Letting go of things that are “good for me”
This afternoon I did a video for my medieval group. I was on my own, using my iPad and was having troubles getting the angle right so I piled books up on a chair. I picked a lot of fat hard covers from the shelf of books that I either love or want to give “one last read” before I get rid of them. I needed at least 10 books. As I pulled them out, I realized that most of them had just gotten more use than they had in years. I decided I didn’t even like most of them enough to put them back on the shelf. They were books that I had held onto because they were by “serious” authors, or on “important” topics. They are now in the ever-growing bin of things to give away.
I decided to wear my Italian Renaissance dress for the video because I was making lace. That meant I needed to pin up my hair, so I dug out a package of green sewing tape so I could sew up my braids. It’s a brilliant style that stays in place for days; there are lots of Youtube videos showing how to do it, but it’s pretty simple. I wish I could get away with wearing it to work. But I digress - I don’t think anyone even makes that kind of tape any more. I have never heard of the company, the measurement is in feet (Canada went metric on packaging in 1975), and the cost was $.29. After 45 years or more, the tape has a use! It will go into my bag of accessories so I can use it again.
I decided to wear my Italian Renaissance dress for the video because I was making lace. That meant I needed to pin up my hair, so I dug out a package of green sewing tape so I could sew up my braids. It’s a brilliant style that stays in place for days; there are lots of Youtube videos showing how to do it, but it’s pretty simple. I wish I could get away with wearing it to work. But I digress - I don’t think anyone even makes that kind of tape any more. I have never heard of the company, the measurement is in feet (Canada went metric on packaging in 1975), and the cost was $.29. After 45 years or more, the tape has a use! It will go into my bag of accessories so I can use it again.
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