Your fake.

Fake Hermes Belt from the Salvation Army - so, so fake

I haven't been blog writing, but I have been writing writing, just in case anyone is worried that I'm lying in a puddle of my own vomit or something. I'm okay. I had a hard month of July, but I'm on the other side, and I'm feeling fine.

I bought a fake Hermes belt yesterday. I was feeling lucky, so I bought it (for a dollar, so I have no regret). Sometimes I do things like this: last second purchases, impulse buys. And these are often my best sellers. Instinct is a powerful thing. But this "Hermes" belt didn't have a "made in France" marking, or even a "Hermes" marking on the belt itself, so I should have known better.

I still don't own a smart phone, and am often surrounded by people who do. Sometimes I feel a twinge of jealousy. But then I remember that I have a brain, and am quite content using it to its full extent. I've chosen not to have a smart phone because it's too decadent for my humble income, but also because it would totally get in the way of the therapeutic meditation thrift provides for me, the non-technological part of me that needs to hunt.

Anyhow, purchases like these bring me back to reality, remind me to slow down, enjoy the process, buy less. Sometimes I need a reminder. It's good thing :)