tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80764230877564605092024-03-13T20:23:05.149-07:00OP SHOP MAMALife is a crazy, beautiful treasure hunt!OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-43444987213956578232017-07-09T07:23:00.000-07:002017-07-09T07:23:39.871-07:00Op Shopping and Life<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you're still here with me.. sorry I haven't been for aaaages... i do most of my posting on instagram. (@linda_opshop)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Still op shopping, still parenting, still attempting to do housework. Not necessarily in that order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hamilton Op shopping is still a beautiful thing. Op shops keep closing though. Bummer. But occasionally a new one opens up. Yay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">Happy days blogland!</span>OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-42298719480605548762016-10-26T02:35:00.000-07:002016-10-26T02:35:58.159-07:00Another One!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's the demise of the traditional op shop model. I'll be gutted when there are only 'vintage' stores left. (although they do have a place too)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As I mentioned in </span><a href="http://opshopmama.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/slight-silver-lining.html" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">this post</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> a slight silver lining is that the Closing Down Sales are usually pretty amazing. My sister-in-law, Stan and I went to Gateway this morning. It's had a good sift through but there are always treasure waiting to be found! Especially if you're not too proud to rummage ! Hahaha.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">My favourite clothing scores.. Nature baby clothes for Stan, retro PJs for small kids, red tank for me and an AWESOME GENUINE vintage Frankton tee. I love Frankton, which for non-Hamiltonians is the suburb in Hamilton that has LOADS of oppies, and continues to get more.. </span></td></tr>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-87148005290295305932016-10-26T02:03:00.000-07:002016-10-26T02:03:04.485-07:00Basketry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I haven't done any collection posts for a looooong time ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I seem to have collected quite a few of these baskets over the years! I have a soft spot for them, (and they'e really useful on shelves etc) as my Mum used to take us kids into the 'old folks' home' in Greytown when we were kids and make these baskets with the residents. </span></div>
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<br />OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-64899277932295413492016-10-18T14:41:00.000-07:002016-10-18T14:41:24.422-07:00JUMBLE TIME!SOME of my recent, mainly jumble sale scores... It's Spring here in NZ and that means only one thing - JUMBLE SEASON!<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-29007694968077241322016-10-18T14:23:00.000-07:002016-10-18T14:23:09.291-07:00Rotorua Re-visited<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I had a wonderful time op shopping in Rotorua again. My favourites remain the big old Hospice and the Red Cross shop near the city centre. (Instgrammers will have seen all these sorry! )</span><div>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-72553809739953144392016-09-18T05:01:00.005-07:002016-09-18T05:01:56.636-07:00Random Recent(ish) Finds, Part 1Some of the stuff I've found over the last half a year or so... minimal words!! (due to minimal time!!) But im still trying to spread the thrifting lifestyle love via this blog! Excuse my randomness!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">About a year ago, while my husband tried to work out a way to save the education system (NZEI conference) Stan and I spent 3 BLISSFUL days in Rotorua sleeping, wandering aimlessly and op shopping. It was Absolutely brilliant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Firstly a shout out to a blog called <a href="http://www.rotorua-travel-secrets.com/">Rotorua Travel Secrets</a> for the opshops info! I didn't necessarily agree with her/his opinions about the best op shops (that's subjective of course) but it was SOOOO good to have the heads up about where to find them all!</span></div>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-73231172223718473942016-06-20T04:09:00.000-07:002016-06-20T05:52:04.168-07:00My Name is Linda and I like Stuff<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I HAVE FINALLY added a directory (which is actually still in draft form but it's a start!!) on a page, as you'll see on the tabs above this. If anyone wants to know where the oppies are at in Hamilton New Zealand, click on it!! Contact me if you need a tour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">You might think I op shop all day long, every day. Dreams are free!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">But on that topic, my dream job would ACTUALLY be to go to op shops and Garage Sales and hunt for stuff to meet my clients' needs - a bit like a personal op shopper! Or buying/ sourcing props for a particular film or TV thing or magazine.. anyone out there want to employ me?!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Apols to my instagram friends who have seen some of these photos already.. (I am finding instagram quite a useful/fun sharing space these days!) linda_opshop is me! </span></div>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-46003112332930053082016-01-29T03:20:00.000-08:002016-01-29T03:20:15.457-08:00Funky Fabric Finds from St Francis<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The other day, between swimming lessons with some of my kids, I popped into the PopUp Op Shop at the St Francis Oppy in Hillcrest.. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(They have so much stuff they filled a big room next door with their overflow, and made it cheap as chips..)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> <i>They also have a Garage Sale tomorrow morning Hamilton people. </i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Incredibly strange to have green-faced children on that fabric. Different! Haha.</span></td></tr>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-78398876319945544452016-01-27T02:19:00.002-08:002016-01-27T02:19:15.235-08:00Slight Silver Lining<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Red Cross Op Shop that shut down the other day had a great closing sale, of course. (Slight Silver lining) .. Nothing was over 50c and everything was half price of the reduced price in that final week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's been quite a year!