17 thrift shops in 2 days!

I have literally been in 17 different thrift shops in the last two days. I was on a thrifting marathon...and it paid off! I now have over 100 pieces of clothing as well as some other items to sell on ebay. They are all laid out on my living room carpet - waiting for inspection and cleaning. 

My favorite items include three pieces of St. John (!!!), Biore nose strips that I picked up for 50 cents a box (I am SO keeping these) and a bunch of vintage doll furniture. I love the furniture so much that it has been sitting on my office floor for the last two days.

 
I have no idea of how those pieces are going to sell but I got all of them for $1. 

On Monday I left the house at 8am and didn't come home until dark (around 7pm). Yesterday I left at 8am again but thankfully made it home an hour earlier. Just in time to view the autumn foliage. 

This time of year is my favorite time in Pennsylvania. 

Here is a few photos which were taken from the side of my house. 

  

Recent Ebay Sales - 10/14

I am looking forward to this week! On Thursday, I will be having my second knee surgery which will hopefully correct my torn meniscus. That means I have three days to shop, shop, shop. After the surgery I will be on bed rest for awhile until I can use crutches to walk around. Being on bed rest means I will have a chance to list all those items that I (hopefully) buy. 

Here is what sold recently: 

1. Ralph Lauren long skirt, sold for $25. 

2. Chico's abstract print jacket, sold for $25. 

3. Abercrombie & Fitch denim skirt, sold for $20. 

4. Talbots tweed jacket, sold for $20. 

5. Chico's Travelers set, sold for $20. 

6. Chico's velvet set, sold for $21.50. 

7. Tadashi ball gown, sold for $41. 

8. CAbi skirt, sold for $15. 

9. Nick & Nora pajamas, sold for $31! These were new with tags which means they were probably going to be a gift for someone. 

10. XCVI yoga-style skirt, sold for $37. 

11. Ann Taylor LOFT skirt, sold for $22. 

12. Ann Taylor LOFT skirt, sold for $18. 

13. Anthropologie's Elevenses brand skirt, sold for $20. 

14. H&M maxi dress, sold for $18. 

15. Ann Pedersen knit set, sold for $20.50. 

16. Express editor fit pants, sold for $18. 

17. Ann Taylor LOFT corduroy skirt, sold for $18.50. 

18. Eddie Bauer long denim skirt, sold for $16.

19. Ann Taylor LOFT dress, sold for $26. 

20. Karen Alexander for Boston Proper dress, sold for $20. 

21. Talbots corduroy jacket, sold for $20.

22. Express houndstooth skirt, sold for $20. 

23. G Unit dress, sold for $20. 

24. BCBG dress, sold for $20. 

25. Eddie Bauer corduroy dress, sold for $18. 

26. Ann Taylor LOFT corduroy dress, sold for $16.50. 

27. Talbots gray skirt, sold for $20. 

28. WHBM skirt, sold for $18. 

29. Tahari long dress, sold for $20. 

30. Cache black dress, sold for $33. 

31. Marc Jacobs corduroy jacket, sold for $50. 

32. Laura Ashley leopard jacket, sold for $20. 

33. WHBM houndstooth skirt, sold for $17.50. 

34. 100% alpaca sweater, sold for $20. 

35. St. John jacket, sold for $25.50. This jacket would have went much higher if it had any labels. Oh well. 

Old Town Alexandria & National Harbor Photos

Well, our trip to National Harbor is coming to an end today. We had a wonderful time which I was a bit surprising to me. I am a beach person and there was no beach here. But it turns out that I love Washington DC. For someone that hated learning about history, it is surprising. 

Yesterday we drove to Alexandria, Virginia. It was just a few minutes from our hotel in National Harbor. We were able to go to my favorite ice cream place, The Creamery. I had orange chocolate chocolate chip ice cream. It was extraordinarily great.

We then walked through the Torpedo Factory.

And around the waterfront. It was gorgeous here - about 55 degrees and sunny.

We then took the free trolley up King Street and went to Christ Church which was built in the early 1800's. 

My hubby, pretending to preach.

 We also stopped in Anthropologie - a store that I love. And then we walked back to our car on cobblestone and brick streets. 

After resting a bit, we got pizza and then headed back out for our last "night on the town". We walked around National Harbor again. We stopped at Cake Love where my hubby ate some really expensive cupcakes (which were not good in our opinion - dry and tasteless). 

 And then we took a few photos as the sun set along the harbor. 

We found a sculpture that looks like a man crawling up from the sand. We were told someone spent over $3 million dollars to bring it from its original spot in Washington DC. Seriously...$3 million? Crazy. 

Before we headed back to our hotel for the night, the hubby stopped for MORE ice cream. I was still full from pizza. 

We had a wonderful time but will be thankful to get back home later today.