I have decided to go back to school..I am 44 years old i am excited about the challange but worried i will be looked at as being to old to be there..I went thru a bad divorce ten years ago that left me with little or no self confidence..I have been rambling thru life just living but not really happy..but i have found something in my life that i am good at..i am a good listener and a good artist..maybe others might not like my art work but some do..i thought why not combine the  two .so i have come up with what i call art therapy..I am going to go to college with a major in pychology and a minor in art..I want to get a liscense in child psychology and incorporate my art into my counseling of children..i want to help the troubled mind while it is still young maybei can save a child from becoming a statistic of todays society..well my hunny just called so i have to go take a shower we are headed up to the cottage this is probaly the last good weekend before it gets cold..i would like to take the time top thank you for reading my blog and thanks for all comments its encouraging to know others care enough to make a comment..hope every one is having a good day today..ok well the junk lady is signing off until later take care all...

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I MADE THAT PEACH PIE TODAY IT TURNED OUT NICE AND I LIKED IT COULDNT REALLY TELL THAT IT HAD NO SUGAR OR SALT..I CUT UP THE PEACHES SOME VERY RIPE  ONES MIXED IN WITH A FEW NOT SO RIPE AND ADDED SOME CINNAMIN AND NUTMEG TO TASTE AND PUT THEM IN A PIE SHELL AND ADDED A COUPLE OF TEASPOONS OF BUTTER AND PUT A CRUST ON TOP AND BAKED FOR 40 MINUTES ON 350 DEGREES..I ADDED SOME SUGAR FREE COOL WHIP AFTER I TOOK IT OUT OF THE OVEN AND GAVE SOME TO MY TASTE TESTER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE BEST PEACH PIE HE EVER HAD IT IS NICE TO ENJOY PIE ONCE IN AWHILE..I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP SWEETS TOTALLY WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES 6 MONTHS AGO..I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SWEET EATER AND I GUESS YEARS OF EATING SWEETS HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH ME BUT I ALWAYS NEW ONE DAY I WOULD PROPABLY BE DIABETIC AS BOTH MY PARENTS WERE DIAGNOSED AT YOUNG AGES WITH DIABETES...I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH COOKING AND RECIPES..THERE IS NOT MUCH OUT THERE FOR DIABETICS AND IF YOU TRY TO BUY SUGAR FREE ITEMS AT THE STORE MOST OFTEN YOU HAVE TO  PAY  TWICE  THE COST..

BEEN PACKING MOST OF THE EVENING FOR GOING UP NORTH HAVE A BRIDAL SHOWER TO GO TO FOR A FAMILY FRIEND..BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS..THE AREA WE GO TO IS NICE AND I LOVE LOOKING AT THE YARD SALES AND CRAFT SHOWS AND AREA FLEA MARKETS AND I LOVE LOOKING IN THE TRASH UP THERE TO HAVE FOUND ALOT OF NICE ITEMS IN THE TRASH..LAST WEEKEND I FOUND A NICE BIKE IN THE TRASH JUST NEEDED THE TIRES TO BE FILLED WITH AIR AND THE CHAIN NEEDED TO BE OILED USED SOME OLD COOKING OIL FOR THAT JOB..WHEN THE COOKING OIL GETS OLD AND NOT SUITABLE FOR COOKING IT IS GOOD FOR OIL TO MAINTAIN CARS AND CHAINS ON BIKES AND SQUEAKY DOORS..COOKING OIL IS A GOOD FOR THAT TYPE OF STUFF..BEEN GETTING SOME FREE COFFEE SAMPLES FROM MARLBORO.COM I AM NOT SURE IF I SPELLED THAT RIGHT BUT IF YOU TYPE IN FOR THEIR WEBSITE AND REGISTER YOU CAN GET A FREE SAMPLE OF THEIR COFFEE THAT THEY ARE GIVING AWAY IT IS A NICE COFFEE HAS A GOOD FLAVOR HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL FREE AND SENT SOME TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE GIVEN IT TO ME..BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH COFFEE GROUNDS IF YOU EMPTY THEM ON A PAER TOWEL AFTER YOU HAVE MADE A CUP OF COFFEE AND LET THEM DRY OUT YOU CAN REUSE THEM FOR 2 MORE CUPS AND THAT IS ON A SPOONFUL OF COFFEE..I HAVE ONE OF THOSE ONE CUP COFFEE MAKERS..LIKE IT ALOT PICKED IT UP AT THE THRIFT STORE NEW IN THE BOX FOR A $ 1.00..I LIKE MY COFFEE JUST BEFORE I GO TO BED FOR SOME REASON IT MAKES ME RELAX AND I HAVE A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP..YOU WOULD THINK THE CAFFINE WOULD KEEP ME AWAKE BUT IT DOESNT..I PUT SOME COCUNUT OIL IN MY CUPPOARD AND THE HOT WEATHER MELTED IT INTO LIQUID FORM I AM GOING TO ADD IT TO SOME CHEAP LOTION THAT I HAVE PICKED UP AT YARD SALES..I ADD OTHER INGREDIENTS TO CHEAP LOTION AND MAKE NICE MOISTURIZING CREMES LIKE THEY SELL IN HIGH END DEPARTMENT STORES..YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING TO CHEAP LOTION ALL IT IS LOTION B ASE LIKE YOU GET AT THE CRAFT STORE YOU CAN ADD OTHER OILS AND ESSENTIAL OIL AND MAKE IT BETTER AND IT WILL LAST A LONG TIME TO..I LIKE OLD WINE BOTTLES..I FIND THEM IN RECYCLE BINS AND I TAKE THEM HOME AND CLEAN THEM OUT AND THEN I PAINT PRETTY PICTURES ON THEM AND FILL THEM WITH HOMEMADE BUBBLE BATH OR BODY OIL AND GIVE THEM OUT AS GIFTS ALSO HAVE SOLD A FEW TO FRIENDS..I BELIEVE EVERY THING HAS A USE IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE CREATIVITY TO GIVE SOMETHING OLD A NEW LIFE AS SOME OTHER CREATION..

