Mrs. McFrugal

I have an addiction. Yes, I am admitting I have a problem. I can't stop buying white ceramic animals! Exhibit A: I watched this guy at Target until he went on clearance...I even bought 2! (the other one found his way into the guest room). It was a completely useless purchase, but I don't regret it one bit! Exhibit B: I justified paying full price for this guy because he serves a purpose...he's actually a vase!! Plus, I've been wanting a white ceramic owl for a while now. Seriously! And finally, exhibit C: This guy was also on clearance, and I feel that James likes it because it's a doggie. At least I'll tell myself that he likes it :) So if you ever run across a white ceramic animal and it also happens to be near my birthday or Christmas...I think you know where I'm going with this! Does anyone else have a strange obsession with a random category of decor?

So, a couple of weeks ago, we randomly bought a new chandelier for the dining room (yes, after we had just installed one about 2 months ago). We couldn't help it...it was marked down over 70% off (from $178 to $51). Plus, it was MUCH nicer looking than the chandelier we had just hung in there, and luckily we hadn't spent much on that one either. Here she is: Isn't she a beaut? It's exactly the look we are going for: modern meets antique. Well then this weekend, we decided to cruise through the lighting section of a different Lowe's, just for grins and giggles. We found the same chandelier marked down to $43. We decided to pick it up and return the first one we had bought, to save a few bucks. They also had the matching 3-light pendant that would be perfect for the entryway, and it was marked down to $16!! And to our surprise, when we were cashing out at the register, the big chandelier actually rang up $25...so essentially, we got 2 chandeliers for less than