Friday, November 20, 2009

wishful thinking

I recently joined mint.com and proceeded to freak out about how I'm spending my money (stop going out to eat! try to drive less! you can get about five coffees a month!), so instead of shopping like I want to, I'll wait till next month and save up for presents.

But there are two new favorite things that I can celebrate in the meantime. And thus, welcome to my little blog's newest feature:

newloves

socksnew table

Who doesn't love a good pair of wooly socks? After discovering a great second hand store in St. Paul called Practical Goods, I am now the happy owner of this oatmeal colored pair. They are perfect for keeping my tootsies warm whilst sleeping, or wearing with my boots & some leggings to work.

We also recently acquired this new, better looking coffee table. The old one (beautiful as it was) we got by a dumpster (1) wasn't in the best condition and (2) was a lighter colored "wood" than the rest of our furniture. So out it went, and in came the NEW TABLE. After stripping the inserts of their original, terrible blue faux-mosaic contact paper, Bryan spray painted them white and they look FAB. Now I just have to never spill anything ever again.

What little new acquisitions are you celebrating?

4 comments:

  1. DAMN IT WOMAN. What did you do with the old one? It better have been craigslisted for bucks, cause I wanted it.
    Well, i love you anyhow.

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  2. lovely socks! great color. i must check out that store!

    when i was in kansas city this august i bought a BEAUTIFUL scale at an antique store. i guess it's a scale for weighing dry goods? or... fruit/veggies? COULDN'T RESIST, i love it. it holds my perfume in my room. somewhat useless, but it makes me so happy to look at it every day. haha, this description needs a photo. COMING SOON.

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  3. oh hey, you're a designer? What type? samesie.. although i do products so i am not sure if it is the same..

    and i like your header, it's heaps simple and cute.

    nice to cycberly meet you!

    xx

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