a coat for every season????
I live a really simple life, and sometimes I see examples of just how out of step I am with that vast faceless majority who is everybody else. Yesterday I set off to start my day in typical late summer attire (that involved sandals and leg showing) and as I drove through town center I realized that everyone else, it seemed, had some sort of light jacket/windbreaker/sweater on this morning.
It got me to thinking about the days that are drizzley, and everybody seems to have a rain jacket for that as well - and sometimes even boots. There are jackets for balmy late Fall nights, cold and rainy, freezing and snowing, Spring sprinkles........ Does everybody have a jacket for everything? Where do they put all these jackets? I wonder just how much of this is seen through the lens of living in this really wealthy county - a top money spot in the country - as life has seemed simpler in other locations.
Eventually my toes will get too cold for sandals (it will be a while yet) and I will switch to jeans rather grudgingly, and when it is really chilly I will wear my favorite sweaters (different colors but mostly all the same kind) and I have a coat for winter that is cozy and a new scarf that a friend made for me. Life is simple and really, really good.
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posted by Judith HeartSong at 5:51 AM
5 Comments:
I just made the switch to warmer clothes and it made me grumbly. Need to move to a tropical climate so I don't have to worry about switching wardrobes. :)
Nope, everybody doesn't have a jacket for everything. Like you, I don't. Still wearing leg baring pants & sandals, hoping to make it all the way to Halloween before I have to pull out the jeans! :)
~Phinney
I would love for it to get cold enough here for several types of jackets and boots. Sadly, it's flip flops 365- 24/7. The only variation would be on the really cold days {chuckle} everyone wears socks. With their flip flops.
Nothing you don't already know. ~Ann :P
Where I live we are about an hour from NY but people think they have to dress as the city people. They were matching sneakers and jackets. Everything is so planned out that it exhausts me to even think about it. Some people have their self worth come from their outward appearance and material possessions such as expensive clothing. It must be a burden. I am one who looks for the best handbag and uses it for the next five or more years. I buy quality things that last but use them for practical purposes. I do have a few jackets but only to keep me warm in various climates. They are functional rather than stylish.
I was just thinking about this today. How long do they really wear those jackets that they buy just for those short times when the weather is chilly? And then next season do they use them again or do they need something newer? I have my comfy sweatshirts for fall and my big comfy coat for winter, then I go back to the sweatshirts for Spring and FINALLY bare feet for summer. :)
Jamie
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