The Creative Nest

I recently discovered live auctions, and by "discovered" I mean I stumbled onto one the way a person stumbles onto a clearance rack and walks out with forty pounds of discount socks. I found myself in two auctions and won both of them. That's right. Two for two. A bracelet and a moissanite ring. I am now the proud owner of jewelry I have not yet seen in person, which is either exciting or a cautionary tale depending on how this story ends. The bracelet came first. I watched the countdown tick down and placed a bid with the confidence of someone who has never been to an auction before. The ring followed shortly after. I told myself I was being strategic. I was not being strategic. I was being competitive, which is a fancy word for "I will not lose to a stranger named Brenda." Now I am waiting. The packages are somewhere between "sold" and "sitting on my porch," and I have found myself refreshing tracking numbers with the intensity of a dog w...