Because it's for a good cause

When G tells me "we have to really watch our budget this month" something inevitably comes up where I find that I simply MUST purchase some unforeseen item. Like something for the babies (always justifiable), something for me (not always justifiable), or some random stuff for a hella good deal (almost never justifiable). So when a friend of mine told me that Habitat for Humanity had opened a permanent store front downtown where they routinely had cool "as is" furniture from Ikea as well as other fantastic odds and ends I rushed right over and bought 10 Ikea dinner plates at $1 each. Not because we routinely entertain 10 people at a time but because they had irresistible bright orange sale tags. Oh, and because it's for a good cause.

T.G.I.C.M.

Raise your hand if you have given up hope finding cool jeans for under $150? I'm talking about the kind of jeans that actually fit adults, not the tiny ass sizes at Forever 21. Well, put your hands down and look no further because they exist! My boss insisted that she had found super cool, stretchy, ultra-skinny leg, non-crack showing jeans for a mere $65! No, I argued. That simply cannot be. I made an emergency trip downtown to one of my fave stores, Fashionista, just to satisfy my curiosity. Within 20 minutes I walked out with my own pair of Cheap Monday jeans in stone wash grey that fit not unlike comfortable leggings. Some of you might be thinking, yeah, I don't wear that hipster skinny leg style, thanks but no thanks. (Believe me, I know.) However, for some magical and super-stretchy reason, Cheap Monday jeans fit just right. And not in a I-wish-I-were-in-high-school way. For reals.