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THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GOOD HERE LATELY AND HAVE BEEN GETTING AROUND MY MOBILE HOME PARK WITH MY BOYFRIEND GOING FOR WALKS AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN FIND FOR FREE. TODAY WE WENT WALKING AND DISCOVERED A NICE WHITE PEACH TREE AT THE END OF OUR MOBILE HOME PARK LOADED WITH RIPE PEACHES WE GATHERED A FEW AND BROUGHT THEM HOME AND MADE PEACH COBBLER WITH JUST WHAT WE HAD IN THE CUPBOARDS..I COULD NOT FIND A PEACH COBBLER RECIPE ON THE INTERNET USING JIFFY PANCAKE MIX SO I HAD TO IMPROVISE AND TRY IT.. I AM SURE GLAD I DID IT TURNED OUT GREAT. I USED ONE CUP OF MILK, ONE CUP OF BUTTERMILK PANCAKE MIX ONE STICK OF BUTTER ABOUT 6 CUT UP PEACHES AND ABOUT 2 TEASPOONS OF CINAMMIN NO SUGAR AS I AM A DIABETIC AND NO SALT I MIXED IT UP AND PUT IT IN A QUART CASSEROLE DISH AND BAKED IT ON 350 FOR 1 HOUR..IT WAS DELICIOUS AND INEXPENSIVE TO MAKE..I MAY TAKE ANOTHER WALK OVER THERE AND GATHER SOME MORE PEACHES IN THE MORNING FOR SUGAR FREE PEACH PIE AND MAYBE TO TRY OUT MY LUCK AT CANNING..I HAVE SOME NICE CANNING JARS THAT I PICKED UP AT A YARD SALE OVER THE SUMMER FOR 10 CENTS A PIECE..I WENT TO A FEW YARDSALES TODAY WITH THE WEATHER STARTING TO GET COOLER THERE ARE LESS YARDSALES THEN THERE HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS WEEKS..WE WERE HAPPY TO FIND A FEW TODAY..I ALWAYS LOOK IN THE FREE BOX BEFORE I EVEN LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE OFFERING FOR SALE TODAY I FOUND VACUUM BAGS FOR AN OLD EUREKA VACUUM I HAVE, I FOUND A FIRST AIDE KIT NEVER OPENED, AND SOME PAINT GLAZE THAT I WILL USE FOR SOME CRAFT PROJECTS IT WAS NEVER OPENED, AND 2 SETS OF CAMPING UTENSILS NEVER OPENED..I BOUGHT A NICE COLEMAN COOLER JUG FOR A DIME..THATS ALL I SPENT AT THAT YARD SALE WAS A DIME..I LOVE YARD SALES WERE ALL THE GOODIES ARE IN THE FREE BOX....IT WAS ALSO TRASH DAY DOWN THAT STREET AND WE FOUND POP BOTTLES IN THE RECYCLE BINS THEY HAVE A TEN CENT DEPOSIT ON THEM THAT YOU CAN RETURN TO ANY LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND GET THE MONEY..SOMETIMES I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE WASTE..IF YOU WERE TO COME TO MY HOME YOU WOULD ASSUME I SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON THE THINGS THAT I HAVE BUT  MOST OF MY  PRIZE POSSESSIONS HAVE EITHER COME FROM SOMEONE ELSES TRASH BASKET OR FROM A YARD SALE AND I HAVE NICE STUFF..MY CLOTHES ARE ALL DESIGNER NAME BRANDS I CARRY A GUCCI HAND BAG AND A COACH HAND BAG THAT ARE ORIGINAL THAT I PICKED UP AT A YARD SALE FOR $1.00 AND I USE LANCOME AND ESTEE LAUDRE COSMETICS THAT I HAVE PICKED UP FOR MERE PENNIES AT YARD SALES NOT EVEN OPENED..I HAVE GOLD AND SILVER AND DIAMONDS IN JEWLRY THAT I HAVE PICKED UP AT ESTATE SALES FOR HARDLY NOTHING..I FIND THAT AMERICANS ARE VERY WASTEFUL IT SEEMS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ALOT OF MONEY THEY DONT TEND TO CARE WHAT THEY DO WITH IT..LAST SUMMER I WENT TRASH PICKING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN A HIGH END NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE FOUND BAGS WITH NICE PURSES IN THEM THAT STILL HAD MONEY IN THE PURSE MOSTLY CHANGE BUT IT ADDED UP TO QUITE A FEW DOLLARS AFTER WE WERE DONE LOOKING THRU THE BAG..I WONDER WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE JUST TO THROW MONEY AWAY SENSLESSLY..

