Good morning :kissing:
Loved reading your comments on the drawings last night!
Can you honestly handle our talent?! We can’t.
We thought it was really interesting that most of you thought I drew the TOP one! I guess you just weren’t prepared for my mad skillz.
Yesterday I also did a 10k bike ride in 31:31 mins. The weather has been amazing this week and I can’t wait to get out there again today.
Still guzzling down the greens!
In this morning’s Green Monster: 2 cups spinach, 1 cup almond milk, 1 frozen banana, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 1 tsp maca powder, 1/2 scoop Amazing Grass wheatgrass powder.
Shop 4 A Cause 2
Today is the last day to get your Shop 4 A Cause 2 submissions in! I am so excited for next Wednesday! There are already several items that I want to bid on. :biggrin: Could be trouble. Don’t forget you have until tonight to email me ([email protected]) your submissions! I would love to get at least 10 more submissions by the end of today.
Some items already up for auction: Personal training sessions, nutritional assessment from a registered dietitian, private yoga session, 6 layer vegan bars, a huge Starbucks coffee/tea pack, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred + other fun workout DVDs, tons of running + marathon books, hand-crafted gorgeous jewelry, painting/artwork, hand-crafted reusable lunch bag + sandwich/snack bags, workout clothing, candles, hand-crafted apron, call-me cards, Amazing Grass powder, and so much more!
Today’s question: Do you buy used or second-hand items often? Do you use Ebay, Craigslist, or shop at thrift or second-hand shops?
I am a huge fan of buying second-hand items. Many of my Lululemon clothes were bought gently used off Ebay. Most of our furniture is also used or handed down from family members. I also love going to antique shops and Flea markets to see what treasures there have. Eric is taking me to an antique + flea market this weekend and I hope to pick up a piece of furniture for the house. I think it is a great way to recycle and it is also fun to hunt for.
I don’t mind buying things 2nd hand, but I rarely buy them off ebay or craisglist because I am just afraid. Much of our funiture is from relatives, tho – and so are alot of my kitchen gadgets!
I buy a lot of clothing second-hand. Usually I go to thrift stores or consignment shops, but if it’s a store where I know my size really well, I will buy clothes off ebay too. Sounds like you have a great list of items so far for the auction :)
i knew it! haha Yes! I guess i just have an eye for those kind of things?
I love this second-hand shop in Gainesville called Urban Thread- it sells Free People, J. Crew and urban Outfitters clothes at a discounted price!
i love thrifting and shopping for vintage stuff and antiques. most of our furniture is vintage and i have a lot of vintage clothes and accessories as well. i like thrifting but i have to force myself to be really picky, otherwise i just end up with a bunch of stuff that’s only so-so instead of a few things that i really love.
I love Value Village aka VV Boutique!
I never shop secondhand. I always feel like it’s so much work, but I wish I were good at scouring flea markets and thrift stores. You can get some great things.
I loooove Thrift stores. I like them more for furniture and dishes than clothes/shoes, but Goodwill and I are good friends.
WOOT! I guessed right! :D We can’t HANDLE the talent! (hahaha.)
I would love to be able to shop secondhand or vintage, but sadly my mom is a little against it. She thinks clothes and such are dirty :( but I really like all the little things you can find from vintage stores… they’re so cool! :D I would die for a Goodwill to be here in China. XD
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I’m looking forward to bidding on some of those items!
you have the best placemats!
I love antiques and flea markets and hope to do my entire home out of them one day. Can’t wait to see what Shop 4 a Cause has to offer!
all of my furniture is hand me down, except our bed actually. We’re currently scouring craigslist for bikes, but I’ve never done ebay before.
Can’t wait for the auction!
I love buying second hand items… it’s such an adventure finding stuff. Almost like a treasure hunt :)
I buy pretty much everything second hand. It’s a curse and a blessing.
I’ve used E-bay on a number of occasions but Craigslist just scares the crap out of me.
There’s a really great antique shop close to me that is great for pearl jewelry. I absolutely love it!
Oh man-I am the thrift store and clothes swap QUEEN!!
I find so many great things and love that it’s a form of recycling as well as frugality.
I always do thrift shopping FIRST when I need something.
If I can’t find it at a thrift store, then, and only then will I buy new.
I’m not ashamed! :p
check out some of my super great finds!
http://heathers-perspective.blogspot.com/2009/08/frugal-fashion-and-earth-grown-eats.html
OH! AND CHECK OUT THESE thrift store goodies :)
http://heathers-perspective.blogspot.com/2010/03/frugal-fashion-finds.html
I can’t wait to try your green monster recipe with the wheat grass powder. right now i am not liking the powder I have (amazing grass wheat grass powder) and am thinking of ways to finish it off.
My apartment is almost completely furnished second-hand, although most of it comes from people we know (friends, family) who are giving away furniture. You can find great furniture and household items at Goodwill, though, and honestly, who will ever know where they came from?
That’s me, the girl in the pearls at Salvation Army. ;)