So all the past posts are private! Sorry my lovelies, but I needed to do that. Why? Several reasons, but I wont bore you the details. I’ll be making them public one at a time, selectively ofcourse.
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I just signed a new lease on an apartment.
I move in November 1st. I am very excited to say the least. I’ve wanted an apartment I could call my very own and I am finally realizing it. I will be sharing the place with a new friend but I can genuinely say that this is “my apartment” .
Moving requires the dropping of a few items – old clothes, money, old books, trash, shit you will never use, more money, stuff that you want to upgrade, and even more money. That said this move has made me realize something- either I have expensive taste standards or I am really cheap.
I am all about quality. Quality, Quality, Quality, but I am also conservative with my money. Daddy would be proud, and so will my future hubby!
(I am also fabulous!) I also want the best that I can afford. But it is tricky? I’m African- born and bred, proud and aware, so If I see something that says $ 20, it’s only natural that I convert it into my local currency ( KSH) . I question everything? Is it worth this much? Can I get cheaper somewhere else- another store, country, continent, maybe another planet, anywhere??
Quality tends to be oversold. Really it is. Why do I say this? EVERYTHING goes on sale at some point; Even people. I don’t want the best quality that money can buy. I want the best quality.
So when my friend suggests that we buy $ 1 dollar glasses. I cringe- $ 1 dollar glasses? NO! I mean please! That’s way to0 cheap!They just might break if a man touches them. $ 2 or $ 3 dollar glasses sound better! But when I say I’m thinking about buying pots and pans – a whole set for $200- I can’t believe I’m thinking I might have to drop $200 for a set of pots and pans! And yes I know that $200 isn’t a lot when you discover that the pots and pans of my dreams are almost in the $600 range ( wedding gift perhaps?! dreams are made of these )
Granted I’m talking about kitchen ware but this goes beyond that… do you have to sacrifice quality for price? And yes so what I have standards (ahem expensive taste,) and I want it at a fair price. Is that so much to ask?
