Do It All In Bed

There's plenty of time to think in bed.
Especially when you're not allowed to do much else between the sheets.
I spent a couple of days snuggled up under the quilts in my favourite spot over the weekend, after a wee op on Friday.
Blogger was down.
So I read, watched an obscene number of movies and had a guilt-free web trawl.

There are plenty of online temptations for Australian shoppers considering our dollar today reaps US $1.05, compared with US $0.63 two years ago.

Our media outlets report it's a great time to travel, while local retail and tourism giants are doing their best to beat us up with the guilt stick for spending up overseas.

I realised for the 1000th time that I'm very happy with the lifestyle I've chosen.

There is some tweaking to be done, such as a much-needed holiday, but apart from that, as a consumer, I think I'm on the right track.

Op shops and flea markets are always my first port of call for everything.

After that I look online for books, secondhand clothing and new shoes.

Winter's coming so during the past fortnight there's been quite a bit of op shopping (thrifting) such as an oil heater for Number Two Son's room.

I bought three lovely, little-used woollen quilts and cotton quilt covers to keep wee tootsies warm.

A kitchen table and chairs so we don't have to eat off the coffee table anymore, plus books galore for us all.

While I was resting up after the GA had worn off, I decided my look would be "1940s Lady in Convalesence During Afternoon Visiting Hour".

Waddaya reckon?

Here's the lowdown of my budget look:

Liberty of London silk scarf - $3

1930s peach silk cape - $15

Sexy bra-cup slip - $2 ;))

MAC Russian Red lippy - $10 (online - instead of $35 retail!)

Blue ring - a buck(?)

Revlon Gold Coin nail polish - $11 (discount chemist - I NEVER pay this much but I love it!)

These pics remind me of the David Byrne film True Stories and the utterly mad woman who lives in her bed.  The film is a  wonderfully dry observation of western society and consumerism in the 80s - even more relevant in 2011!