Dump Finds

Bailey and I went to the dump a few times this week..... I think I have a problem, like a huge problem, I LOVE THE DUMP! I can't help it there is something about digging around and finding great treasures for free. I was just getting ready to leave empty handed when two trucks backed up to the shed, wahoo the thrifting gods have finally put me in their good graces I've had a dry spell for a few weeks. I was so excited I called my hubby at work. ( I think he's worried I'll become a horder and have my 15 minutes of fame on Hoarding Buried Alive on TLC). (Don't worry I am not a hoarder or could live like one, i just love to decorate with FREE stuff :))

• Old El Paso Tray - Ron and I host a superbowl party every year and i've always wanted one of these because it looks like a football field
• Large tupperware container with lid- perfect for storing baked goods
• 3 Tier china serving tray- I think this would be adorable with mini cupcakes or petiti fours on it, it might stay at my house or travel to my mothers :)
• 2 Blue And White Porcelin Eggs- I have a picture frame that matches these eggs, im going to put them in a bowl and put them in the spare bedroom with the picture frame.
• Brand New April Cornell Coasters- These are going to go on Ebay
• Powdered Sugar Container- I've been looking for one of these Hubby loves powdered sugar sprinkled on his french toast.
• Card Holder- Im going to put all of our Christmas cards on this little tree.
• Garlic Keeper- I've been looking for one to hold my garlic
• Brand New Pfaltzgraff Pie Plate- I may try my hand at baking a pie this plate claims a perfect crust with perfect filling everytime. Or it may go as a Christmas gift with the ingredients to make a pie :)

And of course it was all for free :)

Thrift Store Finds

I went to the church thrift store yesterday, and it was my favorite day there $.50 clothing day. Unfortunately I had Bailey with me who yap yap yapped from the car the whole time so i didn't stay very long. But here is what I got:

• Brand new with tags still on it tan t-shirt from Old Navy $.50
• Brand new with tags still on it red size six little girls April Cornell t-shirt $.25
• Blue flats that are adorable and look like they've never been worn $.50
• AND my favorite Nine west ADORABLE sandels! $.50
  

$1.75 not bad, I may have to go back on Saturday if they're still having the sale! (Without Yappy pants)

Nesting to the extreme

So this baby has started to move around ALOT! she decided to start using those Danforth legs of hers and start kicking my abdomen. I figured this was a sign to kick my butt in gear and clean the house before I go back to work on Wednesday.

Yesterday I cleaned the main bathroom from ceiling to floor. (Does anyone else have an abundance of spiders at their house too?) then today I decided to wash my kitchen floor.

Now, I always wash my floor by hand on my hands and knees and I do it at least twice. What a chore, I've tried mops and mr. clean and nothing gets my floor as clean as it is when i wash it by hand. Ladies please tell me your secret, if you use a mop or mr. clean or anything else and get your floors sparkling, PLEASE let me know! This by hand stuff is such hard work!

Tuesday Dump Finds

So I headed out to the dump today, I haven't gotten good pickings in a while so I had a feeling maybe today would be the day. Well.... there was a ton of stuff at the dump store but also a ton of people to go with that ton of stuff. Okay people why aren't you all working? I know that you ALL cannot be school teachers! This one woman even took an almost brand new baby toy out of my hand and goes "this would be cute for my grandson" and walked off to her car. I was so flabergasted that I was speechless, (which does not happen often). I had to leave the dump store right then and there. This is what I got before I was accosted:

• I love the big red cup for my noodles, I know i'll be eating alot of those this winter at work.


• I always pick up christmas dishes, after I bleach them I keep them on hand they're adorable for parties or to put cookies on to give to friends, and co-workers, the mug I thought would be cute to put hot chocolate in with some candy canes.


• I love Suze Orman i've seen her on Oprah a few times Im going to give this book to my dad who retires next year :)


• The parenthood book is cute (although the girl on the front looks about 14 which scares me lol)

To regain my composure after the dump I headed to one of my favorite thrift stores. The doggy thrift store in Conway. It is always so quiet in there and the women are so sweet. I spent $3.00 and found some great things.

• These shoes are so cute and flats for work they look like they've hardly been worn (1.00)
• A rug hooking book for my mom (we made a pact last year to get a majority of our christmas presents for each other from thrift or yard sales, this will go in her stocking)(1.00)
• I always pick up decorating books for ideas, our library doesn't have very many so I check out the ideas, and donate them afterwards (1.00)

Big News and More Thrifiness

Sorry I haven't been blogging. Hubby and I have been out celebrating our news! On Tuesday we found we are having a ....

We have some great 3D pictures of the little lady bug. She was a mover and a shaker she kept moving around and flipping around while we were in the ultrasound. We are tweaking the name so that is to come later. Okay on to thriftiness....

Hubby and I went to STAPLES today. I got all of this for $24.00

6 sprial notebooks .01 each

pens 1.00

dry erase markers 1.00

electric pencil sharpener 15.99

2 reams of paper 4.98

around 28.00, used a 20% off coupon to get it down to 24.00 (coupon not good on paper reams)

THEN... Staples was having rebates on the electric pencil sharpener which made it free, the reams of paper which made them 1 cent a piece. So they are giving me $26.00 in rebate check back!

STAPLES PAID ME 2.00 TO BUY ALL THIS STUFF!

Thrifty Finds in Boothbay Harbor

So I did some thrifting in Boothbay harbor. Didn't find much. We went to the Rotary Auction and Flea Market. We found a vintage christmas book for $1.00. Sorry no picture. The place was insane so we left.

I went to thrift shop Saint Andrews Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop and found a gem for $3.00 Yep a Keurig Special Edition Brewing System in fabulous condition. The women didn't know what it was. I almost felt like I was stealing it. But they were happy to sell it for $3.00 (and $.15 with maine tax :) ) Im super psyched. I brought it home and ran some vinegar through it, works like a charm. Now just gotta get some hot chocolate and decaf coffee K Cups. On the website it goes for $139.95. Quite the deal

BoothBay Harbor Weekend

Hubby and I had a fabulous weekend in Boothbay Harbor. Hubby found a wonderful little resort called Boothbay Resort. It was a family owned resort with adorable quaint cabins. On the premises there was the 1828 Vintage House wine and cheese shop. I love wine, so it was kinda a tease but the cheese was phenomenal maybe next year we can go back and sample the wine!

We went to Ocean Point and walked on the rocks, and poked around.

Here is my first pregnant belly picture. I've been pretty self conscious about my belly but I figured at almost 5 months I should flaunt it.

The rocks were fun we even found a guy practicing his violin. I thought he was wonderful, he told us this was a much better place to practice then the garage. I couldn't tell if he was the owner of this huge house on the water he was sitting in front of or not. The views were wonderful.

Hubby and I even had some Calamari. How cute is he! To make this photo make more sense, hubby and I are not seafood lovers but I was craving some fried calamari and he tried some! This huge boat was docked out in front of our restaurant. This picture does not do it justice I think this Yacht was bigger than our house! We kept watching the staff get on and off the boat and they kept switching shoes. Must be a super clean place!

What a wonderful weekend! I highly recommend Boothbay Harbor as a vacation! Don't worry we even got in some thrifting!