spotted. a great find. yet to spot. billy bob thornton.

if anyone wanted any pertinent info on us, all they would have to do is look in our pantry. not to discover the food choices we are making (you could find a range of things from twizzlers to whole wheat pasta) but real info. for the last 3 years everything from our taxes to birth certificates and passports have been "filed" somewhere between cooking light and a folder of my favorite recipes. that is where we "hid" these things when we moved in and somehow they never found a safer home. soooo...we decided that it was time to properly file said info and the search began for a filing cabinet. we didn't want a metal one. unless it was something retro and very cool. we found a beautiful wood filing cabinet at the antique mall but couldn't justify the price.

yesterday, to celebrate the first day of summer, (any excuse to avoid more packing) i ran to the thrift store on 5th ave where i found these things last month. this place is hit or miss but so far, i have had a hit every time. i spotted this and sent a photo to pb.

he immediately texted back, "i dig." (he was working and not leaving because we have some starz in town. they are filming this movie and staying at the hotel where his studio is located...more on this later!) i went home to ponder it. it was not a filing cabinet but that is what i liked about it. it could function as one but much cooler. so i went back. and after the use of a damp cloth and this magic pen...

for touch ups...

we have this amazing cabinet for $35.00!

we need to have a store one day.......