Thrift-tastic!!

There is not much that I enjoy more than getting a good deal. I don't like to call myself cheap, I like to call myself thrifty. And i've been blessed beyond measure to have found a husband who can appreciate a good thrift store! We love it, and 80% of our dates consist of finding new thrift stores to explore! We are 70 year olds, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We have had such fun together making this place our home and it's so much more fun to do so in an affordable way. 

Anyway...the point of this post is, Josh and I went to one of our favorite little spots and got quite a few goodies! And I thought I would share. A thrift store haul if you will! Without further ado...

             

We have been scouring craigslist for a Entryway table or a sofa table, and have only come across a select few that are selling for 100 bucks or more. Well...we got the set of these two tables for....(drum roll please) 40 dollars!! Can you believe it?? They are a little dinged up in a few spots, but they match all our wood work in our apartment PERFECTLY! We got lucky for sure! 

The next thing we were lucky to score were these cute little candle holder lamps. I didn't get a picture of both of them, but they were a set for 8 dollars. Classic and cute! 

The last little collection of things we found were these! We didn't have the correct hardware to hang them up tonight, but I figured I would get a shot of them anyways. We found those 2 little white shelves for 4.99 for the set.Then we found all those pretty little glass bottles to put on the shelves. Ranging from .99 to 2.99. We are planning to hang them on either side of this mirror in our living room. I'm hoping it will be as cute as i'm picturing in my mind haha!

Maybe I will get a picture of the finished product.  All in all a steal!! I think it will look really neat and will go well with the pictures we have hanging.

Other than that, we just got some clothes. We have to start prepping for the colder months, and the thrift store is the way to go!! We had a great day!! :)

Make every day count

This picture. Was not an intentional shot at all. Took some pictures using my zoom and then forgot to take it off. Not much to it right? Could have easily been one for the delete pile. But no. For some reason this picture makes me think. Stirs up something inside me. Weird right? 

This picture makes me think about Life. How quickly all our lives go by. How quickly things can change, shift, and ultimately end in the blink of an eye. Our lives are just a blip on the map. So insignificant in the grand scheme of things, yet so precious. Do we truly appreciate this life we are given, on a daily basis? Do we give the proper thanks everyday for all we have, all we are blessed with. No, probably not. When things around us go wrong, or we see or hear about tragedy's that happen to others, we may stop and think to ourselves, wow I am so blessed. But why don't we feel that way every day? Why don't we wake up and Thank God for the day we are given. Just for giving us another day to be with the people we love. Thank Him for all the tremendous indescribable beauty all around us. Why don't we soak up that beauty everyday. Absolutely Cherish it. We are only given this one life. This one crazy tiny life. We should be doing everything we can to absolutely jam pack it with happiness and love. Do we take full advantage of all the love we are given, and all the love we have been equipped with to give? When you REALLY think about it, isn't it just crazy? It's terrifying in a way. Life as a whole scares me, the uncertainty of it all. I've never been fond of the unknown. And that's not to say I don't have faith. I certainly do. But to just think that You could be gone tomorrow. The most important person in your life could be gone in an instant. I've never been able to wrap my mind around that. I don't anyone can or ever will. 

That person in that picture up there will someday be a memory. Nothing more. 

There's no way to even begin explain what that thought feels like. I feel tears welling up in my eyes just to even briefly contemplate it. Your day to day problems, your drama, all that stuff doesn't make up your life, or at least it shouldn't. IT DOESN'T MATTER! It may feel like it does right now, but it DOES NOT. When it really comes down to it, you won't look back on the stupid, pitiful, bad moments of your life. It's moments like that one up there^that count. There's happiness in that face. Hope. Life. It's a picture that speaks volumes without really showing or saying anything at all. I wish I always lived my life with that kind of freedom. Letting go of all the stuff I can't change, all the stuff that really doesn't even matter. Free yourself. Let the grace and love of God surround you everyday. Wouldn't we be so much happier? Life is so so short. We all say it, but when do we stop just saying it and start living that way? I know we can't ALWAYS live everyday as if it were our last. Everyone is bound to have a bad day here and there that you just can't shake. But I challenge everyone to just TRY as much as you can! Be kind, be honest, be loving. Think about your lives. Realize how very important it is to cherish what you have today, before today is too late. Try your hardest everyday to make the memory of yourself the absolute best and happiest it can be! 

