blogger faux pa

what a day i had! while thrifting I had the luck of finding a mungofreakinfabulous RED SKIRT! something i've been searching for for a very long time. and it fits. perfectly. it just needs a little ironing, of course.
oh & i did a blogger faux pa today.
i put veggies & cracked pepper on toast, took a picture of it, and fed it to my husband & myself for lunch.
it was just such a blogger thing to do.
i hope your day was as magical as mine!

today is jeans & a tee shirt day

the kind of day when you hair is in a knot atop your head,

& you forget to wear a bra to Goodwill.

at least it is for me.

today the only reason i feel pretty is because of the wedding ring on my finger, and my long eyelashes i took the time to curl. and it's more than enough. {smile}

now, i'm off to work! trav is making dinner tonight,

i am ubers excited.

food always tastes better when you're not the one cooking it.

wouldn't you agree?

i'm a girl that likes to shop.

& shop & shop & shop.

like really! i own 37 pairs of shoes & it rocks.

thrifting is a thirst that cannot be QUENCHED!

& want to know the new super secret awesome thrifting-type shopping thing Trav discovered for me?

couponing. cha! coupons!

we clip coupons now & it's POWER RANGER!

here's our organizational hotness: all of our lovely coupon clippings

mmmmm.

feel the savings.
my phone has stinky picture quality. srry!

see those frozen pizza boxes in the cart?

10 boxes for $0.83

yes, 83 cents.

booyah!

srsly. i'd hop on in.

here's a few sites to help you get started,

 if you wanna be power rangers, too. {smile}

the shopping nanny
discount queens
the krazy coupon lady

they sprinkle with savings' bliss.
mmm.
happy savings!

craftiness #2

so! i've been crafty again. faaaaaaaaaabulous!

i found a set of podunka-dunka-dunk shutters at goodwill a few weeks ago.
i've gotta be honest, they were sicknast. but! i purchased its sad being anyway,
with a vision in mind.

{sorry i don't have a photo of the "before", i kinda epic failed there.}

for this heap of craftiness i used two cans of spray paint, nails & picture hanger wire, and about twenty clothespins.

finished product, anyone?

please excuse my painter's tarp,

there is an unfortunate lack of bare wallspace in my house.

i absolutely ADORE this idea of mine!

i lovelovelove photos,

& i lovelovelove sharing my photos.

this will be kick ace hanging in my apartment.

i distressed the woodwork with blue acrylic,

& am very happy with how it looks

{smile}

the picture wire is suspended across by nails secured into the back of the frame,

on the shutter doors i installed McPresh knobs from Anthropologie,

ohhhhhhhhh

how. i. love. anthro.

i used clothespins to hang the photos,

& personalized with stamps.

it's alllllllll about the stamps baby.

there you have it folks,

 my presh shutters.

this was a crawesome project,

i have a few more ideas up my sleeve, hopefully i'll get to finish them!

we'll see how lazy i am in the upcoming weeks.

have a cute day!

btw, today is my birthday.

& i'm kinda giddy about it.

{giggle}

the low down

today, my cheeks were back to norman!
they still hurt like fudge, but were no longer truffle-like. which is a win-win.

today, i was a substitute at night swim lessons. i love being a sub, because i'm much more perky. i have energy, the kids have energy. it's a win-win.

today, i returned some silly presents to Ross & got to exchange them for whatever the hecks i want. i got sexy lime green containers to hold flour & what-not for my kitchen. & on my way out, i found boots.
perfect boots.
the most beautiful boots ever to have graced earth and/or discount shopping in general.
& they cost $2.50.
i air punched all the way to the cash register.
it was a WIN!

oh! & the too presh headband? one of my little young women made it for me for my bridal shower.

i just love it!

ksoanyways,
then i came home.
i learned that i went over $260 for the phone bill by talking to trav.
ugh.
there should be a national "ok" on phonebills to allow a chicky to talk to the love of her existence while he's gone. srsly. please kill me.
so... i'll be paying THAT overage with money i don't have to spend later this month. hurrah!

luckily, as always, the good outweighs the bad. kinda.
please kill me.

My finds!

This little table and its twin I found at Savers! They were looking all beat up and ugly, so I painted them and did a little detail. Notice the flowers in the corner! Now they make wonderful nightstands.


As I was helping with The Arizona Desert Dolphins' (my synchronized swimming team) rummage sale, this pretty thing was in a pile of the randoms. I just had to have it! I got it for 5$ right on the spot and couldn't have been happier with it. And the only thing that needed work was the upholstering! It was an easy fix.


Oh oh these are my favorites! At Savers they have a bunch of little *cough* crappy *cough* frames. I painted them and did some distressing, and now use them to showcase some of my designs!


My four-foot flower! A retail store in downtown Mesa was going out of business, so everything had to go. I got this for somewhere around 5$, maybe a little more. I absolutely love it! Notice how I use it to hide my space heater. =)



Last but definitely not least, my SHOES! I have quite a few... if you couldn't tell. My mama got me these shoes hangers, and I just love them. Thank you mama!