Sorry for not posting; despite my best intentions, I was a bit under the weather right after the holidays and now have to play catch up pretty much everywhere. And that although the weather was, so far, rather balmy for the season with 15 degrees and more during the day!
Those days are over, however, today there were even warnings of heavy snowfall in Kyoto until Sunday. And, looking out of the window, it is indeed snowing right now! I hope there will be lots of snow tomorrow morning! Pumpkin is snuggling up to me already, I guess he’ll be sleeping underneath the covers tonight.
The other day, I went out for a little shopping spree. There are two second hand shops nearby that I find hard to resist, and I’m glad they are not directly on my usual way to town.
Anyway, the other day I dropped by both of them. Result: A gorgeous red winter coat in 60% wool that fits me perfectly. And they had sales, so I got it for 50% off, in other words: 500 yen.
At the other store, I found a treat for Pumpkin: A nice and sturdy cat carrier in plastic, in a somewhat ugly brown color, but hey, it’s not meant for decoration. It needed a bit of cleaning, but otherwise, it’s in perfect condition. Price: 1000 yen.
I was so happy about my purchases that I decided to do get some groceries as well. And I dropped 4000 yen on a bag of rice… To be fair, those five kilos will last me several months, but it still hurts. That’s double the price from 2 years ago, and we’re even talking a special offer here!
Oh well, can’t be helped. I’m glad I lost so much weight over the last couple of years, surely that will help with my grocery bill in the long run. Right?