on the shoes, but I just wasn’t in love with the heel. This is basically what I want:

My Dream Red Pumps

The toe was the same on the shoes I saw today, but the heel was much chunkier. It just wasn’t quite the look I wanted.

Maybe I’m too picky, but I know I’ll find them eventually!!

I’m baaaaaaaaack!

I can’t even remember the last time I did a Thrifty Thursday post… isn’t that sad? The move was so crazy, and I feel like things are just beginning to slow down. I’m still working like crazy and there’s still a billion things to do around the house, but I feel like we’re settling into a routine again.

…which means I have a few minutes here and there to do a little thrifting. :)

I actually had a morning off last week and was able to sneak out to Value Village’s half price day sale. I found a cute black dress, and two fabulous pairs of sandals that I am so excited about.

I picked up these cute little brown sandals for work. They are so comfortable! They are from a discontinued Payless brand that I used to love love love, so I was really excited to find them. They ended up only costing me $6, so it basically would have been a crime not to take them.

Then I saw these:

I have to be honest: I have never owned a pair of silver sandals. I’ve always wanted a pair, but I’ve never found ones that I liked. I’ve needed silver sandals for several occasions in the past, and I’ve always ended up borrowing a pair from someone I know.

I love that these are simple and comfortable, and I love that there is just a touch of glam woven into the design:

And really, for $5.50, could I say no?

(No.)

So, on the topic of shoes… remember when I decided that I was going to count my shoes?

I finally did.

I asked a question on my Facbeook page to see how many pairs of shoes some of my readers and friends have. The majority was definitely in the 10 – 20 pairs range, with the 20 – 30 pairs group following behind.

I’m just a little bit over that. While I’m way below my high of 100 pairs, I’m still a bit above average.

(Which means I still have lots of room to buy more. YAY)

Actually, a friend of mine guessed my number spot on:

Seventy-three pairs.

It’s actually less than I thought, but I can do 73. (for now… ha)

How many pairs do you own?

It has been a busy and exciting week.

Tomorrow will mark the first time that I will have ever taught five full days in a row since becoming a supply teacher. Sure, I’ve worked five days in a row before, but they aren’t usually full days. I often get calls for a morning here, or an afternoon there, but I’ve never quite made it to a full week.

Until now. :)

When I got the call for another full day tomorrow (my 4th day at the same school this week) I was elated. I love my job, and this is like getting a small glimpse into what life will be like when I one day have a full-time job. It’s been all kinds of fun… and all kinds of busy. As it stands right now, there are only three days left this month that I haven’t been booked for yet. That feels good.

The end of my course is also on the horizon. I’m currently working on my final assignment–a one hour professional development workshop. I am so ready to be finished. It’s been a very interesting course, but I’ve also found it incredibly busy. I look forward to having the constant guilt and stress removed from my shoulders!

…because that will leave me with more time for fun things. Like shopping. :)

A couple of weeks ago I went out to tour my fav stores and I happened to see a fabulous pair of sandals that lept off the shelves into my cart. They needed a good home and I was happy to oblige. When I saw that these cute Steve Madden sandals were only $7 my heart melted just a little! I ♥ Value Village!

(We finally found the camera we want for the price we want! We’re hoping to go pick it up tomorrow, so this will hopefully be the last of the crappy blackberry photos! YAY!)

I don’t know if you can see it in the photos, but each strap is a different shade / pattern of gold and silver. It’s SO fun.

The weather is finally getting warmer, and while I’ve been wearing my flats every day–I haven’t been brave enough to wear my sandals just yet. But I cannot wait to be able to wear these!

Also, I can’t wait to set up my new closet and display all my shoes. Just the thought of it makes me a bit giddy. AH!

Thursdays are so much more exciting than they ever used to be. I look forward to writing this post all week–I just hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them! :)

Today is an especially fabulous Thursday as it’s my mom’s birthday! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!) For some reason I thought that I had missed it… I spent all day yesterday thinking that it was the 31st. I tried calling my mom three times last night but I couldn’t get through, and I went to bed feeling like the worst daughter ever as I hadn’t wished my mother a happy birthday.

So, I called this morning in utter shame… only to have my dad laugh at me and tell me that her birthday was today. Moral of the story: I’m still a good daughter. haha

Anyway.

I actually had time to get out and go shopping this week! It was so nice… I just browsed and took my time, and I found two things that I absolutely love.

I have had the same light black dress coat for 10 years, and it was Peeah’s before it was mine. I’ve always liked it–it’s very simple and looks great with work clothes.

Sadly, as the jacket is approaching it’s 15th birtrhday, it’s looking a little worse for the wear. I’ve already repaired holes on almost every seam, and the lining has been absolutely destroyed. It’s ripped and just doesn’t look very nice. I’ve been shopping for a replacement for the past little while, and this week I found it! I give you my new black spring coat!

Voila! I really like it. It’s in fabulous shape, and I love that it’s belted.

And that it only cost me $8. WIN!

I also saw some really cute shoes that I just had to have. Confession: I love polka dots. Love them. So when I saw these navy polka dotted wedges, they practically leapt into my card.

Aren’t they cute? I have a cute navy button up dress that I think they will be perfect with! They are incredibly comfortable, and they were only $6 at Value Village.

So, those were my big finds this week! Next week I’ll debut Dress #2… I’m excited!!