Trash and Treasure

So yesterday was really productive, I feel. I did so many things I didn't want to do. 

I went to bed early

I got up early

I got in the car without sunglasses

I didn't eat breakfast

But let me tell you--the booty I came home with at the end of the day is worth bragging about.

From the yard sales, I picked up

• a vintage bolo tie for Les
• a late 60s pants suit for Maxine
• a shirt for Constance that I'm gonna TRASH. It looks like it's late 60s as well
• pink clip-on earrings for Maxine
• a white blouse for Maxine
• a white clutch for Maxine (which I'm still debating using)

Then! Production Designer and I went the Golden West Swap Meet to dive through the dumpsters. While waiting for her and her father, I wandered around and found a stall that was all used books, most for a dollar each. I got a bunch of books I am so excited about

• What to Expect When You're Expecting (for "Still")
• "On Wiriting Well" (so I can stop using my mom's copy and write in it at whim. Why do other people not do this with their books?)
• The Childless Revolution (helpful for "Still" rewrites?)
• A book I am sending to the Chimes Gossip Blogger (a.k.a. the Cribbage boo) about the wildlife of Britain (she starts her semester in London soon)
• Tales from the Medicine Trail (another for "Still" but I saw in the TOC that there is a chapter on Kava extra, my new herbal obsession thanks to my housemate LB)
• A Complete Encyclopedia of stitches (yes!)

Then from the dumpsters I pulled tons of awesome stuff that has no relevance to Self Storage except or the white gloves and white tote I found for Maxine. It was a good day for her character, this was for sure. Better yet was calling the actress to get her measurements. I have a hunch that she's gonna be a delight on set.