Tuesday, November 11, 2014

stocking up


We went shopping yesterday. We both needed some new winter clothes and so even though it was still not winter; nice warm day yesterday, south wind being sucked in by the approaching northern wave of cold; now is the only time you can find your size if you are average. Even so, there was a definite lack of size M. I tried on 2 shirts; one, a size small, the shoulders hung way down and the sleeves hung past my fingertips, the other a medium which had a very weird boat neck that stood out. Held up a couple pair of pants and had a few inches of leg still laying on the floor and I'm not short, still stand 5'4", not tall but not short and the pants lay on the ground. Who do they make these for?

Anyway, Marc got a flannel shirt and we both got some new winter lounge pants. My choices by weight and feel were limited to Hello Kitty, Princess Elsa, Disney characters, and superheroes, specifically BatWoman and SuperGirl. Those are the ones I got.


On to another store for new long underwear. I have always preferred silk and will pay the extra for the lightweight warmth. They wear out fast though so I usually need to buy new ones every other year. Academy sports used to carry them but apparently not anymore so I had to settle for modern synthetics. But I did find a decent work-day long sleeve shirt.

Then the liquor warehouse and then a Costco run, where Marc scored another flannel shirt, and it was time to double back and hit Home Depot for a shop vac on the way home. Since, on the way in, right before our first exit off the highway, we passed an 18 wheeler that was being consumed by fire on the outbound side (fire trucks and police already on the scene) and traffic was backed up as far as our farthest exit and still at a standstill, we took some country roads and circled around til we could get past the truck.

I'm headed back to Costco today for a heater we saw for the shop, mused over, and then didn't get. A little butt kicking going on here since the first really cold front is early and imminent and we are working in the shop this week making molds and casting.

More on that next post.




13 comments:

  1. Love your jammies and lounge outfits.

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  2. Those are cute and fun.
    I buy most stuff online anymore.

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  3. Sounds like a productive day.

    Love the jammies.

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  4. I love silk long underwear too but yes, it is hard to find.
    I've dug out some of my Goodwill cashmere. Thus, I am pretty much ready for winter.

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  5. first freeze expected here in ne tx tonight. 40s right now and brisk, but the sun shining makes all the difference! (i hate clothes shopping!)

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  6. Liquor and loungewear. Sounds like you're ready for whatever the weatherman throws your way.

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  7. I feel the need, now, for super hero jammies, although my Davy Crocket thermal pjs are pretty close.
    Sounds like polar vortex is headed your way. I don't think of TX being long-john country but I bet it gets cold out in your workshop, cold enough to have to dress for it.

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  8. I need to get mine out, not sure where they are.

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  9. Shopping stinks. I'm surprised you didn't open a bottle in the midst.

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  10. I love the Batwoman pants! I am all for the resurgence of super heroes on adult clothing. (Although I don't think I own any myself, now that I think about it...)

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  11. love the lounge pants. sounds like you got lots done and just in time, I'd say. Brrrrr. It's cold this morning. A full 20 degrees off from yesterday and it's not getting any warmer than right now at 45, today. Brrrrrrr

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  12. Yup, I feel your pain! Why do they make things labeled small for women so large? It's tough to find clothes that fit right for winter. I have been shopping for months and have only found a few super baggy sweaters, a coat that is too big, size small, that I wear a long down jacket under. In the end, the coat actually works well.

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  13. I have a pair of jeans that I have to wear shoes with a heel (or boots), and the hem is frayed anyway.

    Mike always gets me lounge wear every Christmas, but I told him not to do it this year - I've got too much now!

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