Treasure Hunting Therapy!

When you've got a lot going on, or weighing on your mind and heart, what do you do to clear your head so you can focus again? I had one of those days last Saturday. I was so spun around that I couldn't think straight, so I hopped in the car, and drove.

My first stop was the Swan Creek Candle Outlet in Perry. I feel bad that I don't really look at the candles when I visit this shop, I head straight for the stairs so I can go up to the antique shop. I love to  just wander and look at things. I am perfectly content to walk out empty handed.

Since I was in a westward direction, I decided to go to Mega Mall, and the Little Red Schoolhouse and my last stop was The Maple Street Mall in Mason. It does wonders (at least it does for me) to get away, and not think about anything. I didn't talk to anyone, and by the time I got home, I was able to put things in perspective and tackle some things that needed to be dealt with.

On Sunday, two of my guys and I took a little trip to The Village antiques in Millington. They wanted to go to Harbor Freight and Sonic, so they were eager to ride along. I found a couple little treasures but my guys didn't get anything from Harbor Freight-besides smelly clothes! Is it just Michigan HF's that smell so bad? I swear it takes at least an hour for the smell to wear off of their clothes when they come out of the store!

We stopped at Sonic and had a rotten experience. I left a "review" on their website and was pleasantly surprised to get a return email from the local manager giving me her phone number asking me to call her to explain what happened.I did call, and she listened and apologized and offered free food vouchers. I thanked her and declined. She said she'd put my name in their customer care log, and we'd get 3 free cherry limeades the next time we were in the area and stopped-even if it was several months down the road.

So, a LOT of driving in two days. One small purchase. Much needed quiet time to ponder, pray and focus on truth. Just in time to get crazy busy at work getting ready for a new year to start.


While sitting in the sun room, Lucy started barking like crazy...she somehow heard them before she saw them. There were two that floated over our yard that day.

Swan Creek Candle in Perry-upstairs antique shop!!

OK, so I did take one candle picture, but it was mostly for the display rack.

Mega Mall

I need a 12 step program for my cabinet addiction!!

 Reminds me of my second job-hostess at Red Lobster!

I'm going to be looking for a metal rack like this!

Honey whip jars!!! I'm seeing them all over the place now, and I still LOVE them!!!

I LOVE old windows!

Someday...but not at that price!

Love the cart!

Love it!

I was excited until I saw the price!

 Just like mine!

Great idea for the bench and the coat hanger made out of faucet knobs!

LOVE!!

Getting closer to finding the right enamel daisy pin...not quite right though.

This clock was HUGE!!

Two little horizon blue fridgies came home with me!

On Monday, Mr. and I tried a new to us restaurant called Black Rock. They serve your steak on a hot rock that is over 700 degrees and you slice chunks off and cook each slice for 30 seconds on each side. I was disappointed. It was really loud in there and you couldn't hear each other very well to carry on a conversation. The stone thing was big and in the way, so you had to put your sides way off to the side, and you had to constantly be tending your steak or it would over-cook. I'm glad we tried it, but we won't go back.I'd rather go somewhere where it is more quiet and my food is cooked by the cook in the kitchen!

This was the stone it came on.

For the month of August, it has been my turn to be the facilitator of WOW- Wonderful Office Worker Day. The intention of WOW is to have some fun and do some teambuilding. The first Wednesday, I had everyone bring in their baby pictures and I hung them up and everyone had to try to guess who was who. The second Wednesday, I had everyone "Share Some LOVE", They each got a slip of paper with a name on it (one for each office support person) and they needed to write something they loved, admired or liked about that person and put the slip either on their desk or in their mailbox by the end of the day.

The third Wednesday, we did "Two Truths & a Lie". where everyone wrote out two truths and a lie about themselves and we all had to guess what was true. Then we had a potluck for lunch including the entire staff.

Yesterday, I did something silly, a game from Minute to Win it, called Noodling Around. Everyone got 8 penne pasta noodles on a napkin and a dry spaghetti noodle and they had to pick up their penne noodles with the spaghetti noodle in their mouths without using their hands! It was dead silent while they were concentrating!! It was a fun month, I'm looking forward to someone else planning the activities for September!

I finally got this from World Market. It's not old, but I love it!

