Real Life was eating Writing Life...

[akk]

A ton of small things stalled writing to a hold the last week. The two most important things were that my new paper was subjected to a major revision (may it be accepted for publication now) and I was reminded that I have to replace most of my "winter equipment" this year (after last year's long snow period put the old stuff to the test), resulting in the shopping list below. I decided to work through it before other people started shopping for winter stuff around here.

1. elk skin boots with 3cm natural latex soles. (The things cost 1/3 of my monthly salary, but I wore the last pair for 16 years straight without any hassles (and I have sensitive feet).) -- CHECK!
   
2. half shoes with natural latex soles. I want these soles under my feet even when I don't need boots yet. -- Ordered. May they fit. Pretty please.
   
3. rainproof leather sneakers in "office accepted style". -- Ordered. Ditto.
   
4. fitting pair of fleece-lined leather gloves (no wool whatsoever!). Found today (and I certainly didn't expect that, given that it's been 15 years since I had gloves that weren't too wide with too short fingers). However, I better not tell my mother about the price tag attached to the deer skin pair I fell in love with at first try-on. ;) -- CHECK! Yay!

Feeling that I need this X-mas to restock my savings: very high indeed.
At least, my black leather coat, the deep winter jacket, the balaclava, and the pants are still fine...

Back to writing: hopefully tomorrow. Tonight will be spent on watching "Sungkyunkwan Scandal ep 17" (this time with subtitles)! :D

Comments

[primera]

Good thinking on going shopping now. waiting might get you marginally better prices with holiday sales deals, but its awful when everything is all picked over and people are fighting over what remains like hyenas!

also, you have expensive/good taste!

[akk]

I don't care about fashion, but about comfort & durability.
A fashionable pair of boots my size comes at about 1/4 of the elk skin boots, but it lasts a season at most (and I often have blisters, because the leather is harder to the feet). Compare that to a pair I can wear 10+ times as long as the fashionable ones. Means if calculated per year, it's a lot cheaper (and nicer to my feet). But I admit, I save a defined amount each year to be fluent when I need new boots in the future. I didn't expect the last boots to last 16 years (I calculated 10), so I can afford the gloves and even an additional pair of stylish winter shoes. :)

[primera]

Comfort is a top concern for me too, and then quality, which is prob pretty similar to what you mean by durability. I do think about style, not in terms of trends but just in terms of what works for me.

good luck with your ordered items and everything fitting right! and to avoid commenting all over the place, congrats on your publication :)