Beauty

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

So is this just the universe ComPacting?

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Could be.  But if so, the universe is doing about as good a job at ComPacting as I am.  It's expanding all the time.  And our world is running out of room for all the "stuff" just like my house.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

So is this just the universe ComPacting?

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Could be.  But if so, the universe is doing about as good a job at ComPacting as I am.  It's expanding all the time.  And our world is running out of room for all the "stuff" just like my house.

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I hear ya!

I'm still doing well at telling myself that I don't need it and won't use it, so not much is coming into the house other than food and junk mail.  The microwave is officially dying and I'm trying to hold off replacing it what with Mercury gone retrograde.  Yes, that does sound ridiculous, but I don't like purchasing appliances if there's any chance they'll be lemons.  I drove AMC cars for years.  Scratch that.  They were towed.  For years.

If I can keep this thing going for another five days... well, it's not looking good.  I ate a cold pork chop for breakfast this morning.

[just bee]

Ten days left in January: How have your plans for the new month worked out?

(Chin up.  February's a short one.)

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

So is this just the universe ComPacting?

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Could be.  But if so, the universe is doing about as good a job at ComPacting as I am.  It's expanding all the time.  And our world is running out of room for all the "stuff" just like my house.

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I hear ya!

I'm still doing well at telling myself that I don't need it and won't use it, so not much is coming into the house other than food and junk mail.  The microwave is officially dying and I'm trying to hold off replacing it what with Mercury gone retrograde.  Yes, that does sound ridiculous, but I don't like purchasing appliances if there's any chance they'll be lemons.  I drove AMC cars for years.  Scratch that.  They were towed.  For years.

If I can keep this thing going for another five days... well, it's not looking good.  I ate a cold pork chop for breakfast this morning.

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How did we live before microwaves?  I do remember eating cold peas when I was a kid.  If I didn't eat all my dinner, I had to finish it before I got any sweets, and my mother refused to heat it up in the oven. 

I often have cold coffee first thing in the morning, and we have two functioning microwaves.  But I have to pass the dog's crate to get to either of them.  And that means the dog wakes up.  And that means said dog starts whining to get out of said crate.  And that means I can't get my exercises done because said dog tries to eat my exercise machine.  And that means I get even more sore and out of shape.  And, well, you get the idea.  So I keep a cup of day-old, cold coffee in my bedroom so I can get a caffiene fix without waking said dog. 

And to think, I purposely went out and got said dog.  Three months ago I could have hot coffee every morning.  At least you have a better excuse to have to eat cold food. 

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

Ten days left in January: How have your plans for the new month worked out?

(Chin up.  February's a short one.)

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My resolutions have been so-so.  I've slipped a lot on eating well, but haven't done badly in the purchasing department.  Okay, I just bought another sweather I don't need, but other than that, my only other purchases have only been things I use consistently.

At the end of every month I tell myself that "next month" is going to be different.  That I'm finally going to actually stick to my guns.  One of these months maybe I'll listen to myself.

[kitty45]

Well I broke down & bought one of Isaacs TSV.  I know I'll wear it because I'm always in a cardigan.  I'm glad they didn't have easy pay on this one because I would've bought more than one.  

I'll think about it all day so I might end up cancelling it.  I know I have other cardigans.

[just bee]

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@kitty45 wrote:

Well I broke down & bought one of Isaacs TSV.  I know I'll wear it because I'm always in a cardigan.  I'm glad they didn't have easy pay on this one because I would've bought more than one.  

I'll think about it all day so I might end up cancelling it.  I know I have other cardigans.

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I came home from work the other morning and opened an email from Alegria.  I saw two pairs of shoes that I considered ordering.  I've been avoiding ordering the one pair in bronze that has been on the sale page for some time because I already have a clog in bronze.  But then a pewter pair showed up on sale.  Why order just one pair when you can order two?

I pictured myself in these shoes.  Put little outfits together in my head.  Yes, I can see myself wearing that to a concert... the wine festival... the farmers' market... the... wait a minute.  Who exactly am I picturing here?  I don't go anywhere, so who is this person in the cute shoes?

Seriously, if I ever do decide to go somewhere and do something I have plenty of pairs of shoes to wear.  In fact, I had a little conversation with myself.  Will you actually wear these shoes if you order them?  Or will they sit in their original boxes next to the stacks of other Alegria boxes?