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tomorrow it will be Stan's 1st birthday. I can hardly believe it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have been very absent from this blog, and , well, from a lot of my old life actually! It's not that I didn't want to, or couldn't get the time.. <u>it's simply that I couldn't fit it in my head</u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I feel like I'm coming back to me now... and the fog is lifting! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Stan is now being fed through a mic key button, directly into his tummy, and is FINALLY putting on weight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And I am happy. So happy. We all are. We are LOVING him so much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And this story is basically a reflection on how it all went.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have been comforted and inspired by the many stories of families adjusting to a post-birth diagnosis of down syndrome. A lot of them feel like they could have been written by me. It seems that the experience of adjustment holds similarities and involves a process, much like the grieving process, I believe. It sounds grim but for me, and seemingly a lot of others, it's necessary to get through it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I felt compelled, all of a sudden, to add my story to the blogosphere. It's not what I was planning on doing, and I've never written a birth story or anything on here before, but, like I say, it feels like something I need to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Feel free to read it or not. And this is not going to be what I always do - blogging specifically about DS. It's just what's in my world right now. It's going to be an interesting and special aspect of our life from now on, but it is not all that's in it. And soon it will just be portrayed as our 'normal'. Which is what it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This blog usually deals with much more trivial, shallow matters! And that's how I like it. It's escapism and hedonism amidst my hectic life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I knew something was different in this pregnancy. Just knew it. I told everyone. This baby didn't do what my other boy babies did in utero. He was listless and calm and, happily, didn't make me sick AT ALL. And with my other boys I was on the couch for 4 months literally. Having found out he was a boy I was confused by this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I couldn't wait to hold him. I wanted to snuggle him under my chin. I wanted to breastfeed a hungry, earnest, button-nosed newborn again. It was my sixth time. I would know exactly what to do. I would soak it up. I would relish every moment, knowing it was my last time. I was dreaming of another little guy, and watching him join into our big noisy family and grow up clever and kind, or crazy and cool, just like his siblings. He would explore the world and develop into a happy and strong person, who could be whatever he wanted to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When he came out, by caesaerian section </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(because it was assumed he's be as big/bigger than my previous babies who were enormous</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">), he was nowhere near as big as the others. And there was no obvious reason for this... He looked the same as the others, but his face features were smaller and his hands were so tiny. He was screaming, as on the way out he got a big scratch down his face and body from the hook that held my stomach open. ( I know. Horrible.) so his face was screwed up and I didn't really get a good look at him for a while.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But I remember how he felt in that first hour. They put him on my chest. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(That's the photo above)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> But he had to be molded into a position that fitted, and even that didn't feel like the right spot. He didn't seem to blend into me like my other babies did. Usually my baby and I become one. We stay like that for about 4 months.. Stan didn't wriggle and hunt for my boob. It was weird. It felt odd. And I kept noticing all the small things that set him apart from the other kids. The teeny tiny pinky fingers that stuck up differently. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">("JOhn look at his tiny fingers! Do they look odd to you?"</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">) I remember saying to my Dad on the phone that he looks the same, but somehow different to the others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">In hindsight, it felt like he was looking at me<i>, imploring me to notice, and asking me if it was OK and if I would still love him anyway..</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Do you think?" There was the sandal toes. There was the single Palmers Crease. (this had been pointed out to us earlier on, but nothing has been thought of it) And of course there were the eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">He went purple and stopped breathing properly a few times not long after that. He was taken down to NICU where they looked after him. He was fed formula . This is the first time in 6 babies that that has happened. Those that know me know how much I am 'Ãnto' breastfeeding, for so many reasons.. So even that made me cry so badly. It was a big deal. And I was baby-less and in shock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It's hard to know what to say. I didn't want people to be put in that situation. Do they congratulate me? Or say "Oh no!". Do they come and visit him? Do they send a text? Or ring? Do they say anything to my kids? What do they say to them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> (I made the decision to send a message via facebook post. It stated that we were filled with different emotions, and that we loved our guy.) It took me a few days to get to doing that. I was in turmoil. I was up and down like a yo-yo in my head. I could cry in a heartbeat. Great buckets. I spent that whole first week teetering on the edge of a howling attack. A guteral heart wrenching howling session that I wanted no-one else to hear!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> I was away from my baby and I didn't know what my baby was like.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> What he was going to be like. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What LIFE was going to look like in a year, 5 years 20 years, 40 years for our family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">How would his siblings be affected? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Could I handle this? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Why did we need this in our already busy lives? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We were too old for this, me and John. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And how could I do this without my Mum? </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(I cry about that after I had all my babies, but this one more so..)