{"id":1723,"date":"2011-05-02T21:51:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/?p=1723"},"modified":"2011-05-02T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T18:56:15","slug":"needs-and-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/02\/needs-and-wants","title":{"rendered":"Needs and wants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a warm sunny day (that should strike as funny as you read on) last week I was faced with a problem I rarely  &#8212; if ever, except with socks &#8212; face: I found two fitting pieces of clothing for the same purpose!<\/p>\n<p>I was browsing the clothing department, not planning on finding anything (although always hopeful), when I came across a rack marked Season Sale. It had a few different types and colours of winter coats in the few remaining sizes.<\/p>\n<p>I found a nice, practical grey coat &#8212; I actually had been looking to replace my old one. Then, there also was this lovely red coat. I knew I would get the grey one but I couldn&#8217;t possibly justify buying both, could I?<\/p>\n<p>But the red was so nice!<\/p>\n<p>After trying them on, I stood there, looking at the coats, thinking, looking at the price tags (not too expensive!). And then I asked Grandma for help (we were shopping together). She obviously opted for the red because she would do anything to get some colour on me.<\/p>\n<p>So I did it. I got them both! Now I&#8217;m hoping they at least suit for different weathers (the red is shorter and slightly smaller, i.e. I can&#8217;t wear much extra under it, so it&#8217;s hopefully light enough for the milder degrees).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Woolly socks to the rescue!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/27\/woolly-socks-to-the-rescue\">Once again<\/a>, I&#8217;m looking forward to winter!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1726\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1726\" src=\"http:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110502_wintercoats.jpg\" alt=\"Grey and red winter coat\" title=\"New winter coats\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110502_wintercoats.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20110502_wintercoats-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I feel pretty, oh so pretty... <img src=\"https:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_wink.gif\" alt=\";)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Talking about needs&#8230; I&#8217;ve &#8220;needed&#8221; quite a lot of Xbox games lately: first Assassin&#8217;s Creed Brotherhood and Fable II, and, as the latest addition to my game library, Fallout 3 GOTY. <a title=\"Thumb workout\" href=\"http:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/01\/thumb-workout\">The thumbs<\/a>, y&#8217;know. Still working on the thumbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a warm sunny day (that should strike as funny as you read on) last week I was faced with a problem I rarely &#8212; if ever, except with socks &#8212; face: I found two fitting pieces of clothing for the same purpose! 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