Shopping and Tea

I needed to spend some time by myself yesterday. Angel was at school and the Monkey was at Kindy. I will admit that I was supposed to do the 1000 steps with some friends, but I REALLY needed to hang by myself and do my thing. I was going to go home and have a kip then clean and tidy the house, but that didn't happen...at all!

I only intended to pop into my favourite shopping centre for a couple of hours, but ended up being there the whole time. I was armed with birthday money and some David Jones giftcards and a desperate need for some new clothes.

I don't normally shop at DJ's and after browsing the racks yesterday I remembered why. All designer brands. Most of it too expensive. Maybe that's why most of the other shoppers that were there yesterday were heaps older than me. They're the ones with the money to burn. I have to say, I felt young shopping in DJ's.

Moving on...

The entrance to DJ's is smack bang inbetween a Louis Vuitton store and a Prada store. I've never walked into the LV store cos their stuff just doesn't appeal to me, but I've been in the Prada store. Gorgeous stuff! Not everything has a price tag on it though, so it's a case of 'if you need to ask the price, you can't afford it'.

I had to snap some shots of the Ralph Lauren windows. These shots turned out badly cos my camera doesn't have a 'no reflection' function on it.;-) These windows were decorated so beautifully. I must wander into that store some time soon to have a browse. I'm sure there must be something in there that I can afford to buy. A hairtie maybe?

 You can see how high end this part of the shopping centre is by the other stores that are in the window reflection...Miu Miu, Gucci, Tiffany's...

So sorry about this shot. I should have taken it from the other side of the window.

Anyway, enough ranting about shopping and how the other half live.

I've just made myself this cup of tea. It's from T2, another glorious shop that I could spend lots of money in. Much more affordable of course. So many teas to choose from. So many pretty teacups and teapots. But I digress. I actually wanted to tell you that this particular tea is called Melbourne Breakfast. I really like it! You can also get Sydney Breakfast and Brisbane Breakfast. I'm sure they are nice too, but not being a black tea drinker normally, I really like this one.

Thank you Missa for the gift of different blends for my birthday.

Ya gotta love a gift that you wouldn't normally buy for yourself. Especially a gift that allows you to experience things that you wouldn't normally have experienced.

I shall now end these ramblings and go and get on with my day now that I've enjoyed a cuppa.

Hope YOU have a great day too.

AND I'd like to say a very BIG thank you to each one of you for your kind birthday wishes. They made my day. Every single one of you made my day!

~ Ky x

ps. I'd like to add that shopping with gift cards and birthday money is so much more fun than normal shopping with your own money.

Laundry Basket Problem Solved

I have a problem. Actually, until last week, I had a problem. Small laundry + winter in Melbourne+ too small laundry basket = Problem. An almost constant pile of dirty laundry. I could never keep that room looking tidy!

Enter my genious, problem solving, handyman hubby. He is a site foreman for a construction company and he came home with this cupboard. It's brand new. Made for part of reno's of a school on one of the jobs he is doing, but  it's the wrong size, so instead of tossing it, he thought of a GREAT idea!

He thought it would make a great laundry basket. Yes, I know it's not a basket, but that's the job this cupboard is now doing, so, it's called a laundry basket! It's huge! I will never have a dirty clothes overflow again! It's also VERY red! Fortunately, the laundry is all white, so this doesn't clash with anything. I don't mind it. Maybe one day I'll paint it a more appealling colour.

The only problem I have now is trying to keep these two out of it. They think it makes a great cubby. They can both fit in there quite comfortably with the door closed. Somewhere to hide from Mum. On Friday I was busy doing house stuff and then realised that I didn't know where Monkey was. I looked everywhere. I finally found him hiding in here, with the portable dvd player, watching one of his dvd's. He promptly told me to close the door. Cheeky Monkey!

This is what it looks like now. I asked hubby to hinge the lid so that I could still use half off it to store things on, but lift the front half to throw in the dirty laundry. I then open the door and pull out the clothes when I'm ready to sort and wash. Clever, huh?!

Ugly pile of dirty laundry problem is solved! And it didn't cost us a cent! Hubby already had the hinges up in the shed. Thanks clever hubby! I love that he is always thinking of ways to make my job a little easier.

~ Ky x

This Weeks Bargain Finds

                                                                                     
                   Just a few photos of this weeks op shop finds. I have been banned from visiting any op shops for the next couple of weeks because I can't seem to just browse. I can't help myself. If I find a bargain, I have to buy it. Anyway, I found this aluminium pot for the grand total of $1. I think it will make a lovely pot for a plant. Maybe even a little herb garden. We'll see.

These shoes looked brand new and I knew when I saw them that they would be great to throw on with a pair of jeans to do the school run or pop into the shops. They are very comfortable and warm. I actually bought them last week and have worn them a lot since then. I quite like them!

I have a light blue jacket that I love to wear with a white, collared shirt and jeans and when I found this jacket I knew it would look great too. Who wouldn't love a nice jacket for only $6? Actually, it will go nicely with a knee length skirt and my new high heeled, knee high boots that my darling bought for me as a Mothers Day gift.

And last, but definately not least, a very cute, 100% wool hat for the bargain price of $4. Seriously, I may never shop retail again! Oh, except for underwear. Gotta have new underwear.