sad
Well folks, it took six and a half years of constant wear and several continents, but it happened:
I have lost my necklace.
You know the one.
I used to say that I was more likely to lose it for good if I stopped wearing it all the time, because I'd notice as soon as it was gone. But a few months ago, I finally replaced the chain, which I had been fixing with tweezers as needed for the past few years. A jewelry professional was polishing it, and told me that the chain was full of cracks, and I'd be wise to get a new chain. I did get a new chain, and I was warned by the person who put it on NOT to wear it to sleep. So I started taking it off every night, and I started trying to wear other jewelry, in an effort to look a little more professional and wear some of the nice pieces I have, and I got used to my necklace not being on my neck.
But I guess the new chain wasn't as good as the old one, b/c it broke. I felt it break, caught the necklace, and put it into a closed pocket of my bag for safekeeping. A few hours later, I looked into the closed pocket of the bag and brought out a small piece of chain, but no charm. The charm is nowhere to be found.
It's not so bad; I'm going back to Israel on a quick visit in a couple weeks; I can stop by the store that made it and ask them to make me another, and they'll send it to me in the US if it's not done on time. And maybe the era of that necklace was over anyhow. Maybe it's not even worth getting another one. I'll have to decide.
For now, I'm just a little sad, is all.
I have lost my necklace.
You know the one.
I used to say that I was more likely to lose it for good if I stopped wearing it all the time, because I'd notice as soon as it was gone. But a few months ago, I finally replaced the chain, which I had been fixing with tweezers as needed for the past few years. A jewelry professional was polishing it, and told me that the chain was full of cracks, and I'd be wise to get a new chain. I did get a new chain, and I was warned by the person who put it on NOT to wear it to sleep. So I started taking it off every night, and I started trying to wear other jewelry, in an effort to look a little more professional and wear some of the nice pieces I have, and I got used to my necklace not being on my neck.
But I guess the new chain wasn't as good as the old one, b/c it broke. I felt it break, caught the necklace, and put it into a closed pocket of my bag for safekeeping. A few hours later, I looked into the closed pocket of the bag and brought out a small piece of chain, but no charm. The charm is nowhere to be found.
It's not so bad; I'm going back to Israel on a quick visit in a couple weeks; I can stop by the store that made it and ask them to make me another, and they'll send it to me in the US if it's not done on time. And maybe the era of that necklace was over anyhow. Maybe it's not even worth getting another one. I'll have to decide.
For now, I'm just a little sad, is all.