A Good Sale

Well, we didn't win Powerball – of course, we didn't buy a ticket, so that was kind of a foregone conclusion. We didn't win Missouri Lotto either – we did have a couple of chances at that, but evidently we didn't match a single number. So it goes, I'm not sad.

But, I feel like I was a winner today – we went to a local store for a “super sale”, and I was able to pick up a few things we needed for the house. After checking out, I saw on our sales slip that we saved nearly $32!!!! For me, that's almost as good as winning the lottery! I love a good sale, and I love seeing that much savings on a sales slip. I'm attracted to a “clearance” sign like a moth is attracted to light!

I'm not a hoarder........at least not yet! But I do love a good sale. I will migrate toward any “clearance” sign I see. Sometimes, I'm able to walk away. Today's buys were actually regular items at a super sale price – I actually DID walk past their clearance items and walk away. And let me tell you, walking away from Lindor truffles in a chocolate hazelnut flavor was not easy!!

I also managed to stay away from all their back-to-school sales. I bought one toner cartridge for the printer......because I used a bit of toner printing off my course reading. It's a lot easier for me to read on paper rather than on the computer screen. But I walked past the ink pens, notebooks, etc., without them calling to me too much. I heard them, but I kept walking.

The big reason we hit this super sale today is bath towels. I felt like the ones I use were getting a little too scratchy. I checked the tags, to see if they were 100% cotton or not.....they're so old, the tags are blank. All the words are gone. So I figured that probably was a good sign that they needed to be replaced. The two I got feel so soft!!

I got some new potholders a few months ago. The ones I had were so old. But these new ones weren't exactly functional. In fact, I soon realized if I touched the regular fabric to anything hot, it melted. That's not good. I was able to replace those today, too. I replaced a couple of other items I hadn't had for awhile. It was good.

The yard next door got mowed today. I didn't have the urge to ours, but by this afternoon I was starting to think “ours looks so bad compared to theirs”. So we'll need to get ours mowed. It's amazing how just one yard getting mowed can make the others look even more in need of attention!

It wasn't a particularly exciting day, but it was just right for me! Hope your day was good, too.