Why I Love Target

I do, I love Target. I wish it was closer. Living in this tiny town I admit that sometimes I have to run into that blue store when I don’t have time to drive the 20 or so minutes across the bridge to my beloved Target. The blue store in my town is new and small so it’s not horrid as some of the other blue ones are. Yes, some are horrid.

What is it that draws me to Target instead of the other place you ask?

(I’ll tell you anyway)

Exhibit A:

Pajama People

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I have never seen pajama people at Target. I’m sure there must be some. But lucky for me I have not seen them.  Don’t get me wrong. I love, LOVE my pj’s. I have been known to lay around all day in my pajamas. I have lots of them. I may even admit to driving my kids to school in pajamas. With my cup of coffee and my huge sunglasses, praying the whole time that I do not get pulled over or that someone doesn’t rear end me. It's a risky game I played but as my kids could tell you, and I'm sure they'd love to, I was always running late.

However, I would never go into a store in my pj’s.

NEVAH!

And if you are someone who shops in your pj’s, I’m sorry.

But stop it. 

Exhibit B:

The Noise Leval

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Target is not loud and obnoxious. It’s calm and soothing. Like a spa, without a massage. 

They should look into that.

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I can easily wile away a good couple of hours in Target. Checking the clearance racks, seeing what’s new. Grabbing a Starbucks and sipping as I shop. Not at that other place. Everyone seems so frantic. As soon as I walk in my heart starts racing, I get this twitch in my left eye and I just want out. Maybe it’s so frantic because everyone else wants out too.

By the way, I can so relate to how she feels. My hair looks like that every morning.

One more reason.

Exhibit C:

C  for Clearance!

Those little red clearance stickers still make me giddy.

I found the photo above at this blog called Thrifty and Thriving and she has this page which is all about shopping in Target. Maybe you’ve been there but I thought I’d share in case you haven’t. Not that you need a manual or anything. Click below to read about how Target does their markdowns.

Target has not compensated me in any way to write this. 

Although, they can contact me anytime if feel the need to do so.

Have a great weekend!

Clearance Deals

Howdy ho everyone!

(not sure where that came from)

I just wanted to get out a quick post to show you some recent deals.

My mom is flying in tomorrow so I will be busy this week.

I’m sure there will more shopping to be done.

I think I’ll drag her to the outlet mall. I haven’t been there in quite some time.

Okay. Back to the deals.

I saw these at Lowes in with the summer clearance.

They were only 3 dollars! So I got 2.

I went looking at another Lowes for other colors and they still had theirs at 6.

But they did have red and green. I held off for now.

 

The yellow was Fall-ish enough for me.

They are sold as ice buckets. They even came with instructions which cracked me up.

I filled one with some quilts in anticipation of some cooler weather.

One can hope.

The other one might get filled with some fall mums.

(note to self: buy fall mums)

Then I went to TjMaxx and they had a ton in their clearance isle.

These were marked down to only 2 dollars. 

I bought the last of the green ones but I like the mix.

I also like that they have a design on the inside as well.

So those are few of the deals I found this past week.

I hope to find more when out shopping with my Mom.

Have a great week everyone!  

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Coastal Charm: Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Road Trip Tales

We had a great trip to Atlanta this past weekend.

I thought I’d share some of the shots I took while driving. Well, I wasn’t driving.

It helps pass the time.

They have absolutely nothing to do with the story I’m going to tell you.

Just so you know.

Our main goal was to get #2 son a bed for his apartment. Something I didn’t think would be such a problem. But nothing is easy for us. Oh no.

We get to the land of the Swedes and enjoy a nice lunch of meatballs and crepes.

Let me just say this here and now.

Never, NEVER go to Ikea on a weekend. And especially right before college is starting.

As my son so eloquently put it: 

It’s like the 3rd level of hell.

Never.

Ever.

Again.

After we were all herded through the showroom, mooing along the way, we made our frame and mattress selection and squeezed our way downstairs to the market place. 

(Why do people insist on going against the flow?) 

We picked up a few nonessentials. Does my college age son need a wine rack? 

No. But I’m so frazzled I buy it anyway.

