I spent the morning doing a bit of shopping. It’s actually rare that I get in a full on shopping mood. And I had a lot of things I needed this morning.
I’ll share where I went, what I bought, and a few interesting things I saw/heard along the way.
Parking Lot Birds
Do you see the two geese up there on the roof? I didn’t actually go in Kohls but the geese caught my eye. At my first stop, I also saw giant gulls swooping around the lot. That parking lot was too busy for me to stand safely and grab a photo.
First stop: Menards
Their slogan is “save big money at Menards.” Somehow, I always seem to spend big money there.
My list for Menards: bird seed, a new welcome mat/rug for front door. Maybe some Valentine’s decorations if they have any.
Did I stick to my list? Uh, no.
Started off well enough finding a small rug to replace our front door welcome mat. Should I even confess that earlier this week I realized we were still using one saying “Seasons Greetings”? Oops.
Bird seed, let’s try safflower seed again. More suet. Check. And look, here’s a different kind of bird feeder. That gives me an idea. Into the cart it goes.
Go over where Christmas used to exist. They were not feeling the Valentine’s Day love. Nothing there. Well, except it’s now time for patio furniture apparently. And rugs. Oh, look at this:
Good price and I’ve been wanting an area rug for the living room. Three piece set. Did take a minute to text my husband, he didn’t care so into the cart it went.
Time to get out of Menards!
Target Time
It’d been a while since I went to my local Target. Didn’t really need too much: small trash bags, a few beauty essentials (mouthwash, makeup), cleaning supplies. Spent some time just browsing while in there.
Am I the only one who has to touch the cozy blankets? Just need to see how soft they truly are, right? I didn’t buy any, we don’t have a need. Pretty though.
Pondered this lamp for a moment (I have gift cards) but decided I didn’t want to settle. Holding out for a lamp I love.
Why did I not stop and think, picking up frozen items. (Auntie Anne’s frozen pretzels, weekend treat) Too warm to leave frozen items in the car today.
Need to go a few more places but first:
Pit Stop At Home
I left the area rug in the car until one of the boys could help me unload it. The blue stripes is the new welcome mat or it might go in the kitchen.
Hallmark and Joann
Unfortunately, I only managed two more stops before running out of time. And steam.
In Hallmark, I ended up only buying 3 cards. Good I guess since I needed the cards. However, I was hoping to find Galentine’s Day ideas there. All I really found was a headache as some man was talking super LOUD with the sale associate. I get that he was excited about his new “in like” relationship but geez, indoor voice, please! They weren’t going to be “in love” because that didn’t work with her previous relationship or something. I was glad when he left and it was quiet again.
Then, I debated going into Kohls but passed and decided to just go to Joann. If you don’t know, Joann is a fabric/craft kind of store. Think Hobby Lobby or Michaels but with more sewing stuff maybe?
Between Target and Joann, I managed the beginning of an idea for a simple Galentine’s Day gift for my friends:
And I decided maybe I wanted to give the whole diamond art thing a try, so I bought a small kit:
I thought it might make nice decor in March. We’ll see how I do with it.
Did I Get Everything I Needed?
Ha, not even close!
Did I get everything I didn’t need? Well, I really thought I needed chocolate and didn’t get that so I guess no again.
Did I go home and take a nap? Maybe.
Our new area rug: 
Do you like to shop or are you more like me and the mood has to hit just right?
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day 32/365
I love the rug!!! I actually love shopping and browsing through stores. And same on the blankets – I love giving them a squish. Sounds like it was a fun time out!
I also have to touch the blankets and feel if they are soft. I love shopping so much and even window shopping, it is kinda therapeutic for me 😁. Nice rug.
Glad to know I’m not alone in the need to touch those blankets. Actually, it’s anything that looks soft and cozy like that. I don’t mind window shopping as long as I’m not on a time schedule. That is actually sort of fun to me as well. Never know what you might find. Thanks, everyone here actually seems to like the rug. Even the cat 🙂
I love shopping so much and I also have to touch the blankets. And buy them, of course. :))) I like the rug! Have a nice day!
Yes, it’s so fun to buy the blankets. I’d have been a lot more tempted if we weren’t in the middle of our clearing out project. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I used to love shopping. Then I quit working and the extra money wasn’t there to do fun shopping anymore. These days, it’s more of a chore. *sigh*
LOL about Menards. We don’t save big money at Menards either. It used to be our favorite place today, hubby and I. Now we’re rarely there. I hope the safflower seed works for you. I tried it last year and our birds didn’t seem to care for it. Plus, it’s so light that it just kept blowing out of the feeders. (At least I think it’s safflower that I’m remembering.)
It’s hard when it turns into a chore. Still depends on my mood, sometimes it’s fun just to look. I used safflower seed for quite a while because squirrels aren’t supposed to like it. I’m trying it again to see if the sparrows might not be as big fans either. Safflower seed isn’t super light that I remember but maybe in a super high wind? The lightest seed I can think of is Nyjer which is tiny (and a bit expensive). It’s supposed to attract goldfinches and sparrows aren’t supposed to like that either. Of course, the sparrows around here didn’t get that memo though it does last longer, definitely a last resort for them.
Your new rug is nice. I will also admit that my welcome mat currently at our front porch features Santa! LOL So you are not the only one.
I have never been in a Menards. Also, I enjoy shopping at stores that we don’t have in my smallish town… so anywhere that is not a Walmart, Big Lots, or Marshalls. LOL
Thank you! Glad I’m not the only one. Now, a really sad confession: I just put the new mat on top of the season’s greetings one. I do need to fix that this week. Menards is fairly new to our side of town but I do like it. Kind of like a Home Depot/hardware type store but with other stuff as well. I need to go to our Big Lots or Marshalls once in a while, tend to forget them. Hope you’re having a great night!