Giving Back! (to the internet)

Back when I was living the life of luxury as an unemployed housewife with no children*, I had a lot of time on my hands to be creative read blogs on the internet and look at Pinterest. Now I have two jobs! (I can say that like it's a big deal, but one job is a six week contract planning activities and field trips and the other is one day a week at a florist where I basically get paid to play with flowers and do crafts. So, don't feel sorry for me. More details on the jobs to come). 


So, as I was saying, I am very hard working now and don't have the same amount of time for such recreational activities as before. Looking back on my days of scrolling through blogs and photos online, I realized that there are people out there who actually contribute to the world by being online. They share IDEAS. They post helpful LINKS. They are much FUNNIER than I am. 


As I mentioned before, my purpose with this blog is not really to entertain anyone or be highly regarded as a great blogger (like all those Mormon moms out there** - what is up with that?). Rather I am hoping to connect with people who are far away and maybe convince them to come live wherever I am. Because I would like that. But I started to think I should try to "give back to the internet" world a bit more. 


So, let this mark the start of my "every once in a while, I will try to post something helpful/creative/useful" on my blog. 


Yesterday, after working a gruelling shift of making mod-podge book covers and arranging succulents at the florist, Mark and I went to do a bit of a shop at NOOD - a New Zealand based furniture and housewares store which we discovered there and then re-discovered upon return to Canada. 


Turns out NOOD is closing down all of the international stores and concentrating on the market in the Southern Hemisphere. Bummer for us. But it means good sales right now!  Here are a few of our favourites.


 
Bookworm Magazine Table 

Trestle Console Table


























Songbird (I don't actually know how much I like this bird, but Mark brought it home one day and named it. So, we kept it. And no, I can't remember the name at the moment...)


There is much more great stuff to be had at 50-75% off. I'm almost most excited for these wooden boxes/crate things that they use in all the store displays. I couldn't find a photo, but they are on sale. You have to join a waiting list to get them! Here's hoping I can snag a few. 


I should mention that there are only NOODS in BC and Alberta, I think. Sorry to the rest of you. If you find something you love, I can try to buy it for you. 


www.nood.ca 


*Being an unemployed housewife with no children is much more fun if you are independently wealthy or have charity work to keep you busy. If you are simply on a budget and looking for a job, it's still good, but not a full time occupation. 


**Don't get me wrong, I really like all those Mormon mom blogs. It's just a weird phenomenon how many there are these days...