I have a tendency make the objects I use last as long as they can and use them for the life of the object. After all, if it works, why bother getting a new one? One extreme example of this is my beach towel.
I still have the beach towel I acquired (20+ years ago) as child during a family trip to Virginia Beach. We rarely went to the beach and as a result I’m not really a beach person. I limited its use to the beach (except for the rare occasions of desperation when I was down to my last towel). The towel followed me to university and all my subsequent moves. Lately, I have been going to the beach more regularly every summer to play volleyball and of course I use my towel. I didn’t think, until my SO teased me about it.
Here’s a pic, so you can see why:
I didn’t really consider how silly it might look to others until my SO said something. I still don’t really care, but sometimes when my SO is around and if I remember, I’ll wrap it around me with the ducks facing inward.
