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Rings on her fingers
Nov. 20th, 2009 10:38 pmI am so not a jewelry person. I used to wear a lot of big outlandish stuff back in the late '80s and early '90s, but it got old fast. And I can't keep my ears pierced (infections never really go away), so earrings are a big pain -- I used to have to convert all my earrings to clip ons, and they never really aren't painful, at the end of the day. Jo mentioned that she noticed I don't, and asked me why I never wear jewelry recently. It's really just a lack of interest in accessorizing, I guess -- the kind of jewelry I'm drawn to costs money, because I like unusual, simple, and very handcrafted pieces without too much blinginess. I do like one kind of jewelry, bracelets, but more the cuff style of bracelet. That's probably one of the few things I'd actually want to have a few of, but again, the ones I like are $$$.
Plus, you know, the same money you pay for a ring or necklace or something that you would rarely have a chance to wear anyway could go for shoes, clothes, dvds, music, or BPAL. Which all makes it even less likely I'd want to spend money on it.
But I got the Sundance jewelry catalog today and OMG, I want these two rings, and I'm completely surprised by it. They're both really affordable, and totally my style, not ornate, soft colors, simple and handcrafted. The mabe one is a bit pricier, and the glacier one is so pretty, but it has those two little knobby things, which I don't know how comfy that would be on a finger. I don't even know what my ring size is -- I have one that fits my ring finger, the only jewelry I wear, but I can't tell what size it is comparing it on a ring chart. It looks like the 6 circle is inside the ring edge, and the 7 is dead on with the edge of the ring, so which one is right?
Every year, my therapist encouraged me to buy a present for my sister on our birthday, to do just what I would do normally only keep it for myself and then I would feel better about the day -- I was doing something for her still. I never have done that, but this is totally what I would have gotten for her. She loved jewelry, and was totally a silver girl like me, and what she did have I almost universally liked. Maybe I should do a Jeremiah and write a card for her and burn it.
OTOH, I shouldn't spend money on something that frivolous now, so you all should probably do me a big favor and talk me out of it, 'kay?
Plus, you know, the same money you pay for a ring or necklace or something that you would rarely have a chance to wear anyway could go for shoes, clothes, dvds, music, or BPAL. Which all makes it even less likely I'd want to spend money on it.
But I got the Sundance jewelry catalog today and OMG, I want these two rings, and I'm completely surprised by it. They're both really affordable, and totally my style, not ornate, soft colors, simple and handcrafted. The mabe one is a bit pricier, and the glacier one is so pretty, but it has those two little knobby things, which I don't know how comfy that would be on a finger. I don't even know what my ring size is -- I have one that fits my ring finger, the only jewelry I wear, but I can't tell what size it is comparing it on a ring chart. It looks like the 6 circle is inside the ring edge, and the 7 is dead on with the edge of the ring, so which one is right?
Every year, my therapist encouraged me to buy a present for my sister on our birthday, to do just what I would do normally only keep it for myself and then I would feel better about the day -- I was doing something for her still. I never have done that, but this is totally what I would have gotten for her. She loved jewelry, and was totally a silver girl like me, and what she did have I almost universally liked. Maybe I should do a Jeremiah and write a card for her and burn it.
OTOH, I shouldn't spend money on something that frivolous now, so you all should probably do me a big favor and talk me out of it, 'kay?
