Tonight I’m tossing out some underwear. They are springing little white elastic threads everywhere, and it’s time for them to go. I thought to myself, “I have enough underwear, I can toss a pair.” Then I remembered that some of my new underwear weren’t black, and that I had a decision to make.
A little too much information, but I prefer all black underthings. They always match. I could never understand the lure of a pretty blue and yellow floral bra, because with pink and black lace underpants they look awful. I decided that I should go black and white, but that didn’t look great either, so then I went black. Could be different materials or cuts, but black.
After many years of underclothes harmony, I got a free pair of underwear as a sample: turquoise. I didn’t realize it was a harbinger of colors to come.
I decided later that a nude bra would be in order, because nude is the least visible with certain tops. So then there were two.
Then my co-worker opens a pack of underwear, and realized she got the wrong cut, so she kicks them down to me. Now I’ve got freaking white, pink, and lavender, as well as black and the turquoise. And to top it all off, I get a huge back of Freecycle clothes, and shudder all you want, but there was a white bra that fit and I started wearing it.
So now all my underclothes are a mess. And I’m thinking of tossing a black pair of undies? Man. So then I’m thinking, okay, well, I’ll just buy some more black underwear at Ross (usually decent selection and $1.49 to $2.99 a pair….these last ones I’m tossing gave me seven years of good service). I’ll suck it up and toss the beige bra, because it’s not worn out but it’s just not so great, and I’ll toss the Freecycle bra, because if it’s something you don’t want to admit to wearing, maybe you shouldn’t wear it, right?? And besides it’s wearing out.
Which leaves me with the colored underwear. So I think to myself, well, I have sleep socks (anklet socks that are pretty much dead but are good for sleeping,) so I’ll just have sleep underwear.
And where does that leave me? I’m a crazy lady with different sets of underclothes for night and day. I'm also a crazy lady who writes about her drawers on a blog that people she knows in real life reads. Not gonna read this one to your friends, huh, Dad?
LRJohnson's Underclothes
December 14th, 2006 at 04:04 am
December 14th, 2006 at 04:15 am 1166069728
Aren't I ever so helpful?
December 14th, 2006 at 05:41 am 1166074915
December 14th, 2006 at 05:56 am 1166075805
Life is just never simple, is it?
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December 14th, 2006 at 03:04 pm 1166108690
Personally DH tried to convince me with variety..I too have mostly black or white, enough of each that in general I match...and yeah I have slowly ditched all the rest of the colors.
December 14th, 2006 at 08:12 pm 1166127137
I do this too with my socks n' wears. How come my mother thinks she STILL needs to buy me undies and socks n' stuff???
I'll donate all that's donatable and throw out the blown to shreds and replace with all of the same for easy mix n' match and before you know it a riot of color has exploded once again in my fundies drawer!
ahhhh...fundyundies...gotta love a nice neat drawer with just what you're looking for laying on top!
December 14th, 2006 at 09:34 pm 1166132053
I laughed so hard......too funny! I've gone all nude colored in my old age here, so much easier in the laundry department. However, all my socks are supposed to be black and that drawer has the socks that were gifts and they look more rainbow like than black.
I'm spoiled in that I make my own underwear & they last forever......if not, out they go and I head to the sewing room. Also making my own socks again now, they are so much more fun to wear than the store bought variety.
Thanks for sharing!!
December 15th, 2006 at 05:51 am 1166161860
December 28th, 2006 at 02:17 am 1167272228
Too funny...this cracked me up
December 31st, 2006 at 04:52 am 1167540721