This post was written by Mrs. HB.
It’s been two weeks since I’ve checked in and boy did it go by fast! I do have to say that not having Ms. Mavis over my shoulder relaxed my spending a little. Not anything totally shocking but I did buy a pair of shoes that I probably didn’t need to buy.
I have been needing to buy HB girl new dress shoes, she has grown out of hers, so I stopped by DSW one day while working in that area. I haven’t been in that store in over two years. I forgot how many shoes they have. Well on this particular day they were having an extra 20% off any shoe bought. I found a pair on the sale rack for HB girl and then started looking for myself. Oops, I should have just walked out but I didn’t and there they were, a pair of black heeled open toe and heel with strap shoes. They were so comfortable, on the sale rack plus an extra 20% off.
Like I said I didn’t NEED them but I walk a lot for work and am very hard on my shoes. This pair I can wear to work as well as on days I want to dress a little trendy. I love them! By the way HB girl didn’t like hers so I had to take hers back but didn’t look for me a second time. Just in and out. So that’s progress.
I also had to travel this past week. Ms Mavis and I walked one morning earlier in the week and I was telling her about my travel plans and how I really don’t like it when I have to travel overnight. If you haven’t figured it out yet she is very bold and does things most people wouldn’t do. As well as asks for things most people wouldn’t ask .
That’s actually one of the things I admire about her. Anyway we were walking and I was talking and she all of a sudden asked, “Can I go with you?” At first I thought, that’s an interesting question, you know I am going to work? But she explained how she would be working too while I was working and then we could do a few things together before and after.
She really liked the hotels I was staying at and they were both downtown so she could walk around and sight see. So I thought why not? And with that we set out on our adventure.
You do really learn a lot about a person when you travel and spend time with them for three nights. I have always thought of myself as low maintenance but next to Ms. Mavis you would think I was high. We determined that I am low and she is no, no maintenance that is. Lol and we are very different. But don’t they say opposites attract?
We had a lot of fun going in thrift stores. I bought a cute Spring skirt for $5 and tried on many funky shoes but buy the end of the trip I had had my fill of thrift stores. Ms. Mavis has it down though. She goes in, scans the area , and if it doesn’t jump out at her she is in and out in about 15 mins.
Thank goodness because I have had this annoying cough and the dust in these stores just made it worse! We were able to check out a couple of bakeries and ate out at a couple of great places. We even did a wine tasting on the fly. Well I did the tasting, Ms. Mavis just smelled. Though if Ms. Mavis hadn’t been there I would have been suckered into buying into the wine club… yikes old habits.
But she was my voice of reason and choose to “think about it until the next day” . We didn’t go back and I am not a member, yay! Now I must say that if Ms. Mavis hadn’t been there I too would have not been there. But it was nice having company and getting out and about.
Normally I just get room service and tend to use this time away from family to catch up on my sleep. Ms. Mavis thinks I sleep a lot but at home I go to sleep at ten and wake up between 5 and 6. That’s 7 to 8 hours a night. However this cough thing has keep me awake most nights and I am just plain ole tired!
I also feel the need to defend myself a little on this chap stick thing. First of all I have dry and fair skin. I use my lip balms daily if not hourly to provide not only moisture (and yes I do drink a lot during the day), but also sun protection. I have had skin cancers and on my lip today is what they call a keratosis. Its a little white spot that I fear will become cancer. We are watching it closely.
Most of my lip stuff I get free and like most of you I stash them everywhere so that I have when I need. You can see form my trade show that I just attended this past week, I picked up many. But because I have so many, I plan to donate to the local shelter as well as most of the other stuff. I also use every tube to the last drop.
You can see this EOS egg. Its been on my bedside table for I don’t know how long. I really hate how much is left in the tube or egg when it is all “done”. So I use my finger, toothpick or Q tip to get to the bonus left over balm. 🙂
As far as groceries, I have been on task. I didn’t take any pictures of this weeks {or last weeks} purchases. I Didn’t go to Costco last week but will be going this week. I plan on sticking to that every other week thing as it has really cut my budget just doing that!!!
