Monsters need love too
Sadie thinks the Muppet monster sweater is perfect for snuggling.
I decided to skip the flea market this morning. I’m getting a bit nervous about the expense of all the repairs we’ll need to make to the new house, plus the cost of moving. We’re going to buckle down even more than we’ve already been doing and really squirrel away as much as we can. That means no flea markets. No yarn. No art supplies. Only those books that I need for school, or that I can find used. At least for a little while. The books will be the first expense to be allowed again, as we start to ease up. My mom still went to the flea market and she says I still made out like a bandit cause she bought me some old baskets big enough for stash storage AND a big bag full of shetland yarn in yummy colors. And when my mom says yummy colors, I trust her. She’s an artist with incredible color sense. Nice to know you’re never too old to get flea market gifts from your mom.
Instead of the flea market, Billy and I hopped on our bikes and went for a four-hour ride. Can’t spend money if you don’t slow down. We went down to Coney Island, then around through the beautiful Victorian neighborhoods of Brooklyn before making our way back around the park to home. We went through the new neighborhood but didn’t go past the new house.
When I get frustrated about the temporary extreme penny-pinching, I look at this picture of the new house. (It’s the extreme savings mode that gets to me. I’m always pretty damn thrifty, just by nature. But no yarn?! No books?! No Tasti-Delite?!) This is the skylight in the upstairs hallway. A skylight, for crying out loud!
Billy is conked out on the bed, the dogs beside him. I think I’ll put off work until tomorrow and go work on the monster for a while. I hope everyone’s having a beautiful weekend.
Good luck with saving money, Cari. Just keep your eye on the prize.
E-mail your mailing address to me, OK?
Posted by: alison
Whoo hoo! You’re a winner! And that’s an amazing skylight. Well, I think ANY skylight is awesome, but that one…. ooooh….. leaded glass. Lucky you! It makes up for yarn deficit, truly. The books, well, we’ll talk about that later. I have shelves and shelves of stuff you might not have read yet…. and book post is cheap. We’ll help you out.
Posted by: Rachael
The skylight is gorgeous. I know what you mean about penny-pinching. My college years taught me to be very, VERY thrifty, so much so that I can still feel guilty when I spend money on non-essentials. I can also help on the book front!
Posted by: Em
very cool skylight. well maybe this way you can make a dent in the stash? that’s always my dream when i go on a yarn buying ban but somehow the ban always goes away before the stash is really decreased any!! p.s. you want to read the ali? send me your ad and i’ll send it to new york 😉
Posted by: carolyn
It’ll be worth it in the end !
Sweater looks fab.Not much more before it’s done.
Posted by: Emma
Good luck with saving money, Cari. Just keep your eye on the prize.
E-mail your mailing address to me, OK?
Posted by: alison
Whoo hoo! You’re a winner! And that’s an amazing skylight. Well, I think ANY skylight is awesome, but that one…. ooooh….. leaded glass. Lucky you! It makes up for yarn deficit, truly. The books, well, we’ll talk about that later. I have shelves and shelves of stuff you might not have read yet…. and book post is cheap. We’ll help you out.
Posted by: Rachael
The skylight is gorgeous. I know what you mean about penny-pinching. My college years taught me to be very, VERY thrifty, so much so that I can still feel guilty when I spend money on non-essentials. I can also help on the book front!
Posted by: Em
very cool skylight. well maybe this way you can make a dent in the stash? that’s always my dream when i go on a yarn buying ban but somehow the ban always goes away before the stash is really decreased any!! p.s. you want to read the ali? send me your ad and i’ll send it to new york 😉
Posted by: carolyn
It’ll be worth it in the end !
Sweater looks fab.Not much more before it’s done.
Posted by: Emma