Money CAN buy happiness - and it's only $54.33

I know this because I bought happiness last night. And it was AMAZING!

What's great is it's something EVERYONE has access to and can buy.

You probably wanna know now huh?

Ok - I'll tell you.

Salon Products!

More specifically my special blend of two shampoos and one conditioner that makes my hair manageable in even the crappiest water supply.

Shortly after we moved to the new house I completely ran out of all my super awesome, cannot live without, Aveda products. Well at least my shampoos and conditioner. I convinced myself that I could go without. Especially since it's extremely hard to justify spending $54 on shampoo when you don't even have food in your refrigerator.

Until it started to get more fall-like outside and less humid it didn't bother me too horribly much since my summer 'do is to just go aux natural and throw my hair up with a series of clips and spray gel. DONE!

Now that I have the option to wear my hair down without looking like I was in a serious fight with my hair dryer it was impossible to ignore the EXTREME buildup that the hard water was causing. I mean for reals yo! I attempted this yesterday pre buying my beloved products and - just gross. You could even see a layer of "coating" on my brush bristles. Barf.

Today though? BLISS! It may sound vain, but in these tough economic times if I can make myself happier for $54.33 then so be it. There's even still food in the 'fridge! Win-win.

Who knew kittens were so versitile?

In the before times, back when interest rates were in the 5's and you weren't scared to open your mutual fund statements I only went into Goodwill for Halloween attire. Now things have changed. I now go into Goodwill for the incredible savings - assuming you beat out the other eleventymillion people in the same situation (more on the Goodwill conspiracy later)

Anyway! The boyfriend is completely addicted to Goodwill - unlike myself he's always been popping in to check out the merchandise. Recently he got this really fantastic leather coat there that's lined with the most incredibly soft, cream colored lambs-wool like stuff. Except these lambs would have been really pampered lambs because this stuff is SOFT!

So he's been wearing it around at night even though it's fairly warm for this area at this time of year. The following is an actual conversation we had regarding said coat and it's incredible lining:

Me: So the coat feels like wearing kittens? Like my boots feel like putting kittens on your feet?

Boyfriend: Yes, exactly. Except better because I'm not allergic to it.