Thrift Stores & Asian Markets

Today I went on a solo shopping trip and it was awesome! I found this cool cigar box for my husband so he can put random things in it (top one on the left), a cute salt and pepper shaker set, a couple trinket containers (top two on the right), two tins, and a red bread box! I have been waiting to get a couple of things to finally be happy with my decorations around the apartment and these were all perfect :)

I also got two pairs of jeans (True Religion and 7 For All Mankind for under $5 each), some O'Neil shorts, two books ("Chocolat" and "Love and Other Perishable Items"), and an H&M sweater and button up shirt for my husband (it lessens him being angry for me going shopping). 

My last stop of the day was an asian market I found by my apartment. This is the first asian market I've been to in Virginia and I was super happy to have found it. I got some ingredients to make the sauce for katsudon and some yummy coffee.

It's been a pretty long day. I'm going to finish setting out my decorations and maybe I'll write a post showing how I arranged some of the things around my apartment.

One happy thrifter

I can't explain how much I love thrift store shopping. My dad introduced it to me when I was younger (and it's when I bought my first Monopoly board using my own money that I earned while helping him recycle - CA style). Now, my parents have never been hard up for money, they just liked to shop at thrift stores and consignment shops.

Today, I proudly scour thrift stores for great picks for myself and my home. I got off work early today and decided to check out the Goodwill by our house after donating some things we no longer needed. RIGHT as I walked in I spotted a mannequin with this awesome long blazer in teal. And not too far behind it on a sweater rack was a forest green sweater. SCORE! Well, to me at least. Next, I checked out the books section, as always. I normally spend like 15-20min just looking through the books, but I was with my husband and I wanted to cut him some slack. As soon as I was about to leave, I came across the book "Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties" by Renee Rosen. Looked super awesome and the 20's always has always been a time frame that was intriguing to me.

Anyways, that's how my day has gone so far. Thrifting is one of my favorite things to do and always has been. I'm looking forward to my 4-day weekend :) Maybe another thrift store adventure soon?

Thanks for reading,