Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

A Frugal Mind Set

The kid is back at school so days of sleeping in to 8am are over. Our 20 year old alarm clock is going off now at 6:45.

The good news is our daughter didn’t need much in terms of back to school supplies and is content to wait till the LF Warehouse Sale to get clothes.

We approached this whole back to school thing this year with frugality. I honestly was fed up with re-buying school supplies, shoes and clothes every year

Summer Get Away

This Summer has been busier than usual and between parenting and running BargainsLA, the stress level has been above the norm. Our quick trip to the San Diego Zoo this last weekend was suppose to help us “getaway from it all” for some stress relief and family time for the day. It proved to be both good and bad.

Surprise Bargains

Bargains can be found anywhere,  even when you aren’t looking. This is both good and bad.  Good if you can afford to snap up a deal at almost anytime and bad if you can’t. When you can’t pounce on everything, ya gotta be selective!

The Thrill of the Hunt

In Los Angeles we rush around a lot.  Busy lives, hectic schedules make it hard to shop just for fun.  This last weekend we all slowed down a bit and from what I’m hearing everyone enjoyed the laid back pace.

Shopping should be fun and hopefully not rushed.

Refurbished Patio Set

Now that beautiful warm weather is here and will be around for awhile, I am spending a lot more time in my garden. Using my laptop while sitting at my refurbished Brown & Jordon 1971 outdoor set, I answer emails, write and research in the mornings outside amongst the roses. In the evenings we have dinner or visit with friends at the same 40 year old set.

NBC 4 Fathers Day Bargains

Dad deserves the best…. for less.
This is where I got the goodies I showed on NBC 4 Sunday 6/19.
Have fun!

The Road Less Traveled to the Orbit

This weekends beautiful weather had us taking, of all things….. a drive. Even with gas at over $4 a gallon, we headed out without a real plan or destination. We headed up through Big Tujunga Canyon into the mountains, caught the Angeles Crest highway and somehow ended up in Littlerock on Pearblossom Highway.

Country Antique Fair Mall

This last weekend, our kid had some tickets to Magic Mountain. Wrangling a couple other kids & parents together only left us with the responsibility of pick up at the end of the day.

Out in Saugus is one of our favorite antique/ bric a brac haunts, Country Antique Fair Mall. We’ve been haunting this place for the last 15 years

Don’t Shop on 3 Hours Sleep!

Nothing like going to a St Patricks Day Party, drinking and staying later than I should have and then loosing an hour sleep to go into NBC 4 early Sunday morning. Got through it okay with just 3 hours sleep. I loaded up on vitamins and coffee so I felt pretty good… for awhile.

A Tour of the OC

This weekends tour of the OC had me wasting a lot of the time in traffic. I’m not complaining, just frustrated I didn’t get more stores squeezed into a long day.

I spent most my time in Tustin, Santa Ana and Orange. You’ll see my happy, in depth review of Furnishings Direct in Latest Bargain Finds this week. I also checked out many previously reviewed stores to make sure they were all still around: Van Dorens Consignment, Big Y Yardage, Mothers Secret and the new Far Below Retail.