Good Things Come to those who Procrastinate
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Procrastination is the best friend of thrift, and I am an expert at procrastinating!
For about six months, I have wanted a second chair for my living room. We already have the $52 couch we bought at Goodwill in Texas. We have a $5 couch that I bought at a camp thrift store in South Carolina, but I really wanted a nice chair to finish out my U-shaped conversation area in the living room. For six months I have wanted a second chair. During those six months, I have used an extra dining room chair but those aren’t very comfortable to sit in longer than it takes to scarf down a meal.
This week I found out that the neighbors are moving to Milwaukee. I’ve been watching as they clean out their garage. Yesterday, I got that black metal swoopy set of shelves that you see in the picture. This morning, I caught them as they were carrying this chair out to the curb for trash pick up. It was coated with cat hair. I pulled the foam cushions out and washed the cover, then I used my lint roller to finish off the hair removal. All told, it took about an hour to get this chair presentable again. And now I have my second chair. If you are allergic to cats, I don’t recommend sitting on this one.
If I procrastinate long enough, maybe someone will be giving away a house on 20 acres.
