Thriving Thrifts

I know I know, I have been missing in action again and this post is almost two months late but better late then never.  Two of my New Year goals are reading for 45 minutes a day and reading at least 12 books for the year. In order to stick to this goal, I like to make a list of books that I plan to read for the year. Since I have so many thrifted books, the majority of my list will be books that I have thrifted and want to tackle. I have another goal for myself to not buy any more books until I have read a chunk of what I already have. I am going to share my book list with you in case you want to join me in reading them. I will post on my instagram (thrivingthrifts06) which book I am tackling for the month. Now, the first three books on the list I have already started and finished since I am posting this two months late. This is a general list of all thrifted or gifted books. The order it is in doesn't mean that is the order I am going to read them in for the year. The list ...

Christmas has come to an end and now its the new year. I am sure a lot of you are not even thinking about the following Christmas/holiday and buying more gifts and spending more money already. You are most likely ecstatic that its over. BUT... you should be thinking about gifts. Now is the time to get the after holiday deals and get a jump start on your holiday shopping or any occasion that involves giving someone a little something. Don't worry there is a way to organize it all for the 365 days that remain until Christmas. It's called the GIFT BOX.. or boxes. Ally and I have a system that we call the Gift Box. We stock up on gifts throughout the year and put it into a designated area in our house (usually a closet). As of right now, since we are not in our own home yet, we have one plastic draw organizer filled with everyone's gifts. Once we move, I would like to get more organized by person. Ally's mother, Kathy, uses decorative photo boxes labeled wi...

2017 is coming to an end and the new year is ringing in. With the new year comes new goals for 2018. Here are some of mine for the new year. Maybe they will inspire you to have some goals of your own or add more to your already long list. I chose some goals that are specific and others that are broad. Some of these goals are daily while others are monthly. Now, these goals can be adjusted throughout the year because I have to be realistic and at the same time push myself. I will give the list with a brief description if needed. Read All of Harry Potter books again- I am not one to read books more than once but I am a huge Harry Potter fan. Many have told me that you pick up more each time you read the books. Read 15 books at least Read 45 mins a day- I want to watch less Netflix before bed and do more reading to help get me tired. Plus, reading everyday will allow me to accomplish my goal above. Run 5 miles by end of March- I had thi...