When I was 22, my parents took our family on a trip to Glacier National Park. We were adamant that we were going to see a grizzly bear or a black bear on our trip... any bear would do. By the end of the trip, we were pretty sick of looking because we were constantly disappointed, "look over there... oh, it's just a boulder." We were also just very sick of being around one another. On our drive back to Missoula MT, all squished in to a mini van my dad passed what he thought was a bear on the side of the road. He stopped and turned the car around and we all looked out the window in eager anticipation. Lying there, on the side of the road, long since dead was a medium sized black dog. My sister began to cry, we were all annoyed/disturbed. But yeah, it's also easy to see live animals where there are only dead ones.
What I've found is that upgrading your wallet is the kind of tiny change in your life that gets magnified because you notice it sixty times a day. I'm currently bombing a hand-stitched leather beauty direct from Argentina, which I cherish, but it's got a different fold style than my old wallet and it took me weeks to adjust. Wallets matter more than people think. Jump at the chance for a semi-cheap upgrade, but be sure it's actually an upgrade first.
Wallet recommendations for a wallet pleb, please. I need a new one.
http://www.philswallets.com I've been looking at these for a while, the only thing stopping me is the expensive shipping to Canada. I'll probably order it next time my boyfriend orders motorcycle parts into his New York P.O. box.