The Ultimate Thrifty Tip – Stay Home
November 27, 2008 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under Simpler Thinking
So, I’ve been too busy to go shopping this week. I didn’t go to the thrift store, I sent my mom off alone instead of window shopping while she did a last minute buying trip…I barely left the house. Coincidentally, I didn’t spend money, but that wasn’t the only thrifty thing that happened.
I didn’t want more stuff. I was happy and content with everything I had. Now, I know if I would have gone to Macy’s, I would have wanted a new sheet set, a cute throw rug, those sweet new holiday dishes in pink and green…something I didn’t have.
The other thing that happened? I got creative. I was in the kitchen looking through a bunch of decorating ideas I had collected and came across the cutest bench under a window. I have a window! I want a bench under the window! Now, usually, I’d be checking the thrift store for a bench, but I was home and determined to stay there, so I looked around and…found the perfect bench in storage. I repainted it with that pint of mistinted paint I picked up at the local hardware store a few months ago for $1, put it under the window and…it looks great.
