Four Frugal Things -- Pizza! -

1) I sold my de-monogrammed Land's End tote that I thrifted at the Goodwill bins a couple weeks ago. Not a huge profit at $20, but I likely spent buck-and-a-half on it, as I paid by the pound.

Click HERE to see the listing.

A reminder:

I think it's kind of cute with the plaid straps, so I wouldn't have been sad had it gone unsold. Without fail, anything I'd like to keep is what actually sells. Luckily, I have no need for additional totes, so it's probably for the best.

2) I pulled my last par-baked crust from the freezer and baked a pizza to share with my husband. Such an easy meal to pull together!

You're looking at artichoke hearts, spinach and feta for toppings. Plus dollops of pesto for extra flavor.

One of my free box tomatoes ripened, which made our dinner delightfully colorful!

3) I've been enjoying having homemade crusts at the ready, so I mixed up a new batch to throw in the freezer. I know this is antithetical to the concept of a "Freezer Challenge," but I like to have a few backup dinners at the ready. Keeps us from hitting restaurants too often.

Sorry, Kristen.

4) I spent a good hour or two leafing through my Architectural Digest library books in the name of inspiration and how relaxing it is to look at pretty things.

It's unlikely that I'll thrift a Mark Rothko painting, but there's often a seed of frugal inspiration hidden inside the million dollar rooms.

In this case a large ceramic urn, aside Candace Bergen's fireplace.

My fireplace tools hang from a curvy wrought iron stand that's never been my favorite. (Sorry this old photo is fuzzy, but I keep the tools in the basement during warm weather and I'm too lazy to bring them upstairs.) Is this a priority in my life? ~~Abso-fucking-lutely not!~~ No. But I can start keeping an eye out for a similar vessel to contain my tools.

No hurry, but my experience is that everything that's ever been manufactured will eventually show up at Goodwill.

You never know, I might be able to curb pick one!

Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?