Thriftychick is suspiciously cheery for a Monday morning today, which is always the result of a splendidly lazy weekend (lunch with the wonderful F, afternoons spent lying on the sofa, Strictly Come Dancing, an inordinate amount of ice cream). Part of this is because Thriftychick was the recipient of some fabulous birthday gifts, courtesy of the aforementioned F – Thriftychick never minds that gifts are late, as she thinks it just makes it feel like she is getting random presents all year round, a state of affairs she would dearly wish to be true. Plus, she and The Flatmate went for a very healthy walk on Sunday, which makes her feel marginally less guilty about eating nearly a whole tub of Strawberry Cheesecake Haagen Dazs.

Still, if you aren’t lucky enough to have friends as generous as F (and with such good taste) you can always treat yourselves to something nice instead. Billion Dollar Babes does designer sales at massive reductions – sign up for an invite at their website, below:

www.billiondollarbabes.com/

There is an entry fee, but that goes towards cancer research, so even going along to browse is good for the soul. I think the next sale is Saturday – but if you see a determined looking woman going for a reduced DvF dress, keep out of her way. There are some times when Thriftychick takes no prisoners.