Weekend Coffee Share is a time for us to take a break out of our lives and enjoy some time catching up with friends (old and new)!
Grab a cup of coffee and share with us! What’s been going on in your life? What are your weekend plans? Is there a topic you’ve just been ruminating on that you want to talk about?
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If we were having coffee I’d ask how you were doing this week? I’m doing okay – actually pretty excited about my weekend plans. There’s this part on Saturday night that has been on my schedule for… I think a few months now, actually! It’s a friend’s birthday party, and it’s an 80’s prom murder mystery party! I’ve wanted to do a Murder Mystery party for quite some time now, so I’m excited about that! And the 80’s prom theme is just a fun addition to it all.
Last weekend I went to Goodwill and found a PERFECT dress for the event. Well, except for the fact that it was about 10 sizes too small… but that’s where some creative sewing comes into play. Hopefully I won’t be spending Friday night putting the finishing touches on it, but it certainly wouldn’t be the first (nor the last) time that last minute costume-work is happening so close to the wire. If I’m being completely honest, the only reason I’ll not be finishing it up day-of (hopefully) is because I have something else going on that morning!
My other thing this weekend, Saturday morning, is a meet-up with my local Buy Nothing group. This is a spectacular group – I highly recommend trying to connect with one in your area! The meet up we’re having is a “junk in your trunk” gathering. There’ll be a potluck element (which I keep forgetting about…. MUST. REMEMBER. FOOD.) but I’m most looking forward to the chance to get to know some of the other people in my Buy Nothing group, and possibly hand off some of those things I don’t use anymore in order to someone who can put them to use!
With so much happening on Saturday I’m going to be laying low on Sunday in order to recoup. I have a feeling that I’ll need it!
What do you have coming up?
Eclectic Alli 
An 80’s prom murder mystery party sounds like a blast. I hope you will tell us about at our next coffee share. Great post, thanks for hosting!
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I certainly will! The dress is proving a bit more of a challenge than I had anticipated, but I’m just get more excited!
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Dresses always do and that is why I avoid them as much as possible, haha!
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The birthday party sounds like a lot of fun. Hope your weekend goes well and your costume pleases.
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Have a great time at the Murder Mystery!
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That sounds like an awesome weekend!! I hope your costume turned out great. The buy nothing group sounds intersting. I’d love to hear more about that. I’m something of a minimalist myself, I love buying things second hand, bartering, and getting rid of things I no longer use.
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What a fun idea for a party!! Love the Buy Nothing idea.. There are several in Michigan but not in my area.. Have a great weekend!
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It’s great to see weekend coffee share again!
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…but what exactly do you buy from a buy nothing group????
~B
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lol, NOTHING! You get and give for free 🙂
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wow thats actually a lovely concept let me save it to a post it note for my other group!!!
~B
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A close friend tells the story about a dinner party he and his wife threw and paid for an MM company to be the chefs and servers as a surprise adventure for everyone. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time but when the servers began arguing and things got heated, and the lights failed as the (blank) shots went off, one of their guests did not get that it was all for show and jumped, to escape the action, through their living room window down to the front lawn, where thankfully he was not injured.
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Wow!! We all knew this was a murder mystery- and it was all guest-only. No hired folks. It was a lot of fun!
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I must find a Buy Nothing Group! It sounds perfect so long as I don’t come home more than what I started with.
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Here in Madison I’m on a Freecycle listserve, which I love. It is a worldwide organization with local chapters. https://www.freecycle.org/ When I want to give away plants, toys, clothes, etc., I post them as an Offer on the listserve. Then people email me through my Freecycle account (which keeps my email private) if they’d like the item. Sounds similar to a Buy Nothing group too. : ) Rebecca
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Very similar. I’ve used freecycle as well. The difference I think is that Buy Nothing is also looking at building community (groups tend to be on facebooks).
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Building community of like-minded minimalists sounds great! If only I could pare down my belongings…
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I’d love to hear how your 80’s Prom themed Murder Mystery party went. What a creative event! I used to belong to a Simple Living group and paring down on belongings was one theme we adopted and discussed.
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