Why do your clothes have to look new all the time.  I have been hesitating to wear my bright orange cap because the brim is frayed.  I just wore it out.  I thought that was ridiculous.  Who cares it looks worn?  Why can’t we wear out clothing.  It was one of my favorite hats.  It has the name of a state park one of my best friends and I fished/camped the last five years.  The hat reminds me of him.  Today it matched my outfit so I will wear it despite what any one thinks.  I like the hat.  And that is enough for me.

I am tired of wearing raggedy blue jeans.  It seems like almost all are frayed and holey.  I am aware of endeavors that require new clothes you ought to be leery of.  Despite that, I want blue jeans that don’t make me feel I am poor, which I am not.  Today I want to run out and buy several pairs of jeans so I can “trash” all my frayed blue jeans.  I don’t want to think about my clothes after I am dressed.  I can’t wait to throw away my raggedy blue jeans.  I like what one girl friend told me, ‘I take care of the clothes I put on in the morning when I get dressed and then I forget about them the rest of the day.’  Not her exact words but close.  I can’t do that knowing my jeans are that “poor” looking.