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Until last week, that is, when I succeeded in wearing at least one piece of jewelry per day that I hadn't taken out of the box in a long time. Not only was it fun to mix things up, but it was a surprisingly sentimental journey. In looking through my collection, I was reminded that I have jewelry given to me by two very dear women: my mother, who is still living, and my mother-in-law, who is not. I stumbled across wearable art projects (admittedly a generous term) made by my sons in elementary school. I found earrings my husband gave me before we were married, back when we had lousy jobs and little money. I even reevaluated some pieces I made when I took a class and (briefly) thought I might want to pursue jewelry-making as a creative endeavor. Age hasn't improved them much, but hey, I tried.
Lest you think it was all a skip down memory lane, I also came across quite a few bits I can easily live without--clearance items I knew I'd probably never wear, holiday gift exchanges that aren't quite me, and stuff that makes my overly-sensitive skin itch. It was good to weed those out and focus on the things that have a deeper value. In fact, the only downside was that I spent so much time poking through jewelry that I was nearly late leaving for work most days.
This was a fun one for me and resulted in another Take It on my ever-growing list.
See you next week!
I try and wear my jewellery, and I'll be successful for a little while, then I'll forget for ages. I don't have pierced ears, so I stick to rings in winter and the occasional long necklace, and add bracelets and shorter necklaces to the mix in summer...if I remember.
ReplyDeleteNot having pierced ears would definitely reduce one's jewelry obligations! One thing I realized this week is that I have a hard time throwing out a single earring after I've lost its mate. As it if might somehow just reappear and make my life complete :-)
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