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We have been living in the frozen tundra here in NEPA for the past week with temps. only reaching the mid 20's and lows in the teens in the mornings...
It has been our coldest Winter since the Winter of 2014/2015...
8 1/2 degrees below our normal temps for the Winter!
For the last decade, our Winters were getting warmer and warmer with Climate Change along with our Summers getting more humid and hotter....
I hope that maybe we will have a cooler Summer too so I can actually enjoy it rather than being stuck in the house with the air conditioning blaring...
Because of how cold it has been, I have not even thought of going up in the attic to get down the tubs to pack away Christmas upstairs....
We will be having a warm up next week....
And decorate the china cupboard in the Den for Saint Patrick's Day...
As I mentioned in previous posts, I will not start to take down Valentine's/Winter decorations downstairs until the first week of March as Easter is late this year, April 20th, so there is no hurry....
Today, I thought I would share some things that I bought recently....
One of the things I love to do is to look at posts of Hauls, what people are buying, on Blogs, Instagram and You Tube along with Shop With Me videos....
Now I know in my post on my Quarterly Goals and Possibilities, I had listed that I HOPED to buy LESS...
And since the start of this year, that has definitely been the case, I am proud to say!!
Before the New Year, I had been buying quite a bit of new clothes....
When I lost weight recently, I was able to fit back into clothes that I was not able to wear in about 20 years....
However, all those clothes were over 20 years old and either looked it or were more on the "dressy" side....
I did a lot of research on "Building a Retirement Wardrobe" to suit my new lifestyle....
This is a great video on Building a Capsule Closet in Retirement....
I will do another post soon on what clothes I bought but I did want to share these 2 coats that I bought in early November.......
Almost all my coats were also over 20+ years old and were in the larger sizes....
Now this is okay as I do wear turtlenecks and bulky warm sweaters in the Winter so they were not really hanging on me....
However, I did want to buy a coat that was more tailored and longer in length than what I had...
And I wanted something that I could "dress up" or "dress down" meaning something I could also wear with jeans...
I bought a lot of things online at Boscov's....
Boscov's is a family owned department store in the Northeast....
I actually have 3 stores within 25 minutes of me....
I bought these coats in November....
These are DKNY coats whose original prices were around $200 a piece..
$59.99 on sale but with a 15% off coupon, $50 and change...
I bought this one first as I thought it was a classic look.....
And then about a month later, I saw this one and just had to get it too!!
Another $59.99 on sale with 15% off for $50 and change
It is a faux fur like fabric
I love them as they are warm and to me, a classic style....
Now I actually bought this coat in the early Spring of 2024 on Clearance online again at Boscov's....
My "Snow " coat that I wore for shoveling snow was way too big on me so I bought this one for only $35...
It is super warm as I have been wearing it for snow removal this year..
I like it as it has the zip up vest inside..
Now I have worn this out shopping when it was really cold, below 20 degrees, but I am not a huge fan of these style of coats as I, personally, think it makes one look like the Michelin Man....
And adds "weight" to you.....
Even though this one is not too bad with the puffiness and actually has a bit of a clinched waist....
And as I mentioned, I will be doing a whole post on the clothes I recently bought and why I chose them for my Retirement years...
More items from Boscov's...
After going through all my Kitchen cupboards, I had decided to get rid of Joe's pizza making pans which looked a bit worse for wear so I decided to order these.....
I really love the copper cook and bake ware...
This a half cookie sheet.....
Not too big and not too small and freed up room in my pot drawer....
A few other things that I bought at Ollie's using a 15% off coupon....
Spring florals for the Kitchen.....
Many years ago, my Mother bought both my sister and I a lovely set of Oneida silverware, serving for 8....
I think I will be painting those blue flowers red to go with my Summer color theme of red, yellow and white in the front porch.....
Right after Christmas, I did stop in Gabes.....
And I did pick up these Easter goodies.....
Now I did buy those before the New Year in my defense....
Joey and I love watching Shark Tank in TV.....
We recently loved the Triplelight that was featured on Shark Tank , created by a Stay at Home Mom....
This is a revolutionary 180 degree flashlight!!!!
I ordered one from Walmart.....
You can watch the video HERE......
I ordered a set of 2 of them , again, from Walmart, for a mere $9.99....
A set of 2 sells on Amazon for $24.99!!!
Again, the reason why I do not shop a lot on Amazon because it seems that I usually find things cheaper else where and I suspect that prices on Amazon are really going to increase as many items are shipped here from overseas....
I have already heard of people waiting for shipments from Amazon that are delayed....Temu also...
I will do a follow up on these 2 lights when I get them as to how I like them.....
Let me say that I am NOT receiving any type of monetary compensation for showcasing any of these products.....
I am loving my new washer and dryer......
Both my Whirlpool washer and dryer were made in Canada.....
That is how I noticed mine was too....
Some one else I know just got a new Maytag washer and it too was made in Canada.....
And I am so very glad that I bought them now before the tariffs kick in....
I suggest that if you were thinking of buying a new appliance to do so now before they skyrocket in price as is predicted.....
I was going through some of my jewelry and came across these 2 necklaces...
One black onyx and one white onyx, both with diamond chips on 14 kt. gold chains...
Joe bought them for me a very long time ago...
I decided they would be perfect to pass on to my twin granddaughters since there was 2 of them, one for each of them....
I gifted them to the Twins when they came for my Birthday celebration....
I know Joe would be happy about that....
I forgot to share my Birthday gifts in my last post when I shared my birthday celebration...
From my son Jim and DIL Danielle, Lily, Gigi, Faye and Azumi......
From the Twins...
And this is where I have this displayed right now....
On my Dining Room table.....
A white ironstone mug that has that vintage enamelware look that I love with my initial.....
And this sweet picture frame.....
When you put the 2 silver discs up to your phone, it displays 2 pictures on your phone...
One is of the twins and the other is a picture of Joe, Joey and Jim!!
I love all of them!!!
I also received a Boscov's Gift Card from my sister, Barb, which I already used, and an Amazon Gift Card from my son Joey....
I am looking for something unique to get from Amazon.....
Will keep you posted.....
I hope you enjoyed seeing my recent buys and gifts....
On MONDAY in my next post, I will be starting a new Series over on my Christmas Blog, A DEBBIE-DABBLE CHRISTMAS titled "WHERE DO I PUT IT ALL?"
This will be a Rudolph's Day post for February....
I am frequently asked this question so I thought I would share some of my storage ideas and solutions for Christmas decorations and for other decor....
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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In a house that raised five children, our silverware was a mess. I was constantly buying new sets of eight for the forks and especially the spoons. I can't remember the store now, but I was shopping about ten years ago and someone had good quality silverware sets for 12 on a big clearance. They had been picked over but I bought 2 sets that were somewhat similar. Two years ago I bought a knife set that included 8 steak knives. We do have big family dinners and I now have enough "real" forks, spoons and knives for all the adults. I still have the "leftovers" for the kids. I expect to start losing spoons soon since my preschoolers are trading up from plastic silverware to metal. . .
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen silverware is all odds and ends, some of it that my parents gave us on our engagement 56 years ago. I do have a good set of silverware though that comes out on special occasions. Great purchases and I love the carrot mugs, will be perfect for spring. Thanks for supporting Canada with your appliance purchase (even if you didn't do it on purpose) Your Mimi birthday gift is precious. Have a wonderful weekend.
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