Treating Myself with Fine Jewelry

This partnership is between Nakturnal and Adventures of Frugal Mom. I haven’t been one to follow trends. I like what I like, and I am not afraid to show it. But the trend of wearing fine jewelry, especially fine monogram jewelry, is one that I will definitely jump on. So keep reading to see how I feel about treating myself with fine jewelry.

I have a few pieces that I love, like this monogram ring, I got from Jane that I sometimes wear in place of my diamond. I get the most compliments on this ring. I love that it cost less than what people think it does. It pays to be frugal.

But sometimes you don’t want to be frugal when it comes to your jewelry. Although I love that ring, I also love classic pieces as well. You know those pieces that you know will never go out of style- those pieces are worth spending a little bit extra on. So that is why I considered treating myself with fine jewelry. So with that said, let’s go back to the monogram trend.

In the past few months, I have noticed that a lot of people on instastories have these really cool initial necklaces. I will admit that I lusted over them. But every time I would sit down and try to buy one, something would happy, and I would end up either buying something else or using the money for a Starbucks coffee. Please don’t laugh, you know I am addicted.

And when I say lust, I mean lust. I don’t know how many times I would add one to the cart, but something stopped me from hitting that submit order button. I guess it was God’s way of saying, “Have Patience.”

And Patience, I did have. So you can imagine my surprise when I opened up an email about doing a partnership I thought okay, why not? I was sent a code to pick out a piece of jewelry. So I thought okay, maybe I could find a nice present for one of my girls, I mean one just got married, one is graduating college soon, and the other one is graduating high school. After all, jewelry is an excellent present for those special occasions. But then my eyes fell on this one piece, and I knew that just this one time, Momma was going to treat herself.

Yes, that one thing I had wanted for months revealed itself to me while I was browsing the online catalog. I couldn’t believe my eyes, all those months of adding it to the cart and taking it out of the cart, the indecision all came down to this. Finally, I could get what I really longed for.

This year hasn’t been the best year for me. When menopause hit me, it hit me hard? Not only did it hit my body, but it also hit my self-esteem. Everything that I am is wrapped up in being a mom to my three beautiful girls. All of my girls are almost are grown, and I am facing an empty nest. I mean, it is not like I ever thought of having another baby, but there was a thought in the back of mind I could if wanted to- but now not so much. Isn’t that the thing- the one thing you don’t even think about is the one thing you most want when it is taken away.

So when I saw this “M” necklace, I knew this was going to be a symbol of so many things.

• M for Momma
• M for Menopause
• M for Melissa
• And finally, M for the Miracle that is life.

You see, I could have easily pulled myself into a little ball and cried over all that was lost, but instead, I chose to embrace the “new” road down which I am heading. A street full of the unknown and new adventures, but also a path that is filled with lots of scary stuff- aka hot flashes. Folks, they are no joke.

This necklace is a symbol of what my life was, is, and will become.

PS – If I ever do want to pass it down, I do have two daughters whose names begin with M’s- Maddie and Mikaela. Gracie was almost given an “M” name until someone told me I had to name her something that started with an “M,” I quickly kicked that name out the door. 😉

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