Tip of The Week

My Tip this week is how to prevent or at least discourage impulse shopping.  This has been a tough one for me.  I love beautiful things and I see a lot of beautiful things that would look even more beautiful on me, in my house, on my dog, on my kids and the list goes on. Click on "read more" below.




I have been trying to be better lately but I love shopping way too much to just not go shopping.  Sometimes a girl just has to shop.  (That sounds like the name of a book or movie-maybe it is!) So, here's the tip...take your smart phone with you when you shop and take photos of everything you love and MUST have!

I went to HomeSense the other day looking for a piece of artwork for the red wall I have in my kitchen.  I took these photos... (and many more that had nothing to do with art of course).

I then came home and held the photos up to the wall and could immediately eliminate 4 or 5 of the prints.  Then I showed my husband and he liked one I wanted to eliminate.  So now we have narrowed it down to 3.  Or rather the 2 I like and the 1 he likes which will not be going anywhere near the wall.  Sorry honey! The other photos I took were not of art and these were eliminated as they were the wrong colour, wrong size or I just couldn't find a place where they would work in my home.

I'm going to make a trip to HomeSense and pick up the two prints we chose.  I'll bring them home, check them out on the wall and then take the one back that I don't like.  I save a lot of money this way and don't regret any purchases as I've usually thought about them for a day or two before going back to buy.

Sounds good right?  Leave a comment and let me know which print you prefer. I'll let you know which one I end up with.