Ok, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that I'm trying* to cut expenses because I'll be making next to nothing for pay. I haven't gone on a clothing shopping spree in months due to my tightened purse strings. Well now it's showing in my clothes. Camisoles are stretched out. Pit stains are abundant. Holes are showing up. I can only darn my clothes so many times!
I exaggerate. I have plenty of nice clothes. And it wasn't even with that intention that I drove to Goodwill on my way home. I was looking for some wool sweaters that I could felt (100% wool is hard to find!!!), but then there were so many good things that I got swept away with it all. Here's my haul:
Short sleeve hoodie from Maurice's
White linen-y shirt from New York & Company
Red and white flowered skirt from H&M
Dark blue half-sleeve shirt from Old Navy
Dark blue 100% Italian Merino wool sweater from Banana Republic (felting)
Pink and brown 100% Italian Merino wool sweater from GAP (felting)
Brown and purple 100% lambs' wool sweater from DKNY Jeans (felting)
A CD holder for 42+ CDs
A bright blue mesh basket (for my letters and cards)
The Muppet Movie DVD (for $5!)
Hardcovers of Dr. Seuss's: ABC, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham
And the total was under $50. I was pretty stoked. First off, I feel sort of bad for felting such high end sweaters. Nope, I'm over it, they were $4 each. Second, do you know how expensive hardcover children's books are??? VERY! These were a frickin steal! And you can't find The Muppet Movie for that cheap anywhere (except ebay, but I don't mess with that). I'm excited about the new clothing purchases as well. Some more forgiving styles for my *ahem* larger figure (gained by a whole summer of sitting on my keester).
I know where I'm doing my shopping from now on! Go out and thrift!
*and not succeeding
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