A series of Unconnected Events - spoiled for choice (too much choice)

I missed a week, but it had nothing to do with you. In my other life as a human, I am involved with charity work and last Monday evening I was dinner chair at a charity Gala at The Dorchester in London. This is a very time-consuming task but the cause is so worthwhile. Plus, I had to make the opening speech - over six minutes in length in a room full of 400+ people - an extremely daunting task! All went very well, thank you, and lots of money was raised.

Back to my titles. This series of unconnected events happened to me recently and I'm now extremely aware of, (what do they call it?) cause and effect. This chain of events allowed me to buy the car of my dreams which had, at the start of my car-buying journey, been out of my price range. Subsequently a pair of shoes on which the buckle broke that were sent back to the manufacturer and could not be mended. And so they gave me a credit note which allowed me to get the evening shoes I just saw but due to my car purchase, wasn't going to buy. What's next?

I was invited to a fur trunk show yesterday and tried on a beautiful, very pale pink mink coat (the colour of the outside of my house - you know where this is going). Will that be next, I wonder?...

I must just add the evening shoes I bought I had tried on in black (obviously). But yesterday, I bought them in red. Today they're going back and I'll get the black (too much choice). I took back the red shoes and nearly bought the black ones but I must confess there was something about them that for me, at this moment, wasn't right. So, dear friends, here I was with an unexpected credit note to which my first reaction was to buy a pair of shoes. I tried on every pair (almost) in the shop to try and find the pair I wanted, but like a buffet, I didn't want any. Having said that I took a pair of shocking pink ones, but they're going back as well. I just don't need them now. Not in the end of the season at full price. I'll save the credit note until the new season (pre-fall, which we love) comes in, in May. See, dear friends? Too much choice for me never works.

For me, it's like being at a buffet - my all-time hate. How do I know what want to eat, when I see so much? I absolutely don't want it all but sometimes think I should try new things. This is where it gets tricky. I was brought up having to clear one's plate. So to leave food on the plate is almost a sin (see my problem?) So a buffet means I actually eat very little, if anything at all. Just give me a menu and I'm very happy.

I can't believe it's almost Pessach/Easter. Going home for the festivities - what fun!

Still looking for my white skirt, but will manage until then.

Just think about your series of unconnected events and see what you put in motion.

Careful shopping


(...is that rain on my new car?)