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What better way to celebrate those last fleeting moments of my 20's 

than a big kids dinner party?

We had a spread of cheese and other yummy goodies

for the perfect DIY grilled cheese.

I couldn't decide on what kind of grilled cheese, so I doubled down.

One cheddar and bacon with spicy sauce,

and one apple and brie with raspberry chipotle!

YUM!!!

It was such a wonderful evening of awesome friends,

lots of laughter, and a few too many yummy beers.

#housewifeproblems: thrifting dirty

So it's no secret that I love a good thrifty find.

Sometimes you have to look past the perfect find and seek out the "potential find".

I spotted this blue pyrex bowl from across the flea market field.

When I picked it up to inspect it the boy freaked out.

"Mom, that's really gross and dirty, don't touch that!"

I was looking passed the mystery dried funk that was on the bowl 

and looking for chips and cracks.

Under all of this gross was a perfectly good bowl.

The Bowl actually.

This was the one that would complete my set.

So the bowl on the left is post wash hot water and soap. Still funky.

Here is the answer to this #housewifeproblem

My secret recipe for cleaning dirty pyrex.

1 tbsp baking soda

a few squirts of hydrogen peroxide.

Mix these two into a paste and then buff onto the pyrex using your fingers.

warning: it may sting a bit... you can totally use a sponge.

I just find it works better using my fingers.

Once the entire bowl has been scrubbed down, rinse with warm water.

I have used this technique to clean all sorts of items:

 pyrex, glass, hard plastics, metals, ceramics...even the kitchen sink.

thrifty finds

i had some serious luck the other day at the thrift store.

i think it was the thrift gods in my corner...i haven't been in a really long time, 

so i was due for some seriously amazing stuff.

i have been crushing on pyrex a lot lately and when i saw this

beauty from across the kitchen isle i freaked out!

i was just shy of pushing little old ladies out of my way

so that i could guarantee that mine would be the first hands to grab it.

it was filthy. but under the dirt, caked on grease, 

and chunks of questionable dried food bits, i knew she was a beauty.

so i tried the old baking soda peroxide trick....and viola! 

perfect. 

i also saw this beautiful pot tucked into some other larger ugly pots.

i first noticed the beautiful turquoise color popping through a crack in some lids.

i literally crawled on the floor in between two ladies arguing over a blender,

(did i mention that all this took place on senior citizen day?)

and dug it out of the mess of wrinkled up panty hoed legs, pots and pans and mismatched lids.

i pulled it out and jumped to my feet and shouted from excitement! 

this shout was like firing a gun in a field full of zombies! 

a really good way to draw attention to your fabulous luck. 

by the time i had made it back to the cart that was parked 2 feet away from me...

the vultures were swarming.

i actually had a man take the pyrex bowl out of my cart

and tell me that i shouldn't buy it.  he then tried to take the pot out of my hands.

i must of shoot him an "i will cut you" look. 

i am sure i said something smart assed to go along with that look.

i was a great trip. vintage kitchen goods, old ladies legs, and zombie vultures.