Hot Coffee & Used Clothes Shopping

Just a few random thoughts for today.

I love coffee. I always have, but it seems to have changed and intensified since banding. I like to try different flavors and strengths. I like to try different coffee shops and brands. For Christmas, my wife got me a gift card to Starbucks. You can always bet that is a safe gift for me. So on occasion, not daily, I stop by Starbucks and get a coffee. I don't do the fancy stuff because most of it has way too much sugar and carbs. On occasion I get a shot of a sugar free syrup for fun. Today I stopped by and noticed that they now have sugar free cinnamon dolce syrup. Um...can you say good. I may have discovered a new favorite treat. I am savoring every last drop.

After leaving Starbucks, I stopped by the Goodwill Store, used clothing, house wares, and local employment training facility. It is in a pretty nice neighborhood and often have some great buys. Since I have blown through clothing sizes, it is where I do a great deal of my clothes shopping. Today I hit the jackpot. I've been wanting a camel hair blazer for a long time, but would never buy one because I was too big or they were too expensive. Since losing weight I have been looking at them on eBay and in other stores. Sam's Club carried them this holiday season, and I even found one a Sam's yesterday for $40. A great bargain, but I opted to buy some groceries instead. Anyway, today at the Goodwill store I found a used camel hair sports coat from a local high end retailer marked at $10, but today was 50% off day, so I got it for $5.00. I immediately took it down the street to the cleaners. By the first of next week, I will have a SUPER nice jacket for less than $15.00 total.

Score!
Marc