Black Friday was such a cool day. I went in to the office my normal time (most of you are still in dreamland when I get to work, LOL!). Worked a little bit, then helped fix breakfast for everyone, did some more work and then got out of there st 10:10am. Awesome!!

Cruised up to the dealership where I got my tire replaced last week to see if they had my prescription black Ray Ban sunglasses (I called multiple times and never heard back from the service dept.). Alas, they didn't have them. I know I left them there, so I hope whoever picked them up has my prescription and that they really needed them. Sigh, they were expensive. Plus, I don't know if I can get them configured like that again (long story). Anyway, only good thoughts to the person who has them.

After that, I came home and puttered/relaxed. There was no way I was going to a store and dealing with crowds, so I hung out listening to podcasts and reading. I made sure to take all my laundry out to my car, so I wouldn't have to do it this morning in the dark.

I went to a new laundromat this morning and it was so cool. Because I'm me, I got there a little before they opened so that I could be sure to get however many machines I needed, plus have a little instruction time. This place does not take cash, you have to get a free card and then load it with money. Now they're pricey for a laundromat, but it's clean, well-lit, has good parking (if you get there early) and they always have staff there.

They also have HUGE machines!!! I should have used the largest washers, but ended-up using three four-load machines and two two- two-load machines. Yes, I had that much to wash! I was down to three clean sets of sheets for the bed, so that means I had EIGHT sets to wash (don't judge, I have a thing for sheets), plus one comforter and a bunch of clothes to wash. All that cost $30 to wash. It would have been a bit cheaper, but since it was my first time there, I didn't want to risk overloading the machines. The best thing is, everything was done washing in 27 minutes!! Each machine finished within a minute of each other, making it perfect to unload one into a cart, move to the next one, etc.

When it came to drying, after taking out a few things that needed to hang dry, I was able to fit all my stuff in two MASSIVE machines. They cost .75 every 10 mins and I think I ran one for 30 mins and one for 40 mins. May have run one machine another time, I'm not sure.

So, with folding everything, packing it up and walking back to my car, I was out of there around 8am. I did the equivalent of probably (conservatively) 10 loads of laundry from start to finish, in under two hours. I'm definitely going to go back! Hopefully, it won't be with so many sets of sheets, they're a pain to fold by myself out in public.

I'm also still working on my clothes gathering project. We're volunteering soon and the place we're going is also taking clothing donations. I've been going through and getting a lot of things ready to take. Nice thing, I've found shoes that I purchased online that I never wore as they didn't fit, along with clothes that still have tags. I'm hoping this will help people! We've gotten together about 500 toiletry packs as well. You know, bags with shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, deodorant, shower caps, etc.

I'll let you know how it all goes after we're done.

My new project for this weekend is that I'm going through and getting all my Christmas stuff together. I'm not going to put anything out until December, but I want to get it ready. Plus, I'm not sure where I'm going to put my tree this year. I'm keeping my front door open more than I did last year, so I'm not sure if the place I put it then is practical.

I also brought work home.... we'll see if I get to it!

My house is a mess, lol!!