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said_scarlett) wrote2009-01-14 11:38 am
said_scarlett) wrote2009-01-14 11:38 am
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It's Makeover Time!
WE HAS FOOD!
Good shopping day today! Very, very good shopping day today. We have plenty of food, which is wonderful, and I'm feeling far less panicky after talking to my folks. I'm just going to focus on my cooking and the house right now.
So today, I'm hitting the thrift stores I can hit within walking distance and scoping out the wares. We're looking for a long low bookshelf, seating of some kind for the yard, and decorative pieces. Or possibly I'll be walking to Tru Value to look for new knobs to replace the bathroom cabinet knobs with.* I don't know what yet, but I have A Project. I'm always happy when I have A Project.
So, speaking of The Project....
Designing on a very tight budget! What are your favorite tips and tricks? Obviously mine is as simple as 'thrift stores, thrift stores, thrift stores!' but I'm just curious as to other little things that can be done to make over a nice place into a stellar place. Because I'm going for stellar.
If I can't work like a normal person, fine. But I will be damned if I can't manage to cook restaurant quality food for Team Venture and keep a beautiful home. And eventually, once spring comes, I shall be a farmer.
We've got the soil for it, as we discovered yesterday. ;)
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*I may also say 'fuck that for today' and get my hair done. I have to see what salons I can get to in the area, and if they're cheap.
Good shopping day today! Very, very good shopping day today. We have plenty of food, which is wonderful, and I'm feeling far less panicky after talking to my folks. I'm just going to focus on my cooking and the house right now.
So today, I'm hitting the thrift stores I can hit within walking distance and scoping out the wares. We're looking for a long low bookshelf, seating of some kind for the yard, and decorative pieces. Or possibly I'll be walking to Tru Value to look for new knobs to replace the bathroom cabinet knobs with.* I don't know what yet, but I have A Project. I'm always happy when I have A Project.
So, speaking of The Project....
Designing on a very tight budget! What are your favorite tips and tricks? Obviously mine is as simple as 'thrift stores, thrift stores, thrift stores!' but I'm just curious as to other little things that can be done to make over a nice place into a stellar place. Because I'm going for stellar.
If I can't work like a normal person, fine. But I will be damned if I can't manage to cook restaurant quality food for Team Venture and keep a beautiful home. And eventually, once spring comes, I shall be a farmer.
We've got the soil for it, as we discovered yesterday. ;)
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*I may also say 'fuck that for today' and get my hair done. I have to see what salons I can get to in the area, and if they're cheap.
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Oh man, are you sure? we know you've been seeing a lot of us lately... (We do have a coupon for Stepping Stones, though....
I'm actually...I don't even know. We went to the DAV, and I decided not to bother checking electronics because they never have record players, and as I was in line, the guy two people ahead goes 'hey, how much for that turntable back there?' and bought it right in front of me for ten bucks. *headdesks* I almost started crying right there in the store.
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(Cody says that for $5 or food he'll play taxi anytime. XD)
Seriously, though, I want to hit up Stepping Stones to see if they have any more pants that fit me, and I have to go to Hastings to pick up those boxes of abandoned books sometime soon...
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(We have hot dogs, buns, and a firepit... :D)
Okay, awesome. I gave you a call about half an hour/an hour ago, so whenever you guys are up for it...
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