Then it’s time to locate the bed, load up and then proceed to spend hours putting it together.

(find the car in the clouds)

We find the frame, the platform and then the mattress.

Where is the mattress? The big empty palette is not a good sign.

I check with the man.

Nothing until maybe Tuesday or Thursday he says. Maybe.

So we decide to just pick up a mattress elsewhere. Yes. That’s a good idea.

So we unload the loot at the apartment. 

Which by the way, is quite the hike from the parking garage to his door. 

Then the bed is put together. The boys handle this since we did not have a power drill.

It went together surprisingly well. That should have been a clue.

We will shop the next day for the mattress.

(sharing this shot with The Kat Eye View: frame within a frame)

After a few issues we locate a full mattress to go into the full frame. We hurry to pick it up.

What? There are no more in stock? The truck is late they say, should be here any minute.

We do a little browsing at the antique mall next door while we wait. 

Go back. No truck. Not until tomorrow they say.

 

Off we go to find another mattress.

Finally, someone has a full size in stock. Hubby wheels and deals and gets a lower price. Yay!

We squeeze it in to my Trailblazer. We had measured and it should fit. Whew, it’s in. 

Off we go to deliver it to the apartment. The boys are putting it in the bedroom while I’m removing sticky stuff from the thrift store lamp I found. 

Then I hear… what the hell? 

That can’t be good.

It is not fitting in the frame. What the…..enter whatever swear word you’d like.

There were many.

Is a full size bed different in Scandinavia? The sizes must be off. 

They must make the beds so you have to buy their mattresses from Ikea. Ugh!

It fits perfectly on the outside of the frame but not down on the base. 

The engineer-to-be devises a plan. 

No one wanted to take the frame apart and return it to Ikea. 

So we head to Home Depot, in the middle of Atlanta, so they can build up the platform. 

Some plywood and 2x4’s, a few nails and we’re good to go. College is paying off. It worked.

After some dinner we head to the hotel.

(i really loved the color of this sofa)

It's late, we’re tired. The phone rings. I hate when the phone ring late at night.

Son #2 is calling. What now?

I know why the mattress wouldn’t fit, he says.

He must have been struggling to put the sheets on and then looked at the tag.

It was a queen!

REMINDER: I’m having a canvas print giveaway from Uprinting.com!

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see ya,

Overstock.com Discount

I did a lot of online shopping over Christmas. I really find it more convenient. The only thing that stops me is the shipping cost. Do you love to shop online but you hate the thought of the ridiculously priced shipping costs? You should head over to Overstock.com and see what they have to offer. They have a flat rate of 2.95 for their shipping. Sometimes they offer $1 shipping. Right now they seem to be offering free shipping for first orders. I can’t seem to get that to show up again for me since I had something in my cart and well, lets just say I’ve ordered before. ;) It will say on the top of the page what the shipping is.

They have a fabulous selection of area rugs. I bought this one for my master bath to cover up the cold tiles. I love it and it brightens up the whole room.



They also have some great indoor/outdoor rugs. A lot of patterns and colors that you just don’t find at stores like Home Depot, Lowes or even my favorite, Target. I am in need of a rug for my kitchen and may just use an indoor/outdoor one. Just hose it off.
Even though a lot of you are covered in snow it's nice to think ahead to some warmer weather. Perhaps a new chaise lounge chair for your outdoor space so you can soak in a little sun. This one would look great poolside don't you think?





Don't forget to protect your eyes as you are soaking up those rays. A good pair of sunglasses is a must. These ray bans are a classic.



I’d also like to add that Overstock has a easy web site to navigate. You can narrow your search very easily to find just what you want.

Overstock.com is graciously offering my readers a discount.
The discount code is: 121745, good for 10% off Overstock products (excluding movies, books, and electronics).  This discount code never expires, however, it can only be used once per email address.
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All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for doing this post, however, I was provided with a discount code.

 
I’ll be back with more of my mini makeover for the upstairs bath. I’m leaning towards painting the cabinet. :)

see ya,

It's Good to Friend Home Depot

Thanks Gail of My Repurposed Life for giving me a heads up about "liking" Home Depot on facebook. I was so jealous of Gail getting this great deal on all of these paint samples from Martha Stewart for only $4 a couple of weeks ago. I'm sort of addicted to those little pots of paint. Fourteen of her wonderful new colors. Martha really does know her paint colors. 

