i don't just paint all the time. i hang out at places like my grandparent's front porch, especially on garage sale day. My grandpa at one time or another has owned a joke shop, a head shop, a booth at the flea market (now closed in OKC). You can imagine the things that might make it into a garage sale! Picking through the garage is quite the activity.
(oh. and i have the greatest grandparents! They are huge supporters and great sources of inspiration)