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thank goodness I had an ensuite in the hospital I spent many hours in that week just crying uncontrollably. For one - post-partum hormones. ANother thing - I had just had a baby, but i didn't have a baby. He was in the nicu. I like to mother my babies in the natural, earthy way of "attachment parenting''.. that's a way of saying I hold them close. For as long as they want to. We have them close to us in bed. I feed them when they want feeding. I carry them next to my body in a sling. I felt heart broken, and so many other things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Mummy-ing trip is so different this time. And I used to cry coz of that. There was grief attached to that. I felt more often like a nurse than I did a mummy. And I HATED that. But I love him. SO BADLY. He is my cute little funny guy with his fluffy mohawk and his brown AND blue eyes. ANd his little hands that try and put things in his mouth, but miss! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I try not to forecast into the future too much. (we learnt that very early on.) It's a freaky thing. But we will face challenges head on, and we will lap up the future fun we will have.I feel like he is love in its purest form. He is so undemanding and tolerant. He has a calmness that a lot of people notice. A peaceful wairua (spirit) that my other babies didn't have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We got to experience the best side of people through this, and we still do. Amazing messages from so many different fabulous people, with advice and offering support and encouragement. They made such a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This whole thing has made us reconsider what 'perfect 'actually means. Perfect? I don't think a baby with Down Syndrome is what people mean when they say ''Perfect". But it doesn't really matter. Stan has a major difference obviously, and life will therefore be different with him. But also there will be plenty of similarities. We can already see what an amazing little guy he is and what he adds to our family. He is the most adorable little dude. EASY to look after. Rarely cries. Lie him down and he goes to sleep without a fuss (a new experience for us!!) He wakes up in the morning chatting and raspberrying. Loves his siblings probably more than they love him. And that's A LOT!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When he had a naso-gastric tube (for 8 months) It was horrific on his skin. Had to change nostrils every day or two to give his skin and his nostrils a break.</span></span><br />
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-62050914167619331142014-11-02T13:51:00.000-08:002014-11-02T14:00:05.028-08:00Spring has Sprung!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I was inspired to put a post together - coz the hallowed yellow skirt ARRIVED in my letter box!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This skirt has been travelling the globe for a few years and many very awesome people have worn it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I thought I might be the first pregnant woman to wear it..</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And if you didn't already know, October was international Down Syndrome Awareness/Enlightenment month. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">He's a precious little guy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Unique and cute, just like my other kids.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There was an intense time at the start adjusting to the diagnosis.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and the medical roller coaster continues.. (NOT MY BAG!!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">but Life.Is. Good.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This skirt is unique too. It's hard to not feel spritely and positive in it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">THanks for all the lovely comments and all the support we've had in the last 3 months. It's been AMAZING!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have aven been to a few jumble sales recently .. and I'll blog those up some time soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">AND IN CASE you missed them.. here are all the amazing women of the world in this very skirt..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">That's the magnificent Melanie centre left who thrifted the skirt originally.. Check out <a href="http://bagandaberet.blogspot.ca/2012/11/join-travelling-yellow-skirt-freak-show.html">her blog</a> for links to all the posts featuring these amazing women. And join in too if you wanna!!</span></td></tr>
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<br />OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-81743760644464061302014-09-20T03:27:00.001-07:002014-09-20T03:27:57.297-07:00Stan the Man<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Blogging has momentarily taken a backseat as I navigate through a busy and adventurous journey with our wee Stanley Man. I will make a return to blogging (and op shopping!) when I finally get used to the 'new normal'... but I have had some peeps asking where we are at right now...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Stan is 6 1/2 weeks. We have spent 4 days in total at home with him, and the rest of the time has been spent in the hospital.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">He has had a few things going on, but he is a little champ.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After 3 weeks in NICU we came home for a weekend and the kids were so stoked! They love him..<br />but we went back in a couple of days later for nearly 2 weeks..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3 days later we were back in - this is him during last week. He has had a bit of a bumpy road. <br /><br />The main thing is how tough it has been logistically - working things with the other kids and John working.<br /><b>But we have been humbled and amazed by how much support we have had. A huge network of beautiful people and such thoughtful acts of kindness for us this whole time...<br />It has been mind-blowing..</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We are looking forward to Stan getting well enough to come home.. his siblings miss him!<br /><br />Thank you for the lovely comments and emails after my last post.<br /><br />I hope to get back to blog reading again soon too!!<br /><br />Happy Days to you all.<br />Linda</span></td></tr>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-15008013954783539852014-08-14T04:02:00.002-07:002014-08-14T04:02:54.964-07:00THE ARRIVAL<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As you will see things have been a bit hectic around here. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This is me and Stan yesterday.<br />Four hours after he was born I noticed a few things that were different about him.. <br /><b>And suddenly I knew that he has Down Syndrome</b>.<br /><br />Obviously this was a shock to us, and since then we have been on a bit of a whirlwind rollercoaster ride of emotion and learning. Stan is still in NICU and, heartbreakingly, I am spending my nights at home and my days with him. He is learning to feed and is oxygen dependent as his muscle tone develops.<br />We are at the start of a very different, interesting, challenging and new journey.<br />We know this guy is going to bring us a lot of happiness and joy. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">He is a precious little taonga (treasure)<br />and we can't wait to get him home.<br /><br />x</span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">OP SHOPPERS IN HAMILTON -<br />Get into it! You'll have no competition from me <br />coz I won't be op shopping for a while!!!</span><br /><br /><br /> </td></tr>