Anyway, I was on facebook this morning and saw that another offer was coming up. Not knowing what it would be you just sort of have to hang around to get it. They give you a hint and then later it will pop up.  So, finally it comes up and its for this grill set for $5. No shipping, just tax. I was happy but not really thrilled. I'll be honest, I was wanting some paint or a power tool.

But people were talking about all the great stuff they had bought in the past. Like a set of 4 patio chairs for $10! So, I hung around a little longer while I washed some sheets. Kept hitting refresh on my browser and low and behold the paint comes up again! 

Yup, I snagged me some Martha paint. I'm happy now. It doesn't take much to make me happy. Still waiting on some power tools. A paint sprayer perhaps. There should be another exclusive up today. Love shopping in my pj's.

I highly recommend being their friend and seeing what deals you can snag. No, I'm not being paid by Home Depot for saying this. Though wouldn't that be nice :)  Are you out there listening Home Depot?

see ya later,

One of Those Days

Well, what a craptastic day it has been. I realize, just as I'm going through the toll booth, that I left my phone at home. Crap. I hate that. It's like forgetting to put on underwear. It just feels wrong. So excited am I, to be going to the one store in this area which is great, that I do not care that I don't have underwear on forgot my phone. This is a store that not everyone has. I have no Ikea, no Home Good, not even a Hobby Lobby. But I had a Restoration Hardware CLEARANCE CENTER. Had people, had.  This funny feeling crept in as I pulled up to the outlet mall. I could not see the sign on the building. I was craning my neck at the stop light. It's not there. There is no sign. This is so not good. I pull up and there is paper covering the windows. I had to park and inspect it further. It's been closed since January 31?? No, has it been that long since I've been there? I desperately drive around the mall hoping that they just moved. Nothing. It's gone. I would have taken a picture of myself weeping beneath the closed sign but I forgot my cell phone. 

I stopped in a store called Journeys because, the nice mom that I am, I decide to look for some Vans for my son. He's been looking for a certain color that is nowhere to be found on this earth or online. I ask the young hip girl, wearing way too much make up about Restoration Hardware closing. Do you know what she said to me? "What sorta store is that?" They didn't have the shoes and now she's giving me attitude. Just great.

I decide to stop at an antique mall on the way home. I should have known better. This is Destin. I knew prices would be high because of the area. I was just going to browse. But man, that was the highest priced antique mall I had ever been in. It was a very pretty store with lots of pretty things. I was shocked when I was in the back and saw the area where the sold stuff was being held. There was a lot! Those multi gazillionaires with their boats that look like floating condos don't mind those prices. I however do. 

So, I came home empty handed. Ate a pbj sandwich and called it a day. Oh, one last thing. The pottery barn shade I showed you the other day that so many of you liked. Sold out. Yep. Icing on the cake man. I'm ordering a plain one from Lampsplus.com. It's $30 and I'll probably have to trim it out a bit but I'm tired of looking. Thanks Beckie for the idea of trying Old Time Pottery. They did have great inexpensive shades but not the size and shape I needed. I will keep it in mind for a smaller one.

Hope you all are having a good day!

Shopping Trip

Today I thought I'd take a little drive. Anyone want to come? I am going here. Well, not this exact one. The one near me is a Restoration Hardware clearance center. Even better. I am going to look for lights for the half bathroom that is being built. And whatever else that must come home with me. Isn't the front of this store just beautiful? Can someone just move in to a store? That would be so great. Our store is not this beautiful but the prices inside are so much better then the ones online that make you choke and spew your coffee all over your screen.

Lovely corbel bookend from Restoration Hardware....$69...each. Wipe off your screen.

My corbels from an estate sale, $1... for both.

The concrete was poured yesterday. Exciting I know. Today, the guys are here filling in the trenches. More excitement. My husband will be thrilled because those have been bugging the crap out of him. I just hope my sprinklers still work after everything is filled back in. The framers should be here today too. It will look like a room soon. A tiny room, but a room none the less.