So my new New Year's resolution is to take some of my shoes out of the boxes and wear them.  Last night I wore my coveted rainbow snake shoes FOR THE FIRST TIME.  I longed for these and watched the website like a hawk for a sale.  I've had them since May of last year and they finally came out of the box.

Now how silly is that?

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

Ten days left in January: How have your plans for the new month worked out?

(Chin up.  February's a short one.)

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My resolutions have been so-so.  I've slipped a lot on eating well, but haven't done badly in the purchasing department.  Okay, I just bought another sweather I don't need, but other than that, my only other purchases have only been things I use consistently.

At the end of every month I tell myself that "next month" is going to be different.  That I'm finally going to actually stick to my guns.  One of these months maybe I'll listen to myself.

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Like I said, February's a short one. 

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

So is this just the universe ComPacting?

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Could be.  But if so, the universe is doing about as good a job at ComPacting as I am.  It's expanding all the time.  And our world is running out of room for all the "stuff" just like my house.

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I hear ya!

I'm still doing well at telling myself that I don't need it and won't use it, so not much is coming into the house other than food and junk mail.  The microwave is officially dying and I'm trying to hold off replacing it what with Mercury gone retrograde.  Yes, that does sound ridiculous, but I don't like purchasing appliances if there's any chance they'll be lemons.  I drove AMC cars for years.  Scratch that.  They were towed.  For years.

If I can keep this thing going for another five days... well, it's not looking good.  I ate a cold pork chop for breakfast this morning.

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How did we live before microwaves?  I do remember eating cold peas when I was a kid.  If I didn't eat all my dinner, I had to finish it before I got any sweets, and my mother refused to heat it up in the oven. 

I often have cold coffee first thing in the morning, and we have two functioning microwaves.  But I have to pass the dog's crate to get to either of them.  And that means the dog wakes up.  And that means said dog starts whining to get out of said crate.  And that means I can't get my exercises done because said dog tries to eat my exercise machine.  And that means I get even more sore and out of shape.  And, well, you get the idea.  So I keep a cup of day-old, cold coffee in my bedroom so I can get a caffiene fix without waking said dog. 

And to think, I purposely went out and got said dog.  Three months ago I could have hot coffee every morning.  At least you have a better excuse to have to eat cold food. 

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WHAT???  You're facing an old, cold mug of coffee first thing in the morning?  Have you taken leave of your senses?

It wasn't long ago that I was a serious coffee consumer.  Normal people wake up to clock radios.  I woke up to the sound and smell of brewing coffee.  I kept my coffeemaker close and I set it to start brewing in the morning so the smell would wake me up.  With all the coffeemakers on the market, can't you find a cute little one to set up on the nightstand or bathroom counter?  Somewhere close so the first thing you do in the morning is reach for that fresh, hot cuppa joe?

Back when I actually did stuff and we'd take an occasional road trip, I'd pack my little coffeemaker (that I bought from either HSN or QVC) so I could have coffee upon waking up.  No way was I going to wait for a cup at some local diner.  No, I wanted it before I dressed.  Before I could form a complete sentence.  It wasn't big, but it was enough to get my pulse going.

If I had to face cold coffee in the morning I wouldn't get out of bed.

[geezerette]

IslandGirl and justbee, I can relate to you both.

I also did succumb to Isaac’s TSV and got three colors. Yes, I realize this thread is about not buying.  But these sweaters are ‘me’.  According to most comments about them, they’re boring.  Which describes me to a ‘t’.  I should probably change my nickname to “Boring Old Geezerette”—hey, that actually has a nice ring to it!

Anyway, I wear cardigans all the time, weather permitting. I have a fetish for sweaters (along with purses and shoes).  I have plenty of cardigans already, but most of the ones I have that look about this weight don’t have buttons—a foolish fad, if you ask me.  And I do use the buttons.  So, if these TSVs are okay in the fit and quality, I can ‘retire’ the sweaters I’m wearing now.  And, although still wearable, mine are getting a little long in the tooth, so I can justify the purchase.

I don’t have a problem purchasing things. I just want to make sure that anything I purchase from now on, I actually use.  I, too, have had many things I bought that I never used and oftentimes ditched without ever using them.