Substitutions, Substitutions..........And Dogs!

As expected when other people are ill in your home, the germs come to visit you. Darn it! My current state is nothing like what it was during my month of cold that is not the flu, but I definitely have a slight cough and sniffles. And it's surely not helpful when the weather changes from 30 to 70 and back, never mind losing an hour.

Of course, yesterday was also my big every two week errand day, which uses up lots of my energy. A visit to Target, the office store and the grocery store probably netted me close to ten thousand steps for the day!

Meanwhile, I had a super frugal win (or two) which raised my spirits a bit.  The dress I shared previously was around a hundred dollars. Not terrible, especially after I spent Monday roaming the mall and looking at stores and boutiques-where the only thing I found  I liked nearly as much was almost one hundred dollars more or very glitzy-the kind of thing I might never wear again. Yea, this is an evening wedding, but I want something I can wear in the future. I'm not into single wear clothing, no matter how glamorous or sexy.

I used my lazy down time to do some online searching. Something along the lines of "fancy maxi dress", or "chiffon maxi dress" and then putting the title of each search-Macy's, Dillard's Nordstrom Rack and the like. When what to my wondering eyes should appear (at Penny's of all places), was the same dress. For less than 40 dollars. At Penny's. Where I could get it delivered to the store. It may have a different brand name and price, but daughter, sister and everyone else I know agree-same dress. The Nordstrom photos are better and more sexy, but same dress. Absolutely. Call it a win. Great, because my idea of frugality is mainly finding cheaper ways to get or do rather than giving up. 

Which leads me to my decision to get Movie Pass. One as a gift for my son, and one for me. After reading multiple reviews on various blogs, including this one, I realized this deal is as good as it looks. If you haven't checked it out, a Movie Pass membership let's you see as many in theater movies you want, one a day,  for an average of ten bucks a month (right now they have a special for 8 dollars). Yes, I'm sure eventually they'll change the dollar amount, and yes, I expect this is a bigger deal for us suburban types than those who live more rural. The map below shows all the theaters available to me. I live about a half an inch above the word Littleton, and the one on the far left is about  fifteen minute drive from me so all are close. Move Pass is owned by Netflix, and if you ask me, the reason the theaters tolerate it is because they don't money on movies (something those who say movies are so expensive should always consider-movie theaters make money from food not from movies. Think loss leader if you will, except for the hugest blockbusters of the year). 

And yea, even with Movie Pass the folks in this abode will still be getting food. So free movies? Nope. Really cheap movies? Pretty much. Which is great for those of who keep lists of movies coming out along with books to read and TV shows to watch. Let me tell you. 

When it's cold and rainy (see towel for drying off) and you make your nest infront of the heater vent!

My son may never get his T-shirt quilt back. Blue chair, quilt, pillow and direct eyeline to the front walk. I think he's happy!

I'm really behind on that daily photo challenge by the way. I need to pt it at the top of the daily list. Today's word was breakfast, and it'll be waiting till tomorrow, because I ate breakfast while half awake this morning. Or maybe, since we are going to the Village Inn tonight for free Pie (and Pi) day, I'll have breakfast for dinner and get that. On Sunday, my word was contentment. While I am not sure this is what they meant, it is what it is. Because dogs, my friends. How can I resist dogs.

And now I'm off for some Easter card/letter decor. A story for another day unless you've read my Facebook post.