Today I decided to be ruthless – and my goodness it felt good!
My pants drawer is always stuffed – you know – you have to squash things down to push it shut… So what are all these pants – and how many of them do I actually wear?
There are the ones I saw one of my daughters wearing – and thought, “Those are the pants for me!” – and bought a dozen… as I do… seven years ago…
There are the exciting thongs I bought off e-bay – I don’t know what sizing system they were using – but they would be more suited to Tom than to me…
Thongs and sizing are a definite theme – there are also the thongs I bought that created a stir in the changing room one day – “Whoa! They look tiny! Are they the right size?!” My protest that they were “reduced” – so that price had blinded me to other considerations – just produced further laughter… took me a while to get the joke…
And then there are the strange lacy shorts that I bought when a new lesbian friend came into my life… no idea what went on in my head – but for some reason having a new friend meant new underwear… but they were not a good buy… rode up between my buttock cheeks… and I should never buy anything that isn’t cotton… I just don’t like synthetic fabrics round – or up – my bum…
And lastly… and for those of you who don’t know how weird and wonderful I can get sometimes, this may be more information than you need…
you may indeed wish that I didn’t have this confessional streak… my mediation group have already been privy to this one – but they might have repressed it…
So, lastly, there are the pants that I hand sewed a little pocket into when I was in my “crystals phase”… and hot flushes were driving me mad… and I got the idea of wearing a helpful crystal tucked down my knickers… the closer to my reproductive system, the more likely I was to benefit, I reasoned… So now I have four pairs of pants with this bizarre addition to remind me of how bonkers I can be… nice…
So a ruthless cull has been executed and the passé pants are now no more… and it feels good… and my drawer shuts effortlessly… and the sun is shining…
And tomorrow I will find another corner of my home to declutter and ponder at just how bonkers I can be : )
