Ordering materials is a pain!

I feel I am getting out of fog about what I'd like to accomplish this semester.  I had the concepts from the beginning, but I am still struggling with how to construct the process.  Early morning walk gives me a lot of constructive idea, and best of all I get to see the "beautiful sky" that I'd like to work on.  When I was writing the proposal, I finally decided to try only watercolor.  I gathered what I have and talked to Dustyn today.  He gave me a lot of good idea.  Then I started checking the materials that I could order online.  I visited Daniel Smith and Dick Blick.  It took three hours to order just watercolors, brushes, and watercolor pencils; there are too many brands and too many colors to choose from.  I wanted natural brushes, but they are way too expensive for a beginner.  I wanted primary colors and white, but I couldn't find just white in Holbein brand.  Holbein?? I thought it was German, but it was Japanese.   I selected Holbein just because one of the artists I admire used Holbein.  I could have checked Cheap Joe and other online companies, but after checking two, I didn't want to try any other online stores.  How much I wished I were at one of the stores.  I wanted to feel the brushed before I ordered.  Oh, well, not much of academic blog today.  I will experiment some watercolor techniques this weekend with what I have.