Rocks!
You know when Harry Potter spent a whole school term looking into the Mirror of Erised because it showed him what he wanted to see? That’s me going down rabbit holes of Reels looking at engagement rings on Instagram.
Now, I don’t want or need an engagement ring. I have the good fortune to have one already and a fine gentleman to match. I know I’m a very lucky lady, but I look at these rings and rocks like I’m utterly possessed – like they’ve taken over my mind. Basically, the Reels are just bits of film of someone opening battered antique ring boxes and inside is the treasure.
I sit there going, “Yes, Yes, No, Yes!“ (mostly “Yes” truth be told). I say “Yes” to all the ones I like and “No” to the ones I don’t like. My children have to tell me to turn my phone off like some sort of horrific middle class role reversal.
“Mum you’ve been looking at shiny things on your phone for too long.” I don’t respond because that’s not what you do when you’re in an addictive spiral of hypnotic sparkles on your phone. “Mum! Turn it off,” then finally, “Mum, this is your 10-minute warning.” “This is your 5 minute warning,” etc. Will they give me a screen ban? How will it work?
I eventually peel myself away and remember I’m an actual adult person. I like emeralds, diamonds, aqua marines, sapphires, rubies and all the semi-precious ones too. All of them. Basically, if I didn’t eat so many carbs I could have been a royal. Princess Kate has nothing on this. Actually she probably has a real person opening boxes of jewels and she can go, “Yes, yes, no, yes” etc… Regal real Reels. I need to move on and peel myself away from the shiny things.
The Summer Sale is in its last few days. There are some lovely things at 50% OFF and even a handful of things left over at 70% OFF – you know, where there are just ones and twos left in random sizes… that sort of thing, but well worth a look! Go to the Sale tab and search by discount.
