making a dollar stretch...sorta

soooo...I was per usual hunting down a good deal and ran into a Dollar Tree. OK, true confession, I had never been in a Dollar Tree before today. There are a zillion "dollar stores" around here and they're mostly weird, low quality stuff that I haven't needed or wanted in about 10 years. You know what I mean....stuff that all seems sooo...fire hazard-y.

Anywho, I came across a "Dollar Tree", which I had up until today, thought that it was just another generic expression of the aforementioned discount stores...like having a soda vs having a Coke. Or like going to the gas station could mean Exxon, Shell, Mobil. I dunno, does that even make sense?

So, there I am...not particularly needing anything but wandering the aisles for the better part of an hour. It was ENORMOUS. Aisle after aisle of holiday decor, ornaments, wrapping paper, cards, party supplies, stationary, scrap booking items, home goods, grocery, tools...it seemed endless!!! I went in circles, ran into my friend Ashley and had a solid 20 minute conversation, went out to my car and came back in...I really milked it. Totally made the most of it and spent....


$86

Can you stand it? That means, yes my friends, I purchased 86 items. I scoff in the face of the recession!!

Here was the low down:

Organization baby.

I have a fantasy about the ultimate closet and the first step is organizing the shoe collection.

So 50 of these will run up the Dollar Store tab pretty quickly. However I am pretty excited. There's another store, I'm sure we've allllll been to, that sells exclusively containers...and these boxes are $2...so yes, saving half to get my little project done is a good thing!

These are also at the Dollar Tree. Clear little bins, they have lots of colors, to organize your desk space or where ever you do craft projects in your home! And yup, they are $5-10 at another store...which frankly seems frivolous to spend a lot on tiny little containers to separate my
large post-it notes from my small personalized post-its, ya know?

And what was also mildly amusing, I walked thru the whole store having to confirm that each and every item was in fact, one dollar. I felt CONVINCED that I was picking out the few secret items that were actually $3 or $5 because they were the best finds. My m.o. is to fixate on the most expensive item in a store everywhere else...so why wouldn't THIS be any different?

But no!! The kind ladies that worked there, smiled, nodded and answered for the thousandth time, yes, just a dollar. Everything's a dollar.

God bless the USA. (and all the places that manufactured my new purchases too)

Here's to a more organized closet--pictures are sure to follow as well!!

xoxo,
Lulu

i love technology, volume 279

OK--do all my blogging friends have TiVo or a DVR? Absolutely essential. I mean, there is no way that you can see all the amazing things that are happening on tv without it. Again..the threshold of what I can't live without has been raised. Just like my blackberry, OnStar, my iPod ADT and the list goes on....

Anywho, I was at a sales/marketing training this past week and the very, very famous man speaking to us said a lot of powerful things in the 8+ hours I was there...but one particular thing stood out and I'll paraphrase that "self-made millionaires all worked very hard when they were new....and poor people watch TV all the time".

Such a good point. The competition isn't sitting around watching a lot of TV. Hmmmm...

So I sat their and smugly thought that I had the TV situation on lock down...all my shows are recorded..(sometimes two at a time!) and then I can watch them after hours..between 9p and midnight. And truly...there are only a few to record. Gossip Girl, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dr 90210, Lipstick Jungle, Law and Order:SVU, Dirty Sexy Money, The Office and Entourage of course..

Oh snap.

That is more than I thought. And I am dangerously close to the edge of being a "TV person". (umm, over the edge already?)

And they are all like completely silly shows too. Hmmm...I think that relaxing and putting the brain in neutral is a good thing for stress relief every so often, but perhaps this is too much?

Is 'TV person' only a bunny hop away from 'couch potato'...

Oh lordy...too heavy to contemplate this late at night. I will take a stab at the DVR list in the morning...

Night night sweet people!

xo,
Lulu

39. This Quiz? Addicting

I got this little quiz from Pink Cupcake after she posted it on her blog last night. Geeze...it has really kicked my procrastination into high gear this afternoon!! I mean I would MUCH rather talk about myself then write stupid labs :) You're supposed to answer with ONE word, but of course this is really challenging for me, so I cheated a little! AHHH! 

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse

2. Your significant other? [Said in tune with the Fievel Goes West song] Somewhere....

3. Your hair? Blondeeee

4. Your mother? Idol

5. Your father? Hero

6. Your favorite thing? Laughter

7. Your dream last night? Peaceful

8. Your favorite drink? Water

9. Your dream/goal? [Perpetual] Happiness

10. The room you're in? Library

11. Your fear? Snakes

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Content

13. Where were you last night? Mall

14. What you're not? Serious

15. Muffins/donuts? Both.

16. One of your wish list items? [First Real] Job

17. Where you grew up? Virginia

18. The last thing you did? Eat

19. What are you wearing? Uggs

20. Your TV? Infallible

21. Your pet? Spotted

22. Your computer? Mac

23. Your life? Transitional 

24. Your mood? Relieved

25. Missing someone? Momo

26. Favorite pastime? Lounging

27. Something you're not wearing? Necklace

28. Favorite Store? TARGET!!!

29. Your summer? Educational

30. Your favorite color? Pink

31. When is the last time you laughed? Today

32. Last time you cried? Yesterday

33. Who will/would re-post this? Lulu? :)

34. Four places I go over: School, Home, Lulu's, Starbucks

35. Four people who e-mail me? Bridget, Trish, Marjorie, Lulu

36. Four of my favorite foods? Biscuits, Corn, Pringles, [Subway] Cookies-----> Color me HEALTHY!!

37. Four places I would like to be right now: Car, House, Couch, Bed (In that order)

38. Four people I tag? Anyone who enjoys procrastinating

I was going to sign something witty but I think I'll do it later,

Charlie

j.crew, i have a girlcrush on you

OK honestly...I mean HONESTLY....how freakin' adorable are these shoes? I could die.

I mean I was just checking my email, minding my own business...then BAM! I haveta be hit with these distracting little puppies. God is clearly rewarding me for working so hard on my sociology lab :)

On sale at jcrew for $99!!

P.S. Is it weird these actually make me think of COLD weather?! Even though they are yellow I'd totally bust these out with tights in the winter. Every shoe is cute with the right pair of colorful tights :)

P.P.S. Is it bad that I'm laughing at my own blogs posts? Thats the beauty of two authors I guess. Lulu gets me 100% of the time! Admit it--we all have had the Nixon Sleeve Affliction once or twice in our day. We must stand together!

almost done with midterms...woo woop!

-charlie