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Wallace Cotton – Love

Have you heard of Wallace Cotton? I first heard about them back when we lived in Massachusetts.  I forget how, exactly, but once I saw their website, I immediately requested a catalog.  I continued to receive them when we lived in Indiana, and was so excited to discover that there is a Wallace Cotton store [...]

Posted 17 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , ,

Shopping at “The Vault”

One of my favorite stores in Auckland is “The Vault”, a design home-store located on High Street. Other than this sign, there isn’t much to indicate that there’s a store here!  This is the shop window… It’s definitely tucked in there!  This is the entry way.  You truly feel as though you’re walking down into [...]

Posted 13 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § New Zealand ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Continuing with our Rainy Day Shopping…

I’m glad that you guys enjoyed seeing the photos from yesterday’s post!  Sometimes, I wonder if people are all that interested in knowing what life is like in Auckland, New Zealand.  Posting pictures of my shopping excursion in the rain seems a little silly, but I know that a big reason why I read other [...]

Posted 11 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § New Zealand § Travel § traveling ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Shopping in the Rain… Complete with Photos

It’s a rare thing for me to post a photo of myself on this blog!  But, I decided that I should show you what I look like when I’m all kitted out to go walking in the Auckland winter rain… Gosh, my hair’s getting long!  And please, pay no mind to the bedroom – we’re [...]

Posted 10 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § New Zealand § Photos § Pictures ‡ Comments (11) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Envirosax Review

You may remember me writing about purchasing a set of 5 Envirosax bags.  I’d never used them before, but given that we don’t have a car and are often walking to do our own shopping, I thought it worthwhile to purchase some reusable grocery bags.  Not to mention the fact that it’s better for the [...]

Posted 06 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Reviews ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , ,

It’s the Shipping that Kills Ya

Things are more expensive over here.  I think I told you about finding a cute North Face raincoat, only to discover that it cost $450.   I remember the saleswoman starting to say, “It costs four…” and I thought, “Oh sheesh – she’s going to say it costs $400+” and Chris was thinking, “Wow – [...]

Posted 14 July 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: ,

Envirosax!

I subscribe to a free NZ shopping site {somewhat similar to One King’s Lane or Gilt Groupe in the US}.  Every now and again they have great deals.  I’m not an impulse buyer, and one thing I like about this group is that it’s not the typical 24 HOURS ONLY! kind of sale.  Many last [...]

Posted 12 July 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Bags § New Zealand ‡ Comments (9) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Running to Shop… Shopping to Run

Guess what we bought? Say hello to my new treadmill! I had a used ProForm treadmill that I bought off Craigslist 2 years ago.  I told Chris that if he “let” me buy it, I would use it faithfully.  I ran on it all the time, and not once did I fall into that statistic [...]

Posted 29 June 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: ,

Bag Lady

**Don’t forget to read my June book review and enter the giveaway!  Entries close this weekend** One of the good things about living in the city is that you don’t necessarily need a car.  It’s nice to have and can make things more convenient, but it’s not required.  We’ll get a car eventually {walking to/from [...]

Posted 18 June 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Bags § Exercise § Groceries § New Zealand § Walks ‡ Comments (8) ° Tagged: , , ,

Things Done Today: Called Hospitals + More Shopping!

Hello, my lovely readers :-)  Well, day #2 is drawing to a close here in Auckland.  Today was fairly relaxed.  I slept for almost 12 hours last night after having been up for basically 24 hours in a row.  I slept for about 4 hours on the flight over but didn’t nap once we arrived.  [...]

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