Thrift Haul.. kids clothes and toys (of course)

I went to goodwill and salvation army to find my youngest son some winter clothing items and wouldn't you know it I found some! Of course other items were found as well, it wouldn't be a trip to goodwill if I didn't. 

Monster shirt 1.99, pizza time shirt .99 and hanna andersson fleece pants .99

Both of these are lands end shirts and was .99 a piece

Fisher price safari track with hippo car .59 american girl ginger calico cat .29 and plastic slinky .59

Ceramic welcome pumpkin 2.89, salad spinner 1.99. 

Mail Call.... Sephora play bag August 2018

This is my second month of sephora play and just like ipsy I am not disappointed with it. Of course I did not get the pleasure of opening my own package, my husband got that joy (does anyone else's husband open their mail???). I still enjoyed the items that was in my box and the theme was really cute! I will use most of the items with the exception of the bronzer cause I do think it is too dark for my pasty skin. My favorite item was the make up forever lip stick the color is soooo pretty! The foil packet samples do bother my a bit cause you only get one use out of it and I do not feel you can tell how well a product works with only one use. Other than that this bag was really nice. 

What sold this week..... For the fourth week of August 2018

     Haven't done a what sold this week in about 3 weeks now, with school starting I haven't been listing on ebay. So I decided to put a few toys and books on the facebook yard sale page that I had cleaned out of my younger son's room. I was not disappointed with my results.
     Most of the toys had been bought at goodwill, salvation army and yard sales. There were a few that had been gifts for Christmas or birthdays, I do not count those as cost to me cause I did not pay for them. So in total I had around $25 in the groupings of toys and I sold them for $45. That is a profit of $20! That is why I usually buy toys whenever I go thrifting cause in the end I usually get my money back and make some profit as well.
     I had listed 5 groupings of toys with anywhere from 2-10 toys in each group, I got really lucky cause one person asked to buy all of the toys at one time so I only had to make one pick up time, it was great! This was probably one of the easiest transactions I have had using the yard sale page
     ***Updated*** I also sold 20 children's books for $5 on the facebook yard sale page later in the week.

What's in the bag???? Goodwill 2.29 bag o random!!

It's time for another installment of what's in the bag?? In this installment we are looking at a goodwill 2.29 bag o random toys. This bag was packed full of items, I could not resist buying it. 

(this is the little doll in the baggie in first pic she is a new monster high sibling doll and was almost complete. She is only missing 1 shoe). 

Goodwill Haul... toys make up bag

I got a few surprise deals with this goodwill trip. Think that is why I like going there so much, you never know what you will find on any given day. 

Never used make up bag .99, esmerelda doll 1.00

Stuffed mickey and talking mickey .50 a piece (these look new!) 

For real friends interactive dog and paw patrol marshal .50 a piece (again these look brand new the for real friends dog still has fastener around leg and the marshal still has platic tags on him)

Holiday t shirts 1.00 a piece

These items came from the salvation army, thought I would throw them in too. Batman shirt 1.00, white vase 2.00 a silver star 3d sculpture 1.79. 

Goodwill Find... coach purses

As you can see I had an awesome find last weekend at goodwill. I went past the purses 3 times but there was always people looking at them, but finally got my chance and what did I find not 1 but 2 Coach purses tangled together! I could not believe the other 4 women did not notice them. They are authentic and not in bad conditon, of course they need some cleaning and leather conditioning. The best part is the only cost me $3 a piece!!! I can never find namebrand purses anymore. I think it is because they catch them when they are sorting and put them online but if it is donated to your local store they put them on the floor. Usually at higher prices but guess the person did not know what these were. I got lucky and this is why I go in there 2 times a week you never know what they have. 

Mail Call!!!... ipsy bag August 2018

I received my second ipsy bag this month and thought I would share what I got and if I feel it is worth the $10 that is cost. First off the bag is cute, it is coral color with yellow accents. I got 3 full size products in it and 2 deluxe samples! I was especially excited to get the full size smashbox concealer!!! I can always use mascara, blush and moisturizer. I liked the eye shadow too, the packaging is awesome and the color is something I would wear! I have not been disappointed either month with my bag but I know that can change, they have impressed me. I do think that it was worth the money spent on it, the concealer alone is worth $10. Hope they continue to be like this! 

Our Life With Autism... I don't know how you do it......

