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Fit for purpose
Jan. 15th, 2025 11:28 amThere is a simple but deep pleasure in finding the right object for your needs.
I've been thinking for a while that I really ought to get rid of a bunch of my jewelry, because I almost never wear it except when out in Performing Author Mode, and then it tends to be a limited set of possibilities. But a few weeks ago I suddenly lost all patience with the assortment of boxes I was storing my jewelry in -- especially my earrings, which were crammed eight to a compartment and I could barely pull a pair out without spilling others everywhere. I went online, discovered the stackable jewelry box layers I'd seen before were now all but impossible to get in the types I wanted and matching colors, got annoyed, browsed some more, found another possibility, ordered it.
Something like two days after it arrived, I ordered a second, because YES THANK YOU I had found the correct jewelry box for the purpose.
And guess what? I'm wearing my jewelry again, even when I'm not leaving the house. Because in transplanting everything from its crowded, insufficient quarters to its new home, I kept going "oh, I forgot about that!" and being delighted to see old friends. (Also getting rid of some stuff that I was deeply unexcited to see.) Now, with everything sorted into different layers so each pair of earrings has its own compartment and so do the pendants and the necklaces are no longer crammed onto three hooks and hey have I ever even worn that bracelet, I can actually see what I have. And get to it easily. Sure, I've got a spare lid because I had to order two stackable sets to get enough space for everything -- you wouldn't believe it to look at me in daily life, but I own a lot of jewelry -- but it's worth that slight overshot to make this big of an improvement.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make tea in the Best Mug and then take some more research notes with the Best Fountain Pen. I've had a few great instances lately of finding the right object for my needs, and I treasure every one.
I've been thinking for a while that I really ought to get rid of a bunch of my jewelry, because I almost never wear it except when out in Performing Author Mode, and then it tends to be a limited set of possibilities. But a few weeks ago I suddenly lost all patience with the assortment of boxes I was storing my jewelry in -- especially my earrings, which were crammed eight to a compartment and I could barely pull a pair out without spilling others everywhere. I went online, discovered the stackable jewelry box layers I'd seen before were now all but impossible to get in the types I wanted and matching colors, got annoyed, browsed some more, found another possibility, ordered it.
Something like two days after it arrived, I ordered a second, because YES THANK YOU I had found the correct jewelry box for the purpose.
And guess what? I'm wearing my jewelry again, even when I'm not leaving the house. Because in transplanting everything from its crowded, insufficient quarters to its new home, I kept going "oh, I forgot about that!" and being delighted to see old friends. (Also getting rid of some stuff that I was deeply unexcited to see.) Now, with everything sorted into different layers so each pair of earrings has its own compartment and so do the pendants and the necklaces are no longer crammed onto three hooks and hey have I ever even worn that bracelet, I can actually see what I have. And get to it easily. Sure, I've got a spare lid because I had to order two stackable sets to get enough space for everything -- you wouldn't believe it to look at me in daily life, but I own a lot of jewelry -- but it's worth that slight overshot to make this big of an improvement.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make tea in the Best Mug and then take some more research notes with the Best Fountain Pen. I've had a few great instances lately of finding the right object for my needs, and I treasure every one.
