Yep, I'm Cheap

A few days ago I made a trip to a thrift store here in Fort Wayne that I'd heard about years ago, but had never gotten around to exploring. It's called Cherished Again, and I would rank it as an 8.5 on a scale of 1 through 10. The store is enormous and has a great selection of deals. Now, these aren't deals like some stores where you can score a wingback for $5 (Salvation Army), but there definitely isn't junk hanging around mascarading as quality (again, Salvation Army). What I was really excited about, though, is that it's full of genuinely nice decor and antiques, but they don't charge antique store prices. Not even close.

I picked up this cobalt decanter for $10. I've been looking for one to be used as a stylish container for mouthwash in the bathroom. (I have to give credit where credit is due, and I stole this idea from the owners/residents of The Castle Gallery in West Central.) Hopefully, since it's out sitting on the counter it will inspire us to use it more. ;)

Similarly, I found this little jar to use as a container for astringent. ($2.50) Again, this serves as a pretty reminder to use it more often. Be warned if you do this your husband might mistake it for mouthwash. Labels will soon fix this.

Okay, I'm not sure why, but I LOVE these little white Christmas tree thingys. ($12.50) I'm not sure if I'll display any ornaments on them, but they're cute enough not to.

The most unique find of the day goes to this set of two candle holders and scales. ($14.50) They creep me out a little bit...in a good way. :) Again, not exactly sure where they'll go in the house, but I will find a place for them. I'm a bit inclined to think they should find their home on the huge dining room table (that has yet to be built)...but what should they hold? (The fruit will be going bye-bye.)

So, that all comes to a grand total of $40. Not a bad haul.

Any ideas on what to do with any of these things??

Mould-on-the-Would

If you get that Harry Potter reference 100 points to you!

Actually, we have mold on the wall. The bathroom wall at least.

The other day as I was getting into the shower I noticed that a piece of the old wallpaper (that we naughtily painted over as we were frantically getting ready for the Holiday Home Tour) was peeling off. I gave it a little tug, and WOW. Opened a can of worms there.


I couldn't stop tearing! I had been noticing this little corner for months and just kept trying my best to ignore it.

But, alas, as well all do, I finally hit my breaking point. I really had no idea what I was in for.



Eh, not so bad...

Okay, that's pretty bad...

omgwtf....

At this point the thought occurred to me that if I had just not decided to pull at that little corner piece of paper I could have just lived a peaceful, contented life in my bathroom. Not anymore.

Of course, at this point Aaron comes home, and... "omgwtf"...

So, now starts the project that we really should have done when we redid the rest of the bathroom (new floors, sink, and toilet). But, the story of that project is best saved for a different day.

Now, it's time for the systematic murder of the mold. 

Any ideas or tips???

In Search of Lost Duckies

I'm on the search for lost rubber duckies. Why? Argus has stolen them. Why? We had them just sitting on the edge of the bathtub waiting for a home. Well, they finally have one...the shower curtain liner.

In my recent cleaning of the bathroom I decided to wash the shower curtains. The discovery was made that the shower curtain liner was on it's last...grommet. See:

So, off to the store. I picked up this awesome new liner that has pockets! Yes, you read right. It has a bunch of mesh pockets so that you can store all of those bottles and do-dads that you normally knock over while stepping in to the shower. Or, that your dog steals.

We're feeling pretty optimistic about this little change. We've been trying SO hard to have the house clean enough at all times that if people show up unexpectedly we aren't freaking out about what they might see. (And, we aren't rushing around like crazy people trying to clean while they're on their way over.) We think this might help us reach this goal...

Grand total: $13

So, we have just killed two birds with one stone. We live for this. Now to find all those rubber duckies...