     If you are a special needs family I am sure this is a statement you hear quite often. I have caught myself saying this to other people, then later thinking "why did you say that?".  Knowing good and well like me they have to push threw and do it. I always think when someone says that to me "didn't know I had a choice". I am not saying it is mean or bad of someone to say that, I understand why they say it. My life is full from the moment I get up to the moment my boys fall asleep. There is always something going on, or something always happens. Some days are good, some days are bad, I just take it one day at a time. If today was bad then I hope tomorrow is good, I can not do anything else cause it is not up to me. If it was up to me everyday would be good, I wouldn't worry myself till my stomach hurts everyday, but that is not our life.
     Our life is getting up at 630 so we can wait 30 min to eat breakfast at 700. All the while saying how much he doesn't want to go to school or he doesn't feel good (let me say his school is good with him, they are patient and I know they are doing everything they can for him, he just does not like school). At 720 we brush teeth, put deodorant on, comb hair and get clothes and shoes on (thankful this year he is putting his own socks and shoes on cause I had to do it previous years or he would be upset getting one the bus). By 730 I am getting clothes on myself and little brother so we can be out the door by 745 cause this year I am driving my son to school (will share the bus story another time). We get to school and dropped off by 810, then I drive the 20+ miles back to my home to wait 20 min to take my younger son to school. So at 850 I am leaving my house for the second time in the day to take younger son to his school. I am back home by 930 unless I have to run errands. Believe me I have more than enough to keep me busy till it is time to pick up. Plus at least once a week I get a call from the school nurse or someone at my older son's school that he came to see them, didn't feel good or something happened. It is 245 when I leave my house for pick ups first at 300 is younger son, told he has had a good day (I am lucky he loves going to his school). Then it is 310 and I am picking up older son, he has had a good day (even when I get a call he says he had a good day because to him he did, he only had the one blip so his day was good. I let him think that because if not his anxiety would be high and I don't want that). Get home at 330 ABA is here for both boys till 530. Then it is dinner time, then baths and bed time routine.
     The point to that long analysis of our day is we never really stop. Even though I get that "break" while they are in school it isn't a break I worry constantly. I worry about my older son, if he is having issues or if his anxiety is taking hold of him and causing him to get angry and lash out. I worry the other kids don't understand him and why he does the things he does. I worry his teachers don't see the funny sweet boy he is because of his outbursts and whinning. I worry about my younger son not because of anything like my older son but because of him not communicating. I worry he will never talk, never write, never understand what I am saying, never be a kid. I worry he will never function past the age of a child even when he is 20. BUT I DO IT everyday with out hesitation, I DO IT for my boys. I DO IT cause I do not have a choice if I do not do it, how would it get done? We just keep swimming, One day at a time.

Dollar Tree Haul.... bags books and food

Watching dollar tree hauls on youtube always get me in trouble. Even though 9 times out of 10 I never find the things that I see in the videos I always find something I want or "need". Here are the items I "needed" this week. 

The candy cookies were a hit with my boys and I finally found the iced coffees after 5 months!! I highly recommend both the mocha and the vanilla they are very good. Of course had to get my boys their ring pops got 4 bags of those. 

What's in the bag??? Dog clothes

It's another installment of what's in the bag?? This installment is a bag of dog clothes I got for $1 at a yard sale! Once you see what all came in that bag you will be surprised! I did have to throw away a couple of items cause they were worn but for $1 I got a good deal!

Yard Sale Haul... shoes books play doh

Another good yard sale weekend, I am trying to go whenever I can cause they will be ending soon. I love yard sale season you get so many great deals! 

Got these cute tom knock offs for $1 a pair

These black bobs and merona sandals was $1 a piece

New melissa and doug puzzles $2 a piece 

Of course I got some books for .10 and .25 a piece, also had to get my son a bag of play doh  he would not live without (he loves play doh) 10 large cans for $6

Added these on from this week, we only got to a few sales because of rain but I got some good items!! Toni mother of pearl bracelet new on card $2, forever midnight perfume $1, glitter bag with coca cola lip glosses .75 and an almost full viva la juicey perfume $1. 

Mail Call!!!! Walmart beauty box summer 2018

Mail call!! As you can tell I am obsessed with mystery boxes and beauty boxes at the moment. I have had good experiences with most of my boxes but I will say this box disappointed me. I will say the packaging and how they packaged it is very pretty. But it was all foil packet samples, I was hoping for a full size item or even a deluxe sample. At least I did get the 7 pack klennex wipes some people only got one wipe in their package (that is really stupid one dang wipe), was hoping for a bath bomb but sadly no. Something else I don't understand is why every box is so different. Some people got full size mascara and eye liner, some got a bath bomb I just don't get it. I know it is only $5 and that is "shipping" but I feel it would not cost $5 to ship this and if you are going to give it some you need to give it to all. So needless to say I am not impressed with the walmart beauty box this season. Guess there is always next season, fall is my favorite season so maybe that will be lucky for me. 

Yard Sale Haul... jewlry-sunglasses

Hello lovelies, hope you had a great weekend going to yard sales I sure did! In fact it was so great I had to break my yard sale haul into several posts. In this post I am showing you the jewelry and sunglasses. I was happy with the items I found and the prices was awesome! For everything in all these posts I spent $35 which when you see all of it you will not believe it!! I was so happy to find all this new in package jewelry/sunglasses (cuff bracelet was in plastic too) for .50 a piece!