by Hope
I stumbled upon this article this week regarding a woman who has created and wears a uniform to her office job every day. I could totally relate. For years now, I have worn the same style outfit on a daily basis with the exception of church and client meetings. Ok, sometimes even to church because I don’t think God cares what I wear but on occasion I worry about other people’s thoughts.
But here’s the issue. My clothes are now getting worn out…literally holey. And as comfortable and un-caring as I am about my daily appearance, umm, well I’m not going to look “shabby chic” with holes in my clothes. So I’m going to have to break down and buy some new clothes and unfortunately, due to my size, the thrift shop is just not an option. Ugh!
I’m trying to decide how to fit this in my extreme budget as it is going to have to happen sooner rather than later. I have two thoughts:
- Use some of the “extra” income I have made from little side jobs to finance the new clothes.
- Wait until July when my consumer debt is paid off and reward myself with new clothes from my existing income.
- Or ???
We are in midst of switching our closets from our winter to our summer clothes so it’s been a good time for me to take inventory. And if you haven’t figured it already, I am not a clothes hog at all. But thus far this is what I think I need.
- 1 pair of jean shorts. I currently have 1 pair that is in serviceable condition and I wear them 2-3 times per week during the warmer months. Would be nice to have another.
- 2 pairs of long pants. I currently have 3, but two are in really bad shape. I could probably get away with 1 for the summer months since I will really only wear them for client meetings or church.
- 1 pair of short pants. I currently have 2, but both are really close to be un-wearable. I wear them when we go in public, somewhere where I don’t think wearing shorts is the right option. I’m sure some women can relate.
- 4-5 shirts. This is wear I’m really hurting. I don’t know if it’s the tussling with the dogs or just the age of the shirts, but my shirts are in really bad shape, and they are one thing I won’t wear multiple times between washings. Gross! So really need almost all new ones.
In looking at this list, I think I can easily get everything for less than $200. So I’ve got some figuring to do. I just hate to spend money on clothes because as long as their are clean and serviceable, I truly don’t really care. Fashion has never been my thing, I’m definitely more into comfort and when I do have extra money would much rather spend it on traveling rather than trendiness.
