tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post4330115612534320278..comments2024-03-28T16:37:36.805-07:00Comments on Out My Window: Wednesday, Do you ever question or worry?Out My windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-78197696355276416572017-10-05T10:08:37.232-07:002017-10-05T10:08:37.232-07:00You are just like me. I have never bought a store...You are just like me. I have never bought a store costume either. Our costumes were worn and re worn and passed down.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-24506939552799170502017-10-05T07:31:05.633-07:002017-10-05T07:31:05.633-07:00Other than a wreath on my door I don't decorat...Other than a wreath on my door I don't decorate except for Christmas. Over the years I have cut down my decorations by at least half. Occasionally I'll see a Christmas decoration I like at a thrift store and will buy it. As for Halloween we used to have a trunk filled with costumes. There were 5 of us kids and we would trade the costumes with each other. Each of us wore that ratty old witch dress and hat at least twice! I sewed costumes for Kazi. I made a court jester outfit out of various colours of flannel I got for free. It was such a cute costume. Have not EVER bought a costume at a store. What a waste of money!!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-54623605729189232072017-10-05T07:18:57.030-07:002017-10-05T07:18:57.030-07:00I agree! Even at 90% I felt the item was still ov...I agree! Even at 90% I felt the item was still overpriced!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354023162037312551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-73279206520021563342017-10-05T03:41:25.210-07:002017-10-05T03:41:25.210-07:00I have watched minimalism and thought it was inter...I have watched minimalism and thought it was interesting.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-49387043888729520232017-10-05T01:44:38.030-07:002017-10-05T01:44:38.030-07:00I used to decorate for Halloween with hay bales, I...I used to decorate for Halloween with hay bales, Indian corn, pumpkins, gourds...all natural decorations. I used to put up 2 Christmas trees every year, but now I have just one small one. I decided to start downsizing my life about 8 years ago and I have embraced the concept of minimalism. Every year I get rid of more things. My daughter is grown and doesn't care one way or the other about holidays and/or decorations. My husband and I are living on a small income now and even a pumpkin would be considered a luxury purchase. And no you're not an idiot for being alarmed. If you have Netflix, I recommend watching the documentary called Minimalism. There's also a blog called Not Buying Anything that also has some great posts that put consumerism into perspective.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328674280714013955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-20374068190078882762017-10-05T00:55:23.275-07:002017-10-05T00:55:23.275-07:00I love to decorate for the season. But I just don...I love to decorate for the season. But I just don't understated the total amount of things the stores have in them. It is just over whelming. How are you feeling. My legs ache terrible today, but I slept horrible last night. Blah!Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-70206204106818626972017-10-05T00:53:10.945-07:002017-10-05T00:53:10.945-07:00See I think everyone is like me. We just must be ...See I think everyone is like me. We just must be an odd group or there are landfills full of plastic decor.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-37549787094774317152017-10-05T00:52:15.918-07:002017-10-05T00:52:15.918-07:00I really do love things to be festive and I am als...I really do love things to be festive and I am also the Queen of excess. But this is just over the top. This is a small town. Who is going to by all this crap? And most of it is CRAP!Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-65117105704134692272017-10-05T00:50:39.070-07:002017-10-05T00:50:39.070-07:00I would sure try if I found one I like. The drape...I would sure try if I found one I like. The drapes on my dressing room in my sewing shop are shower curtains.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-69573825691737239452017-10-05T00:49:30.885-07:002017-10-05T00:49:30.885-07:00I really don't like the plastic throw away soc...I really don't like the plastic throw away society we have become. It just bothers me.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-27786791292345055562017-10-05T00:48:16.258-07:002017-10-05T00:48:16.258-07:00I just worry sometimes that the bubble will have t...I just worry sometimes that the bubble will have to burst again and I don't want to go down with it. Trying to be happy with what I have, or can make or can thrift. Our town has very little shopping. I go to bigger cities to shop or shop on line.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-53193087265142118802017-10-05T00:45:24.183-07:002017-10-05T00:45:24.183-07:00Love that as I feel at 90% off it should be like ....Love that as I feel at 90% off it should be like .39 right?Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-91494068767704677822017-10-04T22:32:46.715-07:002017-10-04T22:32:46.715-07:00Well if you are an idiot, I am right there standin...Well if you are an idiot, I am right there standing beside you my friend. ;)<br /><br />Our family stopped celebrating Halloween when our kids were still quite young. All they really wanted was the candy anyway, so we bought them some of that and would cuddle up and watch a movie that night. It's something that we felt led to bow out of celebrating and our kids never felt left out because they understood our reasons and they still got candy. ;)<br /><br />I have some Fall decor and if I want more, I always hit the thrift stores or even the Dollar Tree. I just picked up 2 packs of pretty Fall hot pads for my kitchen and for one of my girls for $1 each. I am also working on redoing another Fall wreath that I found at Goodwill recently and have another Fall craft I am working on with corks that my father saves for me.<br /><br />I don't decorate much for Christmas anymore now that the children are grown and gone. I did for awhile, but between crazy cats, a huge dog and grandkids all needing room to play in a small house, the tree decorations kept being knocked off, the cats were eating the fake greenery swags and then throwing up and I don't do stocking anymore because it was costing way too much to fill them all. I do however put out a few wall hanging that my mom made, change out some pictures on the walls and I may get the Christmas Village out again this year that my mom made years ago that can be played with by the boys.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-74993113033345053062017-10-04T19:27:55.472-07:002017-10-04T19:27:55.472-07:00Some years, we made my daughter's costumes; ot...Some years, we made my daughter's costumes; other years, we bought them. We gave away some of them, but we kept some, including her first costume (she was a jack-o-lantern pumpkin) and we still have her very first plastic jack-o-lantern candy bucket! I don't decorate as much now as I used to. But most of my decorations are what I've made or others have given me and everything is several years old. When I do buy new decorations, they are mostly bought on sale.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-20962228899524629642017-10-04T18:31:21.032-07:002017-10-04T18:31:21.032-07:00When my kids were young, we just made them - even ...When my kids were young, we just made them - even though I did not sew. They are close in age so went as Charlie Brown and Linus for a couple of years. Or they used their dance/tae kwon do/ baseball uniforms. As they got older, I gave them a set amount and they bought them. I stopped when they were about 12 buying any. <br /><br />I don't have a set amount I will spend, but I know for sure NONE will be spent this year - no money. <br /><br />I am alarmed every year, so I see nothing wrong with you being alarmed. It is startling! <br /><br />I do not decorate except for Christmas. Easter, we used the same baskets until they out grew the holiday as a gift holiday and they were cheap plastic, so I tossed them. Christmas stockings are used over and over, BUT they are awful cheap things, so I want to make them special ones with embroidery - eventually. Until then, we will continue to use the cheap ones.<br /><br />I NEVER pay full price for decor, it has to be on sale. We won't be decorating much now though - we live in the woods and noone will see it. We will just decorate inside with the things we already own.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863887265545701157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-74852586512313567202017-10-04T17:34:40.259-07:002017-10-04T17:34:40.259-07:00I always tried to do costumes with things we had o...I always tried to do costumes with things we had on hand or had my mom sew. Occasionally I did buy costumes, but never expensive. As for decor I do tend to decorate for the seasons and Christmas. I used to do more when I had little kids at home. <br /><br />Do you think you could use the fall tablecloth to make a curtain? I used one for a shower curtain (with a plastic liner) and it turned out very pretty and cheaper than buying new.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565992904089489389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-11564723068699444222017-10-04T15:38:18.606-07:002017-10-04T15:38:18.606-07:00That is a fantastic costume and fantastic costume ...That is a fantastic costume and fantastic costume name!