Day 320 - Mail Order Excitement

My favourite kind of delivery came today and this one was so fast. I ordered these nail polishes off a US website for a couple of reasons; inexpensive, brands you can't readily buy in Australia and get a load of the colour selections! I have a bit of a thing for glitters at the moment, so there is quite a few in this bunch.  Might take me a while to try them all out!

Day 318 - Shopping and Coffee!

Spotlight had a 30% off Sale yesterday and today and so I took myself along to pick up a few things. Amongst them, a set of red bedsheets, two more patterns, a couple of pieces of fabric and a set of Christmas coffee cups... Henry felt that he deserved one of these for his patience, once we arrived home :)

Day 294 - The Return of Late Night Shopping

As it was a warm evening tonight and Henry had had a bath and dinner early, we decided to go over to Civic for a bit of late night shopping; something we haven't done in a while. Although Henry had been a little under the weather, he was up for it. Both Dale and I went shoe shopping, we bought Henry some new summer clothes and we stopped for a quick dinner at Nandos (Dale's choice). Henry enjoyed his banana and a taste of our chicken, smiling at the passers by from our window seat.

Day 252 - The Thrill of Online Shopping

Although I left my retail job a month ago in an attempt to organise my life a bit more, the way retail is going still interests me. I've read a bit lately about the impact of online shopping on physical retail stores and I have to say that I love online shopping. I love the ease of browsing online without having to pack Henry and worry about his sleeps and I love the excitement of the parcel coming in the mail. I also think it is great that even though I live in Canberra where a lot of retailers don't set up shop or where a lot of retailers don't carry the full range, that I can still buy something that I have seen in a catalogue or magazine that I can't buy locally. My orange Kate Hill handbag was ordered on Tuesday night and turned up in today's post!

Day 218 - Shopping Bargains

As Dale was out for the day on his bike, Henry and I went into Civic and happened to come across some great baby clothing bargains. If only I could get clothes for myself at $2.87 a piece :)

Day 186 - Shopping with Henry

Well I had to take a squash from him at the checkout so they could be weighed, so the second item that Henry decided to pilfer from the trolley was a block of rum and raisin chocolate! He loves a bit of a rummage through the bags looking for tasty items - but no, this one is definitely for Mum!

Day 125 - Well Hello Kitty!

I raced over to the Hyperdome this afternoon after school hoping to get Mum's mothers day present into the mail (no such luck) and while I was there I had a little look in one of those $2 type stalls. Not a shop, but more like a little market set up in the middle of the centre. I was very pleased to find some great $3 cushion covers as well as... wait for it... Hello Kitty Uno. Now I just have to keep it hidden from Jenna. She likes Uno so much that she almost killed it for the rest of us!

Day 120 - Shop til You Drop

Henry's new trick is taking of his socks to chew on, and he did plenty of this when we went shopping in Belconnen today! The centre over there has recently been refurbished and extended, so I took Mum and Dad over for a look. I was quite impressed and will have to go back for another look later on. I bought some new pajamas, a new dress to go with my grey boots, a winter hat, a crotched scarf and a couple of plain tops. We got Henry a couple of pairs of new pajamas (his first pair of proper flannelettes included) a new long sleeve T, some socks and a grey track suit jacket to match the pants I had already bought him. He had a good time shopping as usual!

Day 115 - Henry Hanging at the Hyperdome

One of Henry's favourite things to do when he is feeling a little bit antsy is to go shopping (he could potentially be a really good catch for some girl one day, hey?). He doesn't mind where we go, although the bright lights of Woolworths seem to be particularly appealing to him, with today being no exception. We went down to the Hyperdome after a couple of hours working at school (where he refused to have a sleep) and got a few things we needed in KMart and Woolies (both bright lights heaven). He really enjoys sitting in the trolley these days as it gives good access for grabbing things from shelves!

Day 92 - Family Retail Therapy

It struck us today that this was the first time that we had to go and buy Henry a bunch of clothes! We were given so many lovely clothes as gifts when he was born in a range of sizes 0000 up to a few 0s. Now that we are heading into winter and Henry is a 0, we realised he mainly only had summer clothes in his size, so we were able to pick some new outfits for him. My favourite is the little red tracksuit with a hoodie and the little blue vest with long sleeve T and jeans. Although there is a lot more choice when buying clothes for little girls by the looks of it, we did have fun buying a few little outfits for our little man. We also bought a few things for ourselves, so a successful day!

Day 9 - The Business of Babies

Henry's experiments with real proper food led us to look for a high chair for him today. There's a new baby store open in Canberra so we thought it was a good chance to go and have a look there and see what they had; bit of a megastore really - I couldn't believe the huge range of necessities available! I think we now need a baby bath dam (a dam for your full size bath tub) a foldable bath for travelling, a baby seat that clips onto the side of a table (also for travelling) and all sorts of other things. Buying a high chair was almost like buying a pram (for Dale that is :P) Dale had them all out, tested and folded, all parts examined and settings investigated. Prices ranged from $150 and went up to $600 or so. Anyway, Henry tried out the chair, looked very cute in it and seemed happy. Now a couple of weeks to wait while it comes back into stock.

I only wish I had thought to get my camera out in the shop when Dale happily demonstrated a high chair for some fellow customers who couldn't quite figure out all the features of the one that we bought!

Day 5 - Henry's Shopping Expedition



It's lucky that Henry likes shopping! If he wasn't so great in the stroller I never would have gotten all of the Christmas shopping done last month! He really just seems to enjoy the bright lights, the constantly changing scenery and flirting with old ladies and shop assistants who make comments about his lovely blue eyes! He loves to hand out a few cheeky smiles and I often notice people walking past will give him a little grin back! I took this pic in the lift at Westfields today. If I call out to Henry or tilt the pram back he tilts his head back and often gives a little smile.