$6 for Felicia the Ganz bear was totally well spent. she is gorgeous and even though i have seen her on ebay for $100, some how i don't think i'll be selling her.

two elephants for $1.50

and the $1.50 teak cd thingy which is really ugly and a total waste of space, but i like it!

ta da! the ugly little cabinet is just perfect for what i wanted it for. it's now a home for heaps of my really important clutter that i had nowhere to put. all the bulldog, bloodhound and bull terrier statues and 'stuff' are now tidely displayed in the bird room.



i really do seem to be making a complete botch up of this. i must stop bidding on things just because i don't want to loose. i ended up paying $2.50 for this mirror just because someone else put in a bid as the auction was closing.

i have decided that since this blog is all about 'clutter' then i really need to help the finances by 'decluttering'.

i've noticed that people actually buy all sorts of weird stuff so i thought i'd have a go. today i sold 38 old pens for $7.50, a x-stitch leaflet for $6 and some really revolting salt and pepper shakers for $8.50

not bad but now i'm being tempted by this. the auction closes in 15 minutes and bidding is at $1.50.

an interesting day and i'm sure i have actually managed to spend more than the $23.  

imported teak cd thingy. i paid $1.50 by mistake.

$1 for 2 doll stands which hopefully, i can use for bears.

because i seem to be making up the rules as i go along i decided that the doll stands are counted as 2 items so should have actually cost $2. That makes my 50 cent mistake for the cd thingy OK. 3 items for $2.50.

$2.50 for the cabinet which I have grand plans for, to be revealed at a later date.

the following pics are goodies that i have spotted while i've been browsing. the little footstool i completely missed out on as i forgot about the auction and it sold for $1!


$23
- $1 wooden shelf
- $1 jacket
- $1 little house
- $12 enamel teapot
- $6 Ganz bear
- $1 framed print
+ $5 framed print
- $1 tibetan necklace
- $1 bird book
- $1.50 teak cd thingy

- $1 2x doll stands

- $2.50 really ugly cabinet

= $1


oops ...... that's only 13 items, i've got 10 more to find and i'm in the red by $1. who's stupid idea was this anyway?

i think i'm going to have to make up some new rules.

it's a good thing i'm enjoying myself because my wish list seems to be never ending, unlike my finances. they are looking rather grim.


$23
- $1 wooden shelf
- $1 jacket
- $1 little house
- $12 enamel teapot
- $6 Ganz bear
- $1 framed print
+ $5 framed print
- $1 tibetan necklace
- $1 bird book
= $4

it's not looking good. i have the grand total of 7 new items of clutter and by today's count only $4 to buy 16 more items.


decluttering

so the budget's not looking good, but at least i did all the ironing today!

i've been browsing and have found some 'goodies' for my 'wish list'

$60 starting bid for the window

totally awesome elephant with a starting bid of $5 plus $5 for postage

African Grey for only $4,750

Major Mitchell for $850

or a King parrot for just $500

it's a good thing that wishes are free!

i'll have to be content with this book on birds instead which, unlike wishes was not free, it was $1

the dogs and I went and picked up the tibetan necklace. a good buy. it's very nice and the little bell even tinkles when you shake it. i don't wear jewelry much but i guess could use it in the house as an earthquake warning bell!


decluttering

as we drove towards the city today the weather produced a beautiful rainbow. it reached right across to where I knew the earthquake devastation lay. Mother Nature can still show her gentle side if you're willing to look for it.

a wet and miserable day for driving. dodging pot holes, road closures and navigating hi vis road cones and traffic diversions to get from one side of the city to the other. just another exciting excursion in Christchurch.

i picked up the george meris framed print and was very pleased with it. next was the little wall shelf, with a bit of sanding and tidying up it should look great. I already know where I'm going to put it.

today's highlight - the little enamel teapot. awesome! it's gorgeous, i love it. well worth my little 'splurgh'.

i arrived home minus the print as my mother fell in love with it.

what can i say, she makes great chocolate fudge and had washed and ironed the 'too small' jacket i bought the other day? i let her buy the print for the bargain price of $5, after all, this whole mission i'm on is going to fail terribly if i start giving things away!

last count the balance was -

$23
- $1 wooden shelf
- $1 jacket
- $1 little house
- $12 enamel teapot
- $6 Ganz bear
= $2

today i have confused my totally unmathematical mind completely.

$2
- $1 framed print
= $1+ $5 framed print
= $6

i nearly forgot ...... tibetan necklace which was another $1 auction bargain that I won today. I guess that total is actually $5

uncluttering

i'm getting used to navigating this extremely interesting city that we live in but today i had to wonder about two small things.

firstly, did the council already have the road signs stating  'caution earthquake damage ahead' or did they have to get them made? 

the second was when i found myself driving along and thinking what a clever idea to have empty shipping containers lining the other side of the road to hopefully protect the houses below if another aftershock was to dislodge any boulders on the hillside above. I then realised that I was actually between the dodgy hillside and the containers.  aftershock + falling boulders = me squashed!

mother nature really doesn't care what or who is in her way when she wants to have a hissy fit!