155 Turtle

155 Turtle

Object: Ugly turtle

Acquired: A few days ago (April 2011)

From: Mom, who got it at a garage sale

Notes: Let's take a short break from jewelry and go on a short rant about why I own too much stuff.  Like this really ugly turtle.  It is, in fact, so very ugly that I can't even tell if it's supposed to be concave or convex. Mom found it at a garage sale (the first one of the season!) and she looked at it and decided that, since it's a turtle, I clearly needed to own it.  Now, I'm not at all opposed to people buying me things at garage sales, but I feel that there should, perhaps, be some limits to what those purchases are.  Ugly turtles, for example, should be left where you found them.

Actually, that's one of the best reasons to go to garage sales with my family instead of sleeping in; if I'm there, I can browse on my own, glance at the turtle, grimace and then move on without touching it.  But I decided not to go that morning, so now I'm stuck with this turtle until I can move out and/or be sure mom won't remember giving it to me and I can get rid of it without hurting her feelings.