TGIF?

Happy Friday everyone. I’m not as happy as I usually am on Fridays because our time off is coming to an end. It was nice while it lasted.

Yesterday we ended up going to the mall in lieu of any good ideas of where to go. I wanted to check out the jeans at The Gap because I heard good things about them. Unfortunately none of them fit well. The size 10 was too big and the size 8 was too tight in one style. In another the size 8 was perfect except the big gap in the back (hmmm, could that be why they named the store the way they did). It was even worse than my cheap jeans.

All was not lost, however. I got a kick-ass deal on dress pants at New York & Company. It’s my favorite place for pants for work because at least once a year I find the most comfortable pants on sale. This time I got two pair for $33 (one pair is normally $30). I also got a beautiful warm cream and tan-colored sweater at Kohls.

Without anything else to do, I cleaned our hall closet when we got home and decided to take back the bathroom rugs and matching towels we had purchased at Sears last weekend. They are a beautiful shade of purple but we already have too many towels and we’re running out of adequate space to store it all. Not to mention the fact that we don’t need a new bathroom set – I just wanted one. But frankly I’m tired of all the stuff we have, so they are going back. Luckily I hadn’t taken off any tags or washed them yet.

One thing we have way too much of is candle stuff. We have tons of different candle holders and lots and lots of different sized candles. Also lots of different scents, mostly from Yankee Candle. So I gathered up all the ones I have never used and probably never will and threw them in a bag for the garage sale we plan to have next Spring. I also gathered up all my old Walkmans (why I was holding onto them is beyond me) and threw them in the bag. I doubt they will sell, but you never know. My old film cameras went into the bag too. In fact, I might sell my first ever digital camera. Technology has come a long way in five years and we haven’t touched the camera in a long time. I still have the original manual, box, CF card, a nice bag, and a zoom lens. I think selling it as a kit for a kid interested in photography would be a good way to go. I’m not delusional to think we’ll get much for it but is $50 too high of an asking price on a 3 MP Nikon with a zoom lens and rechargeable battery? I could even throw in a few small capacity CF cards to sweeten the deal. All total I paid over $750 for everything when new. Or is Craig’s List better for that sort of thing? I have a distaste for garage sales because they often attract some of the cheapest people alive who want to try and haggle over 10 cents. It makes me want to tell them to get off my property. Like it’s not cheap enough! Plus I’ve heard stories of people stealing from garage sales. How pathetic!

Anyway, I have to run. We’re having my brother and his girlfriend over tonight for dinner and, weather permitting, a haunted forest walk. It should be fun.