Salud, Kids!
For the Love of Big Lots, we are still roaming 'round The Palm Beaches in search of Spring Break bargains and deals, cheaply chic style, of course. The mutt decided she would just stay wrapped in a towel and let us be on our way. Smart girl.
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Today? We zigged and zagged on Dixie Highway and Okeechobee and found, not that much really. By the time we sashayed into Tuesday Morning we were starting to feel the need for a coffee or chocolate chip cookie break. Not much there to rave about. The only treasures we secured were two insulated car coffee containers by Cuisinart for $5.99, each. Not bad, but not glamorous either.
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Back inside the car it was time to press on to Petco for Halo dog chow, and quick peek for dog toys on sale. Nothing worth the $$.
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Halo in hand we buzzed next door to Anna's Linens to feast our eyes on, well, linens, pretty much. Kids, there is just something about that place that makes me want to...leave. It's no Bed, Bath & Beyond. In spite of my need to flee, I found place mats for $1.99 and $2.99, each. I bought a total of eight and this purchase was accomplished in under five minutes.
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Overall, I would rate our shopping today as below-average in bargains, but way-above-average on the fun scale. We did just a tiny video, on location.
Bye now!
Pamme
It's Chic to be Cheap
In the spirit of being frugal, I have a tip: Upon spoiling your four legged friends at Petsmart (and yourself at the local spring wine sale), ensure upon entry back into your humble abode that you immediately put up said goodies. In my recent experience, when your youngest four-legged friend is tired of being cooped up due to the cold weather, he may break himself and other four legged friends out of jail (for the record this is 100 sq ft of conditioned space, complete with 3 posh dogbeds). As the old addage goes, when the cat is away, the mice will play...in this case that meant breaking all rules in the process of tearing into above described dog treats (which were residing on top of the flat stovetop). In the process of such devious behavior, one of the dogs managed to turn a burner on high and burn the bag of goodies (and turn dog bones into ashes) and heat the wine bottles to the point that the cork started coming through the foil wrapper and ooze out precious Napa delights! Seriously, 30 more minutes would've been complete kitchen blazes. Everything cleaned up and we have finally gotten rid of the burnt smell...and all kidding aside we definitely realize how bad it could've been and definitely said lots of extra thanks in prayer! So, the moral to the story is put your stuff up immediately upon entrance into your home...putting away things is free and re-buying items and paying insurance deductibles is definitely not Cheeply Chic!
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ReplyDeleteI just read this, Sabrina. You guys...were so blessed. I will definitely use this in an upcoming blog. Thanks for sharing and I am so glad you and the fur-balls were all okay. So very scary.
This is more than a tip.