Thrifting Isn't So Thrifty Anymore

 Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope you had a fun or restful weekend; whichever one you prefer. We had a busy weekend, but a good one.

Friday night we started out keeping the boys - Asa and Sunday.  Of course we had to go outside, which they love. Here they are trying to both fit in the jeep 😅 Yes, it's a pink jeep, but we found it on the side of the road, so free is free. 

Swings were swung, bubbles were blown and one baby tried to eat a leaf and a stick, but all was well. Big brother played with his fire truck and other big trucks and we played until it was time to clean up, then we headed inside for baths. We had a great time with them and we all slept good that night. They are precious. 

Saturday David and I had plans to go thrifting for a few things, so we headed to Goodwill first. Let me just say that I think Goodwill has forgotten what their mission is, which should be to supply items at a "thrifty" cost to consumers. However, they have now become more expensive than just buying some things new and I refuse to pay what they are asking, for stuff people no longer wanted. 

I couldn't believe the prices on some of the items! We were able to find a few toys for the backyard and grabbed those for reasonable prices, but much of the home goods were way overpriced. 

Our 2nd stop was to one of the libraries in Beaumont. A friend of mine works there and she had asked me to bring a set of my books there because they want to start a "Local Authors" shelf. Of course I was more than happy to donate a set. How exciting! 

Next we headed downtown to a resale shop, looking for a patio table. We did find a few, but they all needed lots of work and for the prices, we decided to check on new tables instead. Sure enough, we found a table and chair set at Walmart for the same price as those with rust and torn chair cushions at the thrift store. 

Are you seeing the theme here?

I miss the days of true thrifting, before it became trendy and now the stores think they are carrying gold. 

I always think that they could actually sell stuff if they priced it right (and fair), rather than mark everything so high, that it sits in the store and doesn't get sold. But what do I know? In fact, when we were selling items before we moved last summer, I sold a small table to a lady who works at one of the antique/junk stores here in town. When I was browsing in that store one day, I saw my old table, which she bought from me for $50 and it was priced at $275!! I felt sick knowing that she had marked it up so high and some poor soul would be duped into paying that ridiculous price. It was sickening. 

I think I need to start hitting garage sales instead of thrift stores. I hope they are still reasonable. 

Sunday we went to church and I have to mention something here and see if anyone can relate...

I can't stay awake in church. There. I said it out loud. 😏 I fight sleep as soon as the pastor starts his message, but it's not him, I promise. He's a great preacher, but for some reason, as soon as I sit down and the message starts, I start getting sleepy. I actually think it's the lighting. In churches that are darker or the lights are dim, I'm fine. But in our church, where the lights stay bright the entire hour, I fight sleep and I think it has to do with my eyes. 

Does anyone have this issue? 

But, back to the day...

After church we picked up a hamburger for lunch and then we went to visit David's mom for an hour or so. We came back home, I worked on some bills, we ate dinner and by 9:00 I was ready for bed. 

The weekend came to an end and I did too 😅

All in all, it was a great weekend. Nothing too exciting, but blessed, for sure. 

Today will be all about school prep for tomorrow's Millie School, figuring out the meals for this week, doing some household chores and hopefully sitting down to read this afternoon. We shall see.

I hope you have a wonderful Monday and that leads to a great week. Everyone's having cooler temps, so it's a great time to be outside.

Until Next Time...

Blessings!