Hooray for Ebay, Part 2

I am on a roll--I haven't lost an Ebay auction all year and I've gotten everything I've bid on at a lower price than I was willing to pay. (Ignore the fact that this might mean I'm willing to pay too much.)

I just bought this set of coasters that I've been trying to find for months. Aren't they cute? Can you believe someone else didn't snatch them up right away? This set is missing one coaster, but the price was right. Of course, I'll need the full set at some point, but for now this will take care of my family's coaster needs. Any bets on how long it will be before little hands break off one of the people?

Another plus is that buying from Ebay really builds self esteem. Every time I buy something I must get three emails telling me that I'm a winner! Much nicer than all the snarky complaint emails I usually get at work.

Birthday Shopping

I've talked about how much I like to shop, but I will tell you again. I really love to shop. I know a lot of people don't like to give money as a gift, but I love getting money because not only get a lovely gift, I get to shop as well! I've been plotting out what I wanted to buy with my birthday money for quite a while now, and this last week I spent some of it. Oh, I also like to buy presents early (please see exhibit A: my growing stock of Christmas gifts). My birthday isn't for another month.

This little piece of Ebay goodness was in my mail today.

This little tray will hang in the kids' room and be used as a magnet board.

I also purchased an aluminum shelf for books in my bedroom and a vintage mobile for Luke that I'm really excited about! Hooray for Ebay.