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Clearance Finds


OMG! I love this time of year, when all the back to school items go on clearance.  I am OBSESSED with pens, pencils, paper, storage containers, if it is writing related, I WANT it. This year is killing me because I am following all these people on IG and see one clearance sale after another. 

I feel fortunate that I have a spouse who will support my clearance sale habit! I saw the $0.36 and $0.40 planners at Michaels and he was out so he ran over with me and I found the deal too! Everyone was posting about the mid-liners and I was like “I need those now!” Messaged him with the picture of the mid-liners and he drops off 3 packages from Walgreens for me J.

It’s hard though, because how much can you actually use? I figure that the cheap planners gives me some extra discs, stickers and the planner could be used for a handful of things.  I think I will start the memory planning and I think one of those big teacher planners will work great for that. But what will I do with the extras?? Keep them in their boxes so I can look at them? I feel a little guilty like I should give them away, but I really like them. There is this tiny part of you that thinks, I might need it for something.

WOW, I can see how hording can start!   

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