Contrary to popular belief, I am low maintenance when it comes to certain things. Like being comfortable in PJs all day long. If I could get away with wearing my baggy gray lululemon pants and my old 1999 Orchesis t-shirt everywhere, you bet I would. Alas, my nagging mother would reprimand me all the way from California about letting myself go and I would feel bad about all those clothes that never do get worn and feel pretty insecure and regretful once out and about. But I really do detest getting dressed. I love making the bed, but I hate getting dressed.
It's a battle everyday when Jordan and I finally decide to leave the house, what oh what to wear. I feel like girl clothes are complicated in that they warrant careful decisions about shoes that go with the pants and the length of my pants get in the way as most of my jeans are specifically designed to be worn with heels (I only wore jeans with heels as I only wore jeans to go out as most of my days were spent in corporate business casual or work out clothes). It's really a complicated enigma of sorts. I just want to wear socks yet most girl shoes do not allow for socks. Take my Sperry Topsiders or my Nine West flats. Only boots warrant socks but wearing boots means finding the right jeans to go with the boots, especially if they are ankle or knee boots. Decisions, decisions! It's time like these that I actually value my skinny jeans that I so reluctantly decided to wear in the first place. But even despite that, sometimes, a girl just wants to wear her straight legged jeans, but everyone knows you cannot wear jeans with sneakers! Even if the sneakers do keep the extra long jeans from hitting the floor. ...
I'm coming to learn that those things you think you will never do or become... like never wearing nylons and a work outfit with sneakers on the bus or any form of public transportation for that matter, disappear when you are desperate or walking up 100 flights of Angel's Flight stairs and already married, so really.. what's the harm?! Likewise, I have worn my jeans with sneakers recently as well. I have felt embarrassed every second as I did so.. but times change you and motherhood calls for certain sacrifices to be made. Wet jeans don't make anyone happy so one sacrifice I have made is wearing my too long jeans with sneakers to prevent them from dragging and getting wet. It was disgusting. Oh how far I have come. I never thought I would .. yet here I am. Yes, I know I can alter my jeans, cut them, or something... but that would call for an availability of time which is at a shortage these days.
Motherhood changes the game. That's my drama for today. Now if only I could get dressed so we could make our way to Costco as planned. ...
2 comments:
I am afraid I don't see a problem with wearing sneakers with jeans... That isn't weird or even a fashion faux pas... Maybe not trendy or the nicest look, but not bad. On the other hand, you know how we feel about you wearing pjs all day long and claiming that you are dressed!
I have a solution, just go in your pjs. Wear your lululemon pants.....hey, atleast their lululemon. Then, put your hair up in a pony tail and put your sneakers on and everyone will think that you worked out! They'll be impressed. :)
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