Monday, March 19, 2007
March 19, 2007--wool blanket
this one is a bit more difficult for me to get rid of. i've kept it in the trunk of my car for years (sometimes in the back seat instead) and occasionally used it when i got cold in the car. thing is, i now have a cute polar fleece one from my grandma-in-law that is much less scratchy and this one has colors that are rather dated and ... it's just not one of my favorites any more. the story behind it is that i found it at pier one when i was in high school and debated with myself for a very long time before buying it. i don't remember how much it cost, but i do remember thinking that it was very expensive, but on sale so it was cheaper than it had originally been and i LOVED it and thought it was the most beautiful thing ever and whenever i'd ask my mom if she thought it was worth the money she'd say helpful things like, "is it worth it to YOU? if so, then it's worth it!" the thing is, i struggled for a long time (who am i kidding--i still struggle) with determining the value of a dollar. especially in non-used stores. i am a pro at deciding if something is "worth it" to me at a thrift store or yard sale or at an antiques shop (most of the time, anyway) but my points of reference feel all out of whack when i go to stores that sell new things. growing up, i rarely purchased things at the mall and sort of had this feeling that EVERYTHING at the mall was expensive and that was just what things at the mall were worth and that it's okay to pay $16 for a turtleneck at the mall (which is a price i would never pay for one at a thrift store--even if the tags were still on it!). anyway, this blanket is from that era. i loved it dearly once upon a time, but i'm not really that fond of it anymore. yet another example of how even the things that i "love" can go out of fashion and lose their appeal.
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