Nothing Shopping Can't Fix

Today I bought a new thermostat housing for my car:


I don't know if this is actually a thermostat housing, but when I did a google image search for "thermostat housing", this is what came up. I've had a coolant leak in my car for awhile, but it was always really slow-I just added some more coolant maybe about once every 3000 miles. But the past couple days my car kept getting really hot and almost overheating, and my low coolant light was on. So yesterday I walked to Walgreens and got some more antifreeze. As I was pouring it into the reservior I realized that it was draining rapidly, onto the pavement below. So I called my car place and took it over, and they fixed it today. I was afraid I'd have to replace the radiator or something, but luckily this housing thing was a lot cheaper than I thought it was going to be.
Thermostat housing + labor and 2 gallons antifreeze: $170


When I got home after picking up my car, I checked my mail, and had a letter from the pharmacy school I had an interview with a couple weeks ago. I didn't get in. I cried a little, and talked to my mom and Mike an realized that moving back home and getting a job somewhere as a microbiologist/molecular biologist/cell biologist probably is a good idea, as I can save up some money before reapplying to pharm schools and hopefully buy a new car.

To make myself feel better I went to the Tanger oulets in Branson. I bought:



Boot cut jeans at Tommy Hilfiger. There are three brands of jeans I really love cause they fit perfectly. They are Old Navy, Levis, and Tommy Hilfiger. I looove ON jeans, but they're such low quality I can only buy them if they're on sale for $15 or less. I've had 4 pairs of ON jeans in the past 4 years maybe, and 2 of them I had to throw away because they ripped. I really like how Levi jeans fit and how well-made they are, but even when they're sale, they're too expensive for my thrifty lifestyle, so I don't buy them that often. Tommy jeans are also usually too expensive, but this pair fit my thrifty lifestyle perfectly! I don't care if Tommy Hilfiger screams "douchebag", these jeans look awesome. Originally $69, I paid $15. Savings: $54. I love outlet shopping :)



Blue Coach ponytail scarf. This was really hard to find a picture of. This one is from eBay, which is why there's a Pooh card underneath it. The seller is S. Pooh. I can't decide if I want to wear this scarf in my hair (I actually don't like the look of ponytail scarves, so I'd wear it as a headband) or if I want to tie it around my purse traps, but either way it'll be super-cute. Original price: $38. I paid: $11.24 (it was 1/2 off of $24.99, and then the cashier used a 10% off coupon). Savings: $26.76



Ripstop shorts from Eddie Bauer. The ones I got are actually more brown than these, but this is the only picture I could find. I really need more shorts, and these were only $15, so I couldn't pass them up. I also got a sea green half zip sweatshirt, but I couldn't find a picture of anything like it. Merrr.. Ripstop shorts- Originally: $29.99. I paid: $14.99. Savings: $15.oo Sea green sweatshirt- Originally: $29.99. I paid: $8.99. Savings: $21.00


I couldn't find pictures of the stuff I bought at the Gap, so here are some things that are similar:

Ruched headband. The one I got is basically the same, but it's all a pinky rose color. Sort of the color down at the bottom of this one. Originally: $6.99. I paid: $6.99. Savings: $0.00. Oops!

I got some Gap body pajamas. The top that I got is about this color, but it has cap sleeves and a little gathering at the neckline. Originally: $24.50. I paid: $12. Savings: $12.50

The shorts that I got basically look like this, except they're the same blue as the t-shirt, they have black polka dots, and the ruffle on the bottom isn't quite as big. Originally: $19.99. I paid $15.99. Savings: $4.

Total savings for the day: $133.26 Woot!!

Alright, I'm off to take a shower and put on my super-soft new PJs :-)