Thursday, July 29, 2010

Antique-Aholics Anonymous


Hi my name is Big Al and I'm an Antique-Aholic.


Like so many other addictions, mine started in College. I would sneak out of my dorm room early on Saturday mornings and head to auctions. At one point, I convinced a professor to provide me with money for my habit and found myself buying one too many dinnerware sets for an upcoming play.

More than ten years later, I'm noticing that I still have an addiction.I frequently find myself having conversations that center around my problem and I brag about what I find and how little it cost me. Bragging is not a behavioral quality to be proud about.

$1 wicker chair!

I regularly am in search of "good stuff" upon awakening and it has interfered with my work schedule. Having to work on the weekend gets in the way of 9 am yard sales. No early birds? Whatever, that phrase doesn't exist in my world of antique dependence.

Flower Frogs and Flower Pins

I have had periods of time when I can't remember what I did. Recently, I blacked out at an auction and lost out on a ladies rocker that I sat hours waiting for. I became obsessed with finding another one and couldn't think about anything else until I finally found one for a steal at a flea market one month later.


I sometimes have family members or close friends go with me so I can experience a rush when they score.

Yes, I did get excited over my husband ending his week long search for a punch clock.

Recently, I went so far as to fulfill another addicts wish and sent a package all the way to Atlanta, Georgia!

Experts say you should try to give something up and not experience physical or emotional distress for 6 weeks. I can't even imagine the shakes that might happen if I were to try.

Labor Day is only a month away and my opportunities will soon be limited to Etsy and Ebay and this brings a great amount of anxiety to me. Can I stay off the wagon a little bit longer? Speaking of wagons, check out what I did with the Radio Flyer I got for free at the Town Dump.


The weekend is right around the corner and I have to be honest, I'm really jonesing for my next fix. It helps that I don't have any cash in my wallet right now, but the yard sale sign on our corner is taunting me.

5 comments:

Hedgehog said...

Don't worry - you're not the only one. Will post about my latest charity shop finds later today!

Anonymous said...

You are going shopping(dumpster diving) with me and Mindy!

Ithaca Mom

JuneBug said...

oooo i forgot about that wagon!

here's something that will be nice to your pocket book... find me a wagon! something that is still usable, and weight bearing... i found we could use one when hauling Lili's bday gear to the park... i pay you back!

eyeheartorange said...

Hey, there are worse things, right? Thanks again for the AWESOME tin and I love that clock so much!! I would have fought you for it if we had been antiquing together.

L said...

If you're in Boston on a Sunday, I know just the place to send you...