I avoid Georgetown on the weekends like the plague. The traffic is unbearable, parking is a fortune, the sidewalks are too narrow and are teeming with tourists and snotty college kids… No thank you. This leaves me just about never to visit, as like most folks, I work Monday through Friday. But today the stars aligned, giving me this beautiful afternoon off to peruse the shops.

My sights were set on this enamel and gold bracelet from J. Crew. I was expecting it to be a cuff, but it’s composed of links instead. Not a deal breaker, but not what I had envisioned. The true disappointment was the color.  The red is far less pinky than it appeared on my computer screen and the pink is almost flesh-toned. Harrumph. At $60, it wasn’t going to be making the trip home with me. Now, suppose it was to eventually go on sale for 50% off? I’d bite.

The bracelet I did want to take home with me was a blue, green and gold enamel cuff from Kate Spade. The problem here was the price tag – $148. Hmm, um, yeaaaahhh… Nope, can’t do it. But it has earned a place on my wishlist. It’s funny that so much gold jewelry has caught my eye. There was a time when I wouldn’t have been caught dead wearing gold. Maybe it’s an age thing.

I also popped into Charm and Duo. It clearly was a jewelry-focused outing. This too is amusing because I am a relative neophyte when it comes to baubles and such. I didn’t get my ears pierced until I was 27! And my sole item of adornment, excluding the recently acquired and now ever-present diamond studs and my wedding rings, is usually my watch. I’m working on embracing jewelry. Bracelets are easier than necklaces. Clothing necklines, lengths of chains/strands, et cetera, trip me up.