Black Friday!

It's coming everyone!



One thing that is true about me is I love to shop! But I am not the type of person who would ever, EVER, pay full price for anything. So to me, Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), is almost a holiday in itself. It's the only day of the year I will ever get up before 7. I get so worked up and excited that I probably get about 3 hours of sleep before the alarm goes of at 4:00am. The funny thing about this year is I don't think I even need anything from the sales. I already have my Christmas list mostly checked off, but I have to go! What if I missed a great bargain?! And of course Kent has to get his flashlights. I am very lucky that Kent also loves Black Friday. My love for the bargain has rubbed off. He used to pay full price but I have converted him to my side.

I think that all humans have the hunter/gather in them. For me, shopping is like hunting. I search and search until I find that great deal. Then I come home with great pride and brag to everyone how little I spent. You also need patience. One cannot expect to go into a store like Ross, Kohl's, or TJ Maxx without having at least an hour to spend. You aren't going to find that great deal by just walking in and walking out. Then there are they yard sales... Kent and I can spend every Saturday each summer going to yard sales and only find a few great deals. But we feel the urge to go because what if we miss some fantastic find. This summer we found a few. Come over sometime and I can take you on the bargain tour of our house.