Fun Finds from July

 

July is wrapping up, so I wanted to share with you some of the fun things I found as the month went along. Ready?

Early in the month, Ryan and I went on a grocery/shopping/thrifting date, and we stopped by Hobby Lobby. I found this “Grab a Cup, Mark it Up” wooden piece that I couldn’t resist getting. The link takes you to a natural wood version. Ours is white, as you see in the picture. These are perfect for holding plastic cups and marker for writing your name, and it’s a great fit for us in the summers, since we do a lot of lakeside hosting!

When our projects for home are completed, I’ll give you a tour of our bedroom with its new look, but here’s a sneak peek! We got a new quilt for our bed. We had purchased a light blue patchwork quilt bedcover five years ago when we moved to WillowBridge. We both love it (still) but Braeya spent her final years on it almost exclusively, causing a lot of wear and tear, and puppy Lexi pawed a few holes in it. We decided to keep it for a spare blanket, but for daily display, we upgraded to a bit more vibrantly colored blue patchwork quilt cover. I love it!

This one was all Ryan’s, but I confess I like it. No one likes a bright light in their eyes on a middle-of-the-night bathroom run. He found these motion-sensor toilet lights and I confess, they are handy! Also fun for Ryan? NOT telling his wife he made this purchase. I went in to use the bathroom (in daylight hours) and wondered why in the world the toilet was glowing red. I thought I was dying! LOL!! He said my reaction was worth every penny he paid for the lights. (They aren’t expensive, but it sure made his day.)

We’ve been using Branch Basics cleaning products for a couple of years now, and I love them. If I knew this, I had forgotten that you could get travel size containers. PERFECTION for road trips!! I’ll be purchasing the trial size ones!

When our godson and his mom came for dinner one night. I grabbed a box of these mac and cheese bites from Aldi, and they were good! They’re like tater tots or chicken nuggets – but they’re mac and cheese bites! Not the least bit healthy, but then again, I only ate one. 😊

While at the Goodwill one day, I learned that a tour bus would be coming there later that day to bring a group of people shopping at a handful of Goodwills in the area. In searching for more about that, I found this company in Florida that runs a whole business of taking people to thrifting/antiquing trips. WHAT?! That’s a thing?? Yes please!

And speaking of thrifting, I’ve also enjoyed the Good Will Finding Facebook page. It holds pictures of random Goodwill shelves, and the posts always ask what you would pick if you were shopping that shelf. It’s fun to imagine what I would choose and to read people’s stories about what they would pick and why!

                So there you have it! A few fun finds for July!