C'mon

Is this serious?? I mean really......REALLY! Warning Warning DORK ALERT!! This should be renamed List of the stupidest possible ideas for dates. I mean how desperate for entertainment do you need to be to dress up as pac man and ghost in public?? That may amuse the 2 of you, if you're weirdos. But the people that are forced to witness your attempt at a good time aren't going to find that amusing, they are going to be grossed out at the degree of stupidity. Dressing up as superheroes and stopping a petty crime. Yeah uhh if some dude dressed as Spidey runs up and tries to bust me jay walking-pretty sure he's gettin a dropkick to the face. Going to people's apartments and turning things upside down? Really, I didn't realize we needed to be immature and annoying to have a good time these days. Good way to lose the friends though.  Climbing trees?? Because snapping a tree limb and falling out of a tree sounds like a real treat. And attractive at that! Getting the cheapest flight would probably get you sent to the ghetto of Detroit. Yeah lets spend the weekend there!! I get that you should be creative from time to time when it comes to dating, keep things interesting. But there is no reason that you need to be cheesy dorks. Please refrain from using this list for anything other than getting a chuckle at the sheer ridiculousness of it. :)

Pull my hair out kinda topic

Well then....my post today is going to be a little off the beaten path. 

When I think of things that overall create a sense of annoyance and frustration deep in the pits of my stomach, there is one specific thing that comes to mind. Any guesses?.....Traffic and/or bad drivers. I say and/or because the two go hand in hand. Wherever there is the slightest bit of traffic there are AWFUL drivers filtered throughout the area. And I don't claim to be the worlds best driver, or that I never make juvenile mistakes here and there..but I do believe I am a pretty observant and overall "aware of my surroundings" kind of driver. So here I go, delving into the topic that causes me the most day to day grief. I do hope you enjoy.

Okay...So i'm not speedy gonzales by any means. (although Josh may disagree) I will however attest to the fact that I HATE the feeling of being stuck behind someone. And I ESPECIALLY hate being stuck behind someone that is traveling at a slow pace in the fast lane. Where OH WHERE along the way did the general population forget the "Lane rule"?? If you wish to travel at a slow and steady wins the race pace, then get the hell over in the RIGHT lane. Do not stay in the left lane and force me to pop blood vessels in my forehead. And don't look back at me in your rearview mirror with a stupid ass look that says " What? I'm going the speed limit." I'm sorry, but the fast lane isn't for the speed limit. No one wants to travel the exact speed limit, and if you do please oblige and stay over in the wimpy lane. I got places to be. 

Along those same lines..I can't stand it when i'm busy tailgating someone in the left lane (sarcasm folks), and about ready to force their pansy @ss back where they belong, and then people start passing on the right. NO! NO NO NO! Cause then Grandpa can't get over, and now i'm stuck behind him even longer because everyone behind me follows suit. NO. Follow the rules. Slow guy gets over, thats the end of it. 

Next order of irritating business. When you're traveling along at a comfortable pace and you are approaching an intersection. Hey, you notice that there is a car waiting to turn in the direction that you are already traveling. Look in your rearview mirror, and take note that there is NO ONE traveling behind you. You think to yourself...Ok, there is no one behind me, so they better just wait until after I pass, to turn. Do they wait? Nooooo....not only do they turn out in front of you, ass clown hesitates until the very last breathable second and THEN pulls out. So you think to yourself, well then this mofo better speed the %*&@ UP. Do they gun it and get to an appropriate speed to make up for their stupidity? NO WAY! They ease into it nice and slow. Causing you to slam on your brakes and lose your voice due to screaming multiple obscenities. 

