Yard Sale Find... dooney and bourke purse

Welcome to another yard sale find post. This post is about this authentic dooney and bourke purse I found at a yard sale for .50! It does have a few issues like the corners have wear to them but for the price it is still a nice bag. I do love the signature print like the coach bags I carry, plus it is black ant that matches everything. I got a really good deal, makes you wonder why the got rid of it?  Also sorry about the pics for some reason they turned out kind of awful HAHAHAHA! I will try harder necxt time :) 

What I will be using out of my beauty bags for September 2018

     Hello lovelies!! I thought it would be fun to show you what I got in both of my beauty subscription bags this month and tell you what I will be using! I do think both bags were good this month. I will most likely be using all of the items but I will say there will be a couple I do not. If you want to know what they are keep reading.

This is what $20 got me this month 

These are my favorite items this month. Eye shadow, perfume, foundation, nail polish and a lip/cheek stain. I will be using all of these items. 

These items are ok and will most likely be used. There are two primers and a moisturizer also a face mask which will defiantly be used. 

This is the only hair product I received and the one item I know I will not be using. So out of all only 1 defiant no is not bad. I do feel looking at all the items that $20 maybe a bit pricey but I am thrifter so anything over $5 is expensive to me LOL!! 

Our Life With Autism.... Beep.....

          This weekend I had the most momentous day in our life with autism. Farmer C and I were in the car with my mom and I was beside him in the back seat. I play this little game with him (and our dog Rosie) where I touch his cheek or nose and say "beep". He loves it and laughs most of the time when I do it, sometimes he is not in a good mood and will let me know. But today was a good day, he liked it so much that he said it back to me!! I thought did he just do that? So of course I did it again and there it was the cutest little "beep" I have ever heard!
     I know to some this would not be a big deal or even on their radar of things to share but for a family of a non verbal child, this is what makes your day, month or year. My son has never consistently said a word, much less repeat it back to you several times in a row. This is one of those days I will always remember because this is a first word. This is a start to talking, communication and what we have been working for.
     I had him do it three times in a row for me, then of course I had to try for my mom and grandma. Of course it took my twice with no response when they listened but he did it for them too! They were so happy, it made me realize I am not the only one waiting for a voice, everyone around us are waiting to hear him. I also had him do it for his daddy and pop-pop, it took a few tries but he did it. Then when he went to school I had him say it for his teacher and then after school his ABA.
     The most important part of all this is not just that he said a word in the cutest little voice but that he KEEPS doing it! He didn't do it just one time and that was all he has consistently done it for me, not everytime but almost every single time. So while this is small to some, to me and my family it is the biggest moment in a long time and I will say that beep is now my favorite word.

Thrift Haul.... Decor and kids stuff

         Can you believe I haven't had a haul in almost a week. I have been thrifting just haven't posted it but I got a good one for you today! Also will have some yard sale haul posts this week too. These items are from goodwill and a kids consignment sale. I went out of town this weekend to a few different places and found some neat stuff. 

Wooden bowl 1.99, white pumpkin .99 and fake plant .99 (all from goodwill)

Bag of vintage (70s 80s) smurf figures  3.50 (kids consignment), fisher price drum .99 (kids sale), fisher price grocery bag .99 (kids sale), vtech fridge magnet set 1.39 (salvation army) and 17 in. ballerina barbie .99 (goodwill) 

New in package discovery kids counting bank 2.99 (goodwill)

CAT truck (looks new, never used) 2.99 (goodwill) 

Mail Call.... Sephora play bag for September 2018

     Hello lovelies!! Got my sephora play bag in the mail today and wanted to share what I got. First off the bag was different this month, it was plastic instead of the drawstring cloth ones. I was overall happy with the items in my bag, I have to say the three months I have been receiving my bags have been good. I will most likely use everything in my bag. My favorite thing would be the perfume sample also like the lip liner. I was also happy to receive a foundation but I do think it is too dark for me, boo hoo. I do not use face primers usually but it never hurts to try! I can always use moisturizer and I love masks! I do feel this bag was worth the $10 this month.

Goodwill Find.... dooney and bourke purse

Made my last trip to the goodwill for this week, we are supposed to get bad weather and my kids are out of school for the next few days. We will be staying in for the weekend so I made my way there before all the crazy sets in. Was not disappointed I went either cause I found this amazing Dooney and Bourke purse. It is a cute smaller purse made out of black nylon (easy to clean) and I love that little duck at he bottom. It is authentic and was only $3, this was one of the only items I got that day but it was so worth the trip in there! 

Mail Call.... Ipsy bag for September 2018

Hello lovelies!! It is that time again, it is beauty box time!! This what I received on my ipsy bag for the month of September 2018. I really like the nail polish it is a nice fall color. I can also use the blending brush and eye shadow duo. There was also hair serum and primer which will be nice to try. Overall was happy with my bag this month! 

