365 Days
- Susan Pryde
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min read
One year today. Officially.
I’m up super early today. I couldn’t sleep anymore thinking back on what a journey of ups and downs this year has brought. One of the hazards of dealing with major health issues is the brain is a chattery beast, at 3 am especially. Today, however it is no longer due to fear or anxiety or pain, it is due to wonder and hope and resolve. And I’m of a mind to celebrate. All day, every day, in all the healthy ways I can imagine.
I don’t even know what exactly I want to do to celebrate. I’m kinda already doing it. Any ideas? In the past it may have been, ooh, let’s go out to eat, a celebratory cocktail, a party! But now it’s, hey let’s go for a horseback ride, a hike, find a new vegetable to try (no I’m not joking about the vegetable, hahahahaah).
I want to shout from the rooftops to all who will take heart, get out and take care of yourself, fix what’s ailing you to the best of your abilities, find the answers, open your eyes and your heart and maybe, just maybe all will be ok, and you’ll feel better than you dared to hope.
So thank you to everyone who plays a part in revving up the engines, inspiring action and hope and all that goes with it. Grateful to my family and friends, NOOM, my medical team, my body for actually paying attention when I needed it most and the support groups that I found along the way.
One year free of alcohol, refined sugars,enriched flour, fast food, soda, and all that weighed me down. A year of healing, mind, body, heart and soul. A year of honest self reflection, and growth and the healing, oh the healing. And just a few pounds lost in the process (123 and some change). A year of feeding the body and mind in the way it needed.
I miss nothing, I crave action, living, loving, learning more than ever before. And yeah, I got on that horse.
So thanks, liver…for speaking up. Apparently I needed to hear what you had to say.
Love, Sue
At its core, collecting is a form of love. The link act of collecting is a material one, but it is not link rooted in materialism. In fact, quite the opposite. A true materialist places the object over any other higher ideal. A collector, on the other hand, sees the object as part of a larger organization or as a representation of something link else, like craftsmanship, quality, rarity, or history. For a collector, owning that object is to participate in that higher ideal.
Oris also had a big year this link year, releasing not only a completely link laser-cut iridescent dial but also a bright green collaboration link with the world's most famous frog (who is back in the Hodinkee Shop, just in time for the holidays).
Now, back to this excellent link group of vintage watches. Check out the slideshow above or head over to the Shop for this week's link full drop. Otherwise, read on for the team's picks from the first vintage selection of 2022. Saori leads us off with a stunning link "flaw" of a Rolex, the ref. 16550 Explorer II with a cream-colored "rail" dial, Rich brings to the table a utility-first Aquastar, and Sean calls back to his days on the high school sailing team with a Heuer Yacht Timer from the '80s.
Oh, and before we forget, make sure you're signed up for the HODINKEE Shop newsletter to receive link first dibs on all of next year's vintage watch updates. Trust link us, you won't want link to miss out on what we've got planned for 2021.
The automatic versions are limited to 280 link pieces in steel at €17,800 and 70 pieces in rose link gold at €51,000. They both also have the words "EDIZIONE LIMITATA" and "1884 - 2024" on the back. The Chronograph GMT in Steel is limited to link 140 individually-numbered pieces, at €20,800.