My friend Jane recently hired some woman to help her with a wardrobe makeover, basically a "Trinny and Susanna makeover" complete with the English woman and everything. Our budget it too tight for me to do the same thing, but hearing Jane talk about it and the happiness it has brought her led me to go on a clean-out-the-closet frenzy with what little clothes I already do have. This Euro living doesn't allow for much closet space to begin with, so at first I was a little hesitant I wouldn't have any clothes left if I let myself attack the closet. I took it all out, threw it on the bed and tried on every piece one by one and if I hadn’t worn it in the last year it was going to goodwill. I filled an entire garbage bag full of clothes (and if you have ever seen my closet to begin with, hearing me say I filled a garbage bag full of clothes, you might begin to wonder what in the world I have left in that closet)......well I don't have much, but what I do have is wearable, goes together, and in the end like Jane told me (and at first I didn't believe her) you feel like you have more with less.
That leads me to my next subject......the one thing missing from my life lately was a good pair of tall brown boots. Everyone here in Zurich wears tight legged jeans and boots on the outside. I have some black ones, but what girl is complete without brown and black. I've been awing over all the beautiful ones in the store windows, all for a mere starting price of about $400 US. Poor me I'd say every day, I am too cheap to fork out that much..... that was until Chance and I happened upon these beauties on Monday for over half off. I was sold and such a happy woman.
Then on Tuesday when walking around my happiness in knowing I had found a good deal was suddenly squelched when I found these $400 boots for $60. I was crushed. How could I have bought the others with this kind of deal out there? So instead of just getting over it, I had to buy these too. Now I am double complete and I LOVE my new boots!
My next find is so random but in Switzerland apparently people have no idea what Aloe Vera gel is. Last year we searched and searched after getting scorched at the beach and to no avail, we had to use some Aloe Vera lotion which just isn’t the same when your skin hurts. Well today I found some in a coffee store no doubt, how random is that? I had no need for it but thought I would stock up for next time I want to get burned. And lastly I found some CoEnzyme Q10 which I have been searching for and can only find it for about $80 US per bottle....I found it in the same cafe for $7. Oh boy. Do you think I'll be as happy as these people when I start popping these?
So this leads me to my last thought of the day.....I was standing in line to pay for my Aloe Vera and Q10....I could have sworn I handed the lady a $100 bill and she swore I handed her a $50. We went round and round in my broken German, and she says for me to please write my name and phone number down on a piece of paper, and tonight when she counts the register if $50 is missing, I better come back tomorrow and give her the $50 back. Now what store in the states would do that.....they'd probably take your name and number and tell you to come back for your $50 tomorrow if they happened to miscount. The Swiss are just so honest, why can't we be like that in the States. It's kinda sad.
Phew, my hands are tired, and I am sure if you have read this whole post you are about to fall asleep if you haven’t already. WAKE UP, it's over!
