Happiness.

Happiness.

I walked through the store not knowing what I was actually looking for. I have a rule for thrifting, if it brings me joy and I can't live without it, I buy it. If I can live without it and it doesn't have some sentiment to it, put it back. Sometimes I don't always follow my own rules though... 

Yesterday I walked through the Salvation Army. I had already thrown a porcelain doll in my to uy pile, did I need her? Definitely not, but something about her was just so beautiful. My great grandmother collected dolls, she had them all over her house and even a whole entire room dedicated to the porcelain beauties she had. She had to have had over 10,000, no kidding! I guess that's where I get my love for them from. I saw her and I swear, I could see her already on my guest bed. She has a simple little floral country-style dress with blond curly pigtails. I could've lived without her, but I got her anyway. 

After having an internal argument with myself over whether I should get her or not, I headed to the clothing. I have no shame what so ever in getting preloved clothing. I traced my hands along the clothing and at random would pull one out to see it better. Then I pulled out this dress. I saw a barn first and I thought "What in the world?" I pulled it completely out and began laughing. Like not giggling. Like full belly laugh, almost snorting. I had not laughed that hard in so long, you know that feeling you get when you haven't laughed in a long time and something suddenly just makes you laugh so hard that you feel it throughout your body? Yeah, that was this dress for me. 

Then I turned it around to see the duck on the back and I began to laugh even harder. I walked over to Levi (Once Upon A Levi) and said, "I have found the cutest, funniest, most adorable thing ever!" I showed her the dress and we laughed about it a while and when the laughter finally slowed down, it was time to make the decision, can I live without it or not? I mean, sure I could live without it, but did I want to? 

I thought a moment while still giggling at it. I put it up to me in the mirror and struck a few silly poses, then I turned around and said, 

"Something that makes me laugh that hard and makes other people laugh that hard, I have to get it."  So I went to the cashier, paid for it and headed on out. I got happiness that day for $1.  -Lady of the Farm ❤