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The weather has been really warm here in Michigan which has been a benefit for me.  Warm weather brings people out doors to local craft fairs and to their local parks for cook outs.  I love this time of the year, its an easy way for me to earn a living.  On days when the weather soars into the 80's i go to the local fairs, malls, car washes and parks to collect cans., here in Michigan there is a 10 cent deposit on all cans returned to the store it doesn't sound like much but it adds up quickly when you start putting the cans you find laying around in bags..I went this past friday and i was suprised by the number of people that offered me their cans that they had in their car and just didn't want to fool with returning them to the store..One man even offered to start saving them for me.  He was nice and we talked for awhile especially about the economy in Michigan and all over the country.  He said with the economy so bad more and more people are looking for ways to earn money.  There was all kinds of items in the trash can besides bottles.  I found a whole pack of cigarettes and head phones for a walkman radio that had been frayed but are repairable.  I make it a habit to know how to fix items that i find..for my use and to sell at other places.  I can't get over how people will buy something never use it then throw it away in the trash can.  When you throw away and unwanted item that someone else could use you are throwing away money..in these times money is hard to come buy and a foolish to throw away.

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survival

what is survival?

being able to live in the current economy

you can live well in the current problems with the economy if your creative with how you spend your money..my situation for instance i live on social security i recieve about a thousand a month..not alot but plenty to survive on..i have a comfortable two bedroom mobile home in a nice area..i stay because the lot rent has remained the same since i  first moved in 6 years ago.  three years ago i had 2 cars insurance for the cars cost of gas and repairs.  i made the decision that the cars had to go if i were to survive on my current budget. i now have 2 bicycles and a 50 cent smart bus pass for my transportation needs..i can ride all over the state on 50 cents and free transfer tickets..this is a savings over $400.00 a month..i have medicare part A i opted out of medicare part B as the premiums were well over a hundred a month.. i ride a bike and walk as my health has improved any dental and vision and health care expenses are added to my income tax form at the end of the year and most cost are refunded to me.  so mostly my health care is free.. i have diabetes the cost of my food and clothing and exercising expense and medicine are all deductible at tax time. i shop at yard sales for all  my needs any thing can be found at a yard sale for the fraction of the cost..when i go i ride my bike no wasted gas expense..when i need help with the cost of food i go to my local food pantry and churches who are glad to help..i stock up on canned foods which have a shelf life of 5 years..when the economy finally collapses and our government is under siege your money will have no value.what will have value will be your knowledge what you can repair or what you can trade..that is what the world is coming to you can see it everyday when you go to the store to buy food and when you go to the gas station to buy gas..the most valuable idea you can do for yourself today is to learn survival tactics that will help you..the internet is here and a vast tool of information..i am preparing myself for the hard times to come....are you ?  will you be able to survive with out electricity, heat, shelter, food...you won't if you are not prepared...

