Thrifting

Yesterday morning it was raining so Eo and I decided to go thrifting. We went to two different stores. Here are some of our findings.

A turquoise tray

The mirror in the middle (note: the turquoise shelf to the left is also new - got it during our Denmark-trip and then re-painted it)

A “lotto”-game

The only thing I don’t like about thrift stores is that most of them, at least the ones where you can find the real bargains, are situated so that you “have to” take the car. And, since you never know what you might find, having a car with you is an advantage.

But, in general, I really dislike using the car. For those of you that really love your cars and think that I’m a real Goody Two-Shoes/environmental freak for saying that, I must confess that it’s as much about my own disliking of driving and cars as it’s about the sustainable lifestyle thing. I’ve never liked driving much and I don’t like it any better now that we have kids. The whole ordeal of getting Eowyn and Ester in and out of the car just seem like a big hassle to me. Plus, Eowyn shares my dislike of cars so she keeps complaining the whole time, which doesn’t help much. Whereas she loves going by bus or tram. So, for us it’s been an easy choice to use the car as little as possible.