Well, that’s it for today. I’ll check in again next month,
~Ms. Hillbilly
Randi says
Those EOS balls! I HATE how so much seems left over and needs to be excavated! I left my EOS in the car one very hot day last summer. The ball was closed and placed upside down. Guess what? It melted into the open cavity and, once it cooled i used it for many more applications without needing to be an archaeologist to access the balm.
Lynne says
You can use their container to make your own (tinted or not) lip balm. You pop that frame out of the bottom, screw it onto the lid, make your balm, then pour it into the lid through the frame, enough to fill the frame. Then pop the frame back onto the base.
Renee says
I do the same and make my own lip balm too.
PeggyK says
Mrs. HB – I think you are way way way too hard on yourself! I think some what you are doing with Miss Mavis is really good but sometimes – well does the word EXTREME come to mind? I know that when we had a more formal dress code at work, clothes and shoes were an important part of the job and did factor into promotions, presentations etc. Ratty shoes detract from one’s self and people do notice it. I have no idea if you were out of control before, but you aren’t now EVEN without Miss Mavis to guide you along!!! I know about needing a lot of sleep. But since I wake up about midnight with leg cramps it takes things out of me. ANd the cough – that is tiring and can be debilitating!!! which means you need more sleep. Just wanted to come to your defense Mrs. HB and say you are doing great and don’t let anyone get you down!!!!!
Mrs Hillbilly says
Much appreciated!
Jennifer says
Gotta agree with Mrs. HB about lip balm. I have one on my end table with my books in the living room, one in my purse and 3 on my dresser that I rotate between. I only like Carmex and like Mrs. HB, if I go a few hours, you can literally watch the skin flake and peel on my lips. If I go to bed without putting it on, either dh or I get up to remedy that!!
jamie says
It looks like you visited Manito Park and the conservatory. They have some cool plants
Brianna says
I am willing to bet Mavis was swooning over your trade show loot. It is an impressive haul of mostly quality items. I am in the process of moving and have a few weeks left before my movers come and I am amazed at the ‘samples’ and ‘promotional products’ I have accumulated over the 34 months I’ve lived in Georgia. I get as excited as the next person because the feeling of a ‘freebie’ is euphoric, but it also creates clutter and excess unnecessary stuff and waste and I often forget about the item. I’m in the use it or loose it mode now, desperately trying to use it up or decide if it is worth moving with the weight allowance we are allocated.
Mrs Hillbilly says
Donate it if you can .
Nichole says
Hey there Ms. HB!!
You can also use the EPA balls as little containers for jewelry and small what nots by popping that cage out. You are doing a great job, don’t you forget it. I’m also a member of your lip balm/chapstick club. We are all ok, we just need moist lips!
Nichole says
Eos (dumb auto correct)
Lisa says
Hi Mavis,
A few items from the last few posts, I have a GREAT crockpot recipe you will love, Coconut Chicken Curry and it is easy peasy! Served over cauliflower rice! YUM! Can I send it to you via email? Also, I received the first three Little House on the Prairie books for a day present from my Daughter-in-law and re-reading them is wonderful! Such athoygf gift! Love the blog!
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes! You can email me at onehundreddollars a monnth@ gmail.com {spaces removed}. 🙂
Tera says
I have very fair skin also and the lip balm struggle is real! I started making my own a couple years ago when I couldn’t keep up the Burt’s Bees/EOS habit because of $$$. I have no less than 25 lip balms at all times 😀 On my list to figure out is that EOS raspberry/pomegranate. I love that flavor!
Sandra says
About that cough…. Please see a doctor. It could be cough-variant asthma or something else that could be fixed. My daughter was misdiagnosed and suffered for 6 months until we lucked out with an urgent care doc who was a lung specialist. He recognized that she had cough-variant asthma right away. She was 18. You can get it at any age.