Chasing Time

I can't really say why, but I feel like time has been a big theme in my life lately. Whether it's the passing of time, the fact that we have far too little, or that our time on this earth is short, it's been a bit of a apparition on the edge of my periphery.

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that @mrsbozz and I took a trip a couple towns over to get her jewelry inspected at one of the few jewelry stores that are still open. With the gradual demise of the American shopping mall, that leaves jewelry stores out in the cold. I remember at the height of our local shopping mall there was one intersection that had three jewelry stores all sitting across from each other.

I also remember buying an engagement ring from one of those stores (not for @mrsbozz, but that's a long story for another time). As they were cleaning and inspecting her jewelry, we always take our time to look at what they have in the cases. It never fails the guy always suggests we upgrade what we have or buy something new.

The funny thing is, even though her ring might not be the biggest, @mrsbozz could never fathom upgrading. It's the rings we exchanged on our wedding day. Anything else would just seem too fake.

Sorry, I got off on a tangent there. Good thing this is the reflections community... It never fails that I always end up looking at the watches. I really love watches, but I am so clumsy and careless, I know I would scratch the hell out of one if I ever got one. I can't see the point of spending a couple hundred (or more) on a watch just to scuff it up.

They sure are pretty though.

That third one in from the left really speaks to me for some reason. Then again, I like the elegant simplicity of the all black ones too.

@ericvancewalton wrote a really cool post the other day talking about watches. Yet another example of time finding a way to stay in my orbit.

This week has been nuts and it isn't even half over with yet. @mrsbozz and I have so much crammed into the next five days that I am not sure how we are going to hold it all together. It kind of feels like we are sitting on the face of once of those watches waiting to get spun off.

I wrote this post on Monday about the passing of an old friend and once again, I feel like I am being hounded by time.

Then, to top it all off, we had the time change this past weekend where we faithfully and often begrudgingly turn our clocks forward an hour. I don't know if the time change is a worldwide thing, but it really messes with you.

My whole routine is still totally off. I feel like I am on a full tilt most of the time. Jovi is so confused about why we are going to bed when it is still light out. I had to basically drag her out of bed this morning. It's seriously rough.

There's a saying that goes something like the only two things you can count on are death and taxes. I'd posit that the third is time. As steady as a west wind and ready to blow you over out of the blue if you aren't ready for it.

It's honestly a bit crazy just how much time factors into pretty much everything we do. I bet if you thought about it long enough, you could find some saying or anecdote about time for nearly any situation.

Remember that saying about timing the market and time in the market?

I rest my case!

I appreciate you sticking around for my random rambling. At the very least, you got to see some pictures of some really pretty watches.

I hope it wasn't a waste of your time!

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