Oh - and almost forgot the obligatory irrelevant story on your comment about "stuff" and values.
For quite a few years I'd been coveting a Saddleback briefcase but held off because they are quite expensive. I do have a weakness for fine tailoring as well but justify that because well made clothes last longer and look better but the Saddleback was just an extravagance.
Right around bomb-day my (now ex) pushed me to buy the briefcase. When we were away on vacation in Mexico in 2016 I attempted to do so online but the transaction failed. The next day my very drunken wife told me that she was leaving, wouldn't say why and said that there was nothing I could do about it. When we got back to Canada and she was sober confirmed (on my birthday) what she had said in Mexico. She then pushed me to buy the briefcase. Shell-shocked I did. She kept saying over and over again "if that makes you happy" - that perhaps being the mantra that led her down her own rabbit hole.
I have the briefcase and TBH - don't regret it. It is a quality product and it does make me happy and is actually written into my will to pass on to my son-in-law.
So - indulge yourself - small joys will brighten your life.
On BD H52, W50 T27, M26 S21, D23 BD-9-Mar-16 D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18 I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good. But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells
