THRIFT STORE (mini) HAUL!

I decided to stop in at the Goodwill yesterday while out and about. Want to see what I found?

First up, this tee:

Lacuna Coil merch!

I couldn’t believe it when I found this. Lacuna Coil is an Italian goth rock band, and it’s not every day you find Italian goth rock band merch in the Goodwill. Broken Crown Halo is one of their albums. The shirt is in excellent condition, and it’s my size. It was waiting for me, friends.

Love an obscure thrift store find.

Here, I’m dropping in LC’s “Veneficium” music video; I will take any opportunity to bring The Witcher into a blog post. You know I will.

Lacuna Coil and The Witcher!

Next, I found this long-sleeve top with an asymmetrical zip closure. It’s fabulous. It actually looks like a cross between an old hair salon cape and a straitjacket, and maybe that’s why I love it.

Hair salon cape meets straitjacket.

It’s faded and worn. It’s perfect.

And I love the snakeskin print detail.

On to housewares!

Pretty sure I exclaimed triumphantly when I discovered this mirror leaning against the art wall in the far back corner of the store. We’ve been wanting a large mirror to hang on the wall near the door in the living room, but good mirrors are pricey. This one is heavy and well-made, and it’s already situated in a black gothic frame. It was $14.50.

Large mirror, black frame, less than fifteen bucks. I’m easy to please.

Finally, here’s the reason why I went: For the kitchen, I’ve been wanting a small thing – any kind of thing – that could work as a holder for a damp cloth/dish rag. I was after something functional, and I found just the thing. I’m not sure what this thing is actually for, but it’s going to serve its purpose well, I believe. It was $1.50.

Whatever this is, it will work.

That’s it for this post, friends… just a mini post to share this mini haul. I love a thrift store steal of a deal.

With that, I’ll leave you to go about your night or day or what have you. See you next week!

What I’m Digging Right Now – October Favorites

Good morning! I thought I’d take a minute to highlight some of my current favorite things, because it is all about “the little things,” right?

1). The fall air, crisp and cool coming in through the open window at night.

 

Nounours and Ronnie James love the cool night air, too.

Nounours and Ronnie James love the cool night air, too.

 

2). Fall-scented candles. My favorite so far is Yankee Candle’s Autumn Wreath.

 

Cheerful during the day, spooky at night, and it smells wonderful!

Cheerful during the day, spooky at night, and it smells wonderful!

 

3). The current seasons of Homeland, American Horror Story: Coven and Hart of Dixie.*

 

The great trilogy - our favorite series this season

The great trilogy – our favorite series this season

 

(And the combination of those above three things? Sublime.)

4). My new necklace in the shape of the state of Arizona, which I ordered online (it was my October “mois-versary” gift from Callaghan).

 

State necklace from Baublebar.com. I chose Arizona and ordered it in tortoiseshell with a heart cut-out where Phoenix is, with a 16" sterling silver chain.

State necklace from Baublebar.com. I chose Arizona and ordered it in tortoiseshell with a heart cut-out where Phoenix is, with a 16″ sterling silver chain.

 

5). Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Luna Bars.

 

They were on sale at Sprouts (5 for $5.00), so I took advantage!

They were on sale at Sprouts (5 for $5.00), so I took advantage!

 

6). Thug Kitchen, a food blog whose recipes are creative, scrumptious, healthy, easy and fun to read (if you share my sense of humor).

 

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7). Elevation Burger.

 

Quick! Someone in Phoenix, buy a franchise and open it now THANK YOU. =)

Quick! Someone in Phoenix, buy a franchise and open it now THANK YOU. =)

 

They have a vegetarian burger and a vegan burger, and the latter is a feat of culinary kickass by anyone’s standards. Also, their fries are fantastic and cooked in healthy olive oil. Okay, I’ve just decided that I’m going to make a list of “Top Ten Things I’ll Miss about Austin,” just so I can put Elevation Burger on it!

8). It’s a 10 Miracle Leave-In Plus Keratin.

In this little bottle, we have THE ANSWER to my current First World beauty problem (that’s a redundancy, I know), which is that my hair is in an unmanageable stage of growing-out bangs and an awkward cut with even more awkward layers and over-texturized ends. I’ve recently started dealing with the whole mess by pretending that the bangs already don’t exist, and the result is a cascading achievement of blah. ENTER THIS PRODUCT.

 

It really is a miracle.

It really is a miracle.

 

I’d been stalking it for some time, but its price tag had deterred me… until I saw it on sale at Target last week. It was still expensive, but I felt less guilty springing for it when it was $4.00 off (and I got the small size – 4 fl. oz). Turns out, it’s totally the miracle product it claims to be, so it’s worth the expense, as far as I’m concerned. See how shiny, soft and tame my hair looks in the above picture? That’s because of this stuff. That’s all I put in my hair after I washed it that day, and I didn’t do anything to it after that… it’s air-dried and uncombed. Seriously.

9). Movies about Formula 1 racing.

 

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10). This Matt & Nat bag I unearthed from a pile in a thrift store for $9.00, a rare find.

 

It's large, in perfect condition and probably originally cost between $150.00-$200.00. I thrifted it for $9.00!

It’s large, in perfect condition and probably originally cost between $150.00-$200.00. I thrifted it for $9.00!

 

What are you crazy about right now?

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*Since I posted about our Pretty Little Liars addiction, we’ve lost interest in that show! Writing about it broke the spell, oddly enough.