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Hello all it is that time of year again when people are selling their treasures.  I love yard sales can't drive by one without stopping.  I went yard saling this past weekend with my boyfriend.  He loves yard sales and he loves to dicker with people over their price, even if an item is marked a quarter and he feels it can be had for a dime he will dicker.  I let him do all price negotiations as i feel a little reserved about asking..We went into some high end neighborhoods this past weekend.  I could not believe the items that could be had for a quarter that were still with price tags on them and new in the box.  I stopped at this one ladies yard sale and she had alot of lancome cosmetics and cremes.  I bought a jar of some lancome creme for a dime new not even used and later i priced it on the internet sells for $ 80.00 dollars a jar.  I was suprised to say the least.  The best deals we got at the yard sales where  in all the free boxes.  I got a 45 record cassette radio player with speakers for free, a big bird cage, new car mats, new socks, kitchen hand towels, a travel case, a small container to hold liquids, a picture frame, small light bulbs for the car, bottle of glass cleaner for glasses, books, two end tables, I even bought items new for gift giving.  I bought my daughter a really pretty glass jewelry box that had pressed flowers within the glass new still in the box for $ 2.00, I bought a wood unfinished jewelry box with drawers for a quarter, i am going to put a wood burned design on it and give it to a friend for her birthday.  I bought a cashmere sweater with the original price tags still on it for a quarter.  I have to go to a friends wedding in october and i found a very pretty wedding card for 10 cents..best place to get holiday cards is at yard sales.  I get a box of christmas cards for a dime every summer.  there were candy disher everywhere with candy in them that were put out for browsing customers which i thought was unusual my boyfriend loved the free candy every where we went he has such a sweet tooth.  We even packed our lunch and went to mcdonalds for the free refill on coffee we just keep the mcdonalds cups.  they offer free refills there on their beverages but sometimes when you are there you don't always get that free refill so i decided to start saving the cups and when i am in there.  I just get my refill. I know it sounds tacky but you pay alot the first time for the beverage you should have a chance for the second cup free.

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I went out with my friend to the local thrift store..We had 50 percent off coupons and wanted to see what we could get for cheap..We entered the store and went out separate ways..I got 2 pair of designer jeans for $4.00 and some low carb cook books and a weight watchers book for a $ 1.00 then i headed over to the display cabinets in the front where they keep the jewelry..It wasn't the jewelry i was looking for sometimes they get make up in and i was looking for that and i found a bag filled with cosmetics for $6.30 it had some high end name brands in there so i thought i would buy it take it home and see what goodies were in there..well my friend stopped at her moms house for a visit and to drop off some groceries and her niece came out to the car to help un load and ended up picking up my bag from the thrift store..she was looking at the bag of cosmetics and offered me $20.00 for it  believe me i was tempted..but something said not to sell it so i didn't later my friend dropped me home after our visit with her mom..and i got curious with my make up bag to see what was in it..it was loaded with alot of cosmetics new never opened so i took a pen and wrote down the brand names and went to the web sites on the internet to see if i made the right choice..boy was i surprised my little foray to the thrift store left me with $493.50 worth  of makeup..i am thrilled..I can't wait to try everything out..I have to say it was a good shopping trip..there was even a designer fragrance in the mist that sells for $70.00 an ounce..

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Went to the mail box this morning to discover a 50 percent off for our local thrift store..I live in a large mobile home community..So i took the time to go to all the mail boxes to look  in the garbage cans by the other mail boxes and found 9 more of those coupons and coupons for my favorite fast food place a& ws..was certainly a nice find..I travel to several of the local thrift store out lets in different cities around in my area and now i have a 50 percent coupon for all the different stores..i like to go to the thrift stores in high end neighborhoods..thats where you can get all the designer clothes and shoes and this week i will get them for half off cant wait to go..i told my boyfriend about it and we are going to make a day of it on friday..with our coupons..cant wait to find some nice summer clothes and summer shoes..i just put this post up here to let people know it pays to take a look in those trash cans by the mail boxes if you have them in a community that you live in..

