Sencond-hand furniture, clearance sales and walks along the beach

So my weekend was full of spending money!! But boy did I find some awesome bargains!! Last thursday I picked up a used, but nice queen bed for $200 - a new one would have cost me $600. Friday night I found a couple of women's hiking packs for $270 (I've been looking at packs here and until friday had only seen them for $400-600!) and ended up getting the larger of the two...I hadn't planned on getting one so soon 'cause I won't be going tramping for a while, but I couldn't pass up the deal. Saturday Rebecca and I hit the farmer's market (surprise), and then she took me shopping for furniture...went to the furniture warehouse - the furniture was way too expensive for me, but I did end up with a bed skirt that was on sale. Then the Salvation Army, where I got this darling little secretary's desk with the fold out top and drawers below. I love it! Off to another 2nd-hand store where I found an unfinished bedside table (which are $100-300 new) for only $20 - just needs to be stained or painted - and a wooden arm chair for the desk for $2! Awesome deal! We stopped at a couple other places for me to compare prices, but I ended up getting a lot of things from Kmart...I love the Kmart here as they are always having clearance sales. Since my new bed is a queen I needed new sheets (my current bed is a double), got a set of 360 thread count for 25% off, a bedside lamp on clearance, a clock radio on sale, a full-length mirror (not on sale but cheaper and nicer than anywhere else I've looked). I also got these curtains on clearance...chocolate brown, marked at $30 a panel (again way cheaper than ones I've been comparing), well they rang up for $1.40 each!! AND I got them back to the new flat, pulled them out to show the flatmate and they are EXACTLY the same curtains I had in my living room in Mankato! Guess I like those curtains, huh?! I've just got a couple more things to pick up - pillows, curtain rod, another power strip - and my room is mostly set-up!

On Sunday, Deanna picked me up and we all met with the landlord to sign the new lease and I paid my deposit. I hung out for awhile and started putting my room together...so I'll have less to do when I move in next saturday. Then I WALKED the few blocks to the beach...hehe...and met up with Rachel and Rebecca. We spent the rest of the afternoon walking barefoot on the beach and watching the surfers. I soo want to try surfing!! Rachel surfs, so I'll have someone to do it with. But that's another purchase - gotta get a wetsuit first. So I started doing sit-ups and push-ups last night...I'll have to do them every night if I think I will ever get my arse up on a board in a couple months!