The Clothes War
If there's one thing Greg and I do not have in common it's our spending habits when it comes to clothes.
I am not a clothes horse in the least while he's a clothes Clydesdale. We've had many a discussion on this disparity.
It boils down to the fact that he feels he should be able to buy whatever catches his fancy. I'm more of a 'buy it only if I'm naked' kind of girl.
My oldest pullover is at least twenty-five years old. I wear my jeans until there's nothing left of them. They're not even worth keeping as rags. And we won't even discuss my sleeping clothes.
My clothes are sorted by acceptability. The best looking are for stepping out in public. (I don't want people thinking I'm riding the rails.) But as they wear out, they become my work clothes around the farm.
I'm picky about clothes. Not about style, but utility. If it can't move in all the directions I need to go, it's useless to me.
As for nicer things, after I retired, I donated all but one suit. I still have a couple of nice dresses too but I've had no reason to wear them for years. Luckily I don't change size much so they should fit me fine in case royalty comes to visit.
I can't even bring myself to say how many t-shirts Greg has. It's a lot. We have an enormous walk-in closet, and his stuff dominates three-quarters of it.
I refuse to give him any more of my space even though I have plenty to spare. It's my hope I might fill up my side one day when stores decide to stock stylish duds for active people and not for the criminally trendy and teen-aged.
It's not that I don't like nice things. I like them very much. But really, how many shirts do I need for a week? Even if I change three times a day, seven days a week, that only comes out to twenty-one shirts.
To be fair, in the middle of a Texas summer it's quite possible to change three times in a day, so I'm perfectly okay with twenty-one changes of clothes.
It's the hundred and twenty-first set of clothes that drives me crazy.
So back to you. Are you a clothes horse or a clothes pony?
Do you budget for clothing? We have a really teeny-tiny limit on how much we can spend a month for clothing. My thinking is that we have all we need, so anything we buy should be a direct replacement.
...like a windbreaker. I need a windbreaker. In red. And rain-resistant. Size medium. Greg are you reading this? My birthday is next month.
In other expensive news, I think my computer bit the dust. It's very old. For the last three years, we've been keeping it alive by swapping parts, cleaning, and debugging. This time I'm afraid it won't come back from the dead.
It's the hard drive. Unless the pros can repair it, I'll be getting a new computer.
If you hear wailing and teeth-gnashing over the next two weeks, that would be me, trying to reload all my old software.
I am not a clothes horse in the least while he's a clothes Clydesdale. We've had many a discussion on this disparity.
It boils down to the fact that he feels he should be able to buy whatever catches his fancy. I'm more of a 'buy it only if I'm naked' kind of girl.
My oldest pullover is at least twenty-five years old. I wear my jeans until there's nothing left of them. They're not even worth keeping as rags. And we won't even discuss my sleeping clothes.
My clothes are sorted by acceptability. The best looking are for stepping out in public. (I don't want people thinking I'm riding the rails.) But as they wear out, they become my work clothes around the farm.
I'm picky about clothes. Not about style, but utility. If it can't move in all the directions I need to go, it's useless to me.
As for nicer things, after I retired, I donated all but one suit. I still have a couple of nice dresses too but I've had no reason to wear them for years. Luckily I don't change size much so they should fit me fine in case royalty comes to visit.
I can't even bring myself to say how many t-shirts Greg has. It's a lot. We have an enormous walk-in closet, and his stuff dominates three-quarters of it.
I refuse to give him any more of my space even though I have plenty to spare. It's my hope I might fill up my side one day when stores decide to stock stylish duds for active people and not for the criminally trendy and teen-aged.
It's not that I don't like nice things. I like them very much. But really, how many shirts do I need for a week? Even if I change three times a day, seven days a week, that only comes out to twenty-one shirts.
To be fair, in the middle of a Texas summer it's quite possible to change three times in a day, so I'm perfectly okay with twenty-one changes of clothes.
It's the hundred and twenty-first set of clothes that drives me crazy.
So back to you. Are you a clothes horse or a clothes pony?
Do you budget for clothing? We have a really teeny-tiny limit on how much we can spend a month for clothing. My thinking is that we have all we need, so anything we buy should be a direct replacement.
...like a windbreaker. I need a windbreaker. In red. And rain-resistant. Size medium. Greg are you reading this? My birthday is next month.
In other expensive news, I think my computer bit the dust. It's very old. For the last three years, we've been keeping it alive by swapping parts, cleaning, and debugging. This time I'm afraid it won't come back from the dead.
It's the hard drive. Unless the pros can repair it, I'll be getting a new computer.
If you hear wailing and teeth-gnashing over the next two weeks, that would be me, trying to reload all my old software.
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I feel your pain re: your computer. It's one of the reasons I replaced mine BEFORE my old one completely died. I was able to get the stuff I needed easily.
We have a walk in closet and now both sides are full with only a small amount of space on my side that I cannot hang things as above my head and can no longer lift stuff up on hanger that extra several feet so that space is used for the dirty clothes hamper to sit under.
Unfortunately in last several years we have also both gained weight so a lot of the clothes bought for both of us no longer fit, however since we intend to lose the weight the clothes will stay until we can wear them. That means that they may be in style again by that time! LOL
We have no budget for clothing as luckily we do not need to dress up often, also luckily my husband can wear his uniform shirts to work that his latest employer provided as well as the new fire retardant jacket and coveralls they are providing him.
Oh man, sorry about your computer. Good luck with the Photoshop. If it gives you trouble, try calling the company and letting them know - they might have a code you can input to make it right.
Re: uniforms
I think uniforms are the way to go for work and school. This way no one can make assumptions on your wealth or lack of it.
I'm more a clothes pony. I tend to have mix and match for my 'going out' clothing so I have different looks.
For around the house, I'm like you. Wear it until it falls apart.
The only exception is jeans. I so rarely find some that I like that I'll buy them if I like them. I still only have four pairs, and I change sizes a lot, so they're different sizes in constant rotation. Even then, they STILL have to be on sale. :)
I know it was time to replace it but I hate moving software and learning new operating systems.
I keep my holey shirts for working around the farm. The goats don't care how I look as long as I bring the grub.
As for me, I like clothes. I just buy them at the Goodwill store whenever they have a half-off sale. :D
Although that doesn't always guarantee that you'll find what you're looking for that day. *sigh*
We don't have a monthly budget amount but try to set aside $100 a month toward clothing and shoes. Of course, most of that savings ends up being spent on the wee beasties' for back to school.
So sorry about the 'puter. I feel your pain. I'm with Diane, though, on buying new software where you can. If I see the mushroom cloud, I'll know what happened :)
Then Greg reminded me that we'd been fixing, replacing, and maintaining my computer for the last three years. It's nine going on ten now.
He convinced me it was time to get another computer with the fastest processor and largest hard drive I could find. This could help another issue we haven't been able to resolve. Because my programs are so graphics heavy, it's slow. A fast microprocessor could help a lot here.
I hated to spend the money, but maybe I can keep this machine for another decade too.
I might have to start drinking tonight.
And you're right. My characters are far better dressers than me. I live vicariously through them.
Like Jenny said, there's not much incentive to dress up if no one sees you.
Like you, as things wear about they change from holiday to home. I do have a weakness for T-shirts and buy souvenir ones while on holiday. I get quite upset when they wear put.
I'm afraid I loved that t shirt to death.
Re: Red Sox shirts
Hmm...what a surprise. :D