It was my birthday a week-or-sew ago and I got a nice card from everyone at work, along with a $5 gift certificate for the Goodwill stores (a great source of bargain clothes!) ... and then I got asked to work the 1 to 10pm shift on Fridays... maybe the card was just to butter me up, what do you think?
Anyway, the phone lines are really quiet after 6pm on a Friday, which means I get eechance to listen to books! I read 106 pages of The Thoughtful Dresser: The Art of Adornment, the Pleasures of Shopping, and Why Clothes Matter by Linda Grant ... it's a good read, giving a little history of fashion luminaries like Chanel and Dior, and the reflections of ordinary people from World War 2 onwards.
Next week I shall take my quilting with me and make some inroads into resuming where I left off a couple of months ago!
I've also just finished reading House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival (by Deborah Ball), which was also a good read, with lots of insight into the Versace family and the world of fashion! ... I believe there's a similar book about Gucci which I will read very soon!
And back in the world of bargains... my Versace shaving balm arrived yesterday and is pretty good! It's quite intense, but in a leafy woodland kind of scent which I like. I do prefer the more no-need-to-shout-about-it (on-your-face not in-your-face) refinement of my Hanae Mori balm, but the Versace is a nice contrast!
What fragrances are you all wearing this summer?
Oh yes, I'm also dipping into the book Don't Go To The Cosmetic Counter Without Me!
How to sew a straight line when you're blind or have low vision, and other adventures. Follow me as I try my hand at sewing after 25 years, beginning with quilting class .
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
$5.01
well, it's been a while since I had any quilting news! Unfortunately I haven't much to add! Though I did find out there's a quilting club less than a mile down the road... it seems they meet mid-week in the daytime, so not likely I'll be able to make the meetings, but maybe I can attend some of the other events they do - it seems quite an active club! ... it's not like I can even suggest an after-work meeting since my hours are till 7pm, so it's too late to fit anything productive in by the time I've had dinner! ah well, I'm still glad to have a job again :) ... I'll just have to motivate myself on the quilting :)
Since the last photo update I've grabbed some more bargains! Yesterday we went to the Goodwill store near work and I found a nice yellow Perry Ellis shirt for $4. Today we went to the new Goodwill boutique, Blue, which specializes in "high end" items, and I finally found a pair of shoes in my size - a pair of brown Ralph Lauren ones for $15 - and a Pierre Cardin new belt for only $7.
The Goodwill stores in Rochester are part of the organization I work for, and all the items are donated, so it's a great way to get some real bargains and help fund raise!
On a less charitable bargain hunt, here's some of my recent eBay finds... a pair of Levis 501s for $13 including postage, and a new Versace jumper for $30... the jumper was a good bargain because it was $65 when I first saw it, but when I looked again a few days later it was half price, so I grabbed it! :) ... its retail price was $260 so I was very happy with my purchase!!
Since the last photo update I've grabbed some more bargains! Yesterday we went to the Goodwill store near work and I found a nice yellow Perry Ellis shirt for $4. Today we went to the new Goodwill boutique, Blue, which specializes in "high end" items, and I finally found a pair of shoes in my size - a pair of brown Ralph Lauren ones for $15 - and a Pierre Cardin new belt for only $7.
The Goodwill stores in Rochester are part of the organization I work for, and all the items are donated, so it's a great way to get some real bargains and help fund raise!
On a less charitable bargain hunt, here's some of my recent eBay finds... a pair of Levis 501s for $13 including postage, and a new Versace jumper for $30... the jumper was a good bargain because it was $65 when I first saw it, but when I looked again a few days later it was half price, so I grabbed it! :) ... its retail price was $260 so I was very happy with my purchase!!
With a bit of luck here are the pictures... if Blogger lets me upload them with my screen reading software...
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| Photo of me wearing my bargain Levis 501 jeans and Versace jumper |
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| Photo of Versace logo |
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| Photo of Levis 501 logo |
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