Yesterday, I went back for the lamps blogged about in this post, but opted to pass on the tables.

The man-owner told me earlier in the week that he’d take $45 for the set of four, and I really didn’t want all of the tables, nor did I want to split the set up. Since then, the woman-owner had gone in and marked them at $65 for three of the pieces ( Read more... )

As many of you know, Halo 3 was released at midnight on the 25th. My oldest son, who has been looking forward to this revered event for months on end now, was just beside himself with anticipation. He had already prepaid for the game entirely; all that was left to do was pick it up. He and his brother sat down to watch the Halo 3 countdown and ( Read more... )

It’s just like retail therapy, only you dig around amongst dusty, dirty things and sometimes come away with some real treasures! I hit three thrift stores and a flea market today. Here’s my haul:


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Oh, how I love the thrift store!

First off, my desk IS a Steelcase! Yay!

Got this wrought-iron chandelier/sconce for $3. It’s going in my living room/home theater. It’ll go well with the middle eastern lamps I already have for the room, as well as a gothy-looking mirror of my husband’s:


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