Shopping Spree!
I spent two hours in heaven today. Okay, maybe not heaven exactly, but it was spent in my favourite store in the whole world: IKEA!!!!!!! I love all that Swedish living kind of thing. If it were possible, I would decorate my entire house a la IKEA!
Of course, I went for one particular item. A "Vestby" chest of drawers for the boys' room, which isn't really much like a chest of drawers after all. It's more like four plastic storage boxes in a rack, but it's perfect because it's only meant to be temporary anyway. Once I get their new wardrobes (again from IKEA when they're on sale in March!), they can use it to store their toys.
That's not all I got though. I knew it would happen, so I budgeted £100 for the trip. I spent £93. Not bad. After all, the boys did need curtains, and they had a nice blue and white stripe set for £8. Then I needed the curtain rod to put them on. I needed a new bag for uni, and Malorie and Braden needed them too, so we've each had one. I found a set of three saucepans, a frying pan and glass lids for under £10. Those I needed desperately. The pans I'd been using were Simon's ex-wife's, and they were in bad shape.
Let's see, what else did I get? Malorie wanted a more "grown up" quilt cover than the girlie one she has now, so I found her a nice blue and white one. I should have bought four more, one for each of the boys, because they would have gone nicely with their new curtains! I got some really cool notebooks for scribbling random thoughts in.
Then comes the Swedish food hall! I was so excited at the prospect of getting a few packs of Swedish meatballs!
They were sold out.
I got Swedish hot dogs instead. And Swedish horseradish, Swedish mustard, a tin of Swedish ginger biscuits, and Swedish cinnamon rolls. It's not the same as Swedish meatballs, but maybe that will give me the excuse to go back when they are restocked!
Why, you ask, have I listed my IKEA purchases as if you actually cared? I'm bored and have insomnia. I thought it would put me to sleep. I'm sorry if you're the one who has ended up snoring.
Of course, I went for one particular item. A "Vestby" chest of drawers for the boys' room, which isn't really much like a chest of drawers after all. It's more like four plastic storage boxes in a rack, but it's perfect because it's only meant to be temporary anyway. Once I get their new wardrobes (again from IKEA when they're on sale in March!), they can use it to store their toys.
That's not all I got though. I knew it would happen, so I budgeted £100 for the trip. I spent £93. Not bad. After all, the boys did need curtains, and they had a nice blue and white stripe set for £8. Then I needed the curtain rod to put them on. I needed a new bag for uni, and Malorie and Braden needed them too, so we've each had one. I found a set of three saucepans, a frying pan and glass lids for under £10. Those I needed desperately. The pans I'd been using were Simon's ex-wife's, and they were in bad shape.
Let's see, what else did I get? Malorie wanted a more "grown up" quilt cover than the girlie one she has now, so I found her a nice blue and white one. I should have bought four more, one for each of the boys, because they would have gone nicely with their new curtains! I got some really cool notebooks for scribbling random thoughts in.
Then comes the Swedish food hall! I was so excited at the prospect of getting a few packs of Swedish meatballs!
They were sold out.
I got Swedish hot dogs instead. And Swedish horseradish, Swedish mustard, a tin of Swedish ginger biscuits, and Swedish cinnamon rolls. It's not the same as Swedish meatballs, but maybe that will give me the excuse to go back when they are restocked!
Why, you ask, have I listed my IKEA purchases as if you actually cared? I'm bored and have insomnia. I thought it would put me to sleep. I'm sorry if you're the one who has ended up snoring.
posted by Melinda at 1/03/2005 12:40:00 am
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