Happy DECEMBURRRRRR!
And quite chilly this morning too.
Well, November ended with a BANG! And December started with a BANG!
Let me explain…
Yesterday, I was on Craigslist looking for a Christmas gift for Eric. And guess what I came across? A beautiful couch- for a crazy good price. I immediately emailed the seller and asked if we could take a look at it. I figured that it would be gone already because good deals sell so fast on Craigslist, especially in Toronto!
It was a dark brown sectional couch with a chaise (always wanted one!) and it was only a few months old and in mint condition. The owner was selling it because they were moving and it didn’t fit in their new condo (it is a BIG couch!).
Eric stopped by on his way home from work and…
We bought our very first couch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every couch we have had up to this point has been a hand me down which is absolutely awesome, but we have secretly been longing for a couch that fit our new family room. After looking at prices earlier this year, we knew we couldn’t afford one.
He was shocked that it wasn’t gone already. He had to drive all the way to his brother’s to pick up a van, then drive back and put 1 part of the couch in the van, then drop it off, and then drive all the way back to Toronto to pick up the rest!!! He didn’t get home until about 11:30 last night. Poor guy!!!! I was at home waiting anxiously for it to arrive. Luckily, S & B kept me company. ;)
We are absolutely in love with it:
It’s incredibly soft and comfy…
and will be great for entertaining!
…it is like brand new to us and our wallets are very happy. We figured that THREE lucky friends can crash on this couch at once! hahaha. ;) We are still university students at heart…
We will probably end up buying most of our furniture on Craigslist. You really can’t go wrong, 1) You save huge, and 2) You are recycling!! They have lots of cool antique pieces on Craigslist. Yes, there is a lot of crap to sift through, but it is so worth it. I also check out the FREE page a lot too! You’d be surprised how many people give away amazing things because they are in a rush.
The only thing we are not sure of is where to put our other brown couch. Right now it is here:
and it looks kind of odd…but we were thinking of keeping it around for our Christmas party.
We also tried here:
and it looked even more odd…
So we aren’t really sure what to do with it! Ideas????
I also want to find a coffee table off Craigslist as I don’t really like the one that is there now.
And why did Decemburrr start with a bang?
We have roofers here this morning and it sounds like an EARTHQUAKE in this house today! I swear they are going to fall through the roof on me. I woke up at 6am to BANG, BANG, BANG!!! I hit my alarm but it didn’t stop!
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US Yoga Mat by Aurorae Giveaway!
To my US readers: I know that Canadian only Oral-B contest was tough to swallow yesterday! I really wish I could have opened it up to US residents too, but I was not able to. Well, today we have a US resident only contest because all is fair in love and war on OSG.
The wonderful people from Aurorae are willing to giveaway one new yoga mat to a lucky US reader!
I can’t review the mat myself as they do not ship to Canada, but I’d be curious to hear what you think of it should you win one.
You get to choose the COLOUR of your mat should you win!!!
How to enter:
- Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with our extra brown couch (hahah) AND what colour of mat you would choose.
Rules: Open to US residents only please. Contest closes Thursday Dec. 3rd at noon EST.
Goodluck!
Canucks: Don’t forget to enter the Oral-B Giveaway!
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Ok, now that this home reno stuff is out of my system, I promise to get back to my health posts and hot topics!!!!
How big is your bathroom? The Kardashians have a couch in their bathroom, so why not?
I like the solar mat. It’s bright and cheery!
I like the idea to try and sell it on Craigslist if you really don’t need it!
I like the Solar mat a lot!
Cute couch! I love Craig’s List.
I agree that you should try to use the couch in another room. Doesn’t look like it really fits in that same room with the other couch.
I’d go for the violet yoga mat. Super cute!
I would say if you have space in an extra bedroom or office to put the couch, try it in one of those places, to create seating. Otherwise, if you don’t have space, definitely sell it on Craigslist!
I would love the solar color mat! I am really loving bright yellows and oranges lately!
Do you have another room (like a home office or something) where you could use the other couch? Congrats on the new couch. It looks so comfy!
I love the violet yoga mat!
If you have room-what a bout a kitchen couch? That way you bake/snooze/bake/flop! And I would love love a new yoga mat. I am a yoga teacher and my poor little mat has so many miles on it! I think I would really go crazy and get the violet! Thank you!
Craigslist is a good idea! Or do you have a basement or another room that could use more seating?
I like the seamist mat!
The couch would not fit in my apartment as one piece so I would have to break it up and place it where ever I could find a spot.
I would love the Ocean mat.
Your blog is awesome. Thanks for the giveaway!
Do you have a basement or rec room you could put the couch in? If not donate it.
I want the color Solar, since orange is my favorite color.
wow, what a great find. the new couch is beautiful! what about putting the old couch on craigslist? maybe you could swap the couch for a new coffee table. i found a great deal on a brown sectional the other day but unfortunately i need a house to put it in first, haha.
i love the infinity mat.
Love the new couch! Love the fact even more that you got it for a steal! I just LOVE when that happens!!! Since I can’t see the rest of your house I can’t fully give you an idea where to put it. What about a spare bedroom? Living room? Den? Office?
As far as the yoga mat…PICK ME, PICK ME! My husband has recently picked up doing Bikram Yoga and he’s a sweaty mess after coming out of that 105 degree room! He’s been talking about these particular yoga mats and would LOVE to have one! How awesome would that be if I won this and was able to surprise him with a BLACK one on Christmas morning!!!
Thanks Ange! What fun this is! :)
Our old couches always end up in the basement before being passed on to younger family members. Is there room in your office?
Even though I’m a purple gal, the Solar mat is really catching my eye. I don’t have a yoga mat yet and would love to win one!!
I absolutely love your new couch. And it seems to work perfectly in the room…how lucky! I would also say sell the other couch, not knowing your house well enough. ;-)
The solar mats are beautiful. I think I would go for the violet. :-) Good luck with your decision on the couch!
PS Your blog is just what I’ve needed right now, thanks for being here.
Solar color!!
I would give the couch to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.
Oh how I would love one of those mats!!! I would pick the Seamist color…
Your new couch is fabulous! I would definitely sell your old couch or even give it away. I just donated a couch to a local charitable organization and they even came and picked it up!
How ironic – I am using craigslist at the moment looking for a new bed and/or bed frame. Love it!! Hanging out to see if these people one ahead of me will take this bed I am very interested in . . hopefully not! :) It’s an IKEA frame and only a few months old, but $100 cheaper than in the store!
People peruse craigslist for any items. I gave away a bottle of UGG boot cleaner a couple of months ago and 4 people called asking for it!!
Congrats on the couch!
What about putting the couch in another room – bedroom or sitting room maybe? or guest room?
I’d go for the ocean color – I miss the ocean!
Pay it forward :) I would put the old couch back onto Craigslist, there will be someone just as grateful to find it as you were yesterday!
I would choose the violet, it’s just lovely.
I would choose the blue (Ocean) yoga mat – my favorite color!
Do you have another room the couch could fit in? If not, I agree with a lot of commenters, you should freecycle or Craigslist it.
We just bought our first couch too! It’s amazing to have a big person’s couch! Do you have a basement or garage you can put the couch in? Otherwise I think it’s ok where it is for now…are you going to put it on craigslist or donate it??
I would totally love the yoga mat in seamist! I just talked my hubby into doing yoga with me and we need another mat.