Weekend away, bathroom organization and another thrifty find

What a weekend! We got back from a wonderfully busy weekend with my husband's extended family in Saratoga, NY. We went to the horse racing track, the casino, and had some great meals and food. We were hoping to go to the lake that our Uncle Michael has a house and dock on but it rained all day on Saturday. Boo.

Nonetheless, we had lots of good times all around.

Here is Baby J studying the "Pink Sheet" which is the newspaper that lists which horses are expected to win so you can make bets accordingly.

We had a picnic area right by the area where the trainers and jockeys walked by with the horses. Those jockeys are TINY! Seriously, like 85-90 pounds and like barely 5 feet tall.

Baby J had a lot of fun playing with her big cousin Addie.   We're looking forward to next summer when they can run around together and go swimming.

Last week I really focused on organizing my bathroom closet which was a jumbled up mess of bins of various toiletry items and linens. It was a disaster in my opinion (but to many of you, it probably looked just fine, lol). I bought separate containers for the different items we have, divided them out, and cleared out the clutter (on my side of the sink at least) and picked up this little pink handled tote for my makeup and brushes for only $1 at the Dollar Store.

Since I've been couponing more and more, I found that the stash of products can get quickly out of control and you forget what you have unless you get organized.

And finally, I think I got the deal of the summer the last time I went to the Goodwill. What is that, I thought to myself as I was perusing the shirt rack?

A lavender workout shirt with the tags attached!? Upon closer inspection....

UNDER ARMOUR?!?! At the GOODWILL?!? With the tags ATTACHED?!? Luckily I only had on a tank top and I quickly tried it on. It fit!

And look at that, only $9.50, and I got an extra discount for having my Super Saver Shopper card with me. Major shopping score for the fall running season!