I believe I have discovered the secret to efficient shopping at HomeGoods, and this is it: BRING A FRIEND.

But you ought to NOT bring your spouse under any circumstances, unless he is gifted at home decor, in which case, lucky you! El Hub, bless his heart, just spends the entire time when we’re there staring at his phone, and then answers, “Yeah, I like that,” whenever I ask him about something…

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Behold! — my newest HomeGoods loot. I went earlier this week with my pal Marisol. The shelves looked like they had been picked over by Christmas buzzards, but both of us still found a few hidden gems.

I got some fun steno stuff for my office — $3 notepads and a notebook, because you can never have too numerous of either — and three pieces of inspirational wall decor, which I’m very thrilled about putting up in my office.

So far my first day of 2015 has been spent sleeping and recovering on the couch, and singing Tabs-themed prince songs all day long, like…

Dig if you will, this tabby,
His tum-tum is swinging so low,
His husky body covers me,
Can you, my tabby,
Can you picture this?