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-53549360965612514332017-10-04T14:34:10.829-07:002017-10-04T14:34:10.829-07:00Kim, you are too funny! LolKim, you are too funny! LolLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354023162037312551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-67348569499125891132017-10-04T13:58:42.371-07:002017-10-04T13:58:42.371-07:00Maybe you just now how to have a good time xxMaybe you just now how to have a good time xxLizzie@her MFW Homeworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181986371554435192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-48434449818846415812017-10-04T13:18:55.855-07:002017-10-04T13:18:55.855-07:00I bought costumes from the thrift stores, and occa...I bought costumes from the thrift stores, and occasionally new if it was something I knew would be loved, AFTER Halloween to stock our dress-up bin. When it was time to trick-or-treat my boys just dug through what we had and picked something. Most of those costumes are now at my brothers' house in their dress-up bin. I have a fall scarecrow, and a Christmas wreath--both of which are over 20 years old and still going strong. Christmas stockings are the age of the owner. I have a problem with the amount of one-use purchasing we do as a society and try to avoid it whenever I can, for financial, environmental and ethical reasons.<br />EricaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-28669205109429313812017-10-04T13:02:16.121-07:002017-10-04T13:02:16.121-07:00Always made Halloween costumes (what comes to mind...Always made Halloween costumes (what comes to mind are scarecrow, pirate, race car driver, and clown) and made some Christmas decorations, and the few Fall decorations are from when my sister took ceramic classes. Reuse same year after year, however if I do get to shops, I look to see if there is anything of interest to add to my stash, I may buy one thing or will check out after holiday to see if I see anything that I might find really inexpensive. I did have to buy new Christmas stockings last year. We moved from a town house where we had a glass top dining room table and open stairway to upper floor - a bit more "elegant" design, to an older home with a much more conservative design. The stockings are a bit "country" and have a home hanging from our fireplace mantle and look as though they belong. We have saved a lot of money just by living here. All the main stores are several miles away and we, too, have a Shopko and I have not had good luck there either. However, ordering online seems to be common for us. but mostly for things we need and cannot find here or cannot find at a better price. We've even ordered car parts this way and when my husband is unable to install himself, can get installed at local car repair for decent labor price. I too worry for the same reasons as you as to what happens to all of this stuff. We recently bought a new vehicle and there are so many cars, trucks, crossovers and suvs in the lots - who buys all of them. No, we do not buy new every few years as some apparently do - our truck is 14 years old and our jeep is 22 years old. They're worth more to us than what we can get for them, if we sold them. The Jeep will be restored and we have still so much yard work to do, the truck is very useful for hauling away yard waste and stuff to the dump. With everyone trying to consume less and more online shopping, more and more brick and mortar and malls are disappearing. What happens when they all close up? I've also heard and read that many grocery stores are struggling. We have a Coborns and a Walmart. Do not do Walmart and Coborns is expensive. So shop carefully and if need to go to bigger cities, pick up some things at Aldi stores, as an example. Where will it all end? Ranee (MN) sorry - I have a tendency to ramble on....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-2765063690167436822017-10-04T13:01:09.296-07:002017-10-04T13:01:09.296-07:00I know things are so over priced. At 90% off it s...I know things are so over priced. At 90% off it should be pennies. But I am super scroungy when it comes to that kind of stuff. I spend money on good shoes and clothes.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-69613142318555245282017-10-04T12:59:24.339-07:002017-10-04T12:59:24.339-07:00My favorite costume I made for my middle daughter....My favorite costume I made for my middle daughter. She wanted to be Rose from the titanic. I was in the middle of costuming Sense and Sensibility. The show opened and backstage I used some burgundy satin and and black lace that was left over. Sig was about 10 and very small. Then I grabbed my 6ft headless dance dummie and dressed it in a set of tails. She went as Rose and Leonardo Decapitated. Won every contest that year. So funny seeing her drag that dummie around with no head.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-65520782873884592252017-10-04T12:55:19.731-07:002017-10-04T12:55:19.731-07:00I think getting things at a thrift store is a supe...I think getting things at a thrift store is a super good idea. I know I just got a beautiful fall table cloth for 1.80.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-24614225399588204552017-10-04T12:53:42.360-07:002017-10-04T12:53:42.360-07:00So does this stocking have garters? Damn kids alw...So does this stocking have garters? Damn kids always wanting what others have. Things like food, shelter, braces.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.com