... on a Whim

             One day I was out for lunch with my Sister and a Friend and we where near a discount store, and I wanted to check it out for Valentine decor.

      I could not believe it - there was none, zip, nada, not a single Valentine in sight. What I did find was this ever so cute Besty Johnson purse.

 
            I love it- a perfect little bag and the price is just too good to pass up - $16 bucks!!!! Home it came, then it hits me .... Rogue One. I wanted to see the new Star Wars movie, that was my treat for this paycheck. Sad, I am, purse, I have (insert Yoda voice ), good thing Rogue One will be in the theaters a few more weeks.

       


             It did get me thinking { Random Thoughts}
                                                 Instant Gratification....


                      Here I am working towards a goal - Mountain Living - how can I make that happen if I spend my money all willy nilly. Even if I know that I have some money put away, I know that there is not enough for me to spend frivolous at the moment. The point of this Random Thought is Instant Gratification kills Long Time Goals.

My trip last year to Big Bear Valley

       It has taken me 52 years to realize that is why I'm where I am today and not Mountain Living. Little fact: at age 22, TRAE's father & I used to take drives up the Mountain, we would pack the kids up ( at the time it was TRA- E wasn't born yet) along with a lunch and enjoy the drive. We decided that this was where we would buy a house. Life didn't turn out that way but I kept saying someday. At age 50 I began thinking I can, at 51 I started saying I can. Now, recognizing the habits that has kept me away and curbing Instant Gratification is a hard thing. It even has me wondering if going to the theaters for Rogue One is an Instant thing when I know it will be on Vudu in a few months and I can watch it whenever. 



       Well, this whole thing also changed my idea for a pink Valentine decor (especially since I really couldn't find all that much in pink & vintage Valentine), I went with what I had.

     It is beginning to look a lot like Valentine's Day around here, I will take pictures this weekend and share on Monday - hopefully but I will have Tabletop Tuesday for you this week.

                      Off to 2 Nephews birthday party then Retail work.

           
                                       until next,
                                                               Mia






PS hitting Publish without editing, sorry for any bloopers.  MUCH LOVE