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!!!!
I’d say ditch the couch! Your new one is so big, you don’t need the extra one. Maybe you could use the money to get a big ottoman (?). I think that’s what they are called… lol. Then you could use that as extra seating if needed!
I love the violet color yoga mat. Thanks for the giveaway!
Oops forgot to add this…I’d choose the Infinity colored yoga mat! :)
If I won I would pick Ocean! It’s a beautiful color! (: And what to do with the couch? I would either sell it on Craigslist, or find a Salvation Army or Goodwill to donate it to, so other families who are in need could get a new couch for Christmas (:
Hmm with an extra brown couch I would probably get a slip cover and find a place for it in the house! We have a random couch in my basement next to the pool table. It really does come in handy! I’d love the light purple mat! :)
My advice? Sell the old couch as soon as your Christmas party is over.
The black mat is gorgeous and I would definitely choose that one.
Is your bedroom big enough so that you can fit the couch at the end of your bed? That’s my dream to some day be able to do that and it not look silly. I would love the solar colored mat!
That couch is AWESOME!!!! I cannot get over how huge your house is!! It is like my dream house :-)
Hi Angela!!
I love the new couch. I would totally resell your old couch on Craigslist so someone can experience the feeling you are right now. How great would it be to spread the holiday cheer the same way you received it? Tis the season to give!! This giveaway is perfect because my yoga mat is completely falling apart. I wish I could recycle it somehow! If I were to win a new mat, I think I would pick infinity (black), because my personal yoga practice makes me feel like the possibilities in my life are endless and its so beautiful and exciting. Enjoy your couch, Angela!!
I agree with everyone else – sell the old couch on Craigslist! And for the yoga mat – I’ve been looking for a new one, and would love the solar color. Very fun!
Do you have a basement to put the couch in? I would love the black mat!!
I would give the couch away to a friend.
The infinity is the one I would choose! I haven’t seen a black yoga mat before!
You could pretend you are still university students and put it on your front lawn (like all of the fraternity houses did where i went to school)! just kidding. I would say to sell it and try and get a couple of bucks that you can then spend on a coffee table.
I would choose Ocean because it would remind me of summer.
Hmmm… brown couch. Well, what I would do is try it in different places first (it looks like you already are!). Then, if it doesn’t work, try Craig’s List or donate it to a charity.
I would choose the solar/orange yoga mat!
Congrats on the new purchase! It looks super comfy!
I think donating your couch to a shelter or something like that could be a good idea…of I am sure there is a friend that is in need of a new couch?
I think the seamist is a gorgeous colour :)
If you don’t have room for it in your house, I’d sell it or donate it. I love the solar color and its meaning!
Hi Angela :D
What a beauty of a couch! I would move the old one to my bedroom, maybe, as it is quite large, and a sitting area to read (without falling asleep!) or have breakfast might be nice. I have a hard time leaving the warmth of my bedroom in the morning :D Do you have any friends in need of a couch? You could always spread the recycling love!
As for the yoga mat, I love the solar color. I could definitely use a daily dose of stability and inspiration!
sell the couch on craigslist for sure, make some money off that thing if it doesn’t fit in your house anymore!
and i would love the black yoga mat!
I would donate the couch to a homeless shelter along with a some glo bars! I would pick a violet mat as after a day with 22 first graders and an evening with a 16 and 11 year old I need something calming! I get up at 4:40 to work out before work and violet would be a beautiful color to wake up to!
If I had an extra brown couch, I would take it and put it in my classroom. The kiddos would just LOVE sitting on a comfy couch during “quiet book time”.
I would choose a violet mat for sure!
I sure could use a yoga mat. It’s also on my Santa list.
YOu are evil!!! Hahaha…asking us to help you find a place for the sofa so we can enter the contest..sneaky girl! ;O)
Do you have any other rooms in the house that could use a couch, we have an office room and when Marc is working on the desk I sit on a comfy couch. ;o)
GREEEN!!! I have an obsession with green, I am telling you that you have NEVER EVER met a person son in love with a color. I have bought things because they were green. LOL I love love love love green. SO to answer your question, I would choose GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!