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Recently the girls and I went to an "antique mall" to see if they had any particular items.
There were a few vendors who had Corning ware dishes exactly like ones I still use and have had most of my married life (30+ years). These items were for sale, like $12 for one dish. If I were to have a yard sale and sell the same dish, I'd be lucky to get a dollar for it!
I was happy to buy some Corning ware cereal bowls for cheap there, so that was a good purchase.
Quite a few years ago, one of the kids had a new friend over to play. This little boy looked around at our stuff and said, "why is everything in here so old?" I don't really know what he was referring to. Everything was older than he was at that point. I have rarely bought brand new furnishings.
Which brings me to my next annoyance...birthdays. They are cool, great, wonderful. I love birthdays.
But I really don't like going out shopping for an obligatory gift and card.
Why am I like this?
Don't fuss at me for being weird about birthdays. I will continue to celebrate them like I do. I call my family member or child, say happy birthday, and that's the end.
I'm not really sure what people expect for their birthdays. Maybe I'm burnt out on it. (If you had as many kids as I do, you might also be burnt out on it, but maybe it is because I hate shopping).
How do you show birthday love?
What do you expect when it is your birthday?
There were a few vendors who had Corning ware dishes exactly like ones I still use and have had most of my married life (30+ years). These items were for sale, like $12 for one dish. If I were to have a yard sale and sell the same dish, I'd be lucky to get a dollar for it!
I was happy to buy some Corning ware cereal bowls for cheap there, so that was a good purchase.
Quite a few years ago, one of the kids had a new friend over to play. This little boy looked around at our stuff and said, "why is everything in here so old?" I don't really know what he was referring to. Everything was older than he was at that point. I have rarely bought brand new furnishings.
Which brings me to my next annoyance...birthdays. They are cool, great, wonderful. I love birthdays.
But I really don't like going out shopping for an obligatory gift and card.
Why am I like this?
Don't fuss at me for being weird about birthdays. I will continue to celebrate them like I do. I call my family member or child, say happy birthday, and that's the end.
I'm not really sure what people expect for their birthdays. Maybe I'm burnt out on it. (If you had as many kids as I do, you might also be burnt out on it, but maybe it is because I hate shopping).
How do you show birthday love?
What do you expect when it is your birthday?