The Joy of Thrifting...Ummm I Mean Cooking

The joys of thrifting continue to be revealed.  Thrifting has made me a better cook!  Go figure.

Ever since I picked up this very handy, dandy book at the Goodwill and this super heavy cast iron skillet; I've been cooking up some delicious Asian inspired meals.

I usually go to a wonderful Chinese restaurant...hmmm, they wont be seeing me for a while.   MO' Money for thrifting! Score!

The stool in the pic below was thrifted too! 

YUM!!!!

@~~~~I'm SoRosie

Stay Rosy Y'all!

Polka(dot) Anyone

I don't know how to Polka but I'm quite familiar with the Polka dot.  I've been obsessed with polka dots lately.  Big ones, small ones, colorful ones, you name it I'm hooked.

For the past two weeks I've been rocking the Polka real hard. I had/have a quite a few polka dot items on my Thrift List and I've been checking them off slowly but surely.   If only I could get my hands on a polka dot pencil skirt (sigh).  A cream colored skirt with blue dots or blue with cream dots would be my dream come true.  Well really at this point I would take any color I could find.  The hunt continues!!  Let me know if you come across one...pretty please (preferably in a size 6)!!!!

My thrifted polka dot items below:

B&W draw string shirt

Black & cream dress

B&W skirt

Blue & cream silk pencil skirt

Blue and White dress

B&W sheer button up shirt

Still on my Polka dot Thriftlist:

Gray Sweater w/White Dots

Light blue jeans w/White or Blue Dots

Polka dot Pumps

Polka dot pencil skirt (see up top)

50 Cent

NO, no, not that guy.  The price I paid for these awesome mustard cropped pants!

Yes, this girl scored those pants for $.50.

I'm not saying I'll never shop retail again but I'm feeling some kinda way about paying sale price when I can pay resale price.  

I bought a similar pair (see the pink pants) when the Talbots outlet store in my area was going out of business.  (It was a bitter sweet day).  

For comparison sake, the pink pair retailed for $129.00.  They were ultimately marked down to $69.99, but, I paid about 10 bucks for 'em.  Hold on...let me do the math...now I'm no mathematician but I paid about 2000% less for the mustard pair than I did for the pink. 

I picked up 17 other items on this thrift run for a total of $9.54.  Less than I paid for the pink pants. *shakes head in disbelief*.

These boots were made for SPLASHING!

Rain, rain please don't go away.  Every time I think I'll get the chance to wear a pair of rain boots the sky clears up as soon as I put them on.  Today was no exception, it rained early A.M, and by the time I left out the sun was shining brighty. Sigh.

My luck hasn't kept me from wanting to add another pair to my closet.  I already own a pair of Hunter boots that I purchased prior to becoming a fan of thrifting.  Now that I'm wise to the ways of the Thrift Life,  I've had a pair of short rain boots on my mental ThriftList for some time now.  

Recently my wish came true; I found this cute pair on a recent outing.  They're a little hippie and teenie bopperish.  But, I think they'll look great with colorful leggings, skinny jeans or a denim skirt.

Are you experiencing rainy weather in your city?  Do you wear your rainboots all day rain or shine?