I haven’t worn a watch in over 15 years! When the Guess Watch I got as my sweet sixteen birthday gift died, I just never replaced it. I read articles like https://www.watchshopping.com/blog/common-watch-problems-and-how-to-fix-them/ but I couldn’t fix it unfortunately. At first I felt naked, it’s absence was palpable. But slowly, overtime, I forgot and just got used to not wearing a watch. This was also around the time cell phones became like appendages, so it’s not shocking I didn’t miss it.
Earlier this year though, I began to feel like I might want to finally replace that Guess Watch. But there were so many choices – I loved rose gold, but would I tire of it? I have to admit, the rose gold Breitling galactic watches were absolutely gorgeous and it seemed like it would be an easy purchase. However, then I discovered wood watches. They were a little more my style (there are others out there that would much prefer the Breitling; it’s all about personal preference). They were a little rustic, yet still elegant, the kind of thing that would get someone wondering how to start collecting watches, really. They were trendy, but classic, something that would stand the test of time, get it, the test of time 😉
. Somehow that didn’t happen. Instead I was left to pack, stuff and cram my things into any nook and cranny I could find. Wondering all the while how one person could have so much stuff and in the same moment justifying the clutter with thoughts like I’m an interior decorator and stylist and need all this stuff for my craft and I just know I’ll fit into these clothes one day. (Read: Trouble)