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Kmart had double coupon to 2.00 dollars the other day i went there with a load of coupons and ended up with freebies..i got a free pack of tums, two  boxes of kelloogs cereal for 50 cents a box..a free bottle of motts apple juice two bottles of family size shampoo for 25 cents a piece i also got a free sample of canola oil that the store was passing out i might keep that in my purse and use it on my skin when i dont have lotion with me... .my bill was 66.00 dollars before the coupons and 30.00 dollars after..i guess it was worth the time to clip all those coupons...after i left there i headed to my favorite local thrift store..and found 12 pounds of melt and pour soap..i bought it for a 1.00 a pound...i have never seen melt and pour soap at the thrift store before..i wanted to make some heart shaped soap for valentines day...the best place to by valentines day items is the thrift store..i bought some cards there for a 1.00 for 15 cards..and some gift giving bags for 40 cents a piece..i picked up the molds for the soap at michaels and i got the last one they had..my friend likes what i do with melt and pour soap i add my own oils and sent and herbs and fragrance to it and it comes out nice it sure is better than store bought soap..so i thought i would make her some for valentines day..every time she comes over she cleans me out of the soap i have here..home made soap is better for your skin then regular soap bought at the stores..the store bought stuff is too strong for sensitive skin and besides that you dont know what chemicals you are putting on your skin...i guess i will be working on craft projects tommorrow as we are getting more snow..glad i went to the store the other day so we will be ok with all the snow coming our way..

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I went over to my friends last night..She had a doctors appointment..in a bad section of town so i volunteered to go with her..in the waiting room i had a nice chat with a woman about the  same age as me..we discussed how we make home made lotion for our skin. ..her skin didnt have  any  wrinkles..my skin doesnt have any wrinkles either..my friend who is a year older than me has alot of wrinkles..she constantly uses that antibacterial soap that you dont have to use with water..i wonder what that does to your skin..well any ways this lady was telling me her recipe on lotion she says she mixes cocoa butter lotion with mineral oil and shea butter..i mixed up a batch similar to what she said..and it went on my hands and made them so soft so much better than using just any old store bought lotion..i also use hand made cold processed soap on my skin and so did this lady but my friend just uses what ever she finds at the store  and you can really tell there is a difference..later that day my friend wanted to go to bingo..i said i would go not willingly tho..it costs 20.00 dollars to sit in a smoky room trying to win money..my friend goes every wednesday...so thats 80.00 dollars a month if you think about it by the year thats 960.00 dollars..in my opionon thats alot of money to waste..well her mother won 60.00 dollars that night..i couldnt see why she was so happy  thats what it cost all three of us to play...so basically she got her money back..i guess i am an old tightwad i wanted to save my 20.00 dollars for the first season yard sale in the summer..or even at the thrift store where i could have bought a whole bag full of summer clothes for 20.00 dollars..some how the two of them couldnt see my point about bingo..

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the times we live in now are hard times..i think it is a good idea to stock up on non perishable items when i go to yard sales i buy soap last summer i went to a church rummage sale and bought 250 bars of new hotel and motel soap  for 50 cents i grate the soap and use it for cleaning and laundry detergent..i buy glycerine soap to at yard sales for cheap and i use this on my skin..glycerine keeps you skin moisturized..i have bought bottles of glycerine at the craft store and walmarts carries it...i add it to lotions to give it more boast..i have bottles of good quality lotions that i buy at yard sales from 10 cents to a quarter and i dump it into a mixing bowl and add one tablespoon of glycerine and two tablespoons of vitamin e night time moisturizing cream sometimes i add a little essential oil fragrance to it whip it up and put it in jars and give it as gifts..all my friends love it and are always asking for more and wanting to know how i make it..i also add some shea butter to it..it makes a great skin lotion for cheap..and last along time because it is richer than regular lotion you only have to use a little bit.. i put it on at night to soak into my skin when i sleep.

vinegar is another good item to have on hand its great for cleaning..i use it in the shower to take the scum off the tub..and to clean the counter tops and mirror..i use apple cider viegar..it is also good to add to water with honey for joint pain..its cheap about 80 cents a gallon and it lasts a long time..i keep it in the refridgerator so it stays fresh..

toothpaste has other uses then for brushing teeth i have used it to clean fine jewelry just scrub it with a tooth brush..it also helps to relieve joint pain..one night i ran out of joint cream andi used tooth paste instead and it made my pain go away on my kness so now i use it when i have sore muscles..i ussually buy the minty gel type tooth paste and if you have a coupon when you buy it you can get it for practically nothing..i ussually get my tooth past at the dentist i ask for a couple boxes and they give them to me i havent told them i have been keeping them in my purse in case my joints start hurting then i always have it on hand..

when i buy canned veggies i save the water that comes in the can and use that to put in with the dogs food to give it flavor dog food is dry and the water makes it have some flavor so the dog  doesnt get finicky about his food and will eat it.. i stock up on all can goods when items are on sale you never know when the power is going to go out..

