hooray!
for some reason, for about 4 years i have really wanted a pair of boots.
flat, brown boots that you tuck your jeans into, or which look perfect with a skirt.
[granted i never wear skirts, but i have been working on that.]
i have regretted for 4 years not buying the perfect pair of flat, brown eddie bauer boots on sale for $70.
i talked myself out of it with some stupid reason like "i would hardly wear them anyways, so maybe i should spend the money on food."
well...if i am still thinking about them 4 years later, then maybe i should have caved.
so, last fall i spied these in a catalog:



but they were $170.
i was not about to spend 1/3 of my rent on them.
so i google shopped them repeatedly and watched the price drop, but never in my size or at a palatable price.
[and it was really easy to talk myself out of them.]
then they were on sale! for $114! in my size!
but i told myself no, there are better things to spend your money on.
and then they were gone.

and i regretted it.

yesterday i looked them up again, and they were back on the site in my size and i have enough tip money from sailing to afford them [tip money is designated for purchasing special things].

they are on their way.


yesterday i made lemony zucchini goat cheese pizza for dinner.
it was good, but i would not recommend putting half again as much cheese on it just because it comes packaged that way.
and i burnt the heck out of the roof of my mouth.
next up: zucchini bread!

today i am having major issues with focus.
i am getting nothing accomplished and i just want to go home and take a nap.
or sit in the sunshine and eat some ice cream.

i cannot wait to someday have my own washer and dryer.
then i can wash and dry these jeans repeatedly on HOT and HOT and maybe they will shrink to the point where they actually fit for longer than the first three seconds after i put them on.

i hate my car.
yes, car, i hate you.
this week i have spent more money on keeping you healthy than i have spent on keeping myself healthy for the last three months [including food] or the last five years [not including food, but including healthcare].
but please keep working.
at least until i get to santa fe and back.

i love my bike.
all it asks is a little air in the tires [free], some grease on the chain [$8 outlay...four years ago] and a willingness for me to get off my lazy butt.
so it's economical and good for me.
go figure...not many things in the world fit into those two categories.

i have a little list on a post-it note in my desk of things i want.
totally irrational and unnecessary things [mostly] that i should not spend money on.
if something is on the list long enough i usually lose interest, but sometimes with the internet at my fingertips and a credit card in my bag i lose control.
here's what's on the list now:

Patagonia Rain Shadow Pant



these would be good for biking, so they are somewhat rational.
and it's not like i would be wearing them for fun, so maybe they even qualify as a need.

Isis Lucky Stripe Vest



yes, i already have a down vest...it's even the same brand.
but i wear it every day. really.
it would be nice to be able to mix it up a bit.

EMS Audobon Shirt



it's cute.
and summer is coming.
and it's organic cotton, so maybe i'd be helping the earth a little bit?

J. Crew Convertible Swing Dress



yes, i know.
i know, i know, i know.
i never ever actually wear dresses.
but that's because i don't buy them because they cost an arm and a leg and you can wear a dress, what....one month out of the year here?
not the greatest return on that investment.
but this one can be a dress or a skirt (double for your money!) and it looks comfortable.

if only i had a lot of money.
sigh.