Good morning, villagers ~
Sending good healing thoughts west to
Okay.
WTG
Harriet, sounds like you have things at your house under control at the moment!
I've been up since 5. DH snore woke me up and I couldn't get back to sleep so figured I might as well be up and working. Unfortunately it's the kind of work that is not betraying visible progress. This is the kind of day when I pull out the card box so that at the end of the day I will at least have a stack of cards in the "completed" section, even if it doesn't look like I've done anything all day.
Luckily I don't need to be anywhere today, so I can go take a nap with the cats any time.
Did a bit of shopping yesterday. I deliberately did not go Monday because I figured there would be big crowds at the after-Easter sales. Apparently lots of people thought the same and waited with me, since both Goodwill and Aldi were super busy and shopping took a long time. It wasn't that people were being inconsiderate blocking the aisles with their cards, there were just so many people that there were no open aisles.
At Goodwill I found a good name brand silk blouse and a rayon tank top for $3.38 each. Both still had the store tags attached. Keeping to my goal of building a wardrobe of basic pieces to which I can add details inspired by a book of 1930s fashions.
When I'm shopping at Goodwill or a consignment shop, I'm very careful to inspect clothing and even if it's only a couple of dollars, I will only buy it if it looks new. Usually I don't find anything to fit my criteria and I come out empty handed, but I've been lucky the past couple of times.
Also found a pair of "Nick & Nora" pajamas, new with the tags and extra button still attached, too small for me but a very pretty 100% heavy cotton fabric. Bright pink & white stripe with colorful fruits. That looks like an apron to me! or maybe placemats. $3.38 which is a great price for that quality of cotton.
I've actually been stopping at Goodwill more often lately because I'm trying to find a metal cheese grater to use to make laundry detergent. All of the recipes I've found online start with a bar of soap (I bought Fels Naptha) which needs to be finely grated. I think I'm going to have to break down and pay full price for a grater at WM.