Lucy says, Happy National Dog Day!!

Two Spur of the Moment Adventures!

Yesterday, after work, Mr decided he wanted to go to a coin shop and said he wanted me to go with him. So, naturally, I looked to see what kind of fun places we could visit-either on the way there or the way back. I found an estate sale in Jackson that had over 300 pictures in the listing and decided that it was the adventure I was looking for.

It took a looooonnnnng time to get there and he was anxious about getting to the coin shop before they closed, so I hurried out of the car and forgot my phone!! Of all the places to leave my phone in the car-ugh!! This sale was so packed with treasures,  so clean, organized and everything was priced and displayed better than some antique malls!

I heard one of the workers tell a shopper that it took them six weeks to price everything!!! I believe it too!! Everything you could imagine, and then some was at that sale. I only picked up a piece of Pyrex and a tablecloth. If it wasn't so far, I'd go back tomorrow just to see what's left. I can't imagine them being able to sell it all in just one weekend. I'm so bummed that I forgot my phone and don't have any pictures to show!

This morning I had to run in to work to do a couple of quick things so rather than head home to do boring stuff like laundry and dusting, I decided to try to find some garage sales. After a quick check on Yard Sale Treasure Map, I came up with one interesting looking sale. It was a church fundraiser sale, but I couldn't find anything that I couldn't live without. I decided to follow a couple of signs and kind of go freestyle, but that ended up being a rabbit trail, with no sale at the end, so I sent a quick text to Auntie asking if she felt like Maumee today. She's pretty much always ready and willing to tag along on an adventure, so in no time, we were off!

We spent a long time shopping. There were so many fun things to look at and we both got some super fun items. It was well worth the trip!! I even had a fun time chatting with a super friendly cashier about Pyrex collecting as she was ringing up my sale. She had the most awesome blue hair with streaks of yellow and green! I loved it!! I would totally to that to my hair if I wasn't 40-something. I've seen a lot of blue hair in the past couple of years, and I can honestly say that hers was the best I've ever seen.

Interesting coffee pot (sorry blurry pic)

Vintage Games!!! (sorry, another blurry pic)

I think I need to have a house with nothing in it but cabinets! I am truly addicted to cabinets!!! I first thought these were antique or vintage, but when I saw them in more than one location, I was thinking newer. They are newer. They are Amish made. Made without powertools.

I seemed to be finding a lot of things on my wish list today...I'm sad this was out of my super cheap price range, but so happy to have seen it!!!

 Look at the lovely change purse inside!!!

I don't know if this is old or not, it just jumped out at me.

This little guy was only $5.

Beautiful corner cupboard!!

Square Fiesta plates!

LOVE!!!

Full set of gooseberry!

I've been eyeballing this the past few times I've visited...I hate that I had to leave it there, but there's only so much room.

Super wish list item...along with two square galvanized tubs to sit on top!!

So much to see!

The glassware addict in me would go crazy to own one of these!

Be still my heart!!!

Can't you see this filled with ice and frosty cold beverages??

What is this?? I got side-tracked after I snapped the pic, and forgot to go back and read the tag. Is it a purse, or a piggy bank with an easy carry handle?

I love kitschy stuff like this!

REAL not like last weekend.

There was an abundance of Pyrex scattered throughout the entire mall.

Sports Illustrated shoe phone! I never even knew this existed before today!

Wooden cake pedestal. Oh, to have unlimited space to display things!!

Very sweet mini canister set of four all nestled inside.

I don't know why, but I think I want a glass hand....

Another cute little cabinet, and more Pyrex.

Glassware as far as the eye can see!!

Lots of Fiesta, bot older and P86.

Reminds me of my early days of treasure hunting and me being bamboozled out of a pot like this by a dealer at an estate sale with a sad sob story...I'm sure he's still laughing about putting one over on me.

 I'm in love with letters too!

 Marked as a Holy Water reservoir with stand...

I remember my mom having these when I was little. I bet she either sold them in a garage sale or threw them out. The biggest one was marked over $50.

How sweet!

 This place has everything! I found the hair washing sinks a few booths over.

 Love the buggy and the cart!!

I had to be strong and say no, and just walk away!! It stinks to not have much more room for pretties like this!