On the ball

Today was a GREAT day! You know those days you have that are totally productive and when you fall into bed at night it is with the heavy sigh of a job well done. I cleaned up my house after having company Friday and having done the cousin swap for a sleepover. I got laundry and sheets done, floors mopped and dishes done. Nate is almost finished unloading a trailer full of junk from our old garage that he insisted on bringing over to the new garage. Once this is done we will be completely moved in, except for some boxes of books that we need bookcases for. Our last house had several built in bookcases that I kept all our books in plus photo albums.

The other part of my great day came when I happened to be driving by Belks and saw the CLEARANCE sign in the window. There are 2 times a year that I am absolutely dying to go shopping, otherwise I'm not a big shopper. This time of the year and late summer, that is because everything is on massive clearance. Some of the highlights of my find today were: A short sleeved summer dress that was originally $100, I paid $9.99, a pretty sweater that was originally $58 I paid $12 and this really cute pair of Sketchers that I had been eyeing since late August or Sept, they were $59 and I got em for $14. Those were some of my best deals, but I got $490 worth for $160 and that is a great day of shopping. While in VA I picked up this cute pair of sandals at one of my favorite stores TJ MAXX for $5, usually Ross really comes through for me on the shoes and bags but it was a deal to good to pass up. If you catch it right this time of the year can really land you some big deals even at pricey dept stores that you would normally avoid. Last year at this time I got a $160 pure silk skirt from Macy's of all places for $12, yep that's right, you have to go straight to the clearance racks and dig through every size, but the payoff can be so worth it.

I'm happy to report to all those that were cursing me for dieting, that I gained back 4 or 5 pounds of the original 12 that I lost, and do you know where that weight has ended up? on my left calf. Yes it is true and I can prove it. Today I bought a pair of high heeled knee high leather boots, I can barely zip up the left one while the right easily glides right up. Unfortunately it is not a manufacturing defect, but the result of Eve eating that stupid fruit. We would all be properly proportioned if the fall hadn't occurred not to mention the fact that there would be no need for a great shopping day.