Don’t hate me because I live oh, 30-40 minutes from the Ballard Designs Outlet (which happens to be right next to the Frontgate Outlet, and IKEA is just down the road…).  Since I have a day job, I don’t get to hustle down there every other day as I would like.  But, when I take a day off, and the kids are still in school/preschool, and I have the opportunity to shop, by myself, I can’t pass it up.  It doesn’t hurt that one of my best friends went down there last week and cleaned up on wonderful goodies for her house while I had to sit at work and hear about it.  I have a sweet potting bench that I got on craigslist for $50, and I have big plans for this big boy.  (Please excuse the crappy picture and the chalk doodling on the brick, it was about 90 degrees outside with 110% humidity, and my lens was fogging up fast).  (In case you’re wondering, yes, that appears to be scribbling with chalk on my porch wall.  I have an artistic 4 year-old girl, what can I say?) When I say big boy, I’m not kidding – this thing weighs […]

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