Gildavid Moments

    Last Wednesday, I asked David if I could go with him to the center where he was doing volunteer work. He is part of a group of volunteers helping senior citizens with their income tax preparation.

     I had planned to go with him last month but David was worried that I would get bored. We would be there for a whole day and I might not find something to entertain myself with. I just decided to stay home.

     Tuesday last week, I asked him again is I could come. I had been rearranging the house using the Form School of Feng Shui (as opposed to the Compass School that I had previously used) and I needed a break from all the moving and analyzing that I was doing (see “How I Drove My Husband Crazy” entry at this link: http://mgcr168.bravejournal.com/).

     David agreed to take me with him with the advice that I bring a book just in case I got bored. I told him that I would be fine. I brought a “just in case” book along to make him happy.

       Indeed, I was more than fine. I had a great time! We had lunch together and I went shopping at a nearby store.

     I went to Goodwill, a thrift store that sells donated goods at very low prices. The funds raised by this store go to support the different projects of Goodwill. My cousin, Delia, and I have been there twice in the last 2 and a half years.

     I thought I would spend about an hour or so just looking around, but I ended up spending the whole day there. The store had been newly renovated and it was very clean and spacious. It did not feel like a thrift store at all. I looked for inexpensive housewares that I could use and found some lovely porcelain jars that would make great Feng Shui enhancements.

     The first time I went to Goodwill, I did not visit the clothing section because I was not sure if I was willing to wear second hand clothes. However, In-in ( a friend who used to work at Target) told me that Target donates their unsold clothes to Goodwill for tax write off. In other words, if I am lucky enough. I can get brand new clothes at very low prices! So off I went to the clothing section.

     I was delighted to find things that would actually fit me! Since I got here, I have been having a hard time finding clothes that I could wear. I found several that day. I ended up buying 3 pairs of pants, 1 skirt, and 4 blouses! They were not only new, they were designer brands as well.

      The clothes, together with the 2 porcelain jars and flower vase plus a lovely candle holder cost a little over $40 and change. That was a bargain! Even David said that I did a good job ( I swear he just spoils me to death, hahaha).

     The best part of my shopping adventure was that the money went to a good cause. Thanks David for giving me a wonderful day.