I Love a Bargain!

Today was full of bargain shopping, which I love. Post holiday is the best time to go to Target.

Yesterday I was at the grocery store and stopped to take a peek at the now out-of-season Christmas finery. I found two wooden advent calendars that I adore. They have candy in them now but obviously that will go in the trash before we put them out next year since it’ll be really old and stale but I’ll put in fresh candy for Bridgie. I have no idea why I bought two except that they were both really cute and I couldn’t decide, and since I was pressed for time and they were on sale 2 for $10 (marked down from $19.99 each) I just got them both. Who knows? One day we might have a second kid. Or maybe I’ll just have one for Bridget and one for Jake. Want to see them?

Then I also found these plates, marked down from $7.99 each to $2 each. They are square and just the right size for setting out Christmas nibbles for guests.

Then today we had some errands to run, and that included Target (!). I actually restrained myself pretty well there. We only spent $82 and I can spend $200 at Target in my sleep so I was pretty proud. I bought two rolls of wrapping paper because this year we did finally burn through  a few rolls that have been hanging around FOR-EV-ER. Lesson learned long ago: Only buy Target gift wrap you really like, because it will be with you for a long time.  I also got another plastic storage bin for decorations because I vowed to box my mantle decorations separately this year and I meant it, damn it! And I bought an ornament box, with dividers so you can store the ball ornaments in one sturdy protective container.

Also, we stopped at the Carter’s store because Bridget needs new sleepers. They are having a Super Duper Sale. I got a ton of stuff for cheap cheap cheap. And they have their cute new spring stuff out. I didn’t buy any of it but I’ve got my eye on a very cute polka dotted dress for Easter. Say what you will about Carter’s but I find them to be durable and cheap. Plus Bridget grows pretty slowly so she gets lots of wear out of her Carter’s stuff and we can usually pass it on to friends. I just don’t believe in spending tons of money on kids’ clothes.

Oh. Oh! OH! I also bought Bridget a night table. When we bought her furniture, we got her a convertible crib, so we committed to the black furniture for her whole life at home. Well, we could have changed except that my dad built her a book shelf and painted it black, and since there is no way we’ll be getting rid of that, the black furniture stays. But I couldn’t ever find a table I liked and have been using a round decorative table with a cloth for her monitor and various items. Worked fine until she starting trying to pull herself up to get things from the top of the table. She just doesn’t understand that the tablecloth will not hold her up. So the hunt was on again for a nightstand in black. Where do you go for black furniture? Why, Pottery Barn, of course! This is the one we got. Simple and clean lines. Should last her a good long time. Pretty soon we’ll need to buy her a dresser. I hope the black furniture thing holds out a couple of years. I still use the changing table which is her dresser but it will obviously need to go away when she no longer gets her diapers changed on it. Right now I’m not interested in paying $700 for a piece of furniture for a baby. Maybe in a year or so when I’m over how much we spent on the crib and changing table.

Hopefully I’m done spending money for a while. It’s hard to resist these post Christmas sales, though. And I do have some fun gift cards to use….

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