A Shopping Spree!

There was a time where I loved to shop at the mall, or Marshall's (the best store ever!)

Not anymore.

As a future home owner, I can now be found either at Lowe's or Orchard Supply; every single weekend. I can never leave without spending at least $100 either.

While I used to purchase such frivolous items such as Lancome' makeup, purses or clothes; I now buy this:

One can NEVER have enough spray primer!

some spray paint for the gazillion picture frames I own, but need spruced up

sealer, paint and primer for the many furniture paint projects I have going on at the moment...

misc paint items I can't live without (a lot are for the new house)

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Can you believe I spent $340 on paint supplies today?

Yeah, me neither. My projects better look awesome, or I better find another hobby.

Comments

  1. Karen AnneAugust 9, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    I, on the other hand, am cleaning and organizing my garage, which involves taking boxes of scary looking long unused cans of paint and other stuff to our local hazardous waste place. This will be my third trip over the last few weeks. I even found a couple of small propane cylinders in there this weekend, I have no idea what they were for.

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  2. DebbieAugust 9, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Wow! Good for you... my garage needs a good organization weekend... but I hate going in there. It has no concrete floor, just dirt and rocks, and one tiny little light bulb. It's like a cave mascarading as a garage from the outside.

    I know eventually I'm going to have to figure out where my hazardous waste products go.

    Good luck on the cleaning!

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  3. NVAugust 11, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    OH MY GOD -- You're officially a houseblogger! That happens when you get on a first-name basis with the people in the hardware store and when they're inclined to issue an APB after not seeing you for a weekend. Welcome! :-)

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