I don’t go shopping often; however, when I do, I try to thrift or go to a Marshall’s or TJ Maxx. I like saving money, and I find enjoyment in finding something on sale. For my birthday, my mom bought me a Marshall’s gift card, and it is spooky season, so it was a great time to go shopping. I found a lot of Halloween decorations to add to my growing collection, and I figured I’d share them.

Besides the Halloween decorations, I bought normal things. I bought a new work blouse. It’s a plain black long sleeve except the sleeves are floral and fluttery. I’m doing a terrible job describing it, but it’s flattering and professional. I also bought a long-sleeved black sweater. I wear a lot of black, but I can’t help it; black is a flattering color. I don’t think it’s possible to have too many black sweaters.

Now for the Halloween decorations. The first thing I bought was a decorative throw blanket for our white chair upstairs. Upon first glance, I thought it was a Frankenstein holding a Halloween basket, but oh no. It was the avocados that made the blanket ten times better. I’m a stereotypical millennial who loves avocado toast. This blanket was made for me. I bought two new decorations upstairs. The first one is a snow globe with a skeleton astronaut with a raven on its left shoulder. When you shake the globe, black glitter falls around it. I didn’t realize Halloween snow globes existed, but here we are. I bought another decorative item for the upstairs nightstand. It’s a stack of books labeled potions and curses with a gold spider resting on them. Finally, I bought a new water bottle. It’s a black thermos with a gold snake in the center and gold moons and flowers surrounding it. Having a new water bottle to drink from makes me want to drink more water, and I like rotating out my water bottles. It’s the little things that sometimes bring me the most joy.

One of the running jokes I have with our friend group is whether or not I can convince my husband to buy the 12-foot-tall skeleton from Home Depot. I don’t think this will be the year for that, but I am hoping that with time, this skeleton will eventually become a haunting presence in our yard.