article_snippet: but the time never seemed right.
article_snippet: Then I was facing a new decade, my circumstances had changed dramatically and it seemed not only the perfect time, but also the perfect way to mark the occasion.
article_snippet: It was a lot of money to spend on a birthday treat
article_snippet: but I felt I deserved it, and
article_snippet: because I had divorced and downsized, for the first time in my life I had money available.
article_snippet: It just felt so flat.