YAY! I purchased tickets for me and the boys to attend next Saturday's St. Louis Wizard World Comic Con 2013! It is a 3 day event, but we don't have the money to attend all three days. But we are super duper excited about the one day that we do get to attend! Here is a link: Comic Con
I am sure you will hear more an more about it as it gets closer -- and then after we attend! I am bringing my camera, of course. There are some HUGE stars attending this event -- Stan Lee is one of my favs. But the biggest draw for my family is Jason David Frank, or as he used to be known Tommy Oliver on the Power Rangers!
Also -- today was the last day of school before Spring Break! I think going to our first ever Comic Con is a fitting event for my son's senior Spring Break! He is spending the night at a friend's house. My other son is enjoying being the only child at home tonight. Tomorrow, while they all sleep in, I am babysitting for a friend so her boys can enjoy their first day of Spring Break 2013 by sleeping in also -- instead of going to day care. I love them as if they were my own family -- and the only live a few blocks away. It is all very good!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Random Musings
I have neglected this blog. I don't really have a reason, other than it just hasn't been my priority. Sad, because I do so enjoy it. SO I am going to try to do better.
So much going on. A new Pope as of today. My oldest child is a senior in high school. My step-daughter had a baby in February - and I still haven't seen him! So many world events come and gone, and time just keeps tripping along. It reminds me of the soap opera that used to begin something like -- like the grains of sand in the hour glass ... Time just slips away if you let it.
So what have I been doing? Well, I have a little side business going. eBay baby! I have found a way to play with the toys I love -- Barbies, Topper Dawn Dolls, LIV dolls, baby dolls, an a wide assortment of other kid toys -- and then turn them for a profit. I have been doing it for close to a year now -- and I am in the groove. I make enough money to have some of the things that we love, but other wise couldn't afford -- like cell phones (no, none of us have smart phones) and Direct TV. Certainly not getting rich, but it does keep me busy, and often entertained as well. I am learning things about what sells and what doesn't. How to display my items -- and I have learned about toys in general. I am a regular at several area thrift stores, and I seldom pass a toy store that I don't go in to check for great clearance items that I can turn a profit on, or just to do research.
You can't imagine how time consuming it can be to find the name of that certain toy you found that looks so fun, but you have no earthly idea what it is! You can often kind me skulking yup and down the aisles of Toys R Us trying to figure out the name of something so I can best resale it! I have even been known to snap a photo or two of sets of Barbie items when I have most of the pieces, but not so sure about what goes with what!
I am also scrap booking often. I have found that my multiple health problems have affected my memory and my concentration. I can't read like I used to -- I find it too frustrating. I have never been a big TV girl, so that is kind of out too. I don't have the stamina that I used to have -- and even when I do, pain flares often prevent me from doing things that I enjoyed in the past -- like taking really long walks. So now I have shelves of scrap books! Since I routinely hit thrift stores, big sales, estate sales -- and yard sales when they are in season -- I have been able to scrap for less! I have enjoyed this hobby for several years now -- about 15 -- and have learned to do it on a dime.
Another benefit of the eBay thing is that my family enjoys larger wardrobes than they have ever had! I have become superwoman of clothes buying. Buying for me is super easy, because I wear a common size. Buying clothes for the boys is a bit more challenging because they are tall -- very tall, and kind of picky about what they wear. But I still manage to routinely find them things that are like new and sometimes brand new for often just a few cents, and never more than a couple of dollars. My favorite place to shop for clothes is a local thrift store that has weekly sales in order to clear out old merchandise. So once a week, the old stuff gets marked .25 cents each or 5 for $1.00! I gotta tell you, not only do I sometimes find great clothes, but I get a lot of things for eBay that way -- as well as some coll things for the house and, well, for us too. Like the working atomic clock I snagged for .20 cents or the cool yellow plates that I paid .20 cents each for. Oh -- and the Barbie that I also paid .20 cents for and just sold for right around $15.
So now, you know my secrets. I am a sale-aholic. I don't think I am ready for a 12 step program yet, but there are sometimes when I look around my basement and realize that I need to spend a bit more time selling the things rather than accumulating!
One final thing -- here is a link to what I currently have for sale on eBay. It is ever-changing! Melinda's eBay link
So much going on. A new Pope as of today. My oldest child is a senior in high school. My step-daughter had a baby in February - and I still haven't seen him! So many world events come and gone, and time just keeps tripping along. It reminds me of the soap opera that used to begin something like -- like the grains of sand in the hour glass ... Time just slips away if you let it.
So what have I been doing? Well, I have a little side business going. eBay baby! I have found a way to play with the toys I love -- Barbies, Topper Dawn Dolls, LIV dolls, baby dolls, an a wide assortment of other kid toys -- and then turn them for a profit. I have been doing it for close to a year now -- and I am in the groove. I make enough money to have some of the things that we love, but other wise couldn't afford -- like cell phones (no, none of us have smart phones) and Direct TV. Certainly not getting rich, but it does keep me busy, and often entertained as well. I am learning things about what sells and what doesn't. How to display my items -- and I have learned about toys in general. I am a regular at several area thrift stores, and I seldom pass a toy store that I don't go in to check for great clearance items that I can turn a profit on, or just to do research.
You can't imagine how time consuming it can be to find the name of that certain toy you found that looks so fun, but you have no earthly idea what it is! You can often kind me skulking yup and down the aisles of Toys R Us trying to figure out the name of something so I can best resale it! I have even been known to snap a photo or two of sets of Barbie items when I have most of the pieces, but not so sure about what goes with what!
I am also scrap booking often. I have found that my multiple health problems have affected my memory and my concentration. I can't read like I used to -- I find it too frustrating. I have never been a big TV girl, so that is kind of out too. I don't have the stamina that I used to have -- and even when I do, pain flares often prevent me from doing things that I enjoyed in the past -- like taking really long walks. So now I have shelves of scrap books! Since I routinely hit thrift stores, big sales, estate sales -- and yard sales when they are in season -- I have been able to scrap for less! I have enjoyed this hobby for several years now -- about 15 -- and have learned to do it on a dime.
Another benefit of the eBay thing is that my family enjoys larger wardrobes than they have ever had! I have become superwoman of clothes buying. Buying for me is super easy, because I wear a common size. Buying clothes for the boys is a bit more challenging because they are tall -- very tall, and kind of picky about what they wear. But I still manage to routinely find them things that are like new and sometimes brand new for often just a few cents, and never more than a couple of dollars. My favorite place to shop for clothes is a local thrift store that has weekly sales in order to clear out old merchandise. So once a week, the old stuff gets marked .25 cents each or 5 for $1.00! I gotta tell you, not only do I sometimes find great clothes, but I get a lot of things for eBay that way -- as well as some coll things for the house and, well, for us too. Like the working atomic clock I snagged for .20 cents or the cool yellow plates that I paid .20 cents each for. Oh -- and the Barbie that I also paid .20 cents for and just sold for right around $15.
So now, you know my secrets. I am a sale-aholic. I don't think I am ready for a 12 step program yet, but there are sometimes when I look around my basement and realize that I need to spend a bit more time selling the things rather than accumulating!
One final thing -- here is a link to what I currently have for sale on eBay. It is ever-changing! Melinda's eBay link
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