Happy Halloween!

So, Blake and I trekked to Indy last night after work to buy that clothes hamper we couldn't find in Muncie. You know -- the one that wasn't huge and made of plastic, the one that we wouldn't have to hide in a closet. Yeah, that one. First we went to the TJ Maxx Home Goods store, which is like the back "home goods" portion of a regular TJ Maxx, only this place is HUGE. They had hampers, and they were decent looking, but we were still not 100% satisfied with the selection (or the prices), so we trekked up the road to Bed, Bath & Beyond -- because surely they'd have what we were looking for (and hopefully for an amount we were willing to pay).

Turns out they did. So we bought it. Unfortunately they also had a bunch of enticing things that we did not buy, though we not-so-secretly wished we could have. Things like...

• Chupa Chups Christmas tin
• Monogrammed coasters
• A new, nylon spatula
• A really cool space-saving, rubbery strainer
• An over-the-toilet shelf
• Click-Clack food storage containers (these are very cool, by the way)
• Heavy duty anti-mildew treatment shower curtain liner (blast these humid mildew-inducing climates!)
• A jazz album
  
• The 2007 edition of my favorite calendar

If you ever need someone to convince you that you do not need to buy something, Blake and I are there for you. While we are pretty good at coming up with reasons as to why we may need things, we are simultaneously also the king and queen of rationalizing our way out of unnecessary purchases. Heck, we're even good at rationalizing our way out of necessary purchases!

Because let's face it. We're dirt poor. And that's fine. It keeps us on our toes, and that's always good for some entertainment. But while I don't want to someday be swimming in pearls and diamonds, it would be nice to not have to talk myself out of buying a spatula.


PS: Oh, and by the way... Happy Halloween everybody!