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I went shopping today, actually looking at the xmas markdowns..walmarts is about the only store around me with xmas items left..i managed to find some xmas candy for 25 cents a bag and stationary paper for 60 cents a package..i bought about 6 of those just got into pen paling..so it will be nice to have some pretty paper to write on.i also went to my local thrift store and managed to get some summer clothes for 50 percent off..and  a really cute neimus markus designer purse for 50 cents..i also found some items for valentines day cheap..i like those cute paper bags for putting items in and i got some for 40 cents a bag..i will be happy when summer gets here and i can go to the yard sales again..

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I can't wait til wednesday our local garbage day, after xmas is the best time to find treasures in the garbage..it seems this is the time people start doing their early spring cleaning..i started spring cleaning yesterday but my items don't make it to the trash heap..i keep them til the summer and have a yard sale..the land lord lets you have two yard sales a year and he pays for the permit..so it doesnt cost any thing to set up and its a great way to earn a little extra money.. actually most of the garbage i pick thru out the year ends up in that garage sale or ends up on ebay..last year i was making $50.00 to $100.00 a week at a local flea market on the weekends selling the goodies from the garbage that i had been picking..i like to refer to it as recycling less in the landfills i suppose..

i guess i am an odd ball i have been this way all my life..cheap i was happy to find this site..have picked up a few good ideas on here for saving money..my boyfriend is like me cheap to and he never went to a yard sale before he met me and he sure never picked trash before but now he brings over all kinds of things he finds by his house in the trash..its great that he has a truck also..recently he brought over a nice wood dresser i put it in my bed room..spring time is nice for finding decent furniture..i will be happy when the cold weather is over and i can get out and go to yard sales and picking..

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we had an ice storm here in michigan..but that didn't keep us away from out favorite thrift store today..we just waited til the temperature was warmer and the ice melted so we could head out for the sales..i had a 50 percent off coupon for the local thrift store and i was amazed to find out after i arrived at the store that the coupon was for 50 percent off every thing in the store..i was delighted..so was my friend we shared the coupon at the check out she charged the items and i paid her with a check..it was fun..my boyfriend found a comfy chair and sat down he knew two women loose in a thrift store would be a long wait but he didnt mind..indeed it was a rat race in there..i managed to find some outfits for summer and jeans and dress pants and a new skillet for 1.00..my friend found blankets and clothes for her husband mother and son..two hours later when we arrived at the check out with three buggies full of stuff and my boyfriend wanted the comfy computer chair we waited  eagerly wondering what the total would be and to our surprise it was just under 60 dollars..even the sales clerk was amazed and a few of the items i had bought still had the original store tags still on them..the stock boy had to help us to my boyfriends truck as the side walk was still a bit slippery from the ice storm..after that we were off to michaels to use our 50 percent off coupons..i bought paint brushes there and my friend used her coupon to buy paint brushes and she gave them to me as part of my xmas present so it was liking buying one and getting one free...even tho the weather wasnt the greatest all in all it was fun..we exchanged gifts at her house.. i made her a woodburned clock for her dining room it cost 2.00 for the wood and 4.00 for the clock kit  and she loved it...i buy all my wood at the lumbar yard for woodburning crafts it so much cheaper and you can have the wood cut down to any size you want for free..i wrapped it in recycled gift wrap and but it in one of those xmas bags that i bought last summer at a garage sale 20 bags for a quarter..

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i love garbage the best freebies are found digging thru someones trash..i live in a mobile home park and i find the best items in my neighbors trash..i get up early in the morning on garbage day. i borrow my boyfriends truck and i drive thru the park..on one occassion i found a set of old records i am a record collector and i sold two of the records on ebay that i found and made one hundred dollars..the rest i am keeping for a while..i couldnt believe it this person threw out about 40 records all early 60s and 70s rock and yes some beatles those are worth something so i am keeping them for awhile til i  find  their value .. on another time out i found an old clock that i have hanging on my wall.. i also found crown molding  two nice pieces that i used as as a shelf mantle above my dining room on the wall i have a bottle collection there that i also found in the trash..i have been a picker for quiet sometime..but people throw away good stuff....my home is furnished with items found in the trash..my living room furniture was resecued before it made it to the trash heap..my boyfriends brother who is well off decided he wanted new furniture and my boyfriend brought offer his brothers stuff and its beautiful a couch that makes into a slepper and another smaller couch..nothing wrong with it..and i love it..they are the type of people who buy new furniture every year and just toss what they had to the curb..you have to be thrifty to survive in this world today or your not going to make it

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