I asked myself if I'm ready for the real cold ahead. I see fur coats, down jackets, warmers, beanies, gloves, scarves, boots and all other winter goods all around.
I have winter "gadgets" I call them gadgets by the way 😊. But I've already worn them last year. My down coat is 2 years old and my boots are a year old.
It's not that I'm being capricious but no matter how good quality your clothes are, harsh winter can really olden them fast. My boots for example are just a year old but it obviously has served me well. It looks worn out. I mean I still like them but they look a bit more soggy now. And my coat, it for sure feels thinner and less warmer. It still looks good, no scratches, nothing. It simply feels less warmer. I feel bad buying a new one again and I feel worse keeping the old one in the closet just to take space. I like clothes and stuff in general but I dislike it when they take too much space which means I probaby have more than enough already. Sometimes it maybe really pays off to buy one quite expensive fur coat which will last forever. But the thing is... for some reasons, I don't like them. I see them a lot in winter. Russian women in fur coats seem to symbolize Russian winter and Russian women. It has been always a part of their culture. I know that very often they are critized for that. That they are wild, or for reasons like it's unethical to kill animals for fur. Yes maybe it is, but you cannot just take something away from someone's old ways which has been running through many generations. Like I said it is part of their culture. Maybe it'll change in time... no one knows for a fact. Plus I personally don't like criticising people for such reason. I have met really good, educated Russians who have big hearts and are very kind to animals in fact, but they love fur coats 😊.
Anyway, back to my question, am I ready for the real cold? I guess not yet. Are you?