Misuse of blinkers is another one. I wouldn't consider the idea of the "blinker" terribly complex. You make sure to use it, and make sure it's NOT in use when unnecessary. Simple as that. If you are making a turn, use your blinker. If you are in traffic and you wish to switch lanes, flip that blinker. Be aware of that blinker. If you don't need it, please make sure it is in the off position. There is nothing more frustrating than being behind someone with their blinker a'blinkin' and being unsure of their next movement. Do you need to get over? Are you turning? WHAT is your next movement man??? Only to realize that it has been a fluke all along. The only thing worse than that is someone that refuses to use it at all. If i'm sitting at a stop sign waiting to turn left and you are approaching, and i'm waiting for you to zoom on by, and instead you slow down and turn without signaling...I more or less want to snap your blinker rod off and shove it up your....ahem...well then. moving on. 

People that go the exact same speed in both lanes of traffic. Enough said. 


The guy that doesn't know the rules at a 4 way intersection. The key to this folks, is to be focused BEFORE it's your turn. Keep track of whose turn it is and every ones lives will be a lot easier. Don't be the guy that jumps the gun and just goes willy nilly. Look, we all should know the rules. Whoever gets there first, proceeds through the intersection first. Trying to sneak through on the tail of the car in front of you, as if we don’t see you trying to create a train through the intersection, is a recipe for disaster. And besides that, it’s fricken rude. This is the adult version of “line jumping” in elementary school. Where do you have to go that is so urgent that you can’t wait an additional 15 seconds? Settle down weirdo and wait your turn.



People that don't properly merge into fast moving traffic on the freeway. IF you are traveling on an exit ramp, about to merge into 70 mph traffic, it is absolutely unacceptable to do so at 30-40 mph. We are required to allow you a space on the freeway. But we won't do so happily if it means we need to slam on our brakes in order to let you in. Don't be an idiot, grow some balls, shoot the gap. 
People that overuse their brake pedal are clown shoes. You don't need to drastically slow down in order to make it in to the turn lane. And if you ARE going to do so, GET OVER FIRST. 



Uff da...I think that's all. I feel better now. 

Jaded

It's hard for me to put into words the way I'm feeling today. I feel disheveled and unsure. I don't really know what i'm doing anymore, or what I should do. I want to pick apart my brain. So i'm just going to start rattling off every damn thought that comes into my brain. There is something genuinely disturbing about how painfully indecisive and unsure I am about nearly every decision I am faced with. I sincerely wish I was doing something with my life that I loved. And i'm just not. Sure, I can tolerate my job..I enjoy the company of the people I work with, and I have great bosses. But is this really what I see myself doing for the rest of my life??? Is this my destiny? And if it's not, what the hell am i doing?? How do I find something to do that I genuinely love.What steps do i take?? I don't want to just start going to school 100 different times to test things out. It just sucks because the whole motto around the town is "Just be thankful you have a job." I AM thankful to have a job. I'm thankful to be making money. But i'm BORED, and I wake up every morning with a general feeling of "UGHHHH"  I ache to just get home and be with Josh, cause that's really my only source of genuine happiness! And it shouldn't be that way!! Should it??? Is this just the way it's going to be? We're all just little robots that march around and do non fulfilling jobs just for the sake of money. Granted, I know I need to make money, It is an absolute necessary evil-i'm WELL aware. But is it so much to ask to feel a sense of happiness and enthusiasm, OR maybe even some form of desire to go to work? Or is that just some kind of fantasy land I have brewing in my mind. Maybe It is. I just feel really out of sorts about the whole thing. I just wish there was a clear cut answer to it all. Maybe I wouldn't be so depressed. Now absolutely don't get me wrong, I know i'm probably making it seem overly dramatic, and like i'm employed in some kind of hell hole. That's NOT IT AT ALL,I don't have any truly awful things to even say about it..but i don't feel any sense of accomplishment or worth. My life is just so blahhh. OVERLY standard, and I can't stand it. But how do I change it? What do i do, what steps do i take? I know everyone says this, but can't I just win the lottery or even just some kind of jackpot. I'm not picky. Idk, I just feel like at the rate i'm going, i'll look back on my life with a lot of regret. And not as a whole, because I have an amazing and supportive husband and family, and not everyone is blessed with that. It's just where i'm at personally. Very lacking. And I know whatever change I wanted to make, Josh would be behind me 100% every step of the way, but I just don't know where to start! Blah dee blah...I know i'm just talking to myself. I need HELP!!!!!