Rummage Sale Haul..... scentsy perfectly posh

Here is the other part to my rummage sale haul, told you I got a lot of stuff. The best part was I got to get out by myself (usually my younger son goes with me). I really enjoyed the day with my grandma, and got some really nice buys! 

Scentsy warmer and 3 bars 5.00 scentsational wax moms kitchen .75

Perfectly posh hand creams and lip balm 1.00 a piece 

Heroing purse 2.00 and vintage 80s stationary set (never open) .50

Bundle of sponges 1.00 and 2 bags for curlers 1.00 a piece (those are for my doll make overs)

What's in the bag???? 2.99 bag o cars

Made a trip to goodwill this week! You know me even the threat of a hurricane can not keep me from my thrifting! Found this awesome bag of random cars/trains for 2.99 and had to get it. Mostly for the thomas the trains, we have an enormous collection of those guys and weird enough we don't have the ones that came in the bag. Got a few bonus trucks and toys as well. Worth the money for sure! 

Rummage Sale Haul.... kids stuff

I actually got to go to a few rummage sales without either of my little ones last weekend!! So of course I found a ton of items! So many I had to do two posts for all of the items. One was at a church the other was a high school band fund raising one. Got some really good items for great prices! 

Dino shirt .50 socks 1.00

Bag of craft stuff 1.00, monkey truck .50, train .25, tractor trailer 1.00 and puzzle book 1.00

Snoopy christmas animatronic 3.00, vtech book 1.00 and space book .10

What's in the bag???? Goodwill 1.29 bag o random!

I finally have another what's in the bag to show you today. It has been slim pickings with the bags but today I got luck and found 1 for 1.29. I liked most of the items in the bag and it is a good amount for the price I paid, all of it is for my younger son and he loves it all. 

Thrift haul... "vintage" foster grant sunglasses and kids stuff

It's another small goodwill/salvation army haul! I popped in to both the other day and come out with a few new items. It really isn't that hard to find at least one thing when you go in. I actually was picky with what I got today, I really am trying.  

2 pairs of vintage (probably late 90s early 00s) foster grant sunglasses .99 a pair at salvation army. I like the small frames on these most of my sunglasses are the bigger framed kind. 

Build a bear .50, magic trick value pack .50 and a bag of random toys 1.29 all from goodwill. 

How I clean my thrift store doll finds

One of the hobbies I have besides thrifting is cleaning up dolls I find on my thrifting adventures. I do not collect or keep the dolls I just enjoy finding them and cleaning them up. I usually sell them or give them to my friends little girls. You would not believe the dolls I find when I am out. 

This post is to show you how I clean the dolls, it is rather easy to do and it feels therapeutic to me for some reason. I picked 3 dolls to work on today that had a bit of crazy hair going on and some surface dirt. I will explain what all I use and what I do to get them clean. I will say that most of my routine came from watching a youtube channel called At thousand splendid dolls (link is provided), she is very informative and her tips are easy to follow and work out very well! 

First off are the utensils you need for the job, dish soap (or shampoo body wash) to clean the body, conditioner for the hair, baking soda and tooth brush for harder to remove dirt, pet brush (with metal bristles), large tooth comb and a rat tail comb. I also have two towels (one for laying them on to comb the conditioner in their hair and one to help with drying the hair. I also use a large measuring cup for boil washing the hair but that is optional. 

These are the 3 ladies I am fixing up today, not really too much just taming the hair a bit. 

After I wash their bodies with the soap and scrub them with a little bit of baking soda I rinse the off and wash their hair. I lay them on the towel and put conditioner on their hair (I do let them set for about 5 min with the conditioner on). Then I comb their hair starting at the bottom and working my way to the top of the head. I let them set about 5 more min.

Then I do the boil wash on them (I will tell you if you have a doll with curly hair and you do not want to loose the curl DO NOT BOIL WASH, most of the time it will make the hair straight as a board). To boil wash I put a 4 cup measuring cup full of water in the microwave for 3:00 then I dunk the head in a few times then let it set for about 5-10 min. After that I rinse the hair in the sink one more time to get the rest of the conditioner out then towel dry, comb/brush. 

Then I lay them out to dry, can you believe the difference already in these girls??? Their hair look so shiny and of course straight. I did want to curl the dark haired doll but then talked my self out of it. She originally has big bouncy curls but I was afraid to mess her up, she looked so pretty with straight hair. 

These ladies turned out lovely, again I really do like how they all turned out. If I could change one thing I would not have boil washed the dark haired doll she had some curl to her hair that fell out when I did that but her hair did turn out good. All of their hair turned out nice and shiny! That is how I clean my thrift store dolls, I really do love doing this and will keep sharing when I do!