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<br />OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-56802652680974440142014-08-01T02:58:00.000-07:002016-06-20T23:19:50.328-07:00Friday Frocks - The 38 weeks edition<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-49682265633654431292014-07-03T19:22:00.000-07:002014-07-03T19:22:07.798-07:00Frock on a Friday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Excuse the slapped arse face...<br />My entire outfit is op shopped of course (</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I always end up having to write that, surprise surprise!!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and probably cost a total of $4 or $5.. Apart from my boots which were Campers bought on Trademe.. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">All these photos were taken in bare feet as putting on shoes/boots is actually an epic mission at the moment and I ended up doing it in the car on the way!! (I was not driving lol!!)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">That's a cheesy smile because I escaped from the bedtime mayhem last night. Yeah! </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">John is going to the rugby tonight so it will be my turn. Not quite so yeah!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">However, the floor still looked a bit like that when I got home.. Chaos! </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">There are also racks of washing everywhere and piles of washing waiting to be done... ENough rain already!!! Today is actually lovely. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And these place mats were 50c and too cool to be eaten on! I shall have to turn them into something else!<br /><br />Happy Days!</span></td></tr>
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I passed by another new op shop the other day.</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="text-align: center;">(If you're local - it's at the Waimarie Community gardens in Wellington St, and it's open five days from 9-3)</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">It was really lovely. No clothes but a great stash of everything else..</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">And CHEAP!!!</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Book $1 that features some great Enid Blyton stories amongst other things..</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sounds like they must have a catch - sometimes they are church groups trying to advertise for new members- but quite often they are churches or other community groups literally doing something brilliant for the community. SUCH a good idea - and another form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freecycle">freecycling</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It was very relaxed and there was loads of stuff. People seemed less desperate in their rummaging styles than they are at regular jumble sales, interestingly.. There was some amazing furniture. </span></div>
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OP SHOP MAMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04178232898311777366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076423087756460509.post-84315143273346292862014-05-21T19:06:00.004-07:002014-05-21T19:09:52.827-07:00Catching Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Just looked through my photos to see what I haven't blogged about...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sporadic posts due to lack of functional and friendly computer </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">has seriously cramped my style!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">These photos are all at least 2 months old..</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I realise I forgot to blog about this great little box of fun organised by the lovely Alana at A Little Bit Country<br />I took some stuff , added some stuff and passed it on to the next punter on the list..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here's what lives at my house now.<br />I wonder where the box is now?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A bit of boob.. This was a dress I found at an oppy for $2.. I would have been 5months preg here ..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I can't remember why I added the flowers but I'd imagine it was to do with covering up debris that was littering the place. More than likely!</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Love the dress. Feel COLD looking at it now though!!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I don't think I shared this yet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Apologies if I have!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's a box of treasure I got at the estate sale on our street in the summer..</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Iris and I had such fun going through what was in there.<br />All sorts of stuff. Lots of broken bits and necklaces that need re threading, but also some AMAZING beautiful things.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And this flower brooch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And these earrings. Scew on earrings are a b*#ch to wear, but I love these old things none-the-less..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Gorgeous pastel beads. Lots of glass ones.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Iris was thrilled to be able to wear the clip on earrings, sans pierced ears..<br /><br />I even love the suitcase it all came in, and I love imagining all the outings some of these things would have been on!<br /><br />I still intend to do more posting, and reading/ commenting..<br />Hopefully I can step it up a bit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">** This post took me 3 attempts. It goes offline mid-publishing or mid-creating. So annoying!!!</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Days though!</span></span></td></tr>
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