Comments on: Seasonal Wardrobe Disorder

By: XUP

XUP — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:02:44 +0000

Loth – Yup, just like Halifax. Nice place to visit, but one could go moldy living there

Violetsky – Really! How long does it take to get dressed before going out and undressed to come back in every day. Valuable time that could be spent blogging for instance.

Ian – No kidding. And when they have a few friends over who all dump their backpack and coats and boots in the front foyer as well??

Lesley – But then I was thinking of Mo and her $800 shoes which is equal to about 10 pairs of my shoes and boots. Nice to see you back, baby.

Charlene – I would miss the seasons. It would be nice if winter wasn’t so damn long, though – a month or two would do the trick.

Leah – She doesn’t have to buy ALL her own clothes – she doesn’t make that much money yet – but a lot of her own clothes. It’s teaching her some good lessons already. And the laundry! I’ll tell ya, the winter laundry stacks up quickly. A couple of pairs of jeans and sweaters and the washer’s full.

Lost – Oh ya, the party wear. For everything except maybe weddings we can get by with our best woolies. No one in their right mind gets married in winter, so we’re covered there, too.

Geewits – Sweat eats through your clothes? Egads. Kind of like how salt eats through our winter footwear (they salt the roads to make the ice less slippery). I don’t think I want to sweat that much. No wonder you’re always thirsty!!

Louise – It’s the footwear I was really surprised at.

By: louise

louise — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:21:16 +0000

Hey, I said I have a parka. You don’t really need more than one. It’s not as though I go play in the snow (and I didn’t have to experience the joy that was Ottawa without buses). More importantly (to me, anyway) I overheat really quickly — I’d rather be a little cold for a little while (waiting for the bus, etc.) than to be really hot when I get inside (even on the bus). Keep in mind that I carry my own insulation with me everywhere, like a whale.

By: geewits

geewits — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:00:33 +0000

Wow. I don’t think I own anything on your list. Oh I have a short black leather coat that I haven’t worn in 3 or 4 years and a Levi’s jean jacket that I haven’t worn in at least two years, but none of that other stuff. Usually if it’s “very cold” here I wear a sweater with a shirt under it. And we don’t save money on clothes in the very hot climes. Sweat eats through clothes like acid. I have to buy new shirts every year and sometimes retire tops I bought in April by the end of July. I guess the upside is hot weather stuff certainly takes up less space. I do enjoy the changing of the wardrobe part too though. I don’t wear jeans for 5 months and they always seem like new clothes when I pull them back out in October.

To Jazz, ~ don’t sell your soul, just move to Texas. That’s pretty much what we have.

By: lost

lost — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:55:36 +0000

ha, then you need winter/summer party wear for weddings, funerals, office get together-s, meeting old frnds etc etc

By: leah

leah — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:43:46 +0000

i loathe static electricity, absolutely hate it. i would die if i had to keep up with that many clothes, just the one day we had here produced entirely too much laundry.

i think it’s uber cool that you have her buy her own clothes, some people think it’s cruelty but it isn’t, it’s an excellent life experience.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:25:08 +0000

I don’t even have a front closet. Or a parka or a pair of boots. I didn’t even own a pair of jeans for the last 5 years. I finally broke down and bought some this year because it looked like it had potential to be colder than usual. Here in the South you only need clothing for two seasons, mildly warm and freakin’ hot.

By: lesleykim

lesleykim — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:03:15 +0000

I was JUST thinking along these lines this weekend: I live in a small apartment and while the one walk-in closet in the bedroom is big, there is NO coat closet. I was reorganizing stuff this weekend and I thought about how glad I was I could get by with just a few basic coats. I have an armoire I use for these, but I certainly couldn’t fit your 20 gagillion coats and pairs of boots and hats and scarves. We are so spoiled here in California!! (Also because yes – we clearly save money because of it!)

By: ian

ian — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:47:55 +0000

I kinda like the ‘changing of the guards’ or more accurately, the migration of the summer/winter gear. Finally getting to say goodbye to the winter crap – and with 3 kids, the stuff really adds up at the front door!

By: VioletSky

VioletSky — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:24:13 +0000

And I now have more time, what with having less layering to deal with.

By: Loth

Loth — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:47:12 +0000

Clothing that will see you through 95% of days in Scotland: anything you like + a waterproof of some description.

Clothing you won’t need for 95% of days in Scotland: shorts, sunglasses, sandals.