What’s that one thing you don’t mind spending more on?
As those close to me know, I’m not much of a shopper. My friend, Carolyn, is always telling me I have to actually stay in a store and look around for more than a couple of minutes.
One benefit of being a non-shopper, it means I don’t spend a lot of money buying myself stuff. I’m not one of those people who needs an extra closet for shoes. I have the basics. I had my leather jacket for years, until my husband bought me a new one last Christmas.
Since I don’t spend a lot on myself, I can justify those few indulgences. One is homemade soap—Dragon’s Blood is my favorite. I don’t know why, but I always feel as if I’m pampering myself when I shower using handcrafted soap.
I have a new indulgence: nice ink pens. It’s an indulgence I share with many of my author friends. Some use them for book signings, others use them when writing their manuscripts. Nothing can get between a writer and his or her creativity like a rough or sporadic writing ink pen.
I recently purchased two Pilots, one a gel roller, and the other a fountain.
I want you to know, I didn’t go crazy. Did you know you can spend literally thousands on a single writing pen? Hey, I was shocked when I saw one for about $400.
My pens cost about twenty